Accelerate Your Fintech Startup’s Growth and Connect with Investors
The IMPACT Funders & Founders Forum puts pioneering startups at the forefront of breakthrough innovation directly in the spotlight of investor attention.
Whether you're a startup or a scaleup, this exclusive event offers unparalleled access to a high concentration of investors looking for their next big opportunity, alongside insights and advice from industry leaders you wouldn’t normally have the chance to engage with.
Key Benefits
IMPACT is your opportunity to gain visibility, build relationships, and secure the resources you need to take your fintech company to the next level.
Complete Early-Stage Funding Access
Meet investors spanning the early capital spectrum—pre-seed, seed, and Series A—all actively seeking new fintech opportunities. Whether you're launching your first product or ready to scale, connect with the right investors through curated one-to-one meetings and strategic networking sessions
Access Both Capital and Customers
With FinovateFall co-located alongside IMPACT Funders & Founders Forum, you'll connect with both IMPACT's funding sources and Finovate's buyer network—banks, credit unions, payment companies, merchants, retailers, media organizations, and other potential customers—all in the Exhibit Hall.
Exclusive Insights from Industry Leaders
Learn directly from successful fintech entrepreneurs, innovative service providers, and industry experts who've navigated the complete journey from startup to scale. This isn't theoretical advice—it's battle-tested strategies, hard-won insights, and actionable frameworks you can implement immediately to accelerate your growth, optimize your operations, and leverage breakthrough innovations as a competitive advantage.
Spotlight Your Ideas & Innovations
IMPACT Funders & Founders Forum provides fintech and tech startups with two powerful ways to showcase your innovation and connect with the investors ready to snap up the next big idea and industry leaders who can accelerate your growth: Pitch to serious investors at IMPACT Ignite or interact and exhibit in the IMPACT Zone – two direct paths to the funding that fuels your next breakthrough.
Founder & Startup Stage: Essential Sessions to Accelerate Your Growth
Opening Keynote: "From Idea to IPO: A Fintech Success Story," sharing pivotal moments, biggest mistakes, key growth decisions, and advice for founders at different stages of their journey.
Double-Act Keynote: "Fundraising Playbook—Tactics That Work Now," featuring a real founder-investor dialogue breaking down successful pitches, metrics that matter, valuation justification, deal negotiation, and post-investment relationships.
Fireside Chats: Building newsworthy moments for media coverage and using AI as your growth engine for customer acquisition, operations optimization, and cost reduction.
Lightning Round: Four focused sessions on building strategic networks and advisory boards, GTM strategy from zero to scale, talent acquisition for high-performing fintech teams, and financial operations that scale with growth.
