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June 30, 2025 | Tom Ballard

Brad Feld announced as keynote speaker for Startup Mountain Summit

He is best known as the Co-Founder of Techstars and author of Startup Communities.

Brad Feld, the well-known American entrepreneur, author, blogger, and venture capitalist, will deliver a keynote address virtually at this fall’s Startup Mountain Summit in Johnson City.

Organized by FoundersForge and scheduled for November 6-8, the event, as previously reported, will begin with The Pitch, where the region’s top start-ups will compete for a shot at $10,000 in prizes. All activities are to be held at East Tennessee State University’s Brinkley Center.

Feld is probably best known as one of the Co-Founders of Techstars and author of Startup Communities that documents the buzz, strategy, long-term perspective, and dynamics of building communities of entrepreneurs who can feed off of each other’s talent, creativity, and support. He is also Co-Founder and Partner at Foundry, a venture capital firm in Boulder, CO.

Early bird tickets are now on sale at this link.



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