Events

2026 Accelerate Investor Conference

11/04/2026  – 11/05/2026

Fuse at Mason Square, Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA, USA

Two days where ideas meet capital

Fifty selected startups from DC, MD and VA pitch to rooms of regional and national angel and venture capital investors, closing with the Gala on the evening of November 5.

Virginia Bio members reach out to learn how to register for part of the conference for free!!

DAY ONE · NOV 4

Company pitches

Fifty selected early- to mid-seed companies present to rooms of angel and venture capital investors, alongside investor panels.

DAY TWO · NOV 5

Speakers & keynotes

Accelerate brings together the Mid-Atlantic’s most influential investment and corporate leaders – the visionaries shaping the future of business, capital, and innovation.

EVENING · NOV 5

The Gala

Top companies and students compete for cash prizes before a panel of judges, with a strolling supper and views of Arlington and Washington D.C.

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