Name: Rise of the Rest | Fireside Chat and Pitch Competition
Start: 2018-05-11T16:00:00+00:00
End: 2018-05-11T19:00:00+00:00

Every Rise of the Rest tour day culminates in a pitch competition and community celebration. Your complimentary ticket gives you access to our fireside chat, pitch competition, and open bar. During the fireside chat, you'll hear from AOL co-founder and Revolution CEO and Chairman Steve Case, and Hillbilly Elegy author and Managing Partner at Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed fund J.D. Vance on their shared vision and mission to invest in startups all across America. During the pitch competition, you can cheer on eight of the top local startups in your community as they compete for a $100,000 investment from the Rise of the Rest Seed Fund. Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund is an early stage venture fund backed by three dozen iconic entrepreneurs, investors and executives such as Eric Schmidt, Jeff Bezos, Henry Kravis, Howard Schultz, Meg Whitman, Jim Breyer, John Doerr and others. Space is limited. Register today. Doors open at 4:00 PM. Programming starts promptly at 4:30 PM.