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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
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
