Summit for Underrepresented Founders

​The Summit is always an uncommon opportunity to meet inspiring entrepreneurs and investors in our local community, whether Female, Black, Latino, Veteran, LGBT, Asian, Indigenous, etc., who all together still represent a minority of venture capital investments in the USA.

​​Each startup team has their own demo tables in the mixer area. Guests are welcome to stay for the afterparty mixer, meet the founders personally, and meet all the other guests. Light snacks and beverages are served. Parking is always free and easy.

​​Meet the Keynote Speaker: Callie Christensen

​Callie Christensen is the Co-founder and Chief Brand Officer of Slumberkins, an educational children’s brand working to empower parents to teach positive social-emotional life skills to their children. As a mother and educator, Callie is on a mission to use her educational background to create an intentional children's product line. Slumberkins are easily implemented into everyday family routines to support social-emotional learning, providing digestible therapeutic techniques for parents to use, and normalize conversations about big feelings.

Slumberkins is refreshing the plush toy industry and resonating with parents that find community on social media platforms and seek out modern, new, and intentional products to bring into their homes.

​​​Agenda

​​5:00pm ​Doors Open and Registration

​​5:30pm ​Welcome & Introductions

​​5:45pm Angie Parker to interview keynote speaker Callie Christensen, fireside chat style.

​​6:30pm ​Break for snacks and beverages

​​6:45pm ​Gender Panel with Dana Sather Robinson as moderator. Panelists TBA.

​​7:30pm ​Race & Ethnicity Panel moderated by Jamar Montgomery. ​Panelists TBA.

​​8:15pm ​Break

​​8:30pm ​Founder Pitches (5 minutes, with 3 minute audience Q&A)

​​9:20pm Crowdvote for Best Pitch

​​9:30pm ​Afterparty