Accelerate Investor Conference

Schedule

Wed, 05 Nov, 2025 at 09:00 am to Thu, 06 Nov, 2025 at 10:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Fuse at Mason Square | Arlington, VA

Corporate summit and venture forum across all tech vertical sectors including AI
About this Event

Contact Us: 310 6216850 or [email protected]

THIS PAGE ALLOWS YOU TO APPLY TO ATTEND BUT ARE NOT ACTUAL TICKETS.

ALL TICKETS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AND THEN YOU WILL GET LINK TO REGISTER TO ATTEND WITH ACTUAL TICKETS.

SOME TICKETS HAVE A FEE AT OUR DISCRETION.

ACCEDITED INVESTORS ARE FREE ONCE APPROVED TO JUDGE A SESSION.

THERE IS NO FEE FOR STARTUPS TO PITCH IF SELECTED. YOU ONLY PAY SMALL OPERATIONS FEE

JOIN ACCELERATE INVESTOR CONFERENCE IN THE METRO WASHGINTON DC AREA WITH ANGEL LAUNCH:

Angel Launch, based in Silicon Valley, is a leading producer of tech venture forums connecting thousands of global startups to hundreds of accredited investors for early and advanced stage funding for 10 years. We bring together accredited investors including VCs, angels, family offices, institutional and banks from Silicon Valley and other regions to meet promising innovative startups and scaleups.For the past four ears, we have now produced 70 monthly investment summits in Palo Alto and San Francisco with 400-600 attendees each month. Meet multi million dollar investors and high growth startups for lunch and dinner, and make funding deals!

Join our first event in the Washington DC Metro area in proud partnership with Mason Enterprise and George Mason University who has been producing this event for five years.

We are please to partner with the two day Nov 5-6 Accelerate Investor Conference held in the Washington DC area featuring keynote speakers, workshops, prominent investors and corporate executives, venture forum, VIP receptions and meals. This event will feature over 500 attendees including global investors, angels, defense and military, and corporate partners.

We will produce one of the tracks in the venture forum and will recruit Silicon Valley investors as judges.This event is two full days NOV 5 and NOV 6 held at the new FUSE building near the Metro station in Arlington Virginia.

This is our first Angel Launch partner event in many years on the east coast and we invite startups and investors from our network to attend.You can APPLY only to attend but this is not a ticket. Once you are approved we will send you a link to register for actual tickets.


STARTUPS CAN APPLY TO PITCH FOR ALL AREAS OF TECH INCLUDING AI

  • Biotech/ Healthcare/ Healthtech/ Digital Health
  • Cybersecurity IT Security Defense tech
  • Software / SaaS
  • All other (AgTech, Media, Energy, etc.)
  • Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Communications

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:

Contact us [email protected] for sponsorship deck for exposure and to reach new customers especially from private sector, government, military, defense, and homeland security.

You can speak from stage or join panel, judge a venture program, host a workshop, get attendee list, or host a reception.

MARKET AREAS

ENTERPRISE/DEEP TECH/SAAS

Generative AI, Defense, Al/Robotics/Sensors, Automotive, Big Data, Clean tech, Climate tech, Commuications, Cybersecurity, Deep tech, Drones, eCommerce, Energy and water, Fintech, Frontier Tech/Space, Homeland Security, Internet of Things, Manufacturing, Mobile and telecom, Retail, Security, Semiconductors, Smart City, Supply Chain, Transportation, Workplace.

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LIFE SCIENCES/HEALTH TECH

AgTech, Biotech/Pharma, Cannabis, Climate tech, Digital Health Solutions, Diagnostics, Drug Discovery, Fitness, Food products, Food tech, Healthcare, Health and wellness, Life sciences, Medtech, Medical devices, Medical monitors, Management, Sports, Therapeutics.

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ABOUT ACCELERATE INVESTOR CONFERENCE

PRODUCED BY MASON ENTERPRISE AND GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

This is the 5th year for the premier venture investor and startup conference and early stage business competition that showcases our region as a powerhouse for innovation and business opportunity.

The competition fuels innovation-based business growth by showcasing the best and brightest new tech startups to potential investors to foster their development within the US, Virginia, Maryland, and Metro DC and related industries like AI, government, military and defense.

Dozens of top tech companies and 20+ student teams will compete to win cash and bragging rights. The competition targets entrepreneurs with early to mid seed stage, high growth businesses with the potential to have an immediate and positive impact on our local economy.


SILICON VALLEY INVESTORS OR OTHER REGIONS CAN APPLY FOR TRAVEL STIPEND

If you are an accredited investor, we will review your application. If you are accepted, at our discretion, we will cover three nights hotel at the Westin Arlington Gateway if you attend and speak or judge a session. In some cases we will also offer a travel stipend.

You also get free invites to exclusive VIP receptions with top high net worth family offices, angels and LPS primarily from the east coast seeking Silicon Valley investing opportunities and invetment partners. This is ideal if you are seeking investors for your next fund. You can join a panel on the main stage or judge the venture forum track. All applications and travel expenses awarded at our discretion and subject to approval of event hosts.We are now accepting applications. Once you apply if you are approved, we will refer you to a link to register. This website does not offer tickets but a chance to attend


EARLY, ADVANCED GROWTH and PRE-IPO VENTURES SEEKING FUNDING APPLY TO PITCH FOR FREE

Startups can apply at no charge to pitch investors in breakout rooms with different tracks. Apply now and we will send you more info. All startups must be vetted and selected. There is no fee if selected to pitch but $100 nominal fee for entire conference with special events. In some cases our hosts may offer a scholarship. you will meet many accredited investors actively looking for investing opportunities.

Startups or advanced growth ventures should pitch at these levels:

  • Seed
  • Early stage
  • Advanced Growth
  • pre-IPO

ACCREDITED INVESTORS APPLY TO JUDGE A SESSION

IF APPROVED GET THREE FREE NIGHTS CONFERENCE HOTEL ROOM AND FOR SOME INVESTORS, HONORARIUM FOR TRAVEL

Accredited investors are invited to judge a session.No preparation required. There is no fee and you get a comp VIP ticket and three fee nights at the conference hotel. In some cases you can also apply for limited travel honorarium budget. If you are a GP, you can meett LPs and family offices seeking fund opportunities at VIP events.


Investors that should attend :

  • Angels
  • VCs
  • Corporate
  • Endowment Funds
  • Family Offices
  • Hedge Funds
  • Institutional
  • Private Equity
  • Academic
  • Accelerators / incubators

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PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS AND GDPR/CCPA:

By registering for this event, you agree to share your registration information with the organizers of Accelerate at George Mason University and other event sponsors.


Privacy Compliance: GDPR Compliance: If you reside in EU Country, UK or Switzerland, you agree we can contact you for follow up emails from Angel Launch.


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Fuse at Mason Square, 3401 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, United States
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