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• Angel Investing Accelerator - Accelerated Course on How to be an Angel Investor

  • Start
    Tuesday, June 10, 2025
  •  
  • End
    Thursday, July 17, 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    Virtual via Zoom (Zoom Meeting Link Shared Upon Registration)

  Register

  FREE TO RVC ACTIVE INVESTOR MEMBERS

  
  

  Accelerated Course on How to be an Angel Investor
   
  
  This seven week series will be hosted weekly from June 10, 2025 through July 17, 2025.

  This workshop is for accredited investors only! 

  How does someone learn how to be a successful Angel Investor?

  Participate in the RVC Angel Accelerator and learn how to be a smart Angel. New Angels who don’t take this workshop often spend years and $250,000 or more learning how to do Angel investing! Receive a great return on investment, avoid taxation, learn about leading-edge innovation and meet interesting people!

  This Angel Accelerator advances Angel Investors' learning with a combination of hands-on exercises, working with experienced angel investor mentors, and solid content and toolkits that you'll need for successful Angel Investing.

  Topics Covered Include:

  • Week #1 (Friday, June 6, 2025) - Introduction to Angel Investing (in-person or virtual)

  • Week #2 (Tuesday, June 10, 2025) - How to "read" a pitch. Find out what to look for in a great pitch and don’t get lured in by the entrepreneur’s excitement or an emotional hook. (virtual via Zoom)

  • Week #3 (Tuesday, June 17, 2025) - Exit strategy canvas. Learn the six things that smart investors know how to look for in a great exit strategy. Remember - the exit is the only way Angels get their money back! (virtual via Zoom)

  • Week #4 (Thursday, June 26, 2025) - How to Analyze a Proforma Financial Statement and determine whether it is "believable" or not. Finance Strategy: find out if you're going to get diluted out of a profit, or if future raises will give you a smaller piece of a bigger pie and great returns. (virtual via Zoom)

  • Week #5 (June 30th to July 4th) - How to Value a pre-revenue company. Learn five methods to determine value and make sure you don’t pay too much (or too little). (asynchronous video recording)

  • Week #6 (July 7th to July 11th) - Term Sheets and Negotiation: how are Angel Deals negotiated? What are the key terms? What are the benefits of equity vs. convertible debt, or even SAFE (asynchronous video recording)

  • Week #7 (Thursday, July 17, 2025) - Lead Investors & Board Members: Learn what it means to serve as a Lead Investor and best practices for serving as a board member. (virtual via Zoom)

  How does someone learn how to be a successful Angel Investor?
  

  Participate in the RVC Angel Accelerator and learn how to be a smart Angel. New Angels who don’t take this workshop often spend years and $250,000 or more learning how to do Angel investing. Receive a great return on investment, avoid taxation, learn about leading-edge innovation and meet interesting people!

  The Angel Investing Bootcamp helps Angel Investors learn with a combination of hands-on exercises, experienced angel investor mentors, and solid content + tools that you'll need for successful Angel Investing. Angel Investing 501 is useful to have taken before this class, but it is not a prerequisite; this series does not necessarily need to be taken in order.

  Registrants receive the full workshop and a toolkit full of angel investing resources.
  

  For your best deal, you should consider ACTIVE INVESTOR MEMBERSHIP in Rockies Venture Club, Colorado's leading angel network. That gets you a FREE pass to this workshop, as well as the Angel 501, Practicum, and other workshops offered every month.  Active Investor membership also gets you free access to the other 140+ events we do every year including the Angel Capital Summit, Colorado Capital Conference Angel Forums and investor-only events.  

  Active Angel Investor members attend free!

  Become a member - Click Here and Save!

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• RVC Angel Accelerator Week #4: Financial Proformas & Capital Strategy Workshop

  • When
    Thursday, June 26, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Online - Zoom Virtual Meeting

  Register

  
  

  FREE TO RVC ACTIVE INVESTOR MEMBERS

  
  

  Accelerated Course on How to be an Angel Investor: Financial Proformas & Capital Strategy Workshop

  Thursday, June 26, 2025 | 10 am - 12 pm MT

  Virtual via Zoom: Meeting link shared upon registration 
  

  For both investors and entrepreneurs

  How does someone learn how to be a successful Angel Investor?

  Participate in the RVC Angel Accelerator and learn how to be a smart Angel. New Angels who don’t take this workshop often spend years and $250,000 or more learning how to do Angel investing! Receive a great return on investment, avoid taxation, learn about leading-edge innovation and meet interesting people!

  This Angel Accelerator advances Angel Investors' learning with a combination of hands-on exercises, working with experienced angel investor mentors, and solid content and toolkits that you'll need for successful Angel Investing.

  Topics Covered in this Workshop include:

  Week #4 (Thursday, June 26, 2025) - How to Analyze a Proforma Financial Statement and determine whether it is "believable" or not. Finance Strategy: find out if you're going to get diluted out of a profit, or if future raises will give you a smaller piece of a bigger pie and great returns. (virtual via Zoom)

  RVC's Financial Strategy Class Cluster has everything that investors and startup founders alike need to create and evaluate financial projections (proforma) and to think about capital strategy including the timing and amount of raises, total capital needs, milestones between raises, runway strategy and how to think about dilution in follow-on rounds.

  RVC's course content is based on years of real-life stories and examples. Participants, both angels and entrepreneurs, are encouraged to bring their questions, proformas that they may be working with, and valuation assessments for real-time discussion.

  For your best deal, you should consider ACTIVE INVESTOR MEMBERSHIP in Rockies Venture Club, Colorado's leading angel network. That gets you a FREE pass to this workshop, as well as the Angel 501, Practicum, and other workshops offered every month.  Active Investor membership also gets you free access to the other 140+ events we do every year including the Angel Capital Summit, Colorado Capital Conference Angel Forums and investor-only events.  
  

  Active Angel Investor members attend free!

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• RVC Greeley HyperAccelerator 2025

  • Start
    Monday, July 07, 2025
  • End
    Friday, July 11, 2025
  • Location
    Greeley, CO
  • Spaces left
    100

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  The RVC HyperAccelerator is an ultra-intense mentor-driven program that dives deep into the tough strategies and questions that need to be developed to land angel or venture investment. At the end of the program companies will have a detailed and sophisticated exit strategy, OKRs, Go To Market, Five Valuation Models, Capital Strategy, Scaling Strategy and more. The program ends with a demo day with an audience of angel and VC investors.

  Register for the HyperAccelerator program and get your company truly venture capital ready. This program is for companies who have done the basics already - it's not a place to just try out an idea. Companies should be ready to raise capital immediately or within the next six months.

  City of Greeley

  Thanks to a generous grant from the City of Greeley, this HyperAccelerator will be free for all participants from the City of Greeley. If selected, there are no fees, no equity, no materials costs, no pitch fees, no diligence cost, etc. Nothing. All we ask is that participants show their commitment to complete the program with a $150 deposit that we return to cohort members after they participate in Demo Day.

  Apply to HyperAccelerator - Due Sunday, June 15th

  To apply to participate in the upcoming HyperAccelerator program, please follow the instructions on the RVC HyperAccelerator Application webpage. 

  For all questions, please reach out to info@rockiesventureclub.org.

  Apply to Mentor!

  One of the many benefits of our HyperAccelerator is that each entrepreneur will be signed up with a mentor. In order to pack everything into one short week, we are looking for experienced business people who bring their expertise to startups pitching for capital. Mentors work one-on-one with pitch companies to help them craft their strategy and present the information that investors need to know. These will be highly dynamic sessions that are sure to be fun!

  HyperAccelerator Mentor Application

  For all questions, please reach out to info@rockiesventureclub.org.
  

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• RVC Greeley HyperAccelerator® Demo Day 2025

  • When
    Wednesday, July 16, 2025
  •  
    3:00 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    In-person @ TBD or Virtual via Zoom

  Register

  
  

  RVC Greeley HyperAccelerator®

  Demo Day

  Wednesday, July 16th, 2025

  TBD or Virtual via Zoom

  RVC's HyperAccelerator® is a unique program with all the content, mentors and workshops of a 12 week accelerator packed into six action filled days. RVC HyperAccelerator® graduates work hands-on with investors, fractional executives, and various mentors to hone their venture strategy in order to coherently deliver their investor pitch at Demo Day. Angel Investors and VCs will have a chance to see pitches from venture capital ready companies and participate in a private discussion alongside other accredited investors.

  This Demo Day is a public event with in-person and virtual attendance options!  

  If you want to learn more about the RVC HyperAccelerator® program check out www.rockiesventureclub.org/hyper.

  
  

  Meet the Cohort!

  TBD

  
  

  Event Agenda:

  Check-in & Networking
  

  3:00pm to 3:30 pm

  RVC Introduction

  3:30pm to 3:45pm

  Cohort Pitches

  3:45 pm to 5:15pm

  Closing Remarks & Wrap-up

  5:15 to 5:30pm

  Investor Only Discussion

  5:30 to 6:30pm

  
  

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• RVC Angel Accelerator Week #7: Lead Investor & Post Investment Management Workshop

  • When
    Thursday, July 17, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Online - virtual via Zoom (meeting link shared upon registration)

  Register

  FREE TO RVC ACTIVE INVESTOR MEMBERS

  
  

  RVC Angel Accelerator Week #7: Lead Investor & Post Investment Management Workshop

  Thursday, July 17, 2025 | 10 am - 12 pm MT

  Virtual via Zoom: Meeting link shared upon registration 
  

  For both investors and entrepreneurs

  How does someone learn how to be a successful Angel Investor?

  Participate in the RVC Angel Accelerator and learn how to be a smart Angel. New Angels who don’t take this workshop often spend years and $250,000 or more learning how to do Angel investing! Receive a great return on investment, avoid taxation, learn about leading-edge innovation and meet interesting people!

  This Angel Accelerator advances Angel Investors' learning with a combination of hands-on exercises, working with experienced angel investor mentors, and solid content and toolkits that you'll need for successful Angel Investing.

  Topics Covered in this Workshop include:

  Week #7 (Thursday, July 17, 2025) - Lead Investors & Board Members: Learn what it means to serve as a Lead Investor and best practices for serving as a board member.
  
  This is the workshop for investors who are interested in leading an investment deal through an angel syndicate. The lead investor plays an important role in getting the deal done beginning with showing a commitment for the deal and communicating with peer investors to gauge interest and guide them through the deal. The lead works closely with the due diligence team to make sure that all the critical questions are answered and that risk has been mitigated for investors. The lead assists RVC staff in negotiating the deal by preparing the term sheet and ensuring that the terms are acceptable to all investors in the deal. The lead may also play a role in syndicating, not only within RVC, but with outside VC and angel groups. This helps bring out of state money into Colorado, but also helps to fund RVC companies and close out the rounds.
  
  This workshop walks participants through the deal process and gives tips at each stage to drive engagement, evaluate the deals and, when appropriate, to bring in investors and get the deal done. Workshop participants receive resources to help them through the process as well as answers to the most common questions first time leads have.
   
  

  For your best deal, you should consider ACTIVE INVESTOR MEMBERSHIP in Rockies Venture Club, Colorado's leading angel network. That gets you a FREE pass to this workshop, as well as the Angel 501, Practicum, and other workshops offered every month.  Active Investor membership also gets you free access to the other 140+ events we do every year including the Angel Capital Summit, Colorado Capital Conference Angel Forums and investor-only events.  

  Active Angel Investor members attend free!

  Become a member - Click Here and Save!

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• Angel Accelerator Virtual Office Hours - July 2025

  • When
    Thursday, July 24, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual via Zoom

  
  

  
  

  Virtual Office Hours

  July 24th, 2025

  Virtual via Zoom

  Discussion Topic: Lead Investors & Board Members

  How does someone learn how to be a successful Angel Investor?

  Engage in the RVC Angel Accelerator program to acquire the necessary skills for successful angel investing. Without such training, new investors might spend years and over $250,000 to learn effective investment strategies on their own. Through hands-on exercises and mentorship from experienced investors, Angel Accelerator offers significant benefits including a promising return on investment, potential tax advantages, insights into cutting-edge innovation, and opportunities to connect with fascinating individuals.

  Become a Member!

  This Virtual Office Hours session is associated with an ongoing cohort. Become an RVC Active Investor Member to reserve your spot in the next Angel Accelerator cohort!  Each cohort dives into the Angel Accelerator program through a combination of asynchronous learning, mastermind sessions, RVC Investor Forums, and virtual office hours. The Angel Accelerator Curriculum is designed to span 10 weeks with 2-5 hours of participation per week. The program can be completed entirely remote, however, there are multiple opportunities to engage in person!

  With RVC Active Investor Membership, you also receive free access to the 100+ events we host annually, which include Monthly Investor Forums, Signature Series Nights, Mastermind Sessions, Due Diligence Deep Dives, Investor Screening Committees, and more!

  Apply to Angel Accelerator Today:

  www.rockiesventureclub.org/angel501

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• RVC Life Sciences Screening Committee - July 2025

  • When
    Tuesday, July 29, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Virtual via Zoom

  
  

  
  

  RVC Life Sciences Screening Committee

  July 2025

  Join the RVC Screening Committee to review and select pitch applications for the upcoming Investor Forum. Each cycle, RVC receives over 100 applications for the opportunity to present to our network of investors. The RVC team then selects the top applicants for each cycle to discuss with investor members during the screening committee meetings.

  During this session, we will set our focus on Life Sciences. Industry verticals that typically apply to the RVC Life Sciences Application include but are not limited to Biotech, Digital Health, Food Science, Geonomics, Health Informatics, Kinesiology, Prosthetics, and Medical Devices. We encourage you to join us whether you are an industry expert or novice seeking to grow your investor knowledge!

  For this cycle, we will be reviewing and selecting applications to pitch at the upcoming RVC Signature Series: Life Sciences Night. 

  To prepare for this session, review the links below:

  • RVC Screening Committee Onboarding
  • RVC Investment Philosophy

  If you are an entrepreneur, and are interested in applying to pitch at the upcoming Investor Forum, submit an RVC Pitch Application.

  RVC Screening Committee Meetings are Investor Member only events. To learn more about investor membership, check out RVC Membership or email info@rockiesventureclub.org.   

  RVC Screening Committee Meetings are hosted Virtually via Zoom. Pre-screening lists and the meeting agenda will be shared with registrants in the weeks prior to the screening committee meeting, so be sure to sign up early!
  

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• Women's Investor Network: Capital Options

  • When
    Tuesday, August 05, 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    5280, 1675 Larimer St #675, Denver, CO 80202
  • Spaces left
    57

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  The Women Investors Network (WIN) invites you to join us for our next networking and education event focused on women investors. This event is open to all investors, so please bring a friend or colleague! Men welcomed too. The more diverse our investor community, the better the outcome of our investments.

  The event will be on capital options for founders and investors. The leaders of WIN are active investors and mentors within the early-stage venture community here in Colorado. Join us August 5th, 5:00-7:00 pm at 5280 Magazine.

  We welcome any qualified investor, or potential investor. Please bring a colleague who may not yet be involved in early stage investing, and remember to register in advance.

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• RVC Valuations & Term Sheets Mastermind - August 2025

  • When
    Thursday, August 07, 2025
  •  
    3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Hybrid: In-person @ Thrive Workplace Ball Park, 1415 Park Ave W, Denver, CO 80205 or Virtual via Zoom
  • Spaces left
    17

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  RVC Valuations & Term Sheets Mastermind

  Hosted at Thrive Ballpark
  

  RVC Masterminds are a group mentoring session where entrepreneurs can source candid advice on dilemmas they face with fundraising. Attendees help one another with strategy, actions for getting funded, leads and contacts, support and holding each other accountable for achieving goals. In addition, participants receive professional coaching from Rockies Venture Club, investors, and mentors. 

  For early-stage companies, this is the most cost-effective fundraising consulting you can get! Mastermind sessions are free to RVC Investor and Entrepreneur members.

  Learn more about membership: RVC Membership

  Who Should Attend?: Entrepreneurs looking for group feedback their startup company; Investors looking to help provide insight from their experience and get to know companies who will be looking for funding.

  What is the Format?: 2-hour session, with the first hour reserved for introductions and a presentation on the mastermind topic. From there, facilitators will open the group up for discussion diving further into the topic discussed or other dilemmas presented by attendees.

  Hybrid: In-person @ Thrive Workplace Ball Park, 1415 Park Ave W, Denver, CO 80205 or Virtual via Zoom

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• RVC Pitch Academy - August 2025

  • When
    Tuesday, August 12, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Hybrid: Thrive Ballpark, 1415 Park Ave W, Denver, CO, 80205 or Virtual via Zoom

  Register

  
  

  The RVC Pitch Academy is a half-day workshop designed to do much more than just polish a founder’s pitch and presentation skills. From delivering a compelling presentation to negotiating a successful deal, this workshop will prepare founders to understand many of the terms and processes used by VCs and sharpen their venture strategy.

  Key topics include:

  • Preparing a business for a deal
  • Designing a deck
  • Delivering the pitch
  • Communicating the value for venture funding
  • Balancing pitching a product vs. pitching a company
  • Raising equity vs. convertible debt
  • Communicating risks that don’t raise red flags
  • Understanding investor psychology
  • Following up with interested investors

  RVC’s Pitch Academy instructors have years of experience working with angel + venture capital investors; the Pitch Academy content reflects deep and useful insights about investor priorities and interests. Multiple instructors ensure one-on-one engagement, including pitch practice with real-time feedback.

  For early-stage companies, this is the most cost-effective fundraising consulting you can get! Pitch Academy is free to RVC Investor and Entrepreneur members.

  Learn more about membership: RVC Membership

  Founders: Please bring a pitch deck and laptop to practice.

  Note: To pitch to investors at an upcoming RVC Investor Forum, you must apply to pitch and be accepted by the RVC investment screening committee. 

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• RVC Signature Series: Life Sciences Night 2025

  • When
    Wednesday, August 27, 2025
  •  
    3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    In-person @ TBD
  • Spaces left
    150

  Register

  
  

  
  

  RVC Signature Series: Life Sciences Night

  
  

  Life Sciences offer special opportunities for entrepreneurs, angel investors and Venture Capitalists alike. There are huge markets in healthcare and the investment profits at exit is often different and more robust than other industries as large companies often use acquisition as an R&D strategy.  For angel and VC investors, life science investments can be one of the most profitable sectors.

  The Colorado Bioscience Association and Rockies Venture Club have joined in partnership to present Life Sciences Night, which will showcase investment ready Colorado life sciences startups, a panel discussion from local VCs, and valuable networking opportunities for entrepreneurs, investors, and mentors.

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  After the conclusion of presentations, all accredited investors in attendance are invited to join the Rockies Venture Club Investor Forum. RVC Investor Forums serve to pool the wisdom, expertise, and capital of many individual angels. At this forum, investors will privately discuss the merits and risks of each venture. There is no requirement to invest and each investor has an opportunity to indicate interest in following or leading a specific deal. Both new and experienced investor members are welcome at forums -- this is the best way to learn hands-on about angel investing!

  Entrepreneurs interested in presenting at the event can submit a formal pitch application to RVC by July 20th to be considered: https://sparkxyz.io/applications/624

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• RVC Life Sciences Screening Committee - September 2025

  • When
    Tuesday, September 30, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Virtual via Zoom

  
  

  
  

  RVC Life Sciences Screening Committee

  September 2025

  Join the RVC Screening Committee to review and select pitch applications for the upcoming Investor Forum. Each cycle, RVC receives over 100 applications for the opportunity to present to our network of investors. The RVC team then selects the top applicants for each cycle to discuss with investor members during the screening committee meetings.

  During this session, we will set our focus on Life Sciences. Industry verticals that typically apply to the RVC Life Sciences Application include but are not limited to Biotech, Digital Health, Food Science, Geonomics, Health Informatics, Kinesiology, Prosthetics, and Medical Devices. We encourage you to join us whether you are an industry expert or novice seeking to grow your investor knowledge!

  For this cycle, we will be reviewing and selecting applications to pitch at the upcoming RVC October 2025 Investor Forum. 

  To prepare for this session, review the links below:

  • RVC Screening Committee Onboarding
  • RVC Investment Philosophy

  If you are an entrepreneur, and are interested in applying to pitch at the upcoming Investor Forum, submit an RVC Pitch Application.

  RVC Screening Committee Meetings are Investor Member only events. To learn more about investor membership, check out RVC Membership or email info@rockiesventureclub.org.   

  RVC Screening Committee Meetings are hosted Virtually via Zoom. Pre-screening lists and the meeting agenda will be shared with registrants in the weeks prior to the screening committee meeting, so be sure to sign up early!
  

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• RVC Cleantech Screening Committee - September 2025

  • When
    Tuesday, September 30, 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Virtual via Zoom

  Register

  
  

  
  

  RVC Cleantech Screening Committee

  September 2025

  Join the RVC Screening Committee to review and select pitch applications for the upcoming Investor Forum. Each cycle, RVC receives over 100 applications for the opportunity to present to our network of investors. The RVC team then selects the top applicants for each cycle to discuss with investor members during the screening committee meetings.

  During this session, we will set our focus on Cleantech. Industry verticals that typically apply to the RVC Cleantech Application include but are not limited to AgTech, Energy Storage, Materials, Chemicals, Recyclables, Renewable Energy, Natural Resource Management, and WaterTech. We encourage you to join us whether you are an industry expert or novice seeking to grow your investor knowledge!

  For this cycle, we will be reviewing and selecting applications to pitch at the upcoming RVC October 2025 Investor Forum. 

  To prepare for this session, review the links below:

  • RVC Screening Committee Onboarding
  • RVC Investment Philosophy

  If you are an entrepreneur, and are interested in applying to pitch at the upcoming Investor Forum, submit an RVC Pitch Application.

  RVC Screening Committee Meetings are Investor Member only events. To learn more about investor membership, check out RVC Membership or email info@rockiesventureclub.org.   

  RVC Screening Committee Meetings are hosted Virtually via Zoom. Pre-screening lists and the meeting agenda will be shared with registrants in the weeks prior to the screening committee meeting, so be sure to sign up early!
  

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• RVC Technology Screening Committee - October 2025

  • When
    Wednesday, October 01, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Virtual via Zoom

  
  

  
  

  RVC Technology Screening Committee

  October 2025

  Join the RVC Screening Committee to review and select pitch applications for the upcoming Investor Forum. Each cycle, RVC receives over 100 applications for the opportunity to present to our network of investors. The RVC team then selects the top applicants for each cycle to discuss with investor members during the screening committee meetings.

  During this session, we will set our focus on Technology. Industry verticals that typically apply to the RVC Technology Application include but are not limited to Artificial Intelligence, SaaS, Blockchain, Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, Consumer Products & Goods, and Food and Beverage. We encourage you to join us whether you are an industry expert or novice seeking to grow your investor knowledge!

  For this cycle, we will be reviewing and selecting applications to pitch at the upcoming RVC October 2025 Investor Forum.

  To prepare for this session, review the links below:

  • RVC Screening Committee Onboarding
  • RVC Investment Philosophy

  If you are an entrepreneur, and are interested in applying to pitch at the upcoming Investor Forum, submit an RVC Pitch Application.

  RVC Screening Committee Meetings are Investor Member only events. To learn more about investor membership, check out RVC Membership or email info@rockiesventureclub.org.   

  RVC Screening Committee Meetings are hosted Virtually via Zoom. Pre-screening lists and the meeting agenda will be shared with registrants in the weeks prior to the screening committee meeting, so be sure to sign up early!
  

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• RVC Angel Accelerator: Introduction to Angel Investing & Lunch - Fall 2025

  • When
    Friday, October 03, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Hybrid: In-person @ Thrive Workplace Ball Park, 1415 Park Ave W, Denver, CO 80205 or Virtual via Zoom

  Register

  
  

  
  

  Introduction to Angel Investing

  October 3rd, 2025 @ Thrive Ballpark

  Are you "Angel Curious"? Join this session for FREE!

  
  

  How does someone learn how to be a successful Angel Investor?

  Engage in the RVC Angel Accelerator program to acquire the necessary skills for successful angel investing. Without such training, new investors might spend years and over $250,000 to learn effective investment strategies on their own. Through hands-on exercises and mentorship from experienced investors, Angel Accelerator offers significant benefits including a promising return on investment, potential tax advantages, insights into cutting-edge innovation, and opportunities to connect with fascinating individuals.

  Join the Fall 2025 Cohort!

  Beginning with this introduction session, cohort members will dive into the Angel Accelerator program through a combination of asynchronous learning, mastermind sessions, RVC Investor Forums, and virtual office hours. The Angel Accelerator Curriculum is designed to span 10 weeks with 2-5 hours of participation per week. The program can be completed entirely remote, however, there are multiple opportunities to engage in person!

  • Apply to the RVC Angel Accelerator

  I'm in! Except... what's the cost?

  Become an RVC Active Investor Member to receive the full workshop and a toolkit full of angel investing resources. RVC Active Investor Membership is $1,495/annually, with no term or investment commitments. With RVC Active Investor Membership, you also receive free access to the 100+ events we host annually, which include Monthly Investor Forums, Signature Series Nights, Mastermind Sessions, Due Diligence Deep Dives, Investor Screening Committees, and more!

  Have Questions? Send us an email!

  info@rockiesventureclub.org

  Hybrid: In-person @ Thrive Workplace Ball Park, 1415 Park Ave W, Denver, CO 80205 or Virtual via Zoom
  

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• RVC Pitch Academy - October 2025

  • When
    Tuesday, October 14, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Hybrid: Thrive Ballpark, 1415 Park Ave W, Denver, CO, 80205 or Virtual via Zoom

  Register

  
  

  The RVC Pitch Academy is a half-day workshop designed to do much more than just polish a founder’s pitch and presentation skills. From delivering a compelling presentation to negotiating a successful deal, this workshop will prepare founders to understand many of the terms and processes used by VCs and sharpen their venture strategy.

  Key topics include:

  • Preparing a business for a deal
  • Designing a deck
  • Delivering the pitch
  • Communicating the value for venture funding
  • Balancing pitching a product vs. pitching a company
  • Raising equity vs. convertible debt
  • Communicating risks that don’t raise red flags
  • Understanding investor psychology
  • Following up with interested investors

  RVC’s Pitch Academy instructors have years of experience working with angel + venture capital investors; the Pitch Academy content reflects deep and useful insights about investor priorities and interests. Multiple instructors ensure one-on-one engagement, including pitch practice with real-time feedback.

  For early-stage companies, this is the most cost-effective fundraising consulting you can get! Pitch Academy is free to RVC Investor and Entrepreneur members.

  Learn more about membership: RVC Membership

  Founders: Please bring a pitch deck and laptop to practice.

  Note: To pitch to investors at an upcoming RVC Investor Forum, you must apply to pitch and be accepted by the RVC investment screening committee. 

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• RVC October 2025 Investor Forum & Happy Hour

  • When
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025
  •  
    3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Hybrid: In-person @ Thrive Ballpark, 1415 Park Ave W, Denver, CO, 80205 or Virtual via Zoom

  Register

  
  

  
  

  RVC October 2025 Investor Forum

  Hosted at Thrive Ballpark
  

  RVC Investor Forums bring together accredited angel investors interested in fast-growing, early-stage companies in Colorado. These forums serve to pool the wisdom, expertise, and capital of many individual angels. At this forum, investor members will hear pitches, and afterwards the founders are excused and investors discuss the merits and risks of each venture. There is no requirement to invest and each investor has an opportunity to indicate interest in following or leading a specific deal. Both new and experienced investor members are welcome at forums -- this is the best way to learn hands-on about angel investing! 

  
  

  Meeting Agenda:

  Welcome and Introductions
  

  3:00pm to 3:15 pm

  Deal-in-Play Discussion

  3:15pm to 4:00pm

  Company Pitches

  4:00 pm to 5:00pm

  Investor Only Discussion

  5:00 to 5:30pm

  Happy Hour

  5:30 to 7:00pm

  
  

  Presenting Companies

  TBD

  
  

  To attend this event, you must be accredited: Net worth of at least one million US dollars, not including the value of one’s primary residence, or have made at least $200,000 each year for the last two years [or $300,000 if jointly filing] and have the expectation to make the same amount this year. We do not require a minimum investment.

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• Angel Accelerator Virtual Office Hours - October 2025

  • When
    Thursday, October 23, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual via Zoom

  
  

  
  

  Virtual Office Hours

  October 23rd, 2025

  Virtual via Zoom

  Discussion Topic: Valuations & Term Sheets

  How does someone learn how to be a successful Angel Investor?

  Engage in the RVC Angel Accelerator program to acquire the necessary skills for successful angel investing. Without such training, new investors might spend years and over $250,000 to learn effective investment strategies on their own. Through hands-on exercises and mentorship from experienced investors, Angel Accelerator offers significant benefits including a promising return on investment, potential tax advantages, insights into cutting-edge innovation, and opportunities to connect with fascinating individuals.

  Become a Member!

  This Virtual Office Hours session is associated with an ongoing cohort. Become an RVC Active Investor Member to reserve your spot in the next Angel Accelerator cohort!  Each cohort dives into the Angel Accelerator program through a combination of asynchronous learning, mastermind sessions, RVC Investor Forums, and virtual office hours. The Angel Accelerator Curriculum is designed to span 10 weeks with 2-5 hours of participation per week. The program can be completed entirely remote, however, there are multiple opportunities to engage in person!

  With RVC Active Investor Membership, you also receive free access to the 100+ events we host annually, which include Monthly Investor Forums, Signature Series Nights, Mastermind Sessions, Due Diligence Deep Dives, Investor Screening Committees, and more!

  Apply to Angel Accelerator Today:

  www.rockiesventureclub.org/angel501

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• RVC Women's Investor Network Screening Committee - October 2025

  • When
    Wednesday, October 29, 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Virtual via Zoom

  Register

  
  

  RVC Women's Investor Network

  Screening Committee

  October 2025

  Join the RVC Screening Committee to review and select pitch applications for the upcoming Women's Investor Network Investor Forum. Each cycle, RVC receives over 100 applications for the opportunity to present to our network of investors. The RVC team then selects the top applicants for each cycle to discuss with investor members during the screening committee meetings.

  During this session, we will be screening applications from all industries, including but not limited to Technology, Cleantech, and Life Sciences. For this investor forum, applicants must have a female co-founder/executive to be considered for selection. We encourage you to join us whether you are an industry expert or novice seeking to grow your investor knowledge!

  For this cycle, we will be reviewing and selecting applications to pitch at the upcoming RVC Signature Series: Women's Investor Network Night.

  To prepare for this session, review the links below:

  • RVC Screening Committee Onboarding
  • RVC Investment Philosophy

  If you are an entrepreneur, and are interested in applying to pitch at the upcoming Investor Forum, submit an RVC Pitch Application.

  RVC Screening Committee Meetings are Investor Member only events. To learn more about investor membership, check out RVC Membership or email info@rockiesventureclub.org.   

  RVC Screening Committee Meetings are hosted Virtually via Zoom. Pre-screening lists and the meeting agenda will be shared with registrants in the weeks prior to the screening committee meeting, so be sure to sign up early!
  

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• RVC Pitch Academy - November 2025

  • When
    Tuesday, November 04, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Hybrid: Thrive Ballpark, 1415 Park Ave W, Denver, CO, 80205 or Virtual via Zoom

  Register

  
  

  The RVC Pitch Academy is a half-day workshop designed to do much more than just polish a founder’s pitch and presentation skills. From delivering a compelling presentation to negotiating a successful deal, this workshop will prepare founders to understand many of the terms and processes used by VCs and sharpen their venture strategy.

  Key topics include:

  • Preparing a business for a deal
  • Designing a deck
  • Delivering the pitch
  • Communicating the value for venture funding
  • Balancing pitching a product vs. pitching a company
  • Raising equity vs. convertible debt
  • Communicating risks that don’t raise red flags
  • Understanding investor psychology
  • Following up with interested investors

  RVC’s Pitch Academy instructors have years of experience working with angel + venture capital investors; the Pitch Academy content reflects deep and useful insights about investor priorities and interests. Multiple instructors ensure one-on-one engagement, including pitch practice with real-time feedback.

  For early-stage companies, this is the most cost-effective fundraising consulting you can get! Pitch Academy is free to RVC Investor and Entrepreneur members.

  Learn more about membership: RVC Membership

  Founders: Please bring a pitch deck and laptop to practice.

  Note: To pitch to investors at an upcoming RVC Investor Forum, you must apply to pitch and be accepted by the RVC investment screening committee. 

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• Angel Accelerator Virtual Office Hours - November 2025

  • When
    Thursday, November 06, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual via Zoom

  
  

  
  

  Virtual Office Hours

  November 6th, 2025

  Virtual via Zoom

  Discussion Topic: Lead Investors & Board Members

  How does someone learn how to be a successful Angel Investor?

  Engage in the RVC Angel Accelerator program to acquire the necessary skills for successful angel investing. Without such training, new investors might spend years and over $250,000 to learn effective investment strategies on their own. Through hands-on exercises and mentorship from experienced investors, Angel Accelerator offers significant benefits including a promising return on investment, potential tax advantages, insights into cutting-edge innovation, and opportunities to connect with fascinating individuals.

  Become a Member!

  This Virtual Office Hours session is associated with an ongoing cohort. Become an RVC Active Investor Member to reserve your spot in the next Angel Accelerator cohort!  Each cohort dives into the Angel Accelerator program through a combination of asynchronous learning, mastermind sessions, RVC Investor Forums, and virtual office hours. The Angel Accelerator Curriculum is designed to span 10 weeks with 2-5 hours of participation per week. The program can be completed entirely remote, however, there are multiple opportunities to engage in person!

  With RVC Active Investor Membership, you also receive free access to the 100+ events we host annually, which include Monthly Investor Forums, Signature Series Nights, Mastermind Sessions, Due Diligence Deep Dives, Investor Screening Committees, and more!

  Apply to Angel Accelerator Today:

  www.rockiesventureclub.org/angel501

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• RVC Deal-in-Play Virtual Investor Forum 2025

  • When
    Wednesday, December 03, 2025
  •  
    3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual via Zoom

  Register

  
  

  
  

  RVC Deal-in-Play Virtual Investor Forum

  Virtual via Zoom
  

  RVC Investor Forums bring together accredited angel investors interested in fast-growing, early-stage companies in Colorado. These forums serve to pool the wisdom, expertise, and capital of many individual angels. At this forum, investor members will hear pitches, and afterwards the founders are excused and investors discuss the merits and risks of each venture. There is no requirement to invest and each investor has an opportunity to indicate interest in following or leading a specific deal. Both new and experienced investor members are welcome at forums -- this is the best way to learn hands-on about angel investing! 

  
  

  Meeting Agenda:

  Welcome and Introductions
  

  3:00pm to 3:15 pm

  Deal-in-Play Discussion

  3:15pm to 4:00pm

  Company Pitches

  4:00 pm to 5:00pm

  Investor Only Discussion

  5:00 to 6:00pm

  
  

  Presenting Companies

  TBD

  
  

  To attend this event, you must be accredited: Net worth of at least one million US dollars, not including the value of one’s primary residence, or have made at least $200,000 each year for the last two years [or $300,000 if jointly filing] and have the expectation to make the same amount this year. We do not require a minimum investment.

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• RVC Pitch Academy - December 2025

  • When
    Tuesday, December 09, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Hybrid: Thrive Ballpark, 1415 Park Ave W, Denver, CO, 80205 or Virtual via Zoom

  Register

  
  

  The RVC Pitch Academy is a half-day workshop designed to do much more than just polish a founder’s pitch and presentation skills. From delivering a compelling presentation to negotiating a successful deal, this workshop will prepare founders to understand many of the terms and processes used by VCs and sharpen their venture strategy.

  Key topics include:

  • Preparing a business for a deal
  • Designing a deck
  • Delivering the pitch
  • Communicating the value for venture funding
  • Balancing pitching a product vs. pitching a company
  • Raising equity vs. convertible debt
  • Communicating risks that don’t raise red flags
  • Understanding investor psychology
  • Following up with interested investors

  RVC’s Pitch Academy instructors have years of experience working with angel + venture capital investors; the Pitch Academy content reflects deep and useful insights about investor priorities and interests. Multiple instructors ensure one-on-one engagement, including pitch practice with real-time feedback.

  For early-stage companies, this is the most cost-effective fundraising consulting you can get! Pitch Academy is free to RVC Investor and Entrepreneur members.

  Learn more about membership: RVC Membership

  Founders: Please bring a pitch deck and laptop to practice.

  Note: To pitch to investors at an upcoming RVC Investor Forum, you must apply to pitch and be accepted by the RVC investment screening committee. 

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