Kory Bailey, Angel Investor

Kory Bailey is CEO at UpSurge, Angel Investor, Father of 3 boys, Tar Heel, and Community Builder. Kory is on a mission with UpSurge Baltimore to connect people and organizations ready to meet this moment and embrace a culture shift to Equitech - a thriving innovation economy where everyone belongs. His works there include: engaging Baltimore's startup and scale business community and developing relationships locally and nationally with founders, investors, and startup support organizations invested in Baltimore becoming the world's first truly inclusive innovation economy. He is also a Startup Mentor at Techstars Equitech Accelerator, weaving founder teams from across the world into the Baltimore Tech community. Startups participating in the Techstars Equitech Accelerator are led by underestimated founders, focus on building equitable technologies, and value diversity of teams and leaders as essential to their success. He is a Venture Partner at NextGen, a network-driven venture capital firm that leverages its network of startup investors, and leaders in the entrepreneurial community, who use their collective skills and connections to support the growth of NextGen portfolio companies.