What It Takes to Close $15M During a Pandemic? Come Ask Co-founder Derek Andersen

Aug 26, 2020, 5:00 – 6:00 PM

If you can close funding on an events platform during a pandemic lockdown, you've got some wisdom to share. We welcome Startup Grind's own founder Derek Andersen back to the virtual Houston chair for this can't-miss conversation about what it takes to raise money in downtime and anytime.

Virtual event

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What does it take to raise significant funding in a surprising sector in the middle of a global pandemic? Our friend and Startup Grind founder Derek Anderson returns to our Houston fireside chat chair in this must-attend conversation about his team's recent success closing a $15M Series B for Bevy.com and what it takes to get funded.

Who gets funded anyway? Derek will share his insights gained from a decade of experience supporting both founders and investors across Startup Grind's global community. His thoughts and experiences about who does fundraising well and who doesn't will help you succeed during this toughest of times and beyond.

Do you have a question you want us to ask Derek? Share it here and get a shoutout during the fire-side >> https://forms.gle/KFnUjLJH1xSVbZcz5

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Speaker

  • Derek Andersen

    Bevy / Startup Grind

    Co-founder & CEO

Moderator

  • Michele Price

    Breakthrough Business Strategies

    Founder

Startups

Organizers

  • Michele Price

    Breakthrough Business Strategies

    Houston's Chapter Director

  • James Phelan

    Village Insights

    Partnership Director

Global sponsor

Dell Technologies logo

Dell Technologies

Partners

Rice University logo

Rice University

Alice logo

Alice

MassChallenge Texas logo

MassChallenge Texas

Houston Exponential - HX logo

Houston Exponential - HX

NextSeed logo

NextSeed

Impact Hub Houston logo

Impact Hub Houston

The Artemis Fund logo

The Artemis Fund

Capital Factory logo

Capital Factory

Founder Institute logo

Founder Institute

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