49th State Angel Fund

10/11/2024

Day 5️⃣ of Alaska Entrepreneurship Week 🎉 wow this week flew by! Which events will you be attending today?

Finally, it's Friday! 🥳

The final day of Alaska Entrepreneurship Week is here and BOY are we excited for it!

Today's definitely not as action-packed as the rest of the week, but don't let that fool you; every event on the schedule today is dense and ready to teach you something, get you connected to the right resource, or help you celebrate what an amazing week this has been.

And we really couldn't say it any better than we already have below...

THANK YOU FOR CELEBRATING ALASKA ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK WITH US! 🎉

We'll see you at the Wrap-Up Party tonight at The Alaska Native Heritage Center Athabascan Ceremonial House !

10/10/2024

Day 4️⃣ of Alaska Entrepreneurship Week 🎉

We can't believe it's Day 4 already!

After the past 3 days of keynotes, open houses, workshops, and more, there's still so much to discover during Alaska Entrepreneurship Week 🚀

Today, you'll get your sales pipeline sorted, AI bot working, be loan ready by the end of the day, and have an idea on how to start marketing to your local area — and so much more!

What events will you attend today? 👀

10/09/2024

Day 3️⃣ of Alaska Entrepreneurship Week : join us in person or online at 4:30pm today to talk about angel investing!

RSVP for all the details: AKEW24 // Find Your Angels

Welcome in, Wednesday!

We're starting today out nice and easy with a special edition of 1 Million Cups Anchorage — grab your coffee and come out to see us! ☕

Or if you're in the Mat-Su Valley, join us for a Wellness Panel Discussion at Joe & Charlie's Sober Bar in Wasilla 🙌

From there, the day goes on into an amazing array of workshops, keynotes, and even an investor community event!

It's going to be a dazzling day during Alaska Entrepreneurship Week — we hope to see you at some of our events!

10/08/2024

Thank you Mayor LaFrance for your support of Alaska Entrepreneurship Week and startup founders in Anchorage and across the state! We look forward to working with your administration to grow our local entrepreneurs' success.

10/05/2024

Check out our latest newsletter below!

49SAF portfolio company Keepers launched in Austin last month! Congratulations to Carleena and team on this next step!  Keepers provides short-term rental hosts and managers with fully automated set-it-and-forget-it housekeeping management. Their solution ensures that each property is always rea...

10/04/2024

Alaska Entrepreneurship Week is next week! Join us Wednesday 10/9 to learn about angel investing for founders - what it is, what to know, and perhaps where to find these Angels. Sign up today:

Securing equity investments can be a useful way to grow your company fast, and this journey often starts with finding angel inv...

10/04/2024

We are so excited for Alaska Entrepreneurship Week NEXT WEEK 🥳👏🏻 Join us - we'll be online and at many of the Anchorage events 😁

8 months. 10 presentations. 35+ volunteer organizers. 100+ meetings.

This is what it takes to put together an event like 2024 Alaska Entrepreneurship Week.

But it goes beyond that — because nothing is ever truly free.

It takes people like this 👇 to come together to support those 35+ volunteers with money, consulting, coffee, ideas, events, introductions, quality time, and hard work.

It takes a village.

So today, we want to take a moment to thank everyone who grouped together to make this event happen.

Quill Solutions
Better Business Bureau
AK Coffee Co.
Katari Creative
Business Impact NW
Alaska V3
49th State Angel Fund
U.S. Small Business Administration
Junior Achievement of Alaska
Alaska MediaFirm
Health TIE
Tech Wildcatters
Umoja CoWorking
Alaska Small Business Development Center
The Boardroom
gener8tor
Molly Blakeley
Bank

Holdings
Solutions
’s Fine Dining
-Su Resort

Not pictured:
1 Million Cups Anchorage
Alaska Native Heritage Center
Alaska MEP
Landmark Collective
Pandere Shoes
Silver Gulch Brewing & Bottling Company
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Brad Schmitz
Alpine Fit
Distillery
Inlet Tribal Council
Parades
’s Cafe
Library
& Charlie’s Sober Bar
Seed Lab
National Bank Alaska

When we take the time to list each one of you out, we realize it doesn’t get any better than this.

Thank you for all that you do for Alaska’s Entrepreneurship Community.

Sincerely,
The Alaska Entrepreneurship Week Team

09/04/2024

📰 In 49SAF's latest newsletter:
- Alaska Center ICE 's event on SBIR/STTR funding later today!
- Applications for gener8tor 's gBETA Alaska and UA Center for Economic Development 's Upstart Alpha (accelerator programs!)
- Alaska Entrepreneurship Week coming up!.. and more!

https://buff.ly/3XfiJKu

We're proud to support Upstart Alpha, an accelerator program that's all about turning innovative ideas into successful businesses. Some of Alaska's standout startups—like Finn, AK Quality Screens, and Hey Bear!—started their journey with Upstart Alpha, and now they're looking for the next w...

08/30/2024

Yesterday, 49SAF had the honor to celebrate the launch of the new Alaska State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Tribal Program at UAA: University of Alaska Anchorage with stakeholders from across Alaska. 🎉

It was a pleasure to welcome US Treasurer Chief Malerba and a Treasury Department delegation to Anchorage to mark this occasion.

We're excited to see this program's impact in our state in the coming years - an allocation of over $83 million to attract private investment to Alaska-Native-owned and rural businesses - congratulations to Alaska Small Business Development Center, UAA Business Enterprise Institute, and Alaska Federation of Natives - Official Page for making this happen!

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08/21/2024

Mark your calendars 📅 for the Graduate Student Fellowship Demo Day with our partners at Alaska Center ICE this Friday 8/23 in Fairbanks or online! University of Alaska Fairbanks grad students will unveil their groundbreaking inventions and innovative products in five-minute pitches!💡

Register below 👇
https://buff.ly/3AHrSUw

08/16/2024

🚀 Spotlight on Upstart Alpha: Empowering Alaska's Next Big Ideas! 🚀 - Learn more and apply below!

We're proud to support Upstart Alpha, a program that's all about turning innovative ideas into successful businesses. Some of Alaska's standout startups—like Finn, AK Quality Screens, and Hey Bear!—started their journey with Upstart Alpha, and now they're looking for the next wave of entrepreneurial talent.

What makes Upstart Alpha special?

$1800 Stipend: Entrepreneurs receive financial support to focus on building their business—no strings attached.

Strong Network: Access to industry experts, mentors, and a community of like-minded entrepreneurs.

Proven Success: A track record of helping startups grow and thrive in Alaska and beyond.

If you know someone with a groundbreaking idea, point them toward Upstart Alpha!

Let's continue to support our local innovators and help them build something amazing!

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