In regions where traditional venture capital is elusive for many founders, a new generation of investors and models are stepping up and changing the rules of the game. In this essential session at Beyond the Beach: Caribbean Impact Investment Summitinvestors will discuss “Kickstarts of Entrepreneurial Success: New Ways to Building and Funding Caribbean Startups – An Alternative Investor’s Perspective”they explore how they can build Caribbean startups differently and fund them smarter.
Kickstarts for Entrepreneurial Success – New Ways to Build and Fund Caribbean Startups
🗓 date: Friday, May 2nd, 2025
🕒 time: 2:15pm – 3pm
📍 position: Rocksteady 1, AC Hotel Kingston
🎤 Part of the second day across the beach: Caribbean Impact Investment Summit
Meet the canery panelist
- Wayne Beecherco-founder AltCatalyst Venture Studio – a Jamaican venture studio model that supports early innovations from ideas to scale.
- Ryan StrachanManaging Director, Sweat Equity Holdings – defends creative partnerships where time, talent and network are as important as capital.
- Javaette NixonFounder, Esther Group – Serial entrepreneurs and investors use hybrid funds and private capital to grow Caribbean businesses for purpose.
Moderated by by
Melissa PegsUpeventures Capital – an American investor with a keen eye on the global and Caribbean markets.
Why should you be in the room?
This is more than just another panel. It’s the front row seating Next The wave of investment in the Caribbean.
These investors unlock a lot of information about the capital placed in Sweat Equity transactions, venture studios and missions, and share why Silicon Valley doesn’t have to wait for the success of Caribbean entrepreneurs to realize.
If you’re an entrepreneur, investor, or an ecosystem builder looking for bold ideas and real solutions, Don’t miss this.
Over the beachthe Caribbean Impact Investment Summit is brought to the border entrepreneurs in collaboration with the Silicon Caribbean, and this week will be Saturday from May 1st and May 3rd, 2025.
Why participate: Because Jamaica is a place where bold entrepreneurship, groundbreaking innovation and world-class excellence thrive and thrive well beyond the sun, sand and oceans. Beyond the Beach Summit highlights the people, ideas and transactions that will shape the future of technology and business in the region.
What you’re hoping for: Beyond the Beach Summit features meaningful conversations, practical insights, and a three-day non-illegal impact investment experience designed for real deals. Expect the opportunity to explore some of Kingston’s most iconic entrepreneurs, arts and cultural spaces, trend-driven discussions, curated networking, unexpected collaborations.
Who you meet: This is where veteran high-tech entrepreneurs, impact investors, global technology businesses, ecosystem builders, industry experts, policy makers, and corporate innovators exchange ideas, build partnerships and concentrate on spark change.
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