Melissa Pegus, Managing Director of Techstars Atlanta & New Orleans Powered by JP Morgan will be the guest speaker at the upcoming Kingston Beta Tech event next Thursday, July 6, at the AC Hotel Kingston.
Techstars, enters the Jamaican market with a partnership with the Kingston Beta tech event series led by Ingrid Riley and the startup community.
As the world’s largest pre-startup and seed investor, Techstars has invested in more than 3,500 early-stage startups. And it’s the largest global startup network, Techstars has 8000+ founders, 5000+ mentors, 300+ corporate partners, thousands of investors and 54 programs in 14 countries!
Their portfolio is as diverse as our 7,300 founders are unique – from HealthTech and Fintech, to Web3 and CleanTech; from Miami and Silicon Valley to Lagos. They also invest in solopreneurs, startups and SMEs.
In a Fireside Chat with Ingrid Riley, Founder of SiliconCaribe and Kingston Beta, Pegus based on her role at Techstars will talk about a hot topic for entrepreneurs right now: “How and when to raise money from investors”, plus trends of the beginning of the Caribbean.
Pegus, who has Trinidadian roots, is a career startup operator turned global investor, has held leadership positions resulting in seven company acquisitions and focuses on startups that are building the future of Commerce, Consumer, Climate Technology and the Economy of the Creator.
“TechStars is perfectly aligned with what we have built at SiliconCaribe with its pre-accelerator machinery to support Tech Entrepreneurs by telling their Caribbean start-up stories and connecting them through tech events and the startup community” , says Ingrid Riley, co-founder of Kingston. BETA, which is the Caribbean’s first and longest-running technology and entrepreneurial community event series.
Kingston Beta launch phase
Melissa Pegus will also be one of the guest judges of the Kingston Beta/BIGEE Startup Stage to hear the top 5 startup entrepreneurs pitch in 5 minutes to win $300,000 from the Development Bank of Jamaica’s Growth Program Innovation, Growth and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem, such as (BIGEEcosystem) as well as connections with global programs, larger markets and other investors. She will be joined by renowned businessman Andrew Pairman, CEO of Anbell Group.
All participants must have a Tech-Led or Tech-Enabled Pre-Seed and Seed Stage Startup.
Apply to Pitch Here: bit.ly/3Jvb2Kd
See you at the next Kingston Beta on Thursday 6th July 2023 at 6.30pm in Rocksteady 1 Room at AC Hotel Kingston on Lady Musgrave Road. Tickets at the gate are JMD $1,500 | 10 US dollars
