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Connect, Learn, Celebrate

Embark on a transformative 2-day journey at Seed The South by learning and connecting with hundreds of industry leaders in the Southeast.

Location: The Casey by Beau Monde
1837 N Tryon St #102, Charlotte, NC 28206

An Unparalleled Experience

Seed The South is a one-of-a-kind capital summit designed to empower you to elevate your business, refine your skills, and emerge as a more effective leader. Immerse yourself in Charlotte’s thriving startup ecosystem by meeting impact-driven founders, regional investors, and local business partners all under one roof. Seize the opportunity to expand your professional circle and amplify your own impact through several networking opportunities structured to forge meaningful connections.

What to Expect

Whether you’re looking to scale your startup, support promising ventures, or connect with local entrepreneurs, this is the place to be.

Over 2 action-packed days, you will:

Attend various pitch segments, including the Big Pitch, to watch innovative startups present their ideas to influential investors, showcasing the region's thriving entrepreneurial scene.

The Agenda: Pitch competition, early stage pitches, Startup Alley.

Learn from subject matter experts to level up your business, expand your skill set, and become a better leader.

The Agenda: Founder and investor panels, educational sessions, sponsor highlights.

Connect meaningfully and strategically expand your network with over 300 industry leaders.

The Agenda: Fireside chats, networking sessions, interactive lunch and break sessions.

Celebrate innovation with impact-driven entrepreneurs at electrifying events – done Southern style.

The Agenda: Welcome and wrap-up parties, award show, lively networking sessions.

Ticket Details

Explore the ticket options and secure your spot today! Below are the details on ticket types and pricing, including key dates when ticket prices will increase.

Ticket Types

  • Founders: For Seed to Series A Founders.
  • Investors: For investors and funders.
  • Community: For corporate partners, entrepreneurial support organizations, service providers, and aspiring founders.

Agenda

Tuesday, May 20
Wednesday, May 21
8:00 AM

Doors Open

9:00 AM

Opening Remarks

9:15 AM

Headline Speaker: TBA

9:40 AM

Charlotte Startup Spotlight: Lucid Bots

10:00 AM

Charlotte Showcase Pitches

Featuring:

  • Zinnia
  • Foresight
  • Franzy
  • Geli
  • Siftwell
  • EDRAY
10:50 AM

Founder Masterclass: Diligence Decoded

Sponsored by Wagner Hicks PLLC

11:30 AM

Founder Masterclass: Scaling Smarter

Led by Eric Spett, Scalebound

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Charlotte Startup Spotlight: Fastbreak AI

1:15 PM

Fireside Chat

Featuring Marques Colston, former NFL wide receiver & founding partner of Champion Venture Partners

1:50 PM

gener8tor gBETA Charlotte Showcase

Featuring:

  • Rethink AI
  • Auditrol
  • Tada AI
  • Ryse
  • Graphio.ai
2:30 PM

Charlotte Startup Spotlight: Aiwyn

2:40 PM

Afternoon Founder Masterclass Sessions Begin

4:30 PM

Cocktail Reception

6:00 PM

Invite-Only Dinners

6:30 PM

Innovate Charlotte After Party

8:00 AM

Doors Open

9:00 AM

Opening Remarks

9:20 AM

Charlotte Startup Spotlight: Pet Screening

9:45 AM

Big Pitch Part I

10:40 AM

Big Pitch Part II

11:15 AM

Fireside Chat

Featuring Luke Kuekly, former Carolina Panthers Linebacker

11:50 AM

Charlotte Startup Spotlight: Debtbook

12:15 PM

Big Pitch Winner Ceremony

12:30 PM

Celebration Lunch

Purchase Tickets

Seed The South offers different ticket types for Startups and Investors participating in the conference, and General Admission tickets for any locals looking for a good time.

Presale

(February 12 - March 12)

Regular

(March 12 – April 30)

Last Minute

(April 30 - May 15)

Startups

Founders or on the leadership team of a scalable venture. Pitching companies will receive 1 complimentary registration.

$125

$175

$225

Investors

Angel investors, fund administrators, and venture capitalists.

$275

$325

$475

Community

Support organizations, community leaders, vendors, or anyone else.

$200

$250

$300

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Whether you’re looking to scale your startup, support promising ventures, or connect with local entrepreneurs, this is the place to be.

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What Our Past Attendees Said

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One of the best venture events in the Southeast. Seed the South is a great spotlight of the many exceptional founders in North Carolina. It’s one of the best events in the Southeast connecting investors and founders.

Ashley Gautreaux
Partner, Creative Co. Capital

Seed the South was an amazing experience! Seed the South was an amazing experience for me as a founder. I got to meet fantastic investors, connect with fellow founders, and learn so much from the quality content. It’s definitely one of the standout events in the Southeast.

Christine Nicodemus
Founder & CEO, Wayhaven

Seed The South is designed for companies who want to positively impact Charlotte-area entrepreneurs. NC IDEA has been a proud supporter of Innovate Charlotte's efforts to build an equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem for many years. If you're interested in positively impacting Charlotte-area entrepreneurs, you should strongly consider supporting the upcoming Seed the South Capital Summit.

Ben Redding
CFO, NC IDEA

An atmosphere that breathes community, growth & validation. This summit is incredible for Founders, Speakers, Investors and like-minded peers to connect in an atmosphere that breathes community, growth, and validation in the local startup ecosystem.

Justin Witz
Founder & CEO, Catapult

The energy, the buzz, and the dynamic crowd make this summit an unforgettable experience. Being a speaker at the summit was nothing short of amazing! These events are the heartbeat of our ecosystem, where ideas collide, collaborations ignite, and innovation takes center stage. If you're not here, you're missing out on being part of something truly extraordinary!

Desmond Wiggan
Founder & CEO, BatteryXchange