RustBuilt Conference
September 17th, 2021 | 8 AM – 7 PM
The Rustbuilt Conference is a one-day event held in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Scholarships are available for students interested in attending!
About the Event
Join us as we reconvene as a community to celebrate, connect, share, and learn from a diverse group of some of the nation’s leading startup founders, investors, and business leaders showcasing our region’s unique strengths. What you can expect:
- Captivating Founding Stories – get inspiration from founders from the seed stage to IPO candidly sharing their stories about growing their companies, bumps, bruises, and lessons learned along the way
- Outcome Oriented Workshops to help you grow your business on topics including sales, marketing, product & fundraising.
- Curated Professional Matchmaking (Opt-in)
- Ample Networking + Opportunities for Serendipity (with Designated Tummlers)
- Catered Lunch
- Free Childcare
- Seed-Stage Startup Pitch Competition
- Swag Bag (over $500 value)
- After Party at the Maverick (previously Ace) Hotel
- Much More
Confirmed Session Leaders (even more to be announced:)
- Food Rescue Hero Founder, Leah Lizarondo
- 412 Venture Fund Managing Director, Ilana Diamond
- Allegheny Health Network Chief Physician Executive, Community Development & Innovation, Jeffrey Cohen
- Better Tomorrow Ventures Cofounder, Sheel Mohnot
- Black Tech Nation Founder, Kelauni Jasmyn
- BlueTree Allied Angels Executive Director, Sreekar Gadde
- Booxmart Founder, Jonnet Solomon
- Genius Guild Director of Platform, Jennifer Van Dam
- MaadLabs Cofounder & CMU Professor , Adam Paulisick
- Eagle Ventures President, Melvin Pirchesky
- Jackson Kelly, Tech Legal Clinic Founder, Derrick Maultsby
- Maitri Medicinals CEO, Jimil Wilson
- Metafy Founder, Josh Fabian
- Mountain State Capital Managing Director, Matt Harbaugh
- Niche Founder, Luke Skurman
- Pack Up + Go Founder, Lillian Rafson
- Reinforced Ventures Founder, Euan Gutteridge
- ReviewTrackers Founder, Chris Campbell
- Subtl Beauty Founder, Rachel Reid
- StartFast Managing Director, Nasir Ali
- Stronghold Digital Mining Founder, Bill Spence
The RustBuilt 2021 Conference is sponsored by:
- 1517 Fund (Student Founder Passes)
- 3 Points Rising Ventures
- 412 Venture Fund
- Allegheny Health Network
- Broadwing
- Choolaah (Lunch Catering)
- Clockwise (Conf Gear)
- Code & Supply
- Coro Pittsburgh (Volunteers)
- Harvie
- Innovation Works
- Jackson Kelly
- MaadLabs (Childcare)
- Magarac Venture Partners
- MeterFeeder
- Pgh Tech Council
- PwC Digital (Contact Tracing Hardware)
- Spectale
- Spritz Tea
- Wilke & Associates
- WorkScape (Furniture / Set Design)