M25: Betting on the Midwest and Winning!
Startup funding in the Midwest is on the rise and the team at M25 is helping to lead the charge. With some of the youngest VCs in the industry and with over 70 investments since their inception in 2015, the M25 team is proving that the Midwest startup ecosystem is flourishing and funding is available.
Mike Asem, Director at the Chicago-based firm will join us on Wednesday, July 18th at 8:00 a.m. at LouieLab to discuss M25’s perspective on market trends, access to capital, and how to grow a strong Midwest startup ecosystem.
About M25 M25 is one of the most active micro-venture capital firms focused on seed and early-stage investments in the Midwest. The firm’s "collaborative, forward-thinking style and diverse array of investments across industries and business models has quickly established them as a key node in the Midwest startup ecosystem.”
A very loud shout out to our sponsor and partners:
>> Many thanks to our lead sponsor, VentureFirst, Kentucky’s leading financial services group focused on serving and empowering entrepreneurs.
>> The Kauffman Foundation for their decades long support of entrepreneurs and without whom none of this would be possible.
>> Please & Thank You Coffee for keeping us caffeinated!
Are you an early-stage business ready for feedback from the community? We want to hear from you. Apply to present at:www.1millioncups.com/louisville.
What is 1 Million Cups? 1 Million Cups is a free national speaker series sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation designed to connect entrepreneurs to their community. The third Wednesday of each month, two early-stage startups give a 6-minute presentation about their business followed by a 20 minute Q&A from their peers. From tech startups to main street businesses, all are welcome to share the highs and lows of starting and scaling a business.
About the Kauffman Foundation Million Cups is more than a speaker series, it is a movement. From the early days of its conception, the Kauffman Foundation has had an audacious mission: to transform economies by equipping next generation entrepreneurs with the skills to build, scale, and launch sustainable enterprises. This challenge has been met through a quality curriculum, training workshops, and national thought leadership summits, such as the EShip Summit, the Mayors Conference on Entrepreneurship, and Global Entrepreneurship Week. See www.kauffman.org/ for more information.