First Flight Venture Center - High Flyer Awards Luncheon
2025-11-21 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Prestonwood Country Club, 300 Prestonwood Pkwy, Cary, NC, 27513, United States

LiLa: Deal or No Deal? Evaluating the Pitch
2025-12-04 16:30 - 18:30 | Boxyard RTP, 900 Park Offices Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States

First Friday at Raleigh Founded - North Street
2025-12-05, 2026-01-02, 2026-02-06, 2026-03-06 | Raleigh Founded – North Street, 509 W North St, Raleigh, 27603, United States

New England Venture Summit
2025-12-09 - 2025-12-10

Strength in Numbers: Holiday Party
2025-12-09 16:00 - 19:00 | RBF, Your Authentic Champage Bar, 210 E Chatham St suite 10, Cary, NC, 27511, United States
Join us as we celebrate the holidays and two incredible years of connection, collaboration, and community! Enjoy festive drinks, great company, and a toast to the women shaping North Carolina’s innovation ecosystem. Special thanks to our Impact Investors — Hutchison PLLC and 4LV — for making this celebration possible.
Please Note: Strength in Numbers is a program for female-identifying founders, operators, investors, and community champions.
How can I register?

If you are a member of Strength in Numbers, please email us at admin@cednc.org and we’ll help you redeem your member ticket/access.
If you are not a member, you can purchase a ticket to attend. We also offer monthly and annual memberships that gain you priority access to events like this!

NC TECH Awards Celebration (Triangle)
2025-12-09 17:30 - 21:00 | Raleigh Convention Center, 500 S Salisbury St, NC, 27601, United States

Innovate Durham Demo Day
2025-12-11 18:00 - 20:00 | American Underground, 201 W Main St, Durham, NC, 27701, United States

CES
2026-01-06 - 2026-01-09

Strength in Numbers Coffee Meet-up (Members Only)
2026-01-09 09:30 - 11:00
We hold casual morning coffee meet-ups for members of Strength in Numbers — a growing network of female-identifying founders, operators, investors, and ecosystem champions building meaningful connections and sharing candid conversations.
Please Note: This event is for members only. If you’re not yet a member but are interested in joining, visit our Strength in Numbers member page to learn more: https://cednc.mykajabi.com/strength_in_numbers

J.P. Morgan Health Care Conference
2026-01-12 - 2026-01-16 | The Westin St. Francis San Francisco on Union Square, 335 Powell St, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States

Morning Grind: Navigating Transitions & Business Pivots - Brandon Kashani
2026-01-27 08:30 - 10:30 | Raleigh Founded – North Street, 509 W North St, Raleigh, 27603, United States

From Founder to Thought Leader: The Playbook for Building Influence + Audience Trust
2026-01-28 12:00 - 13:00

FORGE CEO Dinner (Invite Only)
2026-01-29 18:00 - 21:00
An evening designed exclusively for FORGE founders and CEOs—starting with a casual networking hour, followed by facilitated roundtable discussions in industry-specific groups.
Attendance is invite-only and limited. To learn more about FORGE, visit: https://cednc.org/forge/

Quarterly FORGE Networking (Members Only)
2026-02-05 08:00 - 10:00
This quarterly gathering is exclusively for members of FORGE — a peer community of growth-stage founders and operators navigating the unique challenges of scaling a company.
You must be a FORGE member to attend. If you’re interested in learning more, visit our FORGE membership page: https://cednc.org/forge/

Florida Venture Forum
2026-02-23 - 2026-02-25

BIO Investment & Growth Summit
2026-03-02 - 2026-03-03

New Orleans Entrepreneur Week
2026-03-09 - 2026-03-14

Smart Cities Connect
2026-03-10 - 2026-03-12

World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit
2026-03-11 - 2026-03-12

SXSW
2026-03-12 - 2026-03-18

Instant Payment Summit Global Series 2026
2026-03-16 - 2026-03-17

LSI USA
2026-03-16 - 2026-03-20

GCVI Summit
2026-03-17 - 2026-03-19

Future Food-Tech
2026-03-19 - 2026-03-20

All Things AI
2026-03-23 - 2026-03-24 | The Carolina Theatre, 309 W Morgan St, Durham, NC, 27701, United States

Transform
2026-03-23 - 2026-03-25

Venture Connect 2026
2026-03-24 - 2026-03-25 | DPAC, 123 William V Bill Bell Wy, Durham, NC, 27701, United States
Join CED for Venture Connect 2026, the leading conference in the Southeast for scaling startups. Spotlight on: Next-Gen Hardware & Deep Tech, Software Innovation, Human Health: Biotech, Tools & Therapeutics, and Science for a Healthier Planet.
