It’s time to grab a cup of hot chocolate, listen to your favorite holiday music and make your way out to a few startup events before the year ends - close 2022 on a high note! We aggregated the best virtual and in-person events this December around Boston and New England so you don’t have to.
Check them out below and don’t forget to visit our Event Calendar daily (favorite that tab!) to stay-up-to-date on what’s moving and shaking in the startup community so you never miss another networking event or learning opportunity.
Here are the December startup event highlights:
December Virtual Community Table
Date: Thursday, December 1st from 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET
Location: virtual; click here for more information
Price: Free
Branchfood hosts this event for food founders, industry experts and leaders to connect and exchange ideas, insights and resources.Tune into this monthly roundtable discussion to leverage the collective knowledge of the inspiring food community and crowdsource the information you need to support the development of your business and achieve your innovation goals.
TiE Boston 2022 Annual Gala
Date: Friday, December 2nd at 6:00pm ET
Location: Sheraton Hotel, Boston; click here for more information
Price: $150
Each year, TiE Boston honors and celebrates the achievements of entrepreneurs at our end of year gala. Awardees are selected through their remarkable contribution to move the needle forward in creating or redefining the industry by means of investment, mentoring, education and business creativity. Awards are presented across several categories such as venture capital, innovation, healthcare, B2B solutions, philanthropy, and value creation.
How Pitch VCs When You’re Pre-Revenue
Date: Tuesday, December 6th from 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET
Location: virtual; click here for more information
Price: Free
Hosted by Venture Lane, Matt Thomas of Baukunst talks about how founders at the earliest stages craft a compelling pitch for VCs that invest in pre-seed rounds.
The 10th Annual NEVY Awards: NEVYs in Wonderland
Date: Thursday, December 8th from 6:00pm - 8:00pm ET
Location: House of Blues, Boston; click here for more information
Price: $200
The 10th Annual NEVY Awards is New England's premier night of celebration for the startup and venture ecosystem. Hosted by the New England Venture Capital Association and Presented by Dell Technologies, the 10th installment of this annual Boston tradition will be a night unlike any other... curiouser and curiouser.
Japan Innovation Night
Date: Thursday, December 8th from 4:30pm - 8:00pm ET
Location: Venture Cafe, Cambridge; click here for more information
Price: Free
Innovation is only effective when all parties are included in building the ecosystem. Join JETRO USA, CIC Japan Desk, and the Consulate-General of Japan in Boston for Japan Innovation Night and learn how the country is reenergizing its innovation ecosystem. The event will feature a panel on breaking down barriers for women in innovation. The night will also feature pitches from 14 Japanese startups in biotech and healthtech, as well as Japanese food and beverages.
Coffee Networking with Boston Entrepreneurs
Date: Thursday, December 8th from 10:00am - 11:00am ET
Location: District Hall, Boston; click here for more information
Price: Free
Join the startup community over a cup of coffee and stay connected with the Boston entrepreneur community and Innovation Studio.
Go To Market Strategies to Scale to Product Market Fit
Date: Monday, December 12th from 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET
Location: virtual; click here for more information
Price: Free
During this session, Scroobious will host Pardees Safizadeh from Albaloo to walk you through how to start a company that’s built to achieve product-market fit.
Immigrant Small Business Pitch Event
Date: Tuesday, December 13th from 6:00pm - 8:00pm ET
Location: Egan Research Center, Boston; click here for more information
Price: Free
As part of ENB's 20th Anniversary event series, the Immigrant Small Business Pitch Event will provide a platform for former and current English for Immigrant Entrepreneurs students to share their ideas, business concepts and entrepreneurial spirit with experienced judges for feedback and a chance to win cash prizes to help turn their growth plan into reality!
Startup Policy Seminar: 2023 Privacy Rules and Your Startup
Date: Tuesday, December 13th from 1:00pm - 2:00pm ET
Location: virtual; click here for more information
Price: Free
2023 will be a big year for privacy; new state privacy laws take effect in January, several states are already planning to advance their own privacy laws, and the new Congress is likely to take up a federal privacy bill. In a panel conversation, hosted by Engine, you’ll hear from privacy policy experts, review states’ records on privacy legislation from the past year while also looking ahead to the 2023 policy landscape, and highlight the need for the new Congress to focus on how privacy rules impact on the startup ecosystem.