Crossroads Venture Group
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Crossroads Venture Group is Sponsored by:
B Round: Fiondella Milone & LaSaracina, Mintz + Hoke, Murtha Cullina, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Robinson & Cole, Shipman & Goodwin, Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C., Wiggin and Dana, Webster Bank.
A Round: CCEI - University of Connecticut, Connecticut Innovations, Economic Development Corporation of New Haven, TriNet HR Corporation, Yale University - Office of Cooperative Research.
Venture Capital Firm Sponsors: Advantage Capital, Canaan Partners, Cava Capital, Enhanced Capital, LaunchCapital LLC, Stonehenge Growth Capital.
Professional Services Firms Sponsors: Ambrose Employer Group LLC, Carter Morse & Mathias, CohnReznick LLP, Fairfield Partners Executive Search, Hanover Insurance Group, O'Connor Davies LLC, Pullman and Comley LLC
The focus for the September Second Thursday is Social Media and Mobile Tech - a great number of exhibitors and pitching companies are expected, as are investors from:
Enhanced Capital Partners |
Shore Investment Management |
Angel Investor Forum |
Ironwood Capital Connecticut |
Company Pitchers:
Mingl - presented by Oji Udezue Activate Brain & Body - presented by Martin Pazzani
AdapTac Games - presented by Candice Hughes
Copilot Family - presented by Spring Hollis Electric Compass - presented by Michael Forbes Fanum - presented by Eric Lum MaxExposure Social Media - presented by Joe Grushkin MEA Mobile - presented by Bruce Seymour Milnaa - presented by Steve Chainani MyBeanJar - presented by Terry Kavanagh
About the Keynote:
Social media changes from day to day, hour to hour. Learn how to leverage social media marketing for your startup!
"We will discuss social media in relation to startups, emphasizing the many ways in which this quickly evolving realm proves beneficial to business and branding. By reviewing best practices across the platforms of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and more, we hope to enlighten you on how to really take advantage of and maximize social media outlets. We will also share a case study, through which you will learn the mechanics behind creating a social media strategy." - Stephanie Abrams, keynoter
Keynote Presenters:
Stephanie Abrams, CEO, Socialfly
Courtney Spritzer, COO, Socialfly
Keynote Speaker Biographies:
Stephanie Abrams - A graduate of the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, Ms. Abrams began her career in sales at Marriott International and Hilton Worldwide. Realizing the connection between social media and business growth, Ms. Abrams decided to leave her career in sales in 2009 to utilize her digital media expertise in the business world. Combining her sales and marketing experience with her underlying passion for helping others succeed, Ms. Abrams developed her first companies, Astar Interactive and Gabbaroo. In 2011, she co-founded Socialfly, a full service digital marketing and public relations company specializing in Hospitality, lifestyle and entertainment companies.
Courtney Spritzer - A graduate of New York University, Ms. Spritzer moved to Boston, MA to pursue a career in underwriting, where she analyzed and worked with a variety of companies across telecom, banking, construction and retail industries. She then moved to New York City to join a top financial services company as a financial analyst, providing analytical support for marketing and product development initiatives. Captivated by the social media movement taking place within the company and across most fortune 500 companies, Ms. Spritzer realized that social media was becoming a fast growing marketing platform. Given her analytical mind and interest in the social space, Ms. Spritzer joined forces with Ms. Abrams to combine their individual skill sets and form Socialfly.
Interested in pitching or exhibiting at this event? Contact us for more information.