Upstream Festival Side Event: Closing Gaps Breakfast

☀️ Upstream × AtVenture: Closing Gaps Breakfast

Not a networking event. A curated room where connections are intentional.

Kick off your Upstream Festival day with purpose! The Closing Gaps Breakfast is a carefully curated session that unites early-stage founders and investors through structured, intentional matchmaking — going far beyond the usual small talk and business card exchanges.

🎯 What to Expect

This is a small, focused gathering designed to foster meaningful, high-quality conversations with real potential for investment and collaboration. The room is deliberately balanced and built around relevance:

• 🤝 Pre-matched participants based on sector, stage, and investment focus
• 🔄 Structured rounds that keep conversations productive and purposeful
• 🌍 A diverse room — with a strong emphasis on increasing access for underrepresented founders and widening the pool of capital supporting them
• 🏗️ Ecosystem supporters present to help facilitate connections and share opportunities

👥 Who's in the Room?

• Early-stage founders seeking investment and strategic connections
• Investors looking for relevant deal flow
• A select group of ecosystem players strengthening the broader network

⚠️ Spots Are Limited

This is a curated, intimate setting — attendance is kept intentionally small to ensure every interaction counts. Secure your place via the registration link.

📋 Register here

A side event of Upstream Festival — Connecting Change Makers, in collaboration with AtVenture.