The next generation of founders aren’t pinned to one mindset, one technology, and for that matter, one coast. TechCrunch’s Founder Summit event in Boston’s SoWa Power Station on November 4 gives the East Coast its due and is focused on equipping the next generation of disruptive ideas with the tools and connections they need to succeed.
For investors, this is an incredible opportunity to get in early with the minds who will power the next era of innovation.
For founders, you’ll be learning directly from peers who have been in your position in close-knit, hands-on workshops that will give your peers envy.
And for IT leaders, you’ll glean insights into the operations and innovations of potential startup partners and learn how to capitalize on the market for your team’s own innovations as the call for revenue-generating CIOs gets louder.
That all comes along with a 25% discount if you follow this link, or you use the code CIO25 with any of your tickets.
That’s on top of the $200 discounts that are available for the most popular Founder and Investor tickets, which will run until Oct. 16. That’s less than $320 for Investors, $160 for Founders, and $120 for Students.
What’s on the Founder Summit agenda?
Founder Summit is a mix of sessions (NOT lectures), small breakout panels, networking opportunities, and industry events happening across Boston throughout the week.
For just a glimpse of the interactive sessions packed into the one-day agenda:
- The Boston Founder Playbook: HqO co-founder and CEO Chase Garbarino on building a category-defining company outside Silicon Valley, having raised $200 million and scaled to 30+ countries.
- The New Rules of Raising Capital: Brian Devaney, partner at Underscore, breaking down what investors look for now and where founders lose leverage without realizing it.
- Built for AI From Day One: Hear what it takes to build an AI-native organization — from team structure to operations — from 7AI CEO and co-founder Lior Div.
- Your Company Is Who You Hire: Learn how leading startups identify and sign the right talent for growth when every hire in a tight market matters from NEA partner Melissa Taunton.
- Building 10x Teams: Cogent Security co-founder Vineet Edupuganti sheds light on how to build a high-performing team with the ambition to build something of their own.
- Plus, sessions on determining product market fit, what constitutes a market-creating technology solution, and GraphRAG in action — as well as the opportunity to meet founders looking to partner with enterprise customers before raising Series A capital.
The full agenda is available here. And you can explore all the side events during Founder Summit week here, including interactive product demos from Boston’s leading physical AI startup scene. If you want all of that, and much, much more as detailed in this lengthy guide from TechCrunch, you need to act swiftly. Tickets are moving, and the October 16 deadline before prices increase is right upon us. Your best bet to save early, find emerging talent before competitors do, empower your own founding journey, and show what the Northeast is capable of, is right here with code CIO25 to save 25%.