Raising $55M in One Year: How I Did It

Apr 13, 2021, 7:00 – 8:00 PM (UTC)

Rochester

Derek Andersen is the co-founder of Startup Grind and of Bevy. in 2017, Startup Grind spun out our community events software to create what is now Bevy. Derek has bootstrapped Startup Grind for 10 years and just announced a Series C round for Bevy, bringing their valuation to $325 million. Alongside one of his investors, Kobie Fuller of Upfront, hear how Derek’s done it.

Virtual event

About this event

Derek Andersen is the co-founder of Startup Grind and of Bevy. in 2017, Startup Grind spun out our community events software to create what is now Bevy. Derek has bootstrapped Startup Grind for 10 years and just announced a Series C round for Bevy, bringing their valuation to $325 million.

Alongside one of his investors, Kobie Fuller of Upfront, hear how Derek’s done it -- what he’s learned both bootstrapping and funding and perhaps more importantly, what he would never do again.

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Speakers

  • Derek Andersen

    Bevy / Startup Grind

    Co-founder & CEO

  • Kobie Fuller

    Upfront Ventures

    Partner

Startups

When

When

Tuesday, April 13, 2021
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM (UTC)

Agenda

Fireside Chat

Host

  • Michael Thaney

    Startup Grind

    Chapter Director

Organizers

  • Michael Thaney

    Startup Grind

    Director

  • Joshua Batres

    CivicPulse

    Community Outreach Lead

  • Dustin Doucette

    MillerKnoll

    Software Portfolio Manager

  • Carolyn Spencer

    CoPivot

    Founder Relations

  • Ananth Prajval Tallavajhula

    SchoolQuizz

    Community Manager

  • Eric Leinberg

    InfoPreserve Inc.

    Founder @ InfoPreserve

  • Nate Thomas

    Advisor

Presenting

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LaunchNY

Partners

Metro Collective logo

Metro Collective

RocDev logo

RocDev

RocGrowth logo

RocGrowth

Wefunder logo

Wefunder

NextCorps logo

NextCorps

RIT logo

RIT

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