Secure The Bag!

Join your fellow founders and entrepreneurs as we learn about Dilutive and Non-Dilutive Ways to Fundraise while LGBTQ+: community-owned organizations, crowdfunding, revenue financing, grants, and more!

Panelists include:

• Alissa Orlando (Zebras Unite, The Drivers Cooperative),
• Sumeet Shah (Venture Partnerships, Clearco - Revenue Financing), and
• Stacey Weismiller (ITAC, previously Secondmuse & NYCEDC).

Moderated by entrepreneurs Jonas Guenther (We Are The New Farmers) and Alison Greenberg (Ruth Health), NY Programming Board of StartOut.

Come for the camaraderie and refreshments, stay for:

• Panel discussion featuring revenue financing, crowdfunding etc.
• Both representatives of companies and founders who will candidly share their experiences
• A no-holds-barred discussion of the pros and cons of dilutive and non-dilutive fundraising, from grants to revenue financing to crowdfunding and beyond!

Venue and Refreshments graciously sponsored by SVB and ZenDesk

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