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Pitch for $5K: 1PB Founder Pitch Night

Name: Pitch for $5K: 1PB Founder Pitch Night
Start: 2026-12-10T17:30:00.000-05:00
End: 2026-12-10T20:30:00.000-05:00
Location: The Grisly Pear - Midtown

Startup Pitch Night by 1PB.org

The Grisly Pear - Midtown

New York, NY

Welcome! To join the event, please register below.

About Event

The night opens with a fireside chat with Louis Vichy, co-founder of OpenRouter, which Stripe agreed to acquire in a deal reported at $7.5 billion, in conversation with Flaviu Simihaian.

Founders: apply to pitch at Open Google Form (applications close Sun Dec 6).

Founders pitch for a $5,000 cash prize, judged by founders and investors. Free, open to all founders and the startup community, pizza on us. 8 founders pitch, 3 minutes each plus Q&A, and the room votes on the winner.

What to Expect

5:30 PM — Doors open, mingle with the crowd

6:00 PM — Fireside chat with Louis Vichy of OpenRouter, in conversation with Flaviu Simihaian.

6:30 PM — Startup pitches

7:15 PM — Live voting + winner announced, $5K handed out

7:20 PM — Networking

Venue: The Grisly Pear Midtown, 243 W 54th St, on Thursday, Dec 10.

Hosted by 1PB.org (One Percent Back), a nonprofit where founders give 1% back.

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