Speed Pitch: Guaranteed 1:1 Meetings With Investors (Investors Registration)
Okay, this one is a must. ☝️
After the huge success at NY Tech Week and AI Week NYC, Speed Pitch is back brought to you by The Startup Station, a CFO advisory and financial education platform for early-stage startups!
Forget stuffy networking events and join us at Speed Pitch, where founders meet top-notch investors from around the world!
Traditional conferences waste time - long keynotes, scattered networking, and missed opportunities. Our event, Speed Pitch, is designed for action - efficient, high-impact, and results-driven.
12 investor Speed Pitch spots only! Check out our past testimonials.
NOTE: This is the registration for investors only.
About the Event:
✔️ Curated Access to High Quality Startups – Every investor meets 9 startups exactly matching their investors criteria.
✔️ Intros to Top Startup Advisors – Curated conversations with top startup advisors to serve as a resource for your portfolio companies.
✔️Maximum ROI – No fluff. Just real connections and real results. All in one high-impact evening.
This exclusive gathering is perfect for meeting top founders and other investors and explore collaborations in a relaxed yet inspiring environment. Plus, free drinks! 🥂
Funds we are looking for: Pre-seed to Series A, ideally industry agnostic. If you have a narrow industry focus, we may not be able to guarantee 9 startups.
💼 Confirmed funds for Speed Pitch: Gaingels, Lightscape Partners, Vamos Ventures, NY Ventures, Joint Growth Partners, Rafa Barroso, Zavo Ventures, Legendary Ventures, Hexa- AI.
The list is growing. There will be a total of 12 funds for Speed Pitch sessions and more in the Networking area.
If you are interested, apply + indicate if you are interested in Speed Pitch sessions, and we will let you know if you are accepted to be part of the Speed Pitch investor line-up.
Speed Pitch time commitment: 5 pm - 8 pm. 9 meetings pre-arranged for you. If you are unable to come after we create your pipeline, you must still honor those meetings at a later point.
Networking only: no time commitment and on pre-arranged meetings. You meet startups in the common area.
Event agenda:
4:30 pm - Doors open, Investors and Startups arrive
5:00 pm - 5:45 pm : Check-in and networking. Meet investors you are not matched with one-on-one.
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm : Welcome remarks, live entertainment - entrepreneurship parody songs, prize raffles from Open VC. Investors and Sponsors group photo.
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm : Speed pitch (12 investors + 12 startups at any given time) + concurrent office hours and networking
8:00 pm - 8:30 pm : Event wrap up
This event is organized by The Startup Station (www.thestartupstation.com).
The Startup Station is a CFO advisory and financial education platform for early-stage startups. In the past decade, we’ve helped 150+ founders raise over $50M and educated 20,000+ entrepreneurs worldwide.
Thank you to our sponsor and host: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz (https://www.pearlcohen.com/).
Pearl Cohen is a global law firm representing startups, investors, and established companies across the United States, United Kingdom, Israel, and beyond. With expertise in corporate law, intellectual property, and venture financing, our professionals help businesses scale and thrive at every stage, providing excellent legal advice with maximum commercial impact.
Thank you to our sponsors:
Anchin is a full-service accounting, tax and advisory firm specializing in servicing the diverse needs of entrepreneurial, venture capital, and private equity-backed businesses ranging from start-ups to growing and established companies.
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