Meet Our Sponsors
The Accelerate Investor Conference sponsorship packages are robust, ensuring that your presence and role in this fast-growing tech economy is known. Sponsorships that create awareness in this fast-growing region are going quickly.
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22nd Century Technologies, Inc.
22nd Century Technologies is one of the fastest growing IT Service Integrator and Workforce Solution companies in the United States. Founded in 1997, 22nd Century Technologies is a Certified National Minority Business Enterprise with 6,000+ people including 600+ Cyber SMEs nationwide supporting our customers in all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico. With HQs in Somerset, NJ and Mclean, VA, 22nd Century has 14 offices throughout the United States. As part of our unrelenting focus on quality and compliance, 22nd Century Technologies’ delivery is based on Certified Matured Processes including CMMI L3 Dev & SVC, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001 quality processes. With a strong focus on the public sector, 22nd Century currently holds government contracts with 14 out of 15 Federal Executive agencies including DoD, 37 other Federal agencies, 50 States, 115+ Local agencies, and 37 School Districts. In the last three years, we have expanded our services to Fortune 500 and other commercial clients and currently support 80+ commercial clients. Recognized among “Best Company to Work For” by Forbes, 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., consistently exceeds our clients’ expectations by focusing on their absolute satisfaction with jobs while keeping our employees motivated.
Arlington Economic Development
Arlington Economic Development (AED) is dedicated to preserving and enhancing an economically competitive and sustainable community and creating exciting, diverse and amenity-rich places. AED provides visionary leadership and superior services to Arlington’s business and arts community, its tourism industry and its real estate development. Our team leads groundbreaking programs designed to attract and retain business in Arlington. We’re here to help your business get the tools and resources you need to grow and succeed in our community.
Council for Innovation Promotion
The Council for Innovation Promotion is a bipartisan coalition dedicated to promoting strong and effective intellectual property rights that drive innovation, boost economic competitiveness, and improve lives everywhere.
Its goals and objectives include: Elevate the importance of strong domestic and international IP rights through a range of advocacy programs, initiatives, and campaigns. Forge a coalition of pro-innovation stakeholders to serve as advocates within political, governmental, and non-governmental organizations. Support government leaders who understand that IP is inextricably connected to innovation, and advance policies that support a strong IP system. Provide an authoritative bipartisan resource hub for policymakers, the media, and the general public on IP-related policies and issues.
C4IP’s leadership team is a who’s who of IP officials from both Democratic and Republican administrations as well as the federal judiciary. Its board includes: Co-Chair Andrei Iancu, former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (2018-2021); Co-Chair David Kappos, former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (2009-2013); Judge Paul Michel (ret.), former judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (1988-2010); Judge Kathleen O’Malley (ret.), former judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (2010-2022).
Fairfax City Economic Development
Fairfax City Economic Development is a collaboration between the Fairfax City Economic Development Department and the Fairfax City Economic Development Authority, an independent agency administered by a commission appointed by the City Council to promote economic development activity within Fairfax. Fairfax City Economic Development helps attract businesses to the city, encourages and develops programs that foster connections between businesses, residents, and visitors of Fairfax City, and spearheads innovative programs and strategies devoted to positioning Fairfax City as an ideal location to start, grow, and scale a business. It is a founding member of the Northern Virginia Economic Development Alliance. Learn more at gofairfaxcity.com.
The Fairfax County Department of Economic Initiatives (DEI) is a catalyst to create a vibrant and sustainable Fairfax County. Through collaboration, innovative solutions, and partnerships the department develops and implements strategies to drive business growth, improve the business climate and further diversify the County’s economy. DEI’s focus is on the wide array of economic drivers, including inventive projects and business incentives; small business growth/expansion and advancement of strategies, research and innovative programs.
Fairfax County Economic Development Authority
The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority promotes Fairfax County as a business and technology center and innovation hub. The FCEDA offers site location and business development assistance, and connections with county and state government agencies, to help companies locate and expand in Fairfax County. In addition to its headquarters in Tysons, Fairfax County’s largest business district, the FCEDA maintains business investment offices in six important global business centers: Bangalore/Mumbai, Berlin, London, Los Angeles, Seoul and Tel Aviv. Follow the FCEDA on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube. The FCEDA is a member of the Northern Virginia Economic Development Alliance, which promotes and markets Northern Virginia outside the region and conducts activities and events to build the regional business community.
The Freedom Bank of Virginia is a local, full-service bank utilizing an optimized network of sales offices, talented banking professionals, industry expertise and innovative technology to build client relationships throughout the Northern Virginia/DC MSA. We have a full portfolio of financial products, including extensive mortgage offerings, to serve the business and personal banking needs of our clients and communities. Our banking entrepreneurs are dedicated to helping our clients and communities achieve success.
We strive to provide compelling ideas, relevant financial products and exceptional service to our clients in the way they wish to be served. Freedom focuses on building lead relationships with businesses, real estate owners and professionals in the DC area. We concentrate on industry verticals to deliver unique, sector-specific solutions. Through the use of innovative technology, network of sales offices and a team of experienced bankers we make banking functional and convenient for you and your business.
Experience Innovation, Bank with Freedom.
George Mason University – Costello College of Business
From rapid technological shifts to the changing expectations for the role of corporations in society, businesses today are confronted with a myriad of challenges. George Mason University Costello College of Business offers programs, certificates, and centers of practice that prepare the next generation to meet the demands of tomorrow. Thanks to a strong tradition of dynamic partnerships, leading faculty, and creative curriculum, the college helps fuel the regional economy and creates opportunities for all. The Costello College of Business offers a diverse and inclusive perspective that enhances learning and creative thinking by prompting the study of new material and the awareness of fresh viewpoints. The college is an engaged community partner that graduates highly qualified business students, produces research that informs business strategy and operation, and provides avenues for the region’s leaders to give back and engage students—inside the classroom and out.
GO Virginia is a bipartisan, business-led economic development initiative that is changing the way Virginia’s diverse regions collaborate on economic and workforce development activities. GO Virginia supports programs to create more high-paying jobs through incentivized collaboration between business, education, and government to diversify and strengthen the economy in every region of the Commonwealth.
King & Spalding works across a highly integrated platform of more than 1,200 lawyers in 22 offices to help leading companies advance complex business interests in more than 160 countries globally. With offices in major technology hubs across the United States and around the world, startup and high-growth technology and life sciences companies, and the venture and strategic investors that invest in them, turn to our global team to advise on a wide range of legal and business matters. Our lawyers provide sophisticated counsel to companies at all stages of maturity, from startup to growth stage to public, and to investors from every part of the globe. We advise companies at every stage, including initial formation and fundraising, equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, development and procurement of intellectual property, product and service licensing and SaaS agreements, reseller, distribution and channel deals, employment and equity compensation arrangements, U.S. and international tax planning and restructurings and reorganizations. We advise venture capital funds (VC), corporate venture capital (CVC) departments and other strategic investors, and private equity funds in negotiating investments, exits, divestitures and restructurings.
Maan Ventures was founded in late 2014. We are focused on early-stage startups, deploying capital in Angel, Seed, and occasionally Series A rounds. We’ve invested in a variety of industries from hardware security to medical devices. However, all of our investments rely on our core principles of open communication and founder trust. Similarly, all of our partnerships are based on strategic capital deployed for the long term. Look us up to learn more!
At Marymount University, you learn on purpose through intimate classes and incredible personal attention. And, you Learn with Purpose — taking advantage of the large classroom and performance lab we call Washington, D.C. ‘Learn with Purpose’ at Marymount means you will be prepared not just for a career, but for all the ‘didn’t see that coming’ twists and turns your career will take on the path that marks a fulfilling and contributive life. Marymount offers big ideas, all the support you need, and all the opportunities you want. We’re a launching pad for careers and a close, ethical learning community just minutes from the center of everything.We take pride in our core beliefs — intellectual curiosity, service to others, and having a global perspective. Your education and your life should have as much adventure as challenge, as much play as work, and as many new friends as new experiences. Learn with Purpose, Live with Purpose.
NikSoft was founded in 1998 to lead digital transformations across the Federal Government. For over 25 years, NikSoft has worked alongside a variety of government customers to drive and deliver cost-effective innovation for both today’s missions and tomorrow’s goals. From Low-code/No-code platform adoption at the Defense Healthy Agency, to Zero-Trust cybersecurity implementation at the U.S. Postal Service, to Agile transformation and full life-cycle systems development at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, our teams are delivering solutions for valued customers. Our goal is to ensure mission success of our government customers and to provide seamless user-experiences and flexible services to the citizens they serve.
Northern Virginia Technology Council
The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) is the trade association representing the national capital region’s technology community. As one of the nation’s largest technology councils, NVTC serves companies from all sectors of the industry, from small businesses and startups to Fortune 100 technology companies, as well as service providers, academic institutions, foreign embassies, and nonprofit organizations. Nearly 500 entities make up the NVTC membership and look to the organization as a resource for networking and educational opportunities, peer-to-peer communities, policy advocacy, industry promotion, fostering of strategic relationships, and branding of the region as a major global technology center. Visit NVTC at http://www.nvtc.org.
Prince William County Department of Economic Development
The Prince William County Department of Economic Development promotes Prince William County as a premier destination for businesses to locate and expand, increasing the County’s commercial tax revenue and providing employment opportunities for its residents. As the second-largest county in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Prince William County is a community of choice with a strong, diverse economic base, where individuals and families choose to live, work and play and businesses choose to locate. Offering unmatched access to Northern Virginia’s 1.6 million workers and unparalleled quality of place, Prince William County provides businesses fast access to top U.S. markets, a diverse workforce, and the world.
Smart City Works is a next generation business accelerator, called a BUSINESS ACTUATOR, that builds and launches innovative urban tech and IoT companies. We were established in 2016 in the Washington, DC metro region as the world’s first seed accelerator uniquely focused on urban tech and infrastructure, and on improving the livability, sustainability, operations and resilience of cities.
Mission-focused, data-driven—Unissant Inc. (Unissant) delivers for the agencies that keep our nation healthy and safe. Keeping people and mission at the forefront, we apply our domain expertise, data acumen, and technology know-how to achieve breakthrough results. Agencies turn to Unissant for our expertise in AI, advanced analytics, digital excellence, and cybersecurity solutions. Our proven frameworks drive successful execution of complex projects at enterprise scale. With an unwavering commitment to advancing mission outcomes, our teams engineer human-centered, innovative solutions that accelerate time to value. We bring honesty, integrity, and dependability to every interaction with our employees, clients, and partners. For more information, visit us at www.unissant.com.
VIPC: The Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation
Our business is Connecting innovators with opportunities. VIPC is the commercialization and seed stage economic development driver for the Commonwealth that leads funding, infrastructure, and policy initiatives to support Virginia’s innovators, entrepreneurs, startups, and market development strategies. VIPC collaborates with local, regional, state, and federal partners to support the expansion and diversification of Virginia’s economy.
The Virginia Biotechnology Association is Virginia’s life science industry trade group. Our mission is to promote innovation and growth through strengthened networks; advocacy; capital investment; talent attraction, development and retention; and advancing the next generation of leaders. Established in 1992, we are a network of leaders generating growth for bioscience, driving industry-friendly state policy, and supporting the innovation that improves lives across the Commonwealth, our country and our world. Virginia Bio-Connect is a statewide collaboration between Virginia Bio and our regional life science ecosystems designed to increase connectivity and awareness of the existing programs, resources, and communities in the Commonwealth. Virginia Bio-Connect will be a central hub for the life science community to find relevant resources across the state, including commercialization and entrepreneurship programs, sources of capital, accelerators, employment and internship opportunities, and laboratory space. The program provides the pathway for businesses to find the support, expertise, and workforce needed to grow and prosper in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The unique history of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati closely traces the birth and evolution of Silicon Valley. For more than 60 years, Wilson Sonsini has represented technology pioneers associated with virtually every milestone innovation, as well as life sciences trailblazers shaping the future of healthcare.
Today, Wilson Sonsini is synonymous with ushering promising and innovative technology and life sciences companies through their business life cycle. And as our clients have grown, so has our firm. We now represent some of the largest companies in the world—and thousands of the smallest ones, too.