Educational Events
Below is a sample of educational events the Private Investors Forum runs throughout the year. The dates are posted on and through Ticket Leap, AVF newsletter and LinkedIn.
Angel Venture Fair Education Day– The 26th Annual Angel Venture Fair Education Day sponsored by Blank Rome, LLP and Meridian Bank will take place at Mindspace located in The Wanamaker Building, where Macy’s Department Store is located, in Philadelphia. Education Day features information on how to make a successful investor pitch that will attract funders, as well as related legal, valuation and investment banking advice. Click here for a free ticket: AVF Education Day
Annual Women Founders and Funders: Accessing Capital Seminar – This is a women’s only event that teaches aspiring entrepreneurs how to raise capital. There will be a panel of women who have raised money speaking about the process, two entrepreneurs presenting so you can see a live presentation and a group of Angel Investors critiquing the presentations along with providing insights into what they are looking for. To view the recorded presentation, click here: Annual Women Founders and Funders: Accessing Capital Seminar
Angel Venture Fair Impact Summit – This event is for anyone who is raising capital for a social entrepreneurial venture. There will be a panel of social entrepreneurs who have raised money speaking about the process, two entrepreneurs presenting so you can see a live presentation and a group of Angel Investors critiquing the presentations along with providing insights into what they are looking for. Click here for tickets Angel Venture Fair Impact Summit
Power of Intellectual Property and Raising Capital – Do you want to know how Angel Investors value intellectual property such as patents, trademarks, and content? There will be a panel of entrepreneurs talking about how they used their IP to raise capital, attorneys talking about protecting, leveraging and valuing your IP to raise capital and Angel Investors providing insights into how they value IP. Power of Intellectual Property and Raising Capital
Annual Snake Pit – Like Shark Tank, we have Angel Investors providing feedback to entrepreneurs looking to raise capital along with providing insights into what they invest in. 9th Annual Snake Pit
Angel Venture Fair – The annual Angel Venture Fair takes place at the Union League. Angel Venture Fair
Angel Venture Fair Book Club – Each quarter we feature a different author focused on raising capital, starting a venture, building a board of directors/advisors and other topics of interest to entrepreneurs and investors.
Dr. Tom Eisenmann author of “Why Companies Fail” appeared on the Angel Venture Fair Book Club