Two days where ideas meet capital
Fifty selected startups from DC, MD and VA pitch to rooms of regional and national angel and venture capital investors, closing with the Gala on the evening of November 5.
DAY ONE · NOV 4
Company pitches
Fifty selected early- to mid-seed companies present to rooms of angel and venture capital investors, alongside investor panels.
DAY TWO · NOV 5
Speakers & keynotes
Accelerate brings together the Mid-Atlantic’s most influential investment and corporate leaders – the visionaries shaping the future of business, capital, and innovation.
EVENING · NOV 5
The Gala
Top companies and students compete for cash prizes before a panel of judges, with a strolling supper and views of Arlington and Washington D.C.
