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Fireside ChatFunding & Capital

Closing the Capital & Resource Gap for Local, Physical, and Service Businesses

When

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

10:00 AM–10:45 AM EST

Where

NuLu

Mashup Food Hall – Stadium

750 E Jefferson St. (1st Floor)

Louisville, KY 40202

Venue details
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About this session

The real-economy, i.e., local, physical and service businesses constitute 99% of businesses started. Yet there is no organized capital and resource ecosystem, like VC for tech startups, for these businesses. This conversation will dive into:

  • The macro shift and how that makes the "boring" real-economy one of the most interesting places to build businesses
  • Venture capital is not the right kind of capital for real-economy, so what does the right capital structure look like
  • What other resources could increase success rate in the real-economy
  • What do founders need from investors

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