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SUMMARY:fnDC Chapter Summer Happy Hour
DESCRIPTION: \n\n\nJoin Founders Network members in Washington\, DC for a Summer Happy Hour. You’ll have the opportunity to connect with your fellow chapter members\, discuss startup challenges\, and celebrate recently achieved milestones. \nVenue: Agora Tysons \nAddress: 7911 Westpark Dr\, Tysons\, McLean\, VA 22102 \n  \nfnDC Chapter Leadership Team\n\nChapter Director: Tony Ma\n\n  \nComplimentary Ticket:\nAre you a full-time tech founder? Be our guest! We’re making our events available to tech founders everywhere. Enjoy a complimentary ticket to come learn from fellow tech founders\, partners and investors. Already used your complimentary guest pass? Request an invite to see if you qualify for membership. \n  \nAbout Founders Network: \nFounded in 2011\, Founders Network offers lifelong peer mentorship to over 600 tech startup founders globally. Our platform\, programs and high-touch service facilitate authentic experience sharing\, warm introductions and long-term professional relationships. Additional benefits include over $500k in startup discounts and promotion to 2\,000 newsletter readers. Members are located in San Francisco\, New York City\, Los Angeles\, Vancouver\, Toronto\, London and other tech hubs. Each month our Membership Committee admits a new cohort of full-time tech founders who are nominated by an existing member. Learn more about us here \nConfidentiality Policy \nAll information shared within Founders Network is strictly confidential. We are built on a foundation of trust\, and the community takes confidentiality seriously. Investors\, members\, and staff all share experiences and opinions off the record. In this roundtable forum\, we continue to model our fnValues of Reciprocity\, Humility\, Authenticity and Inclusivity. Read more about our Privacy Policy here.
URL:https://foundersnetwork.com/function/fndc-chapter-summer-happy-hour-2/
LOCATION:Agora Tysons Mediterranean Restaurant\, Agora Tysons Mediterranean Restaurant\, McLean\, VA\, 22102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events,DC
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SUMMARY:fnDC Chapter Spring Happy Hour
DESCRIPTION: \n\n\nJoin Founders Network members in Washington DC for a Spring Happy Hour. You’ll have the opportunity to connect with your fellow chapter members\, discuss startup challenges\, and celebrate recently achieved milestones. \n  \nfnDC Chapter Leadership Team\n\nChapter Director: Tony Ma\n\n  \nComplimentary Ticket:\nAre you a full-time tech founder? Be our guest! We’re making our events available to tech founders everywhere. Enjoy a complimentary ticket to come learn from fellow tech founders\, partners and investors. Already used your complimentary guest pass? Request an invite to see if you qualify for membership. \n  \nAbout Founders Network: \nFounded in 2011\, Founders Network offers lifelong peer mentorship to over 600 tech startup founders globally. Our platform\, programs and high-touch service facilitate authentic experience sharing\, warm introductions and long-term professional relationships. Additional benefits include over $500k in startup discounts and promotion to 2\,000 newsletter readers. Members are located in San Francisco\, New York City\, Los Angeles\, Vancouver\, Toronto\, London and other tech hubs. Each month our Membership Committee admits a new cohort of full-time tech founders who are nominated by an existing member. Learn more about us here \nConfidentiality Policy \nAll information shared within Founders Network is strictly confidential. We are built on a foundation of trust\, and the community takes confidentiality seriously. Investors\, members\, and staff all share experiences and opinions off the record. In this roundtable forum\, we continue to model our fnValues of Reciprocity\, Humility\, Authenticity and Inclusivity. Read more about our Privacy Policy here.
URL:https://foundersnetwork.com/function/fndc-chapter-spring-happy-hour-3/
LOCATION:BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse\, 8027 Leesburg Pike\, #STE 100\, Vienna\, VA\, 22182\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events,DC
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SUMMARY:fnDC Chapter Spring Happy Hour
DESCRIPTION:Join FN members in DC and connect with your fellow startup founders\, discuss challenges\, and celebrate recently achieved milestones.\n\n\nJoin Founders Network members in Washington\, DC for a Spring Happy Hour. You’ll have the opportunity to connect with your fellow chapter members\, discuss startup challenges\, and celebrate recently achieved milestones. \nVenue: Near Leesburg Pike Service Road \nfnDC Chapter Leadership Team \n\nChapter Director: Tony Ma\n\n  \nComplimentary Ticket:\nAre you a full-time tech founder? Be our guest! During COVID\, we’re making our events available to tech founders everywhere. Enjoy a complimentary ticket to come learn from fellow tech founders\, partners and investors. Already used your complimentary guest pass? Request an invite to see if you qualify for membership. \n  \nAbout Founders Network: \nFounded in 2011\, Founders Network offers lifelong peer mentorship to over 600 tech startup founders globally. Our platform\, programs and high-touch service facilitate authentic experience sharing\, warm introductions and long-term professional relationships. Additional benefits include over $500k in startup discounts and promotion to 2\,000 newsletter readers. Members are located in San Francisco\, New York City\, Los Angeles\, Vancouver\, Toronto\, London and other tech hubs. Each month our Membership Committee admits a new cohort of full-time tech founders who are nominated by an existing member. Learn more about us here \nConfidentiality Policy \nAll information shared within Founders Network is strictly confidential. We are built on a foundation of trust\, and the community takes confidentiality seriously. Investors\, members\, and staff all share experiences and opinions off the record. In this roundtable forum\, we continue to model our fnValues of Reciprocity\, Humility\, Authenticity and Inclusivity. Read more about our Privacy Policy here.
URL:https://foundersnetwork.com/function/fndc-chapter-spring-happy-hour-2/
LOCATION:Leesburg Pike Service Road\, NA\, Vienna\, VA\, 22182\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events,DC
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SUMMARY:From Idea to Scale: DC Founders Share Stories from the Field
DESCRIPTION:Hear from two of Founders Network’s fnDC Chapter leaders on how they overcame obstacles to build companies positioned to scale.\n\n\nBuilding tech companies from the ground up is not for the faint of heart\, especially in a challenging market. \nTune in to our event on October 20\, where you’ll hear from two of Founders Network’s fnDC Chapter leaders on how they overcame obstacles to build companies positioned to scale. \nMembership Chair\, Tony Ma\, will share how he secured over $15M in non-dilutive funding\, including a recent $4.3M in 2022 to build his business while Chapter Director Anil Karmel will share the story of how his startup built a platform leveraging the lean startup approach\, and secured $20 million in capital in under six months to position it to hyperscale. \n  \nAbout the Speakers \nAnil Karmel is the Co-Founder and CEO of RegScale\, which delivers freedom from (digital) paper by helping organizations shift both security and compliance left via RegScale’s continuous compliance automation platform. Formerly\, Anil served as the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Deputy Chief Technology Officer. \nKarmel has been in the IT Industry for over twenty years\, working with Fortune 500 companies and governments at the intersection of cloud\, cyber security\, and compliance. He and his team garnered industry and government accolades\, including the SANS National Cyber Security Innovators Award for Cloud Security\, InformationWeek 500 Top Government IT Innovators\, ACT/IAC Excellence.gov Award and the DOE Secretary’s Achievement Award. \nTony Ma is the Co-Founder of Benten Technologies\, a social impact company. The company’s core values are to Do Right\, Do Agile\, and Do Research and Development to deliver Better Innovation\, Better Outcomes\, and a Better World. \nFor the past 10 years\, he has served as Principal Investigator on multiple research projects to address issues in the area of health and safety at multiple federal and non-profit organizations. His team has been able to secure over $13M in funding for work to address issues and disparities in areas such as maternal/child health\, aging\, obesity\, HIV/STI\, substance abuse\, and opioid use. \n  \nfnDC Chapter Leadership Team \n\nChapter Director: Anil Karmel\nMembership Chair: Tony Ma\n\n  \nComplimentary Ticket:\nAre you a full-time tech founder? Be our guest! During COVID\, we’re making our events available to tech founders everywhere. Enjoy a complimentary ticket to come learn from fellow tech founders\, partners and investors. Already used your complimentary guest pass? Request an invite to see if you qualify for membership. \n  \nAbout Founders Network: \nFounded in 2011\, Founders Network offers lifelong peer mentorship to over 600 tech startup founders globally. Our platform\, programs and high-touch service facilitate authentic experience sharing\, warm introductions and long-term professional relationships. Additional benefits include over $500k in startup discounts and promotion to 2\,000 newsletter readers. Members are located in San Francisco\, New York City\, Los Angeles\, Vancouver\, Toronto\, London and other tech hubs. Each month our Membership Committee admits a new cohort of full-time tech founders who are nominated by an existing member. Learn more about us here \nConfidentiality Policy \nAll information shared within Founders Network is strictly confidential. We are built on a foundation of trust\, and the community takes confidentiality seriously. Investors\, members\, and staff all share experiences and opinions off the record. In this roundtable forum\, we continue to model our fnValues of Reciprocity\, Humility\, Authenticity and Inclusivity. Read more about our Privacy Policy here.
URL:https://foundersnetwork.com/function/from-idea-to-scale-dc-founders-share-stories-from-the-field/
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