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Unpitch events (TECH, FINTECH, HEALTH, and BIO) facilitate connections between early stage entrepreneurs and seasoned investors. Unpitch is NOT about delivering elevator pitches onstage or trying to grab a few seconds with a venture capitalist in a conference hallway. Instead, events are a chance for founders to have lunch with investors in a casual, no-pressure environment, discuss business plans, get meaningful feedback, and make connections critical to progress. Apps are NOW OPEN for Unpitch TECH (3/1) and Unpitch FINTECH (3/24) - deadline 2/5/22!

The NEVYs are Boston’s premier celebration of the venture ecosystem, and the only one truly uniting the Tech and Life Science communities. An “anti-awards show,” they spurn white tablecloths and boring speeches, instead embracing the vibe of Boston’s innovation economy: fast-paced, eccentric, colorful, and unapologetic.

VC Briefings are a cornerstone of the NEVCA's mission to facilitate the connections and relationships critical to a vibrant venture ecosystem. Invitation-only briefings offer in-depth, interactive discussions between investors, operators, and academics, on the topics at the cutting-edge of the venture landscape.

Hack.Diversity is an initiative begun out of the NEVCA tackling underrepresentation of high-skilled minority employees in Boston's innovation economy. Recognizing a distinct talent inefficiency (skilled labor shortage despite large, un-accessed talent pools), NEVCA launched Hack.Diversity to recruit, vet, and place Black and Latino computer science and engineering students into the region's fastest growing companies - with unique training, coaching, and support for both employer and employee throughout the experience. Hack.Diversity aims to buoy the regional innovation economy by effecting a 100% increase in the number of Blacks and Latinos contributing to it.

Boston's innovation ecosystem is a vibrant tangle of people, places, events, and ideas - and it can get overwhelming for even seasoned veterans. From pillar companies to Midas List investors; journalists to influencers; events, workspaces, accelerators, neighborhoods, classes, and coffee shops - the Boston Innovation Guide is the living repository of the country's most innovative ecosystem.