Topic: Entrepreneurship in the Triangle

In this session, Scot will recap his four start-up experiences and his journey from Aiken, SC to IPO.  Scot’s passion project is encouraging, supporting and growing the Triangle’s startup ecosystem.  In 2015 he introduced the Triangle Tweener List to shine a spotlight in the ‘up and coming’ companies in the region.  Based on the data revealed by the Tweener List, in 2022 he started the sister investment company, the Triangle Tweener Fund that utilizes a unique ‘index strategy’ for private companies.  The Tweener Fund makes small investments only in venture backed Triangle headquartered companies.  To date they have deployed over $8m into 130 Triangle companies and enjoyed 2 exits already. The Tweener Fund is a new vehicle called a rolling fund which means it’s always open for new investors.  The Tweener fund is for accredited investors and purposefully has a low entry point of $20k/yr to encourage more investors to engage in angel investing.

We’ll have plenty of time for a dynamic audience-led Q+A / discussion on these topics and more!

Speaker: Scott Wingo

Spiffy’s former CEO, Scot Wingo, is a 4-time serial entrepreneur from the Research Triangle Park, NC region. As an industry thought leader in E-commerce, E-service, and the future of mobility, Scot has appeared on CNBC and The Today Show, and has contributed to the WSJ, New York Times, Forbes, and many other publications. Scot co-hosts The Jason & Scot Show podcast, and regularly speaks about entrepreneurship and digital disruption across the country. Scot is a Triangle Tweener Fund General Partner, and recently celebrated Crunchbase naming them the second most active fund in the USA for July 2023.

Scot received a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from the University of South Carolina and a master of Computer Engineering degree from North Carolina State University. He has received numerous awards including Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Triangle Business Journal Businessperson of the Year and CEO of the Year, and the North Carolina Technology Association (NC TECH) lifetime achievement award, the Beacon Award.

Please Register no later than EOD, October 6^thso our host has a good headcount to plan for food and drinks. 

Agenda 

6:00 to 6:30 pm – Open Networking 

6:30 to 6:45 pm – Welcome, thank our host, up-coming events, and general comments. 

6:45 to 7:45 pm – The speakers will talk for 45 minutes to an hour saving time for questions

7:45 to 8:00 pm – Open networking

About the Raleigh, NC Chapter: 

The Raleigh chapter has over 800 members and meets monthly on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm. Meeting location varies each depending on the host company. Guests and prospective FENG members are always welcome. First-timers and those who are newly in transition are given the opportunity to introduce themselves to the other chapter members and make any special requests. Most meetings include a speaker and current topic of interest to our members. 

See you at the FENG meeting on Wednesday, October 9th.