Accelerating Media Ventures - A panel on VC and accelerators for media startups

Join us for Accelerating Media Ventures, a panel discussion about media startups and how they can get access to the funding and accelerator programs they need to move their businesses forward.

Featuring Paul Heitlinger (http://www.verizonventures.com/blog/2016/07/getting-to-know-paul-heitlinger/), Venture Manager at Verizon Ventures (http://www.verizonventures.com/).

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Also featuring Stephen Plumlee (https://www.rga.com/about/leadership/stephen-plumlee), head of R/GA Ventures (https://www.rga.com/services/ventures).

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Together, Paul and Stephen operate the Verizon Media Tech Venture Studio, with R/GA (https://www.verizonventurestudio.com/), a 14-week program for media startups (https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/10/verizon-media-tech-venture-studio/) which awards $100,000 in funding to each company and offers mentorship and space at Verizon’s new Open Innovation Lab (http://verizonopeninnovation.com/) in New York City.

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Also joining will be various media startup founders offering diverse opinions on what it means as a media startup to go through an accelerator and how it impacts things like funding, growth, and longevity.

Moderated by Tosin Adenji (https://twitter.com/Miss_Tosin), Product Manager at Verizon Open Innovation and former marketing lead at Creative United UK.

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Free entry! Food and drinks provided, so arrive at 6:30 and meet some fellow VCs, program managers, and media tech startup enthusiasts.