Raise Right: The Founder-Capital Ecosystem Summit

Raise Right is a full-day summit dedicated to demystifying the capital stack and bridging Indiana's founder and capital communities. Presented by Launch Fishers and Intrepid, the day brings together tech founders and execs, capital providers, and ecosystem builders for candid conversation, high-signal panels, and real connections that will last beyond the event.

Featuring a fireside chat and keynote with Chris Heivly — co-founder of MapQuest and author of Build the Fort — plus panels with leading capital partners, stage-specific breakout sessions, reverse pitches from investors, and a happy hour to close out the day. Powered by Yorktown Essex Fund and FNDRYx.

This event is designed for the Founder and Capital ecosystems to come together and forge a path to success for all. Launch Fishers and Intrepid are proud to bring this event to the local ecosystem.

Meet our partners:

FNDRYx, our Event Technology partner, is the capital-readiness infrastructure powering connections. Founders and Capital Providers will need to complete the assessment ahead of the summit. We will follow up via email with the assessment:

• Founders: Complete the FNDRYx Founder Readiness Assessment before June 10 (~15 minutes). You'll receive a detailed report scoring you across five dimensions of capital readiness, with benchmark context against peer founders — so you walk into the summit knowing exactly where you stand. Take the assessment →
  
• Capital partners: Receive structured investor reports on participating founders — readiness scores, dimension-level strengths and gaps, and benchmark data. Spend less time qualifying and more time in real conversations.

Info: Fireside chat with Chris Heivly on serial entrepreneurship and building a vibrant ecosystem. Open to the first 50 registered attendees.

Info: Arrive at the theater entrance — open to all attendees.

Info: Leading voices from regional providers that are deploying various types of capital across different industries and stages.

Info: A focused look at how founders should think about capital structure.

Info: Co-founder of MapQuest and author of Build the Fort.

Info: Fuel up and connect with Founders and local ecosystem partners.

Info: Choose your track: Pre-Seed · Seed · Growth & SMBs

Info: Let's flip the script and have capital providers pitch to the Founders. We'll have Angel investors, VCs, banks, and non-dilutive capital options share what they're looking for in their portfolio.

Info: Grab a drink and make some new connections with some open networking to close the day.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Launch Fishers, 12175 Visionary Way, Fishers, United States

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