Allie Reitz
Entreprenerd • gBETA Greeley: AgTech Pre-Accelerator • Meep: Entrepreneurship Curriculum Design
Boulder, Colorado, United States
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Over the past ten years, Allie has built and run businesses in various industries including audio engineering, wellness tech, software development and user experience design, and accelerator programming. She has worked closely with dozens of entrepreneurs to build their climate and social impact organizations through coaching, fractional leadership roles, and her original entrepreneurship curriculum. Her clients include impact organizations like CrowdSolve, CU Boulder, Glazier Clinics, Conscious Capitalism, and the Downtown Denver Partnership.
Outside of work, Allie is passionate about her work supporting and mentoring youth, nonprofits, and impact entrepreneurs in partnership with capacity-building economic development organizations including SVP Denver, Rocky Mountain Microfinance Institute, Good Business Colorado, and SEA Change. She has been instrumental in cultivating thriving and inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems in Denver, Reno, and Greeley, CO. Allie is an experienced audio engineer, musical composer, UX/UI designer, yoga teacher, no-code developer, workshop facilitator, design thinking expert, and entreprenerd.
She currently designs curriculum for hackathons and pitch competitions through her company, Meep, and works with the City of Greeley and nationally ranked venture capital firm gener8tor to run the gBETA Greeley AgTech pre-accelerator program.
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Future Planning and Funding for Advanced Tech & Hard Tech Companies
Mapping the future and identifying the right path for funding is tough for any startup team. But it can be especially daunting for advanced-tech or hard-tech founders with academic and engineering minds, who also face unique challenges around research, operations, and regulations that make it difficult to map the future with confidence.
In a startup world that feels full of mentors, investors, and advice articles comparing your company to software giants, healthy growth and fundraising can feel impossible. More than ever though, the world desperately needs to invest in new technology and physical products that will create sustainable, tangible change! And there is hope: many grant opportunities still exist, and innovative Venture Capital firms are turning toward the world of advanced technology. But to invest with confidence, these funders need a clear understanding of your vision of the future, and it's your job to communicate that vision.
In this interactive workshop, we'll move through proven future mapping and financial modeling processes designed specifically for advanced-tech and hard-tech companies (bring your laptop!). Whether you're just starting our or in the middle of a round of fundraising, you'll come away with a clear plan for the future, a specific funding ask, and a powerful story to share with grantmakers and investors.
This workshop is led by Colorado entrepreneur Allie Reitz, who currently works with VC firm gener8tor and the City of Greeley to run the gBETA Greeley accelerator, helping agricultural technology and manufacturing startups plan and raise funding for future growth. Allie is an "Entreprenerd" with 10 years of entrepreneurial experience in various industries. Through her company Meep, she has built the Launch Academy accelerator and delivers innovative entrepreneurship curriculum for hackathons, pitch competitions, and colleges. Her passion for building inclusive startup communities shows through her work as a lead organizer of 1 Million Cups in multiple cities, and as a partner with SVP Denver, helping to stand up their new COIIN impact investment initiative.
Intentional Fundraising: know why you need money and where to get it
Feeling lost in the fundraising maze? Join Rachel from Prairie Rose Development and Allie from Meep as we get clear about the path that matters to you!
Brought to you in a vocabulary you already use, you’ll expand your understanding of when, how, and why to think about fundraising for your business.
Intentional Fundraising: Know why you need money and where to get it
Are you feeling lost in the fundraising maze? We’ll demystify business finance and provide practical tools and real talk, all to support you in achieving your business’ financial goals. You’ll leave empowered to make educated decisions and attract the right capital for your business. Brought to you in a vocabulary you already use, you’ll expand your understanding of when, how, and why to think about business funding.
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