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Run the event.
Skip the paperwork.

BootSector is the back-office for WNY startup community events. Insurance, banking, fiscal sponsorship, and continuity — so you can focus on the founders, not the forms.

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01

Move under the umbrella.

You already have a community.

We handle the legal entity, banking, W-9, 501(c)(3) backing, event insurance, and bookkeeping so you can focus on running the event. If you ever need to step back, your community has continuity — it doesn't disappear with you.

  • +Insurance for every event and volunteer
  • +Banking, W-9, 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsorship
  • +Ticketing, comms, and accounting
  • +Successor-in-trust if life changes
  • +Co-marketing through the WNY Slack (3,300+)
Email us to bring your group →
02

Start your first event.

You have an idea, not a community yet.

Tell us what you want to run. We'll help you pick a format, connect you with a venue, fund the first one, and put it in front of 3,200 builders in the WNY Slack. You keep the brand, the relationships, and the momentum.

  • +Up to $200 grant to cover venue and food
  • +Proven format and venue checklist
  • +Promotion through Slack + newsletter
  • +Pipeline to recurring corporate sponsors
  • +Post-event retrospective and playbook
Pitch your idea →
03

Add fiscal sponsorship.

You have a grant program or fund.

Got a small scholarship, microgrant program, or pass-through fund you're running out of a personal bank account? We'll be the accountable entity — auditable, transparent, fully documented. You keep control of who gets the money.

  • +501(c)(3)-grade governance and audit trail
  • +Quarterly impact reporting
  • +Pass-through disbursements to your recipients
  • +Clean separation from personal finances
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