In case you missed our year in review newsletter, we're highlighting some of our favorite moments from 2024 below!
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??? March: Southeast Women in Fintech: Nashville Breakfast Panel with Monique Villa Capra, Brynn Plummer, Deborah Thomas, Sara Garces Roselli, Brittani Roberts.
??? February/March: Class 20 Selection Day + Welcome Party
Our Spring cohort kicked off with a fantastic group of 12 companies based in 7 different states across the US. Selected from 500+ applications. 92% TURF led.
Class 20 Companies:?Acceleron Bank, In Formation, AlgoPear, Beta Financial Services, Bridge , Capita, Carousel Technology Inc, Cios, Cranberry Payments, Credit Mountain, ForwardLane Inc., Perl Street, Streetbeat
??? April: NYC Fintech Week?Startup Pitch Event
Class 20 presented alongside companies from?Center for Accelerating Financial Equity (CAFE), Tampa Bay Wave, ICBA, and Morgan Stanley's Inclusive Ventures Lab.
??? May: RTL Innovation Showcase hosted at our office in Uptown as a part of Charlotte Innovation Week!
??? June: Fintech + Insurtech Generations
Celebrating 10 years of FIG with 340+ attendees, 40+ speakers, and 30+ partners!
2024 Keynotes:
Darrell Esch, Former SVP of PayPayl & Global Head of Venmo
Frank Holding, Jr. Holding Jr., President & CEO of First Citizens
??? June: Revvy Awards Breakfast
2024 Winners:?Monique Villa Capra, Fabi Hubschmid, ncino, FINTOP Capital, Jonathan Bragdon, Kevin Carney, Wells Fargo, Bank of America Breakthrough Lab, Junior Nyemb, Sherry Seetram
??? August/September: Class 21 Selection Day + Welcome Party
Our fall cohort brought another outstanding group of 13 companies based in 9 different states! Selected from over 400 applications. 62% TURF led.
Class 21 Companies:?Backbone Technologies, Inc, BuildrFi, Drypowder, EasyAudit, Forms Logic, Glide AI, Pigeon, Newzip, Sandbox Wealth, TAZI AI Systems, Vine Financial, Inc., Waya - Payments, Banking & Money Transfer, Yorbis
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??? October: Atlanta's Top Fintech Showcase
Class 21 pitched alongside companies from Morgan Stanley, CAFE, Tampa Bay Wave and ICBA.
??? November: Venture135
Our premier deal flow conference was a hit with 300+ attendees, 50+ presenting companies, and 20+ partners!
2024 Keynotes:
Georgina Merhom, Founder of SOLO
C. Alex Estevez, Venture Partner at Accel
Casey Williams, Principal of Fenway Summer
Stephanie Betters, CEO of Left Main REI
??? To finish off the year Sara & Dan Roselli were named Charlotte Business Journal Power 100 Innovators and attended the celebration in December!
We wouldn't be able to achieve all of this without the support of our community and we are truly thankful for all who have helped uplift our mission this year. If you're interested in getting involved in 2025, please reach out to Sarah Yates for more information.