Special Guest: Russell Belden | Venture Breakfast — Veterans Day
Join us this Veterans Day for a special conversation with Russell Belden, a serial aviation and maritime entrepreneur who has spent decades pushing the boundaries of engineering, autonomous vessels, and flight and has worked with the Department of Defense.
A Seattle-based hardware founder, Russell has designed advanced unmanned boats, built aviation businesses, and contributed to defense-focused writing. Today, he's working on technology designed to make boats controllable like airplanes, helping them counteract the motion of waves — an innovation recently featured by Professional BoatBuilder.
Career Highlights & Press
Serial Founder: Seattle entrepreneur building aviation, maritime, and defense technologies since 1996.
Marine Innovation: Designed the Piranha, a 54-foot autonomous vessel. CompositesWorld
Next-Generation Boating: Developing technology to make boats controllable like airplanes to counteract waves. Professional BoatBuilder
Aviation Ventures: Founded Arrow, a private jet club, and Emerald Corporate Jets, a Boeing 737 charter business. GeekWire: Arrow | Emerald
Defense & Robotics: Co-authored Robots in the Age of Pirates for the U.S. Naval Institute. Read the article
Join us this Veterans Day to meet Russell and hear about his entrepreneurial journey and the cutting-edge technology he's building.
Venture Breakfast is the straightest line to relationships for founders and investors. Whether it's one table or one room, breaking bread early in the morning among peers is a remarkable way to connect with others. Rapport is immediate, the conversations are intimate, and the connections are real.
The host for this event will be our Startup Haven's founder, Bob Crimmins.
Here are a few things to know:
This event is by invitation only. Please do not bring uninvited guests. If you want to bring a co-founder or another founder, please contact us first so we can be sure to have enough seating.
This is not a pitch event. If you are fundraising and there are investors in attendance, do not attempt to pitch them at the event. The purpose of this event is to build relationships and to solve problems. Any investor who gets to know you personally will learn about your startup and will seek to learn more if they have an interest.
This event is participatory. Everyone in attendance will have the opportunity to introduce themselves and share a few words about what their startup does. Everyone is also encouraged to make an ask or an offer (or both).
We look forward to seeing you!