StartupLounge Savannah Applications Are Open
The sixth annual StartupLounge Savannah will take place on Thursday, Oct. 9.Entrepreneurs can apply through Sept. 18 and investors have until Oct. 2 to throw their hat in the ring.
Bea Wray, The Creative Coast's head hancho, gives you the full scoop in the Savannah Morning News:
Investors: start freeing up your capital. Entrepreneurs: start sharpening your pitches. It’s only 71 days until StartupLounge Savannah, one of the area’s hottest events for those in the fast-paced world of launching businesses and bringing dreams to life.
Burgeoning companies such as Evoca, BowerBags, CREATOMbuilder, PushtoScreen, Aetho, Hopptu, and dozens of other entrepreneurs have all participated in StartupLounge. This event played a key role in the launching of these local and growing names.
StartupLounge Savannah is a partnership with the Atlanta based nonprofit StartupLounge, which creates a relaxed environment for pre-screened and selected entrepreneurs and investors to meet and build relationships.
Unlike other networking events where sales reps find fresh prospects and new businesses find alternative service providers, StartupLounge Savannah is strictly for accredited angel investors and bona fide entrepreneurs with unique ideas or businesses that offer the potential for fast growth.
If you have not launched your business yet, no worries — boot strappers and holders of idea napkins are welcome to apply as well!
As for investors, the SEC defines an accredited angel investor as someone who earns more than $200,000 a year for three years or someone who has net worth in excess of $1 million. If you are not an accredited investor but you are serious about engaging with entrepreneurs even through crowd funding, as a mentor or through equity funding, please apply to attend StartupLounge as an investor.
The Creative Coast partners with Georgia Tech affiliated Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) to make the event a success. Last year, more than 70 pre-selected investors and entrepreneurs networked in a relaxed atmosphere, and a number of funding deals were initiated.
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