Our 13th Annual StartOut Awards is right around the corner! Check out our special episode with Perrin Quarshie, recipient of our 2024 Peter Sisson Next Generation Award and founder of RealBlocks.

Join us on October 10 in NYC as we honor Perrin along with our LGBTQ+ entrepreneur community. 

About Perrin Quarshie:

Perrin was most recently the Founder & CEO of RealBlocks, an alternative investments platform that helps managers expand their firm’s distribution footprint and automating manual processes for onboarding investors. The firm raised over $23M in venture capital over three rounds and serviced over $77B in assets before being acquired in early 2024.

Perrin began his career in engineering at NAC International, where he completed several nuclear energy infrastructure projects in the United States and in Japan. After NAC and prior to RealBlocks, Perrin completed his MBA at the MIT Sloan School of Business, during which time he worked at Barclays as a summer associate in Real Estate Investment Banking, conducting M&A Transactions for various REIT and Private Equity sponsors. LinkedIn

About the 13th Annual StartOut Awards

Get your ticket & join us in NYC on October 10th!⁠

The StartOut Awards is the premier celebration of the nation’s LGBTQ+ entrepreneurial community. Our signature event recognizes outstanding LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs across industries.

By recognizing and honoring business leaders for outstanding representation of the LGBTQ+ community, the StartOut Awards bring further visibility and prominence to the dynamic, innovative, and exceptionally diverse field of LGBTQ+ community members fueling the American entrepreneurial spirit. 

Join us on October 10th in NYC as we honor Perrin Quarshie (Next Generation Award) along with Vivienne Ming (Trailblazer Award), Tristan Schukraft (Leadership Award), & Fearless Fund (Advocate Award).

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Innovation Table Host: Caroline Rotenstreich