Grep-a-palooza returns for its third year on Thursday, June 4, at the Durham Convention Center. The full-day conference will focus on early-stage tech startups in the Triangle.
We couldn’t put on Grep-a-palooza without our great sponsors, which include Robinson Bradshaw, Hutchison, Financial Symmetry, EisnerAmper, NC State, UNC and Duke, plus a grant from NC IDEA. You should stop by the sponsors’ tables at the event to thank them in person and learn more about them.
Here’s an quick overview of the agenda:
8:30 a.m.
Registration, Coffee and Networking
9:10 a.m.
Opening Remarks
9:15 a.m.
Opening Keynote
Jes Lipson, Levitate
10:00 a.m.
Morning Networking Break
10:30 a.m.
Breakout Sessions #1 (choose 1)
Panel: “Building Your Early Team”
Moderator: Jenn Summe, Primordial
Panelists: Robbie Allen, Bionic Health; Jud Bowman, Sift; Rachael Classi, Tiny Earth Toys
— OR —
Panel: “Metrics Bring All The Exits To The Yard”
Moderator: Kevin Mosley, Jurassic Capital
Panelists: Susan Cook, Zaloni; Rob Crowe, Matchwell; Justyn Kasierski, Hutchison
11:15 a.m.
Breakout Sessions #2 (choose 1)
Panel: “Services => Product Evolution”
Moderator: Dave Neal, Duke Capital Partners
Panelists: Meghan Corroon, Clerdata; Josh Owen, Cycle Labs; Jon Sternstein, Stern Security
— OR —
Panel: “Alternatives to Traditional Equity Funding”
Moderator: Glen Caplan, Robinson Bradshaw
Panelists: Andrea Inokon, Cadence Cash; Will McGuire, Incolo
12:00 p.m.
Lunch
“Birds of a feather” tables by topic (optional)
1:00 p.m.
Panel: “Early-Stage VC Funding Outlook”
Moderator: Hunter Young, CED
Panelists: Jason Caplain, Bull City Venture Partners; Lister Delgado, IDEA Fund Partners; Tim McLoughlin, Cofounders Capital
1:45 p.m.
Breakout Sessions #3 will be two simultaneous sessions of GrepTank, our spin on Shark Tank. Each session will feature pitches by three Triangle startups to be named later. The judges will include: Daniel Coley, Cofounders Capital; Eva Doss, The Launch Place; Mark Friedman, RTP Capital; Zakiya Alta Lee-Hill, IDEA Fund Partners; Jenn Summe, Primordial; Justin Wright-Eakes, Oval Park Capital.
2:30 p.m.
Afternoon Networking Break
3:00 p.m.
Closing Keynote
Igor Jablokov, Pryon
3:45 p.m.
Closing Remarks
4:00 p.m.
After-Party
Bull McCabe’s Irish Pub, 427 W Main St
