Buyer's Club Showcase

The day-long Buyer's Club Showcase is a series of mini-pitches from founders across the region, building in one of six key categories. Buyer's Club ticket holders receive: Access to the Buyer's Club Showcase Catered breakfast, lunch and a cash-bar (happy hour) at 5pm The opportunity to score/rank startups to help determine which companies move forward in the pitch competition Catered breakfast (the next morning, October 1st) at Proudfood & Bird Curated networking at the Proudfood & Bird breakfast Startup applicant information to continue the conversation after the event Tickest to the Best of the Midwest Pitch Competition Final: October 1st at Hoyt Sherman Place Investors in the Room This event brings together institutional investors alongside angel investors to hear pitches from the most promising companies building across the Midwest. The investment firms that have confirmed attendance include: Idea Fund (LaCrosse, WI) InvestNebraska (Omaha, NE) Traction Capital (Minneapolis, MN) Mairs & Power (Minneapolis, MN) Next Level Ventures (Des Moines, IA) Yield Lab (St. Louis, MO) Corteva Catalyst (Des Moines, IA) Kent Corporation (Des Moines, IA) KCRise Fund (Kansas City, MO) EMC Insurance (Des Moines, IA) Delta Dental of Iowa (Veratrus) (Des Moines, IA) Kemin Industries (Des Moines, IA) Stine Seed (Adel, Iowa) Sukup Innovations (Sheffield, Iowa) Ag Startup Engine (Ames, Iowa) Great Outdoors Foundation (Des Moines, Iowa) Ames Seed Capital (Ames, Iowa) AgVentures Alliance (Clear Lake, Iowa) ...and more! *Please note: agenda is subject to change!