Join Avanta Ventures at Startup Runway’s 12th Showcase event, connecting startups led by founders of color and female founders with first check writers. This is the latest in a high impact, nonprofit series that connects sophisticated pre-seed and seed-stage investors with the startups shaping the future.

Join Avanta Ventures at Autotech Council’s September Spotlight Series focused on Last Mile solutions. This month, 4 or 5 startups in the Last Mile segment will introduce the Autotech Council community to their ideas and technologies in our virtual meeting room, followed by questions and feedback from member experts. As with all Autotech Council meetings, there will be time in the agenda for attendees to connect with each other, followup with the startups, and continue the conversation.

Join Neda Blocho, Principal and Head of Studios at Avanta Ventures, as she moderates this InsureTech Connect panel on actionable strategies for big data. As the panelists will discuss, the challenge now is not just what data matters but how to make these new sources of data truly actionable. If done properly, big data isn’t just a buzzword. It is a sustainable competitive advantage.

Silicon Valley Forum’s annual Women in Tech Festival celebrates women in STEM, business, and leadership who work to inspire, engage, and empower other women. The Women in Tech Festival invites ALL women (as well as anyone who supports the advancement of women and believes in the importance of diversity) to join together virtually for three full days of inspiring talks, keynotes, startup pitches, thought-provoking discussions, educational workshops, career mentorship and networking.