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Accelerate Breakfast Series

The Accelerate Breakfast Series is a premier gathering for entrepreneurs, investors, and business leaders across the DMV region. Each event offers an exciting platform to connect, collaborate, and discover high-potential investment opportunities from some of the area’s fastest-growing tech companies.
The next Accelerate Breakfast Series event will be Thursday, July 10, 2025 at the Carahsoft Conference and Collaboration Center in Reston, VA.

The Accelerate Breakfast Series is a partner event of the Accelerate Investor Conference, held in the new FUSE building in Arlington, VA, November 5-6, 2025. Eligibility and application details for companies to present can be found here.

What to Expect

  • Five high-growth tech companies present who are actively raising $500,000–$2M in seed-stage capital
  • Diverse Investor panel 
  • Opportunity for attendees to pose questions to the presenting companies
  • Focus on innovation and diverse founders from Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC
  • Presenters exhibit before and after presentation to encourage conversations with investors
  • Networking Opportunities before and after presentations
  • Chance to vote for your favorite pitch “People’s Choice”

Who Should Attend?

  • Early to mid-stage venture capital investors
  • Angel investors interested in pre-seed founders
  • Founders looking to network and hear pitches 
  • Business professionals and innovators
  • Ecosystem service providers
  • Startup focused government innovator groups/agencies

Cost

  • $35 for entrepreneurs, investors, and non-profits
  • $75 for other business professionals
  • No fee to apply or for selected presenting companies 
Register Now

Event Date July, 10

Event Time 7:30am - 1:00pm

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