AGCS Investor Speed Pitching

​On Wednesday, November 11 at 2:30 PM, we’re culminating our 7th Accessing Growth Capital Series (AGCS) cohort with Investor Speed Pitching at Keystone Innovation District in Kansas City.

​AGCS is a nine-week program we run alongside Network Kansas / eGrowth Ventures, helping 16 founders from across the Heartland understand what institutional capital really looks like — what it costs, what it unlocks, and whether it’s actually the right path for their business.

​The culmination is designed to be valuable for both sides of the table. Each founder rotates through small pods of investors for an eight-minute conversation:

• ​1 minute: Founder lays out the company and opportunity

• ​7 minutes: Investor questions, feedback, and discussion

• ​60–90 minutes of rotations, followed by an open reception

​For investors, it’s an opportunity to get an early look at founders who have spent nine weeks pressure-testing their businesses and capital strategies — and to build relationships before many of these companies formally enter the market.

​More importantly, we want your feedback. The goal isn’t for founders to close a round in eight minutes. It’s to hear directly from active investors about what resonates, what doesn’t, and what they need to sharpen before raising.