BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Phoenix X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Phoenix BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1613@azbio.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20211007T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20211008T170000 DTSTAMP:20210811T033416Z URL:https://www.azbio.org/events/unmet-arizona-2021 SUMMARY:UNMET Arizona 2021 - - 7 Oct 21 08:00 DESCRIPTION:\nSeed &\; Series A VC Investor Conference\nNow Accepting Ap plications! Deadline August 17th\, 2021\nThis October\, meet your future i nvestors at UNMET Arizona! UNMET is a groundbreaking venture conference th at enables founders and investors to connect. In 2020\, UNMET conferences helped startups raise more than $150M and enabled over 1\,500 investor con nections.\n\nUNMET is furthering its success through UNMET Arizona 2021\, co-hosted by Arizona Commerce Authority and Stout Street Capital. \;\n \nThe conference will be held in-person on \;October 7-8 \;and is& nbsp\;FREE \;for presenting companies \;to attend.\n\nFounder Appl ication Process:\n\n\nApply To Present!\nInvestors can register for FREE&n bsp\;here \;on or before September 2nd.\nPowered by\n\n\nAbout Arizona Commerce Authority\nThe Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) is the state's l eading economic development organization with a streamlined mission to gro w and strengthen Arizona's economy. The ACA uses a three-pronged approach to advance the overall economy: attract\, expand\, create - attract out-of -state companies to establish operations in Arizona\; work with existing c ompanies to expand their business in Arizona and beyond\; and help entrepr eneurs create new Arizona businesses in targeted industries. \;For mor e information\, please visit \;azcommerce.com \;and follow the ACA on Twitter \;@azcommerceAbout Stout Street Capital\nStout Street Capi tal is a seed-stage fund that invests in underserved markets in the middle of the country. Stout Street sees an average of 5\,000 deals per year and co-invests with more than 200 VCs around the country. The fund seeks to i nvest in early-stage companies focused on improving efficiency and generat ing bottom-line value in large\, established sectors in the market.\nStout Street Capital is focused on improving the Series A/B-funding eco-system in the middle of the country. UNMET is one of its primary instruments\, wh ich allows companies located in the middle of the country to meet investor s and attract capital.\nVisit us at \;stoutstreetcapital.com \;and follow us on twitter \;@stoutstreetvc.\n \;\n\nAbout UNMET Confer ences\nUNMET Conferences are geared towards attracting and coalescing vent ure capital to invest in companies located in under-served regions as ther e is a dire need for early-stage venture investments. UNMET Conferences en able each company to meet one-on-one with institutional investors. UNMET C onferences are structured to enable networking with not just investors but also with peers in order to foster development and collaboration between companies.Learn More\n\n\n\nUNMET Arizona is set to attract 75 of the fast est-growing early-stage startups from Arizona and across the country. Pres enting companies will have the opportunity to pitch their business ideas t o more than 100 institutional Venture Capital investors. Selected presenti ng companies will receive a personalized one-on-one meeting schedule with interested investors on Oct. 8th.\nApply To Present!\n\n\n\n CATEGORIES:Capital Conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201007T080000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR