startup summit 2025 may 22 3- 8 PM at Golisano Institute

The Rochester NY "Back to Business" 2021 Startup Summit will be a hybrid event . The in person event will be held at SPOT Co-Work in Henrietta, NY from 4-7 PM on Thursday November 11 2021 and will follow NY State and CDC Guidelines for a safe Covid 19 environment at the time of the event. The program will also be streamed online thanks to Roc Vox Studios in Pittsford, NY. Net proceeds via donations from the event will be donated to the Western NY Crohn's and Colitis Chapter. Austin McChord (pictured on left) is the featured keynote speaker of the 2021 Startup Summit Rochester Chapter Event!  Event attendance if FREE!

Meet the event sponsors, network and mingle masks will be required during event check in and while not seated

Consulting Corner Partners will be  presenting an overview of their Start Up business, service, business tips or "pitch" their new ideas within a :4 minute time allotment!  Participating companies in order of appearance include; Startup Grind, Faircraft Brauhaus, (Capital raise advice), Guglielmo Sauce and Permac Manufacturing, ShoWOWer, Imprintable Solutions, Flower City Union,  Innosek, , Roberts Wesleyan Strategic MS Program, Conversance Business Solutions,  Valiant Standard Wealth Management, Aphex BioCleanse Systems and ROC Vox Studios,

Session Moderator: Nicholas Grunert RIT and Fuego Coffee,  David Mammano Avanti Entreprenuer Network, Richard Glaser ROC Growth, Pauly Guglielmo Guglielmo Sauce and Permac Manufacturing, Michael Thaney Startup Grind

Session Moderator: Andrew Brady President and CEO of XLR8 Team and Conscious Capital Rochester, Tina Paradiso Owner/President Imprintable Solutions (Startup Grind Social Enterprise Pitch Battle Winner), Ahlia Kitwana, Founder Little Black Buddha, Rumella Cameron Conversance Solutions

Austin McChord - Bio
Austin is the founder and former CEO of Datto, an innovative provider of comprehensive backup, recovery, and business continuity solutions. Austin led Datto from its inception through its acquisition by Vista Equity Partners in 2017, and subsequent IPO in 2020.
 

Austin is a Forbes 30 Under 30, was named Ernst & Young Technology Entrepreneur of the Year in 2016 and earned recognition as one of the nation's top 50 philanthropists in 2017. He holds several patents and has been a featured keynote speaker at national technology conferences.
 

In June 2020, Austin became the CEO of Casana, a healthcare technology startup with a mission to transform care management for patients with chronic conditions   

He is also the founder and former CEO of Datto, an innovative provider of comprehensive backup, recovery, and business continuity solutions.  He led the company through its acquisition by Vista Equity Partners in 2017 and continued on as founder and board member for its IPO in 2020.
 

He was also a Forbes 30 Under 30, was named Ernst & Young Technology Entrepreneur of the Year in 2016, and earned recognition as one of the nation's top 50 philanthropists in 2017. He holds several patents and has been a featured keynote speaker at national technology conferences. 

As the Founder of Datto, the world's leading provider of IT solutions
delivered through managed service providers (MSPs). He launched the company in
2007 from a basement in Norwalk, Connecticut, with the mission to bring best-in-class
data protection solutions to underserved small and medium-sized businesses. Formerly
Datto’s Chief Executive Officer for over 10 years, Austin also invests in and advises
other technology growth companies, and continues to invent and experiment in his lab in
Norwalk, CT.

A graduate, trustee, and 2017 commencement speaker of the Rochester Institute of
Technology, McChord is the recipient of numerous awards and distinctions. He was
named to Forbes Magazine’s 30 Under 30 list in 2015, was named an Ernst & Young
Technology Entrepreneur of the Year in 2016, and earned recognition as one of the
nation's top 50 philanthropists in 2017 by the Chronicle of Philanthropy. McChord holds
several patents, and has been a featured keynote speaker at technology conferences
including Collision, Techonomy, and more.

* Attendees and sponsors will be required to wear masks while not seated

* Seating will be spaced out 8' feet apart, exceeding Covid 19 guidelines

* Complimentary Freedom X for Business Sanitizer will be provided for all attendees and consulting corner sponsors

* Refreshments will be provided courtesy of Fuego Coffee, Faircraft Brauhaus, Agness Wine, SPOT Cowork, and Freedom Sports and Entertainment

* Event will be livestreamed with special thanks to ROC VOX Studios

* Mask breaks will be provided in between sessions with easy outdoor access

* Event will be streamed live courtesy of ROC Vox Studios in Pittsford NY

Complimentary refreshments,  beer or wine will be offered prior to final presentation. For more information about Consulting Corner and the StartUp Summit 2021 event, please contact Mark Washo of Freedom Sports and Entertainment at mwasho@freedomsande.com

(201) 669-9013

Covid 19 protocols being followed includes proper social distancing, sanitizing and mask wearing while not seated during sessions