As you may have experienced in person or read about in our broader recap of CED’s Venture Connect 2026, GrepBeat had the privilege of hosting a Day One After-Party last Tuesday. We welcomed 200-plus people to Tobacco Road Sports Café—many straight from the conference, others just stopping by for a drink and some networking.
Our thanks once again to Big Pixel, JP Morgan, and Lavoie CPA for sponsoring the gathering, as well as to Corey Truesdale for being on hand to do his thing (which is capturing excellent event photos). To that point, the idea of this post is actually to make those photos visible for you all. So here’s a look back at our 2026 Venture Connect After-Party….





















































































































