WEEKLY UPDATE | Innovation @ Georgia Tech
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Despite the hardships, we are seeing more startups take the route of bootstrapping while arguing that not everyone should raise capital to grow their business. There are several benefits with bootstrapping your startup. Tune in to Startup Exchange's first online workshop with Brandy Nagel, Georgia Tech Entrepreneurship Educator to decide if those benefits are worth it.
Open to everyone!
Date:
Thursday, Apr. 9
Time:
5 pm - 6 pm EDT
Location:
Virtual
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Join us as we hear from Connie Casteel, ATDC, on how companies can leverage government funding opportunities, like SBIR/STTR ("America's Largest Seed Fund" with $3.7B for technologies like IoT, drones, medical devices, and vaccines, to name a few), among other programs. The intent is to help a small business prove the feasibility of their innovative product, helping to “de-risk” the technology to be more attractive to future investors.
Open to everyone!
Date:
Monday, Apr. 13
Time:
12 pm - 1 pm EDT
Location:
Virtual
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Save your spot for the Spring 2020 Pitch Competition where startups will compete for cash prizes and fight to be named "Startup Exchange Champion." The entire competition will be held online and will be packed with teams that have been working to create companies to tackle some of the country’s biggest challenges to date. We will have a panel of judges with decades of experience in Entrepreneurship and Tech that include
Rahul Saxena
and
Blanca Catalina Garcia
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Open to everyone!
Date:
Friday, Apr. 17
Time:
4 pm - 6 pm EDT
Location:
Virtual
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"Invest Atlanta has teamed up with the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), Atlanta Tech Village (ATV), the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce (MACOC), and the Women's Entrepreneurship Initiative (WEI) in partnership with the Atlanta CEO Council, Silicon Valley Bank, Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), and Mailchimp to present this event to startups and scaleups in the city of Atlanta."
Date:
Thursday, Apr. 9
Time:
10:30 am EDT
Location:
Virtual
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"For drone operators pursuing FAA waivers - including night flying, beyond visual line of sight, over 55 pound payload/cargo, and more... Join us for a class on FAA Complex Waivers, led by the drone experts at SkyFire."
Date:
Thursday, Apr. 9
Time:
12 pm - 1:30 pm EDT
Location:
Virtual
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Join the conversation with Brenda Darden Wilkerson, president & CEO of AnitaB.org, for a conversation with entrepreneurs Michelle Millben, Christopher Upperman, and Irma Olguin Jr. on adapting to constant change that exists in the world of entrepreneurship.
Date:
Thursday, Apr. 9
Time:
3 pm - 4 pm EDT
Location:
Virtual
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Join Astra Global for part 1 of a 4-part series on startup funding. Part 1 is a panel of Venture Capitalists discussing How to Successfully Raise Startup Capital in the U.S. During/After the Pandemic?
Open to ALL students, faculty and staff!
Date
: Tuesday, Apr. 14
Time
: 10 am - 11:30 am
Location:
Virtual
Cost:
$29
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"Running a business can be incredibly challenging, especially during uncertain times. Join this webinar to learn tactical tips that will help you establish a daily routine to confidently navigate the turbulent waters of operating a startup. Building a company is never free of its challenges, but if you get your mind right, you’ll be equipped to weather any storm." This webinar will feature
March Lidey,
Co-Founder & CEO of Shine Inc. and
Kathryn Minshew
, Founder & CEO at The Muse.
This is first of a 6-part webinar series sponsored by AnitaB.org and Founder Gym.
Open to ALL students, faculty and staff!
Date
: Tuesday, Apr. 14
Time
: 5 pm PDT | 8 pm EDT
Location:
Virtual
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This 10-week paid internship is intended for rising sophomores, juniors, seniors, recent graduates, and graduate students. Selected applicants will learn the fundamentals of investing and entrepreneurship, while gaining hands-on experience working alongside a group of LA-based investors.
Open
to candidates who self-identify as Black, Latinx, Native American, women, first-generation college students, veterans, persons with disabilities, LGBTQIA, and/or other underrepresented minorities
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Undergraduate/recent graduate interns receive a stipend of $8,000.
Graduate students/MBAs receive $10,000.
Participants are responsible for their own housing and transportation.
Date: Sunday, Apr. 12
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Upcoming Funding Opportunities
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Under-represented founds can apply to participate in the Atlanta or Chicago Startup Runway pitch event. Pitch your idea and receive funding.
"The mission of Startup Runway is introducing top under-represented founders to their first professional investor. Under-represented founders lead 40% of all startups, yet receive less than 5% of venture capital. At Startup Runway, together we turn this funding gap into an onramp."
Deadline for Atlanta:
Thursday, Apr. 23
Deadline for Chicago:
Thursday, May 21
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Submit your idea & we will partner one-on-one with you to move YOUR idea forward!
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Want to expand your team or join a team that already has an idea?
Join a team or expand your team by clicking below!
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Don't Miss These Future Events
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Date: Tue., April 28
Join
Bärí Williams
for a discussion on how to select a lawyer that is in your corner helping you with critical steps from incorporating your business to dividing co-founder equity.
Date: Wed., April 29
One of the world's largest technology conferences has now gone virtual and free.
App date: Fri., May 1
Members of GT can submit completed, innovative, trans-disciplinary projects at the intersection of science, engineering, art, design, and technology for consideration in the showcase.
App date: Mon., May 18
Inviting women-led early stage startups, based in the US, to apply for this innovation competition. Top 10 finalists compete for a total of $100K in cash.
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Office of Undergraduate Education| Clough Commons 205
studentinnovation@gatech.edu | http://innovation.gatech.edu
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