Annual VCG Entrepreneurship Summit
Each year, we bring together founders, venture capital firms, and the broader startup community at our Entrepreneurship Summit. The Summit is the perfect opportunity for founders to secure funding, venture capital firms to find perfect investments, and ALL attendees to network with leaders in the world of entrepreneurship and investment.
Fill out the interest form below to receive further details when we announce the 2023 Entrepreneurship Summit!
The Entrepreneurship Summit features renowned venture capitalists and impactful founders as speakers who will teach you how to achieve success. Our April 2022 event featured Josh Lerner, a Harvard Business School professor recognized for his research in venture capital, private equity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Stay tuned for our 2023 Entrepreneurship Summit speaker reveal!
Startup founders from across the country travel to attend VCG’s Entrepreneurship Summit. VCG invites startups in industries from fintech to fashion and education to electronics. Founders interested in attending our 2023 Entrepreneurship Summit should fill out our interest form.
See below for select startups featured at our 2022 Entrepreneurship Summit
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Kiwi Biosciences
Kiwi Biosciences develops novel enzymes that break down common digestive triggers in food.
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SenpAI.GG
SenpAI.GG (YC S21) is a gaming coach for the 1.4 billion PC gamers globally.
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ByDesign
ByDesign is the first social planning tool that enables people to design and live their best lives together.
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Mission: Mentor
Mission: Mentor provides step-by-step guides for high school and beyond.
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Pro2Pro
Pro2Pro is a cloud-based web app designed to help companies document, track, and continuously improve their processes.
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MASKAiON
MASKAiON Active Masks, Respirators, and Nasal Filters, based on a proprietary technology platform, will become the new gold standard for respiratory protection.
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Gesund AI
Gesund AI is a medical data AI MLOps company that connects medical AI companies with healthcare providers for clinical AI validation using a secure analysis platform and AI research services.
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Ridj-it
Ridj-it is a platform where individuals and businesses can share outdoor adventures and take advantage of features like carpool, ticketing, and other tools to make these events safe, fun, and accessible.
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Per Diem
Per Diem makes it easy for local businesses to sell subscriptions.
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Swip3
Web3 Credit — per-payment lending from lending pools to DApps.
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Yogger
Yogger provides healthcare and sports performance professionals the ability to easily gather movement data through a phone, tablet, or webcam.
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Changing Room
Honey-like extension for sustainable fashion
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AgX
AgX is developing technology to automate tasks and collect data on farms that increases productivity and reduce costs.
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Rivet
Rivet is a Techstars Boston company on a mission to help artists and creators nurture their fan communities and activate them to build the sustainable businesses of the new digital age.
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KaiPod Learning
KaiPod Learning operates physical learning spaces targeted at students in online schools or homeschooling.
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Melo
Melo is a short-form audio-based social media app for artists and music listeners, created to promote quality music & artist discovery while allowing listeners and artists to mutually benefit through NFTs and the tokenization of artists.
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Pebble Finance
Customized ETFs
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ReRent
Helping travelers automatically rent out their apartments on Airbnb & VRBO, whenever they’re away, starting with off-campus students away on break.
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Dripos
The only piece of software a restaurant needs to operate.
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Pyxai
Pyxai is a HR tool that help companies find & evaluate talent and predict future performance before you hire them.
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Physis Investment
Physis uncovers the impact of every investment to help institutional investors report expanded ESG metrics and build sophisticated portfolios.
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Zylo Therapeutics
Next-generation drug-delivery platform technology.
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Sunray Scientific
SunRay Scientific offers custom engineered interconnect solutions for advanced electronic packaging.
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Patient First.AI
A digital health platform for developing countries
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Gotoo
Gotoo optimizes hyperlocal search to help people find and save at the best restaurants in Boston.
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Toppings
Free Food with Friends
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Fizz
The debit card that builds credit for college students.
Venture capital firms with target investments from 250K to 10M seek the next big startups at our annual summit. Event attendees also learn about these VCs’ internship and job opportunities. VCs interested in attending our 2023 Entrepreneurship Summit should fill out our interest form.
See below for select VCs featured at our 2022 Entrepreneurship Summit
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Republic
Focus: Generalist
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.406 Ventures
Focus: Biotech, Medtech, Health
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Flybridge
Focus: B2B, Enterprise, SaaS
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Converge
B2B, Enterprise, SaaS
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Founder Collective
Focus: Generalist
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First Star Ventures
Focus: AI, ML
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Glasswing Ventures
Focus: B2B, Enterprise, SaaS
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MassVentures
Focus: AI, ML
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F-Prime Capital
Focus: Fintech
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Silicon Valley Bank
Focus: Not a VC; SCB engages with startups via venture debt and other banking products
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One Way Ventures
Focus: Generalist
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Equal Opportunity Ventures
Focus: Generalist
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Launchpad Venture Group
Focus: Generalist
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Third Rock Ventures
Focus: Biotech, Medtech, Health
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Hyperplane Venture Capital
Focus: B2B, Enterprise, SaaS
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Pear VC
Focus: Generalist