#DemoDay gives founders the platform to strut their stuff, get real #pitch experience, and win real cash prizes! Come cheer on the community with other supporters in San Francisco on November 4th and Los Angeles on November 6th. 🌈 Get your free tickets at https://lnkd.in/ez9j6Euk Stay tuned for more Demo Day updates!! This event is generously sponsored by Silicon Valley Bank and MISTR! ❤️ #StartOutDemoDay2025 #Pitch #StartOut #DemoDay #StartOutDemoDay #pitch #pitchingevent #startups #founders #entrepreneurs #LGBTQ #queer #DemoDay2025 #LGBTQ #entrepreneurship #pitchevent #innovation #SFLGBTQ #SFQueer #SFentrepreneur #LALGBTQ #LAQueer #LAFounder
StartOut
Civic and Social Organizations
San Francisco, CA 12,840 followers
Increasing opportunity and success for LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs.
About us
StartOut accelerates the growth of the LGBTQ+ community to drive its economic empowerment, building a world where every LGBTQ+ entrepreneur has equal access to lead, succeed, and shape the workforce of the future. Join the StartOut community: Visit our website to join 18,000+ like-minded entrepreneurs and friends worldwide. You get first-hand advice from investors, founders and thought leaders. It’s through these connections that we empower you to grow your business. General Info: StartOut is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation. Its national Board of Directors have made significant contributions to the field of entrepreneurship and are committed to the success of the LGBTQ+ community.
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https://startout.org/
External link for StartOut
- Industry
- Civic and Social Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2009
- Specialties
- Networking, Mentorship, Education, Inspiration, Access to Capital, LGBTQ, Entrepreneurship, Investors, Nonprofit, Funding, Venture Capital, EIR, Sales, Marketing , and Tech
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San Francisco, CA 94111, US
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New York, NY 10011, US
Employees at StartOut
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Wasim Ahmad
Co-founder & GTM — Pioneer of Crypto Inheritance | AI | Blockchain | Crypto | Inheritance | Philanthropy | VR/AR | Zero Knowledge | New York - London
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Beatrice Stonebanks
CRO | AI Business Applications Strategist | 4x Founder | Women Defining AI SF Bay Area Community Lead | ESG Evangelist | Global Best Selling Author |…
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Brett Guidry
Startup Advisor at StartOut
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Bill Lesieur
AI Revolution | Open Innovation | CVC | Future of Work | Equitable Futures | Sustainability | Corporate Innovation | Futurist | Strategic Foresight |…
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Join our community of volunteers that support entrepreneurs every step of the way. Volunteers like John-Paul Parmigiani on our New York City Programming Board create opportunities for local founders to gather, connect and grow! ⭐ We have local programming boards in Austin, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Canada! ➡️ Apply by October 31st at bit.ly/4gThnys where you can also review our other open #volunteer roles with our Office Hours Experts, Signature Events Committee, Mentors, and Applicant Review Committee.
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On the Road for 30 Days With Tarik - Part 1 of 5 - Reaching Out MBA 2025 - New Orleans, Louisiana. Big Shout Out to Ryn Skultety, PhD Nick Bailey ,Patrick S. Chung Ben Stokes Danielle W. Astha Berry Graciela De Leon Selam Kebrom Jason Scott Salem Habte Hector Solis-Ortiz StartOut
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Corporate Transactions | Mergers & Acquisitions | Venture Capital | Joint Ventures | Strategic Alliances | Corporate Governance
It was an absolute pleasure to reconnect with friends and Holland & Knight LLP colleagues at the annual StartOut awards event. The atmosphere was electric, filled with inspiring stories and a sense of community. What a fun and motivational experience it was! Thank you to everyone who made the event so memorable. Looking forward to more opportunities to connect in the future. Cheers to the fantastic work and achievements of the LGBTQ+ community! #StartOut Patrick Driscoll | Kate Skeele | Nicolas Usandivaras | Toni Moran
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“Our otherness is what connects us. It’s what gives texture and beauty to the human experience… May we continue to transmute barriers into bridges—for ourselves, for each other, and for the generations who come after us.” ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🩷🤎 Last Thursday we danced, we ate, we sparkled and we celebrated at the 2025 StartOut Awards! We brought together over 300 champions for the LGBTQ+ founder community to honor trailblazers making a difference like Sophia Bush and Lt. Col. Jennifer N. Pritzker! 🌟From Jennifer Pritzker’s history of leadership to Sophia’s story of growth, the night reminded us that together, we can create a level playing field for every entrepreneur! The incredible Heidi N Closet kept the night alive with her MC skills and performances! Plus, our esteemed award presenters Adrian J. (AJ) DeLeón, M.Ed., Stacy London, and Allison Wright, gracefully gave our honorees their flowers and DJ Parker Phillips helped us dance the night away! Thank you to our host committee, NYC Programming Board, Board of Directors and staff for giving this event LIFE! And a special thank you to our supportive event sponsors, The Coca-Cola Company, Comcast NBCUniversal, J.P. Morgan, MISTR, HR1Systems, Silicon Valley Bank, UBS, and Weber Shandwick 🫶 Stay tuned for more 2025 StartOut Awards content and don’t forget to tag us in your posts! #LGBTQ #entrepreneurs #StartOutAwards #founders #queercelebration #Sponsors #StartOutAwards2025 #NewYorkCity #NYCBusiness #NYCLGBT #StartOut #LGBTQFounder Phillip Ozaki, Tristan Schukraft, Erica Bacon, Miguel A. Lopez, Alex Capecelatro, Joan Salamanca, Robert D'Annibale, Adrian J. (AJ) DeLeón, M.Ed., Patrick Driscoll, Genesis Garcia, Charlotte Hamilton, Sean Livingston, Brian Lucksinger, Yosh Miller, Ryan Mulcock, patrick pilkington, Spencer Schrage, Jason Scott, Andres Wydler, Shou An Z
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Brand & Innovation Leader in Sports, CPG, Tech | Former Octagon/AB InBev, Kraft Heinz, Ocean Spray | 4X PE/VC-backed Consumer, ClimateTech | Designing & Building for Growth.
5 of 5 favorite moments from #SFTechWeek that I'm holding fast to... 🎙️ ...in a place where people dream and do 💯. Last one to run back... ✨ 5/ "We can all laugh and learn." ~Chris Luquetta-Fish, who did a phenomenal job organizing and hosting StartOut's "Pitches & Punchlines" which garnered more than a few laughs and some unexpected judges' critiques from legendary and fabulous drag queens Elsa Touche & Fran Zaya. But also a thank you to the following for not pulling any punches on those pitches: Vasudev from Anomaly Ventures, Herman F., Lee Edwards from Root Ventures and AJAY BAM of Vyrill and Laura Burkhauser (in spirit) 💯 👊 🏳️🌈 #RepresentationMatters If you didn't make this #StartOUT event, no stress. Come join for next week's StartOut ArtOUT at Rosebud Gallery SF on October 25th from 6-9pm that the talented team of Julia G., Zoe Abbott Boyd and Ryan MacCarrigan are putting on for the community. 🎨 🖼️ Grab your 🎟️ : https://lnkd.in/d7J6fyE6 ✅ #LiveMusicAndArt #CommunityConnection #ArtShow #LGBTQIAArtists #QueerArt #ArtAndTech #ArtMeetsInnovation #StartOut #YourBrainOnArt
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Senior Communications Leader: Social Media, Influencer Relations, Brand Communications | Top 25 Influencer Marketing Expert according to Top Rank Marketing
It was a fantastic evening filled with great opportunities. Congratulations to the team and a big thank you to Weber Shandwick for their support of StartOut's mission to empower LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs. 👏👏👏
Associate, Influencer Strategy @ Weber Shandwick | B.S. Advertising @ Boston University
Last night, I had the distinct honor of attending the StartOut Awards Gala in New York City, the premier celebration of LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs, spotlighting the business leaders who are driving the future of entrepreneurship. Collaborating with some amazing colleagues across our LGBTQ+ Business Resource Group at Weber Shandwick, Q+, we put in after-work hours to perform media relations, press outreach, pitching, and earned influencer outreach to gather attendees for the gala and amplify StartOut's message of resilience, creativity, and the contributions of the LGBTQ+ community’s trailblazing business leaders. I had the pleasure of collaborating with and inviting six NYC-based influencers at the intersection of queer culture, technology, and business, fostering authentic and powerful relationships during an extremely uncertain time of increasing hostile attacks on queer and trans rights organizations across the United States. Thanks so much to my wonderful partners in this project - John Daniel McCourt, Patrick Jones, Marcin Lipinski, Sam Tatham, Spencer Schrage, and Ashley Duong - as well as our partner at StartOut - Brian Richardson - for working alongside me to bring this important event's message to life. I am so grateful every day that I am still able to advocate loudly for inclusion and belonging in corporate spaces, as well as support underserved and overlooked communities through my work!
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