9/21 Startup Pitch Salon | Investor Feedback + Audience Vote
🚀 WeShine Entrepreneurship Salon and EntreConnect
are excited to co-host a highly curated startup pitch event, bringing together top early-stage founders, seasoned investors, and engaged audiences for an event of insight, feedback, and community.
🌟 What to Expect
Live Startup Pitches: Hand-selected startups present their ventures on stage
Investor Feedback: Renowned investors share real-time insights and advice
Audience Voting: Cast your vote for the most promising pitch of the event
Award Session: Winning teams will receive exclusive coaching opportunities
💡 Startups – Apply to Pitch!
Want to get on stage and pitch in front of real investors and an engaged audience?
📥 Submit your pitch deck by September 17
📢 Final selections announced on September 19
👉 Apply Here: https://forms.gle/qp3PjuvSLXy8UC576
🧠 Winner Perks
The top startups—selected by investor feedback and audience votes—will win a 1:1 coaching session with WeShine Advisor Group, featuring Investors, Stanford Business Coach, Business model strategists and more.
💼 Last Event participating Investors:
Call for Investors: Join the WeShine Investor Advisory Group for Current or Future Events
We are forming a powerful Investor Advisor Group to support early-stage founders. Benefits include:
✔️ Early access to top-tier pitch decks
✔️ Recognition as a Featured Guest Investor
✔️ Community Impact Award from WeShine
👉 Interested? Please let us know. https://forms.gle/X5WdMbLphs1NgvHNA
🎟 Audience – Be Part of the Action
Attend the event to:
Hear some of the most promising new startups
Learn from expert feedback
Vote for your favorite pitches
Connect with the local founder-investor community
🌐 Organizers
About the Organizers
🌟 WeShine Entrepreneurship Organization
Bay Area–based nonprofit bringing together top entrepreneurs, investors, scientists, and business leaders. We facilitate investment opportunities, help businesses expand globally, and provide expert coaching. With 100+ pitch events & founder meetups hosted, our community truly lives by “We Shine Together.” WeShine Linkedin
🌟 EntreConnect
EntreConnect is a dynamic community of entrepreneurs and investors, founded in 2023 to empower those building and scaling businesses. We have brought together 21,000+ entrepreneurs, operators, business leaders, and investors through our events, fostering collaboration and fueling innovation across the global startup ecosystem. Follow our LinkedIn for upcoming events. 👉 Sign up here to secure exclusive early access!
🌟 Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs (SVE)
Part of F50’s global network, SVE is the largest grassroots founder movement in the Bay Area, active since 2008. With 38,000+ members, we empower entrepreneurs to showcase innovations, pitch ideas, and connect in Silicon Valley’s vibrant ecosystem.