〽️ March Madness #WeComin

We know what you're thinking...

Your #SundayFunday is coming to a close and those #SundayScaries are starting to creep in. You haven't started that paper, and although you hosted a Succession watch party tonight, that paper is still due tomorrow.

Your NCAA bracket is busted, so you really don't have anything special to look forward to in early April anymore! Good thing your trusted friends at EVC knew this would happen and planned the Inaugural Entrepreneurship & Venture Conference on April 15th!*We know this is a reach, but you're still reading and how else are we going to convince you to buy your early bird tickets before the price goes up this Tuesday night?!*

〽️ EVCCon: Amplify Access - University of Michigan's Inaugural Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital ConferenceSaturday, April 15th, 9am - 5pmThe leaders of EVC are curating a first-of-its-kind experience tailored to engage anyone from the scale of venture curious to venture convicted. We have secured speakers and sponsors representing firms like Amazon, Brex, Capital G, Cooley, and General Catalyst just to name a few. 🐣 Early-Bird ticket holders will not only get a "preferred price" but also priority access to two special events happening on the Thursday and Friday night before the conference*Early-bird tickets will only be available until this Tuesday, 9pm ET while supplies last. Join the anticipated 497 inaugural attendees and get your tickets below today 😉

EVC - Inside the University of Michigan:

✨ Kate Ryder, Founder & CEO of Maven powered by EVCOn Wednesday, March 8th the leaders of EVC spearheaded a celebration of International Women's Day with an engaging conversation with University of Michigan graduate Kate Ryder. Moderated by first-year MBA candidate, Kira Farris, the conversation centered on Kate's vision for the future of women's leadership and health. While Kate gave no clues to her future plans, we congratulate Kate on her full-circle moment and expansion into Europe with Maven's recent acquisition of Naytal. You can learn more directly from Kate's LinkedIn post here

✨ Ali Partovi, Founder & CEO of NEO powered by V1Leaders from EVC joined the largest community of student builders last Friday for a fiery talk given by Ali Partovi (Founder & CEO of NEO, Co-Founder of CODE.org, and Investor in Facebook, AirBNB, and Uber). Partovi kept it real with personal failure stories, tactical advice for founders, and behind-the-scenes insights for investors. We're always impressed with the quality of content and conversations coming from the V1 leadership team. Feel free to learn more about V1 and its growing community here.cc: Tyrus + Shrey 

EVC - Outside the University of Michigan:

🚀 Austin Sivik, CFO of EVC in New York City powered by ZLI Our CFO Austin Sivik and a few other teammates recently won the Michigan LBO competition. After taking a few days to rest and recover, they packed their bags to highlight UM's EVC ecosystem at the Wharton School's annual LBO event. They didn't come back with the win, but they definitely demonstrated our ability to compete at a national level with any and everybody. Let's show Austin some love by getting your earl-bird tickets in his honor before they're all gone.

"Momma I made It. I've got my own EVCCon early-bird tickets" — The People's Champ, Austin Sivik

🚀 EVC Board in Austin powered by ZLI Our incoming Co-Presidents Taylor Brown and Andrew Haeger along with current EVC board members Ben and Annika (incoming Co-Managing Director of ZLCF) won second place at the central regionals Venture Capital Investment Competition hosted by Texas McCombs School of Business. If you know venture in Ann Arbor, then you know Anne Perigo with ZLI. She did an amazing job supporting this team from winning the Michigan Investment Challenge and placing at regionals. Check-out the smiles and be on the lookout for this team to take things "a little" further next year with more experience.

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