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Green & Sustainable Tech with Social Entrepreneurs (In-Person Event)

Hear deep insights from Green Tech Leaders and Investors

Date
Jul 09, 2024
Time
03:00 pm - 06:00 pm
Address
Bethesda Green, 4825 Cordell Ave, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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If you are building, advising, or funding Social Entrepreneurs and Tech Startups in the Washington DC metro area, then don't miss this in-person networking event featuring a panel with our region's top leaders. Bethesda Green, Climate Tech Bootcamp, Riffle Ventures and Halcyon will be on the panel to discuss sustainability and creating green ventures. After this panel there will be a Q&A session with audience questions, followed by an open networking forum with top local entrepreneurs, advisors, and investors from the Founder Institute network. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from one of the region's top innovators, and meet others in the startup community.

About the Organizations:  

Bethesda Green: is a sustainable urban ecosystem that enhances green living, ensures environmental protection, and facilitates growth of responsible businesses. The Innovation Lab, Bethesda Green’s Be Green Business welcomes founders who are building for-profit business models around innovative and sustainable solutions to tackle environmental and social challenges and ensure compatibility between economic development and environmental protection. Bethesda Green also advises existing local businesses through B-Corps certification on best practices for sound governance, support for workers, and sustainability.

The Climate Tech Bootcamp - CTB (http://climatebootcamp.tech/) is a platform to support early-stage climate tech founders from around the world. To date, CTB has supported over 100 climate tech founders from over 20 countries, who have gone on to raise funding, launch new products, build out their teams and grow their ventures.

Riffle Ventures: Riffle Ventures catalyzes, guides and builds climate solutions for the global majority to create a more resilient, equitable and just world by: Fostering emergent innovation ecosystems through localized partnerships. Co-creating educative research, workshops, and program design on climate, technologies, and impact. 

Halcyon: Halcyon’s fellowships for early-stage social entrepreneurs have provided space, community, and access to more than 500 fellows—infusing support at a critical juncture where many impact-driven startups fail. This support includes cultivating specific speakers, advisors, mentors, and others based on each of these key verticals.

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About Founder Institute:
The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 7,000 entrepreneurs raise over $1.75BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.

Speakers

Guc

Guc Ozenci

Tech-Entrepreneur | Mentor | Director | Investor @ Founder Institute

Dave

Dave Feldman

Executive Director @ Bethesda Green

Erna

Erna Redzepagic

Social Impact Accelerator @ Halcyon

Platinum Partners

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The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 7,000 entrepreneurs raise over $1.8BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.


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