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Every event here is a step on a pathway.

HAE is not an events organisation that happens to run programs. The events are where the programs become visible — Demo Day ends the Accelerator, panels feed the Investor Network, and chapters put both in your city.

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What’s happening at HAE

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Info sessionVirtual

HAE Strategic Advisory Network Info Session

Learn how the Strategic Advisory Network supports startups at key growth inflection points.HAE events template (2026-08-17)

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET

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RoundtableDenver · Denver Press Club

HAE Denver: Wine Business Entrepreneurship

Taste wines from Broadbent Selections and hear how a wine business gets built.HAE events template (2026-08-17)

Evening

Pitch competitionHAE prototype homepage

HAE Startup World Cup

Thursday, September 24Startup World Cup deck (2026-09-02) — slide text, 2026Startup World Cup deck (2026-09-02) — slide text

Regional pitch competitions feed a Grand Finale.HAE prototype homepage

The top startup competes for a $1M investment from Pegasus Tech Ventures.HAE prototype homepage

Open to HAE founder members. Investors judge or sponsor.HAE prototype homepage

Join to enter
An event venue at golden hour: a small lit stage, rows of chairs, the city skyline filling the glass wall behind. Placeholder — HAE's own photography portfolio is being assembled.

Subject brief for this slot

A regional Startup World Cup pitch — founder on stage, judges in frame, the city visible in the room's character.

The brief prohibits, by name:

  • staged stock photography
  • large posed groups

Subject rules from the creative brief §8. This is the brief for the image that belongs in this slot, and it is shown to reviewers only.

Kinds of event, and who may attend each

These are kinds of event rather than dated ones — the dated events are in the list above and in the Startup World Cup block. Access rules differ per kind and this site does not flatten them.

Investor PanelsHAE prototype homepage

Who may attendOpen to the communityHAE prototype homepage

In-Person & VirtualHAE prototype homepage

HAE Virtual Demo DayHAE prototype homepage

Who may attendInvite Only — not open to allHAE prototype homepage

Curated pitches. Vetted founders. Private investor access.HAE prototype homepage

Startup World CupHAE prototype homepage

Who may attendOpen to HAE founder membersHAE prototype homepage

Regional competitions into a Grand Finale.HAE prototype homepage

Chapter eventsHAE prototype homepage

Who may attendRun by 21 chaptersRegina Ryan: chapter and Accelerator count corrections (2026-10-29)

Your city. Your chapter.HAE prototype homepage

If you want to meet this community in person — as a founder competing, an investor judging, or a member turning up in your own city — 21 chapters run events across six continents.Regina Ryan: chapter and Accelerator count corrections (2026-10-29)

Join HAE

The Startup World Cup is open to HAE founder members, and Virtual Demo Day is invite-only.HAE prototype homepage