Venture Trailblazers Featuring Mac Conwell

Venture Trailblazers is an exclusive event series that connects leading investors, founders, and ecosystem leaders from across the globe to discuss the latest trends in startups and venture capital. For this edition, we are honored to welcome McKeever “Mac” Conwell II, Founder and Managing Partner of RareBreed Ventures and one of the leading voices for pre-seed investing outside the major tech hubs. The goal of Venture Trailblazers is to educate and connect founders, leaders, mentors, and investors across the global Founder Institute, VC Lab, and FI Venture Networks. . Mac Conwell joins Adeo Ressi for the next edition of Venture Trailblazers. . ❯❯ RSVP now at https://fi.co/e/407532/meetup to get your link and join us live! ❯ What We’ll Cover: Mac’s path from Baltimore software engineer and two-time founder to building one of the most community-driven funds in venture How he raised a $10M Fund I on Twitter with 194 LPs and $10K minimums, and what emerging managers can borrow from that playbook Finding “rare breed” founders outside the big tech hubs, and why overlooked markets and legacy industries are full of opportunity What he looks for in a pre-seed check, and why customer acquisition matters more than having the best product Lessons from building the first state-backed pre-seed fund for underrepresented founders, and from testifying before Congress on access to capital Raising Fund II in a reset market, including the Series A gap, AI-or-nothing capital, and his advice for emerging managers building enduring firms ❯ Who Should Attend: Emerging managers raising Fund I or Fund II, especially those building an LP base from scratch Pre-seed founders building outside major tech hubs or in overlooked industries Angels and accredited investors interested in backing emerging funds Ecosystem leaders and economic development organizations working to expand access to capital in their regions -> About Venture Trailblazers: Venture Trailblazers is an exclusive