Rumika Sharma

We are BankTech Ventures, a strategic investment fund built to strengthen the future of community banking. We source, invest in, and support bank-enabling technology companies that address the real operational and competitive needs of community banks. Our ecosystem brings together bankers, founders, and industry partners to accelerate adoption of solutions that materially improve how community banks operate and grow. We were formed in 2021 in response to a clear market gap. Community banks needed a more efficient and trusted way to access and evaluate emerging technologies. With more than $115MM in committed capital from over 100 community banks and strategic partners in our first fund, we set out to create a purpose-built investment platform dedicated to bank innovation. We go beyond capital. We combine deep banking expertise, collaborative validation with our limited partners, and rigorous diligence to guide founders toward true product-market fit. We focus on technologies that enhance customer experience, improve risk and compliance, strengthen data and analytics capabilities, and unlock automation and operational efficiency. Our team and General Partners come directly from the community banking ecosystem, including two of the country’s most innovative community banks. This structure gives us a unique vantage point into banks’ needs and allows us to support portfolio companies with strategic insight and distribution pathways that traditional venture funds cannot offer. With more than 24 portfolio companies and a growing pipeline of bank-focused innovators, we remain committed to a simple mission. Make community banks stronger, more competitive, and better equipped for the future.

Startup Boston is your go-to resource for the New England startup community. Our mission is to elevate and celebrate the Boston and New England startup ecosystem by organizing events, brokering access and sharing knowledge. Key events we organize every year: -Startup Boston Week - this is our flagship conference. Its a free, five day event that brings together 6,500+ folks in the startup community and showcases the expertise of 300 speakers across 100+ sessions. -Dealflow Mixer - to attend this event you must request an event. These are held quarterly throughout the year and connect investors to founders. -Cofounder Matching - to attend this event you must request an event. These are also held quarterly throughout the year and great if you (1) have an idea and are looking for a cofounder or (2) dont have an idea but are excited about joining a startup at the ground-floor Additionally, we partner up with incredible organizations to create events year-round for the startup community. You can stay in the loop on whats happening right here: https://www.startupbos.org/events On this page, youll see both events organized by the Startup Boston Team AND what other events are being held throughout the startup community in New England.

We are BankTech Ventures, a strategic investment fund built to strengthen the future of community banking. We source, invest in, and support bank-enabling technology companies that address the real operational and competitive needs of community banks. Our ecosystem brings together bankers, founders, and industry partners to accelerate adoption of solutions that materially improve how community banks operate and grow. We were formed in 2021 in response to a clear market gap. Community banks needed a more efficient and trusted way to access and evaluate emerging technologies. With more than $115MM in committed capital from over 100 community banks and strategic partners in our first fund, we set out to create a purpose-built investment platform dedicated to bank innovation. We go beyond capital. We combine deep banking expertise, collaborative validation with our limited partners, and rigorous diligence to guide founders toward true product-market fit. We focus on technologies that enhance customer experience, improve risk and compliance, strengthen data and analytics capabilities, and unlock automation and operational efficiency. Our team and General Partners come directly from the community banking ecosystem, including two of the country’s most innovative community banks. This structure gives us a unique vantage point into banks’ needs and allows us to support portfolio companies with strategic insight and distribution pathways that traditional venture funds cannot offer. With more than 24 portfolio companies and a growing pipeline of bank-focused innovators, we remain committed to a simple mission. Make community banks stronger, more competitive, and better equipped for the future.

milemark•capital is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in diverse teams using applied-ai to rewrite existing business models.

Startup Boston is your go-to resource for the New England startup community. Our mission is to elevate and celebrate the Boston and New England startup ecosystem by organizing events, brokering access and sharing knowledge. Key events we organize every year: -Startup Boston Week - this is our flagship conference. Its a free, five day event that brings together 6,500+ folks in the startup community and showcases the expertise of 300 speakers across 100+ sessions. -Dealflow Mixer - to attend this event you must request an event. These are held quarterly throughout the year and connect investors to founders. -Cofounder Matching - to attend this event you must request an event. These are also held quarterly throughout the year and great if you (1) have an idea and are looking for a cofounder or (2) dont have an idea but are excited about joining a startup at the ground-floor Additionally, we partner up with incredible organizations to create events year-round for the startup community. You can stay in the loop on whats happening right here: https://www.startupbos.org/events On this page, youll see both events organized by the Startup Boston Team AND what other events are being held throughout the startup community in New England.

We lead investments in pre-seed and seed stage B2B software companies that transform how business is done. We support founders with the only things that matter in the early days: sales acceleration, operational execution, and capital strategy. Apply for funding here: bit.ly/laconiapitch

Flashpoint is an international tech investment firm with approximately $600 million in assets under management (AUM), focusing on U.S. and Western European tech companies originating from Europe and MENA. Flashpoint manages seven funds across three products: Venture Growth, Growth Debt, and Direct Secondary. The firm is headquartered in London, with offices in New York, Tel Aviv, Budapest, and Riga. Investors in Flashpoint’s funds include Széchenyi Funds, a Hungarian fund manager, and more than 180 major family offices and high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs). The funds have invested in 80 companies, including Guesty, Chili Piper, and OfficeRnD. Flashpoint has completed 28 exits, such as the sale of its stakes in Shazam (to Apple), Chess.com (to PokerStars founders and General Atlantic), Marketman (to PSG), Gurushots (to Zedge), Comeet (to Boathouse Capital), and OfficeRnD (to Blue Star Innovation Partners), among others. At Flashpoint, our mission is to bring together capital, knowledge, people, and best practices to foster socially responsible development. While monetary returns are important, the intangible aspects of our work are equally significant to our team. We have invested a third of our capital in themes that aim to make the world a better place, including e-learning, telemedicine, and online job platforms.