​This isn't your typical pitch competition. We're inviting 10 scaling tech founders, all doing $1M+ in revenue, for a closed breakfast with J.P. Morgan, Angeles Ventures and L40º.

​Five will pitch in front of a successful exited founder (Edrizio De la Cruz) and two judges: an investor (Angeles Ventures) and an acquirer (L40°'s M&A team). Same metrics, two different lenses.

​Because at the end of the day, your investor's exit is your exit too. Understanding both perspectives is what separates founders who build intentionally from those who figure it out too late.

​Want one of the five pitching spots? Apply here.

​​​About the hosts

​​Angeles Ventures is a venture capital firm that identifies and supports high-potential, tech-enabled startups. The firm leverages the experience of its leadership team and the reach of the Angeles Investors network to fuel growth and create opportunities for entrepreneurs. Fund I focuses on early-stage B2B and B2C startups, with investments ranging from $100K to $1M+, while future funds will target exponential growth sectors such as AI, quantum, and supply chains.

​J.P. Morgan serves startups and venture-backed high-growth companies, founders and venture capital firms across the globe in industries like technology, fintech, disruptive commerce and internet, life sciences, climate tech and healthtech. The firm provides deep industry expertise, local support, comprehensive solutions and services and a robust network of investors and partners to meet clients’ commercial, investment and private banking needs. Learn more at jpmorgan.com/innovationeconomy.

​​​L40° is a cross-border M&A advisory firm for tech founders, specializing in sell-side advisory and strategic debt solutions. With offices in Miami, Madrid, and Lisbon, the firm has facilitated over 180 deals and raised more than $1B in capital for clients. Operating in the mid-market space, L40° works alongside technology and software founders throughout the entire exit process: from preparing the company to sell, to running a competitive process, and ultimately maximizing value.

​A special thank you to Edrizio de la Cruz for joining the panel. Edrizio is the co-founder of Kira, an AI native bank platform for cross border payments. He’s also the author of the #1 best-seller, The Underdog Founder. In 2023, he was the first Latino Visiting Partner at Y Combinator. In 2013, Edrizio co-founded Arcus, a fintech company that raised $25M from Y Combinator, Initialized, Citi Ventures, SoftBank, and a16z. In 2021, Arcus was sold to Mastercard, in its largest Latam acquisition ever.