Upround Ventures announces two new events to be held in Israel this year, Mentor Exchange and Innovation Summit. The idea is to bridge the gap of startups graduate accelerator programs or early stage funding of crowdfunding sources or angel investment. The firm connects with qualified Israeli-based technology startups with a large scale financial and strategic capital from Europe, Asia, The United States, and Russia, helping to build associations, create long-term value and grow networks worldwide.
“It’s about democratizing the playing field and providing a continuum of process, funding and guidance,” said Esther Loewy, founder and CEO, Upround Ventures. “There is a chasm in the ecosystem today for Series A — the new Series B startups that are outside the Silicon Valley cocoon. Upround Ventures was launched based on feedback from both high-caliber entrepreneurs seeking more choices for capital globally, as well as investors in various parts of the world, who have been asking for smarter ways to reach new premium deal flow.”
Upround Ventures has already begun to recognize and promote the game-changing technologies born in this region, then pair promising entrepreneurs with a network of VCs and other strategic investors who can fuel their sustained growth, and in turn, a thriving innovation economy globally.
Series A/B Mentor Exchange
A first-of-its-kind, Upround Venture’s Series A/B Mentor Exchange presents a network of experienced entrepreneurs and veteran executives to steer innovative early-stage technology companies in getting to the next stage. Bringing expertise across sales and marketing to qualified post-seed-stage companies in the Network.
The Mentor Exchange is the first of various initiatives to be kicked off this year that further reinforce the value proposition for Series-A-ready startups, as well as partners and investors.
Upround Innovation Summit
On May 19th, Upround Ventures will gather many of the world’s rising startups with global investors and corporate development executives looking for high-value, pre-screened companies.
To be held at IBM’s Innovation Center in Israel, the Upround Innovation Summit will feature…
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