Pitch + Prize Reception

Curious about starting a business? Go from idea to prototype in one weekend. StartHereNow is a women's startup weekend.September 29 and 30, 2018|2327 Commerce Street, Houston TX

StartHereNow

Join us for the 2018 Pitch & Prize Reception for StartHereNow 2018, the women's startup weekend. 
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<LI>This is the culmination of the 3rd annual <A HREF="http://www.startherenow.org" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">StartHereNow</A> women's startup weekend.</LI>
<LI>Join us to see ten outstanding women-led startups pitch & receive $50,000 in prizes! </LI>
<LI>Open bar and light refreshments follow.</LI>
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Agenda
3:00 - 5:00 pm:
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<LI>Competing startups give their final pitches & demonsrations in a high-energy format. Five minutes to pitch & demo, 3 minutes Q&A from judges</LI>
<LI>Prizes awarded</LI>
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5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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<LI>Reception, open bar & light refrehments</LI>
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2018 Judges: 
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<LI>Gabriella Rowe | Managing Director, Station Houston</LI>
<LI>Samina Farid | Entrepreneur & Investor</LI>
<LI>Barbara Burger | President, Chevron Technology Ventures</LI>
<LI>Juliana Garaizar | Angel Capital Association, Investment Committee at TMC Fund, Kauffman Fellow</LI>
<LI>Stephanie Campbell | Managing Director, Houston Angel Network</LI>
<LI>Amanda K. Edwards | Houston City Council, At-Large Position 4</LI>
<LI>Diana Murakhovskaya | Co-Founder at Monarq / Investor / Advisor / Entrepreneur</LI>
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2018 Sponsors: 
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<LI>Sustaining: Silicon Valley Bank </LI>
<LI>Gold: Quorum Software</LI>
<LI>Silver: AECOM, Chevron</LI>
<LI>Bronze: OPEN Houston, Rice Alliance, Strahan Cain</LI>
<LI>In-Kind: Vela Wood, Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, The Doerr Institute for New Leaders, KIT, Rebellion Photonics, Madhatter Coalition, Orange River Advisors, Rena O Productions, the City of Houston’s Office of Business Opportunity, Bonanza Marketing, Carbono Dev, Fifteen Media, Growthlii, and Nordstrom.</LI>
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About StartHereNow 
StartHereNow is a startup weekend for women. Part incubator, part pitch-day, brainstorming session and hackathon, we help you Start your business. Here. Now.
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Our mission is to create a supportive and collaborative environment where women can bring to life ideas that they are passionate about and build companies that solve big problems.
FAQ:
- The location for the finals is the Liu Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Rice University. 
- The Liu Lab is on the ground floor of the Cambridge Building on the Rice University Campus, located at the corner of Main and Cambridge Streets, Houston, TX 77005. 
- Parking is available in the basement of the Cambridge Building.
- Please check in at the front desk upon arrival.
- For more information, see www.startherenow.org. 
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Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Cambridge Building on the Rice University Campus)

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