Startup Spring is coming Next Week

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Prepare 4 VC Bulletin

Startup Spring is here!

Next week is going to be an incredible week of events and opportunities for our entrepreneurial communities.?With a wide variety of different events to choose from including entrepreneurial gatherings, showcase events/spotlights, ecosystem tours and fun activities, we’re confident that this week will offer a ton of value for locals and curious travelers alike.

We are excited to host our Demo Day for our accelerator cohort live at Venture Café Cambridge on Wednesday and showcase Boston New Technology (BNT) ventures making a name in the local community, host a variety of incredible panels with Startup Grind Boston and Boston New Technology at District Hall Boston , MassChallenge and CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center) and livestream all of the events via Sequel.io . All events are surrounding TechCrunch #EarlyStage conference coming this Thursday

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Thanks,

Jason Kraus

CEO of Prepare 4 VC

Startup Spring Series

The #StartupSpring began as a lightbulb moment. Our idea was for this week’s worth of informative and entertaining experiences that illuminate and celebrate the Boston startup community and its deep and mighty innovation ecosystem. With a wide variety of different events to choose from including entrepreneurial gatherings, showcase events/spotlights, ecosystem tours and fun activities, we’re confident that this week will offer a ton of value for locals and curious travelers alike looking to immerse themselves in everything #Boston has to offer.

SuperConnectors & Community As The New Capital

Monday at 10 AM EST (Virtual)

Join Workweek 's Alifya Valiji and networkx GmbH 's Priscilla Schelp for a fireside chat discussing the role of superconnectors and communities and how they affect startup ecosystems.

Sequel to the Story

Tuesday at 12PM (District Hall Boston/hybrid)

Fireside chat event featuring the founder journey of Oana Manolache and the #Sequel team moderated by Simone LaPray :?Learn from the pivots and growth trajectory behind the rebrand from Introvoke to Sequel, the expansion from Boston to San Francisco and global growth and the lessons learned for up and coming #entrepreneurs.

It Takes A Village: Voices Of Community Leadership

Tuesday at 5PM (MassChallenge/hybrid)

Community Leaders panel ft Dan Newman from Startup Boston Week, Rachel McIntosh from Venture Lane | Startup Hub , and Alyssa K. from InnoCrew . Hosted at MassChallenge from 1700 to 1900 and moderated by Madison Sowards .

Boston New Technology Showcase?

Wednesday at 2PM (Venture Cafe/hybrid)

Looking for your next venture to join, investment to make, or cool new technology to try out? Come connect with some of the top early-stage ventures in the Boston area featuring a diverse group of entrepreneurs from the Boston New Technology and #VentureCafe Communities as they showcase their businesses for the community. Join us and see all of the exciting opportunities our communities have to offer!

Featuring #sos, EKOS.AI , Renavest , Qatch , Cappella , Kai.ai , Chariot Payments and Spincast

Prepare 4 VC Accelerator Demo

Wednesday at 5PM (Venture Cafe/hybrid)

Meet the graduates of the Prepare 4 VC Accelerator program's cohort 5 as they present their startups to investors and community members.

Prepare 4 VC operates a 12 week accelerator program to get early stage startups investment-ready for their pre-seed and seed rounds of capital. Join us in hearing 4 presentations from our graduating cohort and connect with each of the founders to learn more about their ventures. We will be hosting in person at Venture Cafe in Cambridge as well as streaming to virtual attendees.

Featuring Coils to Locs , #Pernimed, The AO Planner Company and Arro Social

TechCrunch Early Stage

Thursday at 9AM ( Hynes Convention Center )

Attention early-stage founders: Connect and collaborate with like-minded entrepreneurs and investors at?TechCrunch Early Stage?in Boston on April 20 for?40% off Founder Passes. Book your founder pass with?promo code "Prepare4VCFounder" at checkout,?and join us at Early Stage for 40% off.?

Whether you’re still in the idea stage, working full-time while building your business on the side, or hard at work bootstrapping, TC Early Stage cuts through the hype and focuses on information to help you increase your knowledge, build your startup and improve your business future. Get guidance and actionable advice from speakers from companies like?Bain Capital Ventures,?Redpoint?and?Greylock.?

You can’t minimize or underestimate the value of being surrounded by so much early-stage entrepreneurial talent in one building. It’s prime networking territory. Who knows? You might find a co-founder or the perfect code wizard or catch the eye of an investor. Don't wait, book your founder pass with this?link?or use promo code "Prepare4VCFounder" at checkout to secure your founder pass savings!?

Coalition Partnerships & Leaders Building Beyond Borders

Friday at 3PM EST (District Hall Boston/Hybrid)

You know you have a great idea. It keeps you up at night planning, preparing and putting the pieces together. You imagine the day when you see someone on your website at the airport, they see you glance over and start to tell you about the amazing platform like you're seeing it for the first time and you just smile and tell them it sounds incredible. But how do you get to that place when you need other's around you to be just as excited as you are about your passion? At the Prepare 4 Launch program, our virtual cohort shares experiences among similar stage founders learning from our team of veteran entrepreneurs, investors and executive coaches to help you and your startup grow and attract the right support. Apply today to learn more:?