Launch Powered By KPMG VIP Cocktail Hour + Demo Day Showcase

What to Expect

We are delighted to invite you to an exclusive VIP Cocktail Hour prior to our Launch Powered by KPMG Accelerator Demo Day Showcase, featuring pitches from our ten Cohort 2 startups. Join us in celebrating the growth of our start-up cohort on October 21, 2025 at Innovate Carolina Junction from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET.

Our fall cohort, consisting of 10 frontier tech start-ups innovating across a variety of industries, has been hard at work over the past 6 weeks, engaging in a customer discovery and enterprise readiness journey to strengthen their go‑to‑market efforts and identify initial customer pilots. This event is an opportunity to hear their pitches firsthand, provide further mentorship and corporate/client connections, and celebrate their achievements. Attendees will be able to meet and hear from the founders alongside KPMG, UNC, and other start-up ecosystem leaders. Presentations will start promptly at 6:00 p.m.

Event Details

• Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025

• Time: 5:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. ET

• Location: Innovate Carolina Junction, Chapel Hill, NC

• Parking Address: 125 E Rosemary Street, Chapel Hill, NC