The Big Idea CONNECTpreneur Community

Name

The Big Idea CONNECTpreneur Community

Legal name

Big Idea CONNECTpreneur Forum

Website

https://connectpreneur.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Networking & Investor Community Events

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Interest-Based Communities & Forums (BPAMABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Partner, Channel & Alliance Summits (THAHAMAC)

Keywords

• Entrepreneur networking events
• Startup pitch forums
• Investor community services
• Venture capital introductions
• Capital raising advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairfax

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Event Tickets and Registration: Revenue generated from event registration fees for in-person forums, virtual networking sessions, investor-only meetings, and Master Class programs.
2. Sponsorship: Corporate and organizational sponsorships for events, including branding, visibility, and access to the community of investors and entrepreneurs.
3. Capital Raising Services: Capital raising support, crowdfunding services, and private investor platform access provided to entrepreneurs. The CONNECTpreneur team provides mentorship and support to hundreds of entrepreneurs as well as investors and VC funds around the world.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CONNECTpreneur operates a recurring entrepreneur and investor networking community built around curated pitch events, including its signature RocketPitch monthly forum, smaller CONNECTails gatherings, the CONNECTpreneur Forum, Virtual Investor Meetings, and topical Master Class sessions. The community connects venture-backed and growth-stage founders with angel investors, institutional venture capital, and Fortune 500 / C-suite executives, primarily in the Greater Washington DC market. Complementary services include capital-raising advisory and crowdfunding campaign support for participating companies.

Product overview

The Big Idea CONNECTpreneur Community is a global networking and investment community platform. It operates primarily as an event-based community (not a software product) consisting of: the Big Idea CONNECTpreneur Forum (in-person and virtual events), CONNECTpreneur RocketPitch (the World's Largest monthly investor pitch event), CONNECTails networking events, INVESTOR Network Virtual Meetings, and Master Class educational programs. The organization also provides capital raising services including crowdfunding services, a Private Investor Platform, and a specialized Private Healthcare Investor Platform. The various products work together to connect entrepreneurs with investors through events, educational content, and investment facilitation services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• RocketPitch
• CONNECTpreneur Forum
• CONNECTails
• Virtual Investor Meetings
• Master Class Series
• Capital Raising Services
• Crowdfunding Campaign Services
• Private Investor Platform
• Private Healthcare Investor Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• 44,000+ member community globally
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Opus8coreGTM or Marketing PartnerPrimary sponsor and organizational partner for CONNECTpreneur events. Contact email [email protected] for sponsorship opportunities. Opus8 appears as the branding partner for the Big Idea CONNECTpreneur (BICP) brand.
• EventbritecoreTechnology or IntegrationEvent registration and ticketing platform partner for public CONNECTpreneur events including RocketPitch forums and in-person gatherings. Used for general event registration and attendee management.
• LumacoreTechnology or IntegrationEvent management and registration platform partner for Master Class sessions, private investor briefings, and CONNECTpreneur INVESTOR Network Virtual Meetings. Curated presenter and investor-only event platform.
• George Washington University (GWU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue partner for Big Idea CONNECTpreneur Forum events. GWU University Student Center Continental Ballroom serves as a primary venue for major in-person events in Washington DC.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Golden Seeds: Angel investor network focused on women-led businesses, hosting curated pitch events and investor forums; comparable curated pitch-and-deal-flow event model with a different member focus.
• NY Tech Alliance: NYC-based nonprofit tech community organizing events, networking, and programming for founders, investors, and tech leaders — a direct regional parallel to CONNECTpreneur's NYC programming.
• 1871 (Chicago tech hub): Chicago-based startup hub and community hosting events, demo days, and investor programming for the regional tech ecosystem — analogous regional founder-investor community operator.

Broad incumbents

• Crunchbase: Definitive database of startups, funding rounds, and investors, with events and discovery tools; adjacent incumbent serving overlapping investor-founder research and connection use cases that CONNECTpreneur fulfills through curated events.
• TechCrunch (Disrupt / StrictlyVC): Large-scale tech media and event brand (Disrupt, StrictlyVC) connecting startups and investors through high-profile conferences and editorial coverage; broader portfolio but overlapping founder/investor audience with CONNECTpreneur.

Direct peers

• Founders Network: Membership-based community of tech founders offering peer networking, mentorship, and investor introductions — a direct paid-membership analog to CONNECTpreneur's curated founder-investor community.
• TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs): Global nonprofit entrepreneur network with chapters in major cities hosting regular pitch and networking events, mentorship, and investor connections — directly comparable community/event format, with a stronger global footprint.
• Startup Grind: Global community and event series for startup founders and investors with monthly meetups, conferences, and a curated membership model — directly comparable to CONNECTpreneur's forum-and-pitch-event model serving the same entrepreneur/investor segments.

Emerging players

• Dreamit Ventures: Accelerator and investor network hosting pitch events and providing capital-raising support to early-stage startups; overlaps with CONNECTpreneur's capital raising services and investor-matching positioning.
• AngelList (now Tackle/Republic-aligned): Online platform matching founders to angel and VC investors with deal-flow and rolling-fund tooling — competes for the same capital-raising and investor-discovery value proposition CONNECTpreneur offers offline.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Connectpreneur
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/groups/8204767

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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