Cocktails & Capital™ · Archive
The Rooms
We've Built.
Every Cocktails & Capital™ event is a chapter in the story of what happens when the right founders meet the right funders in rooms designed for real connection. This is the record of what we've built together.
20+
Events Hosted
5
Cities
500+
Attendees
12+
Sponsors
Full Archive
Every room,
Founding, Origin, Philadelphia
every chapter.
2026
The Expansion Year
20 sessions held
May 27, 2026
Cocktails & Capital™ @ The Refectory · Villanova University
📍The Refectory · Villanova, PA
An intimate evening on Villanova's campus — bringing the Cocktails & Capital™ experience into a prestigious academic setting and connecting student innovators with the broader founder ecosystem.
University, Philadelphia, Innovation
May 4, 2026 · Philly Tech Week
"May the 4th Be With You" × Founders Alley @ CYTO PHL
📍CYTO PHL · Cira Centre · Philadelphia
50-person invite-only PTW activation with live mural by Alloyius McIlwaine, investor readiness panel, and co-production with Founders Alley.
Invite-Only, PTW, Founders Alley, Live Art
C&C
Early 2026
Cocktails & Capital™ · Winter Edition · Philadelphia
📍Philadelphia, PA
ICW® Capital's first 2026 event — kicking off the year with a curated room of founders and investors in Philadelphia as the multi-city expansion roadmap launched.
Philadelphia, Founders, Investors
2025
Building the Foundation
2025 · Philadelphia
Cocktails & Capital™ · Quarterly Edition
📍Philadelphia, PA
A quarterly Cocktails & Capital™ evening bringing together ICW® Capital's growing Philadelphia community of founders, funders, and ecosystem partners for curated connection.
Philadelphia, Quarterly, Community
Philadelphia flagship · SBDC · SheExist · Villanova Law
23–24
The Origin Chapter
Where Cocktails & Capital™ was born
C&C
2024 · Philadelphia
Cocktails & Capital™ · Inaugural Edition
📍Philadelphia, PA
The first-ever Cocktails & Capital™ event — the moment the concept became real. A small, intimate gathering that set the tone for everything that followed: no pitch competitions, no awkward networking, just the right room.
Inaugural, Philadelphia, Founders
2023–2024 · Philadelphia
ICW® Capital Founder Series · Early Programming
📍Philadelphia, PA
The early ICW® Capital programming that built the community and shaped the methodology — investor readiness education, founder workshops, and intimate connection events that proved the concept.
Programming, Education, Origin
2023 · Philadelphia
ICW® Capital Launch · Innovators Club for Women®
📍Philadelphia, PA
The founding of ICW® Capital as Innovators Club for Women® — a grassroots gathering that became the beginning of a nationally expanding founder-to-investor access platform. Every room since has stood on this one.
What They Said After
The rooms people
remember leaving differently.
"This is the room I didn't know I needed to be in. Every person I met was exactly the kind of connection I'd been looking for."
Founder Attendee
Philadelphia · Cocktails & Capital™
"The caliber of founders I met at Cocktails & Capital™ is genuinely impressive. The curation is real — these aren't just anyone who bought a ticket."
Angel Investor
ICW® Capital Investor Member
"As a sponsor, the ROI is in the room. We left with three warm leads and two conversations that could become real partnerships."
Corporate Sponsor
Cocktails & Capital™ Partner
"Katie Kupstas inspires, educates, and motivates — her keynote offered invaluable perspectives on intellectual property and the inclusive journey of product development."
Conference Attendee
SBDC National Conference
"I've been to a lot of founder events. This is the only one where I walked out with an actual next step, not just a stack of business cards I'll never use."
Founder
ICW® Capital Incubator Member
"There's something different about a room that actually cares about who's in it. That's Cocktails & Capital™. You feel it the moment you walk in."
Community Partner
Cocktails & Capital™ · Philadelphia