Brad Schnitzer

Humanity Rising serves as a powerful turnkey social impact solution that engages your greatest assets – your people and your communities. Your employees are hungry to make a difference in the world. Our company-branded service challenges provide a meaningful way to bring employees together through purpose, fostering greater unity within your company, and extending that passion into your communities through inspiring and celebrating youth who are creating a better world. Learn more about how you can create a company-branded Service Challenge and unleash the passion of your employees!

Our mission at The Miracle League of Music City is to provide a safe and fun environment where those with special needs can play baseball in a stadium of their own; where the rules are limited, the love unconditional, and the joy infectious. The Miracle Field complex will include a custom-designed field with a cushioned rubberized surface to allow players from 4 to 99 years of age with wheelchairs, walkers, and other mobility devices to safely move from base to base. The design will also include wheelchair accessible dugouts, accessible restrooms, a concession stand, and picnic pavilion. Other community uses could include but not limited to special education classes for schools, nursing homes, veteran’s programs and Special Olympics.

Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)

LongJump is a first-check venture fund, based in Chicago, designed to invest in the next generation of founders. We provide capital, connections, and community to help founders take the leap towards building fast-growing, scalable businesses. Apply for funding consideration at longjump.vc/apply

GET Cities existed to increase the power and influence of historically excluded people in tech with a focus on gender so that the industry reflects and addresses the needs of all lived experiences.

Humanity Rising serves as a powerful turnkey social impact solution that engages your greatest assets – your people and your communities. Your employees are hungry to make a difference in the world. Our company-branded service challenges provide a meaningful way to bring employees together through purpose, fostering greater unity within your company, and extending that passion into your communities through inspiring and celebrating youth who are creating a better world. Learn more about how you can create a company-branded Service Challenge and unleash the passion of your employees!

Techstars Startup Week is proud to host its annual conference this October. This 5-day long conference will provide students access to engaging content options as well as the opportunity to network with hundreds of entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders. Given the current environment, this year will be our first-ever virtual conference, which will present exciting new opportunities for networking, learning, and professional and personal growth unlike ever before. Whatever part of the startup lifecycle you’re in, you DON’T want to miss out. Sign up TODAY to join thousands of other students in celebrating the vibrant entrepreneurial spirit! Our event is led by students, for students. The next generation of leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs will have the chance to connect and get the right tools to develop their entrepreneurial mindset and pursue their ideas with confidence, passion, and purpose. After Startup Week, participants benefit from a strong connection and a new sense of inclusion within the Chicago Entrepreneurial Community. It’s this support network that can create an ideal environment for positive change and innovation for students to thrive in.