CED - Center for Entrepreneurial Development

RioT Demo Night
2024-10-29 17:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
RIoT’s annual Demo Night showcases the exciting work of RIoT’s sponsors, partners, and startup alumni across the RIoT ecosystem!
We are excited to partner with All Things Open (ATO) for our largest in-person event of the year. Demo Night is in conjunction with ATO, but separate from ATO’s tickets. This event remains FREE to attend whether or not you are attending ATO.
This event highlights more than 50 IoT and technology demos and is a great opportunity to learn from and network with industry professionals in various technology verticals!
PLUS – Come along to the event and choose your favorite former RIoT Accelerator Program (RAP) startup by “investing” in them. Each attendee will be given $1,000 #LarryBucks to invest with and the startup with the most investment at the end of the evening will receive a prize!
You won’t want to miss this event!

All Things Open
2024-10-27 08:00 - 2024-10-28 17:00
All Things Open is a technology conference focusing on the tools\, processes and people making open source possible. Our sophisticated and diverse audience is a technical one that includes designers\, developers\, decision makers\, entrepreneurs and technologists of all types and skill levels.

Larger Than Life Science: Innovation on Tap
2024-10-24 16:00 - 18:30
Join your friends and colleagues for a fun fall gathering at the Boxyard@RTP. Learn from founders and CEOs who recently reached important milestones as they share stories and discuss what’s next as their companies scale. Afterward, we’ll lift a mug to celebrate Oktoberfest with a selection of seasonal brews and delicious bites from Fullsteam Brewery.
This event is designed for life science startups and founders. Space is limited, so sign up today.

Partner Workshop with CLA
2024-10-24 11:30 - 13:00 | CED, 600 Park Offices Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, United States
On October 24th, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM in Research Triangle Park, NC, CLA will be hosting an in-depth workshop for tech startups. Topics include:
💼 Your Startup’s Financial Roadmap
🖥️ A Holistic Approach to Internally-Developed Software
📈 Qualified Small Business Stock: Key Insights
🌍 State Tax Considerations for Tech
Don’t miss this chance to gain valuable knowledge and set your startup up for long-term success!

The 12th Annual Big Launch Challenge
2024-10-17 | North Carolina Biotechnology Center, 15 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709
The Launch Place and the Angel Capital Association (ACA)’s Angel University are partnering to bring together angel investors and entrepreneurs to learn, share and network. This one-day event offers a unique experience for both angel investors and entrepreneurs that will be filled with immersive learning and networking. Attendees will begin the day with ACA Angel University and conclude with a fast-paced pitch competition.
The Big Launch Challenge, a competition targeting the best startups in the country, is a unique opportunity to see 10 leading early stage companies as they compete for $15,000 in prize money from The Launch Place. Over the past 10 years of hosting this competition, The Launch Place has awarded over $200,000 to 21 companies. The Launch Place strives to foster an environment for new and serial entrepreneurs in which they can raise capital and have access to support services they need to take their products and/or solutions into the marketplace.

Investor Fly-In
2024-10-16 13:00 - 19:00 | Topgolf
The Investor Fly-in is an annual invite-only event showcasing North Carolina’s premier entrepreneurs. We invite an exclusive list of investors from across the Triangle, North Carolina region, and the United States to see a selection of Series A/B companies across the technology and life science industries from the region who are currently raising money, or will be soon. There will be investor panels, company pitches, games, and networking. Complimentary food and drinks will be provided. This year, we will be hosting this event in-person at Topgolf.
If you would like to learn more about investor partnership with CED and be considered for this invitation list, please email Hunter at hyoung@cednc.org or Yash at ymehta@cednc.org.

CED's 40th Birthday Bash
2024-10-15 14:00 - 19:30 | Koka Booth, 8003 Regency Parkway, Cary, NC, 27518
Join us on October 15, 2024, to celebrate 40 years of CED! Enjoy an exclusive Founder Stories session (invite only), followed by an evening of networking, live music, and a delicious dinner. Don’t miss this milestone celebration! Tickets are on sale now.

BIO Investor Forum
2024-10-15 08:00 - 2024-10-16 17:00 | Fairmont, San Francisco
BIO Investor Forum, October 15-16 at the Fairmont San Francisco, is your best opportunity to continue the conversations with potential partners and cement relationships initiated at the BIO International Convention. In addition to BIO One-on-One Partnering™ meetings, the event features two days of candid panel discussions on policy, business, financing, and R&D, networking opportunities, and details about the latest breakthroughs from early-stage biotech innovators during Company Presentations.
