Chattanooga will host a major conference of entrepreneurial investors, executives and service providers this fall during Startup Week in Chattanooga.
Startup Angels, a group of investors and startup executives pushing new business ventures around the world, said Wednesday that it will present AngelSummit US in Chattanooga on Oct. 13-14. The conference will bring together more than 200 leaders in startup businesses and entrepreneurship to discuss tactics for building successful, scalable startup portfolios that are just as innovative as the companies they finance.
Similar AngelSummits were previously held in Dallas last November and in Madrid, Spain, last week.
The announcement of the latest Angel Summit was made Wednesday at the 36/86 conference in Nashville sponsored by Launch Tennessee. At the three-day Nashville event leading into the Bonnaroo Festival, two Chattanooga startup companies – RootsRated and PriceWaiter – also emerged as finalists among those presenting their business pitches during the startup conference.
Chattanooga is quickly gaining attention for its efforts to promote technology-based startups using its fastest-in-the-country Internet speed offered by its city-owned utility, EPB. Just as RootsRated and PriceWaiter are looking for extra capital to expand, the AngelSummit will focus on successful means of boosting resources for growing businesses tapping into new and expanding markets on the web or elsewhere in the changing economy.