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Nov 25, 2025

Former Carolina Panthers receiver details private equity strategy at Charlotte conference

Story Highlights:
Muhsin Muhammad's Axum Capital Partners launched a $300 million fund.
The former Carolina Panthers receiver founded Axum in 2008.
Axum focuses on health and wellness food and beverage investments.

Muhsin Muhammad was a keynote speaker at RevTech Labs' Venture 135 conference, which was held at the Foundation for the Carolinas in uptown. RevTech Labs co-founder, Dan Roselli, moderated the session.

Nov 24, 2025

Venture135: Pitches, an Accelerator Showcase, and a Carolina Panthers Great

Last Thursday through Friday, RevTech Labs presented the 2025 Venture135 Conference at the Truist Center in Charlotte. Organized as an official Global Entrepreneurship Week activity, the event was described as the “premier fintech and insurtech deal flow conference.”

The 2025 Venture135 Conference opens with RevTech Labs' Dan Roselli in conversation with Muhsin Muhammad of Axum Capital (and formerly the Carolina Panthers).

Sep 18, 2025

Top 20 Fintech Events Across the USA, Canada and Mexico in Q4 2025

Venture135 2025 | November 20-21, 2025 | Foundation for the Carolinas, Truist Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Aug 10, 2025

The Premier Fintech + Insurtech Deal Flow Conference is Back | Applications Open For $200K Pitch Competition

Venture135 is a premier venture capital conference focusing on generating quality deal flow and innovation across the fintech and insurtech verticals. This event is highly-strategic, with personalized invites to the industry’s top VCs, investors, growth funds, corporate venture teams, and corporate innovation teams.

Sep 24, 2024

The Premier Fintech + Insurtech Deal Flow Conference is coming to Charlotte this fall

Venture135 is a premier venture capital conference focusing on generating quality deal flow and innovation across the fintech and insurtech verticals. The event is highly-strategic with limited capacity, focusing on personalized invites to the industry’s top VCs, investors, growth funds, corporate venture teams and corporate innovation teams.

Nov 16, 2023

Wells Fargo VC exec Rahul Baig says fundraising slump could stick around

Venture capital fundraising activity has been down over the last five to six quarters, and it could continue to be a tough environment over the next several months, according to this Wells Fargo executive.

Rahul Baig, head of venture capital coverage at Wells Fargo, is pictured at the Venture135 conference in Charlotte on Nov. 14.
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Oct 29, 2021

RevTech Labs, Panoramic Ventures partner on pitch event during upcoming conference

RevTech Labs and Panoramic Ventures are partnering to give one local startup $120,000 during next month's Venture135 conference.

Nov 24, 2020

Venture135 Set to be the Largest Venture Conference in the Southeast

CHARLOTTE, NC – In its fourth year, Venture135 has shifted to a virtual platform, expanding one of the premier venture conferences to the largest of its kind in the Southeast.

Oct 24, 2019

Venture135 Conference Spotlights Queen City Fintech and IBM Hype Protect Accelerator Startups

The third annual Venture135 conference (formerly the Southeast Fintech Venture Conference) will kick off on November 21-22 in Charlotte, NC. This two-day fintech-focused event brings together entrepreneurs, investors, and financial service executives from all across the Southeast.

Dan Roselli and Venture135 presenters on stage.

Aug 23, 2019

Southeast Fintech Venture Conference rebranded as Venture135

CHARLOTTE — The Southeast Fintech Venture Conference has expanded into a two-day event and is now rebranded as Venture135.