​PitchCraft is a pitch crafting workshop series hosted by LifeX where two startups give their pitch (in-person) and receive feedback from a curated list of attendees.

​The attendees will include investors, experienced entrepreneurs, industry partners, and other vetted mentors.

​The goal of this event is to give entrepreneurs actionable, constructive feedback to improve their pitches in preparation for fundraising while creating an accessible and supportive environment for early-stage entrepreneurs.

​Agenda:

• ​Each participating company will give a 5-10 minute pitch

• ​Receive 20 minutes of live Q&A and feedback, synthesized into an "investment readiness assessment" following the event.

​October 8th Featured Companies:

• ​ORENDA PGx: is a pharmacogenomics venture spinning out of Pitt with support from its Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. We deliver human-genetics-first CNS drug-target intelligence as a B2B data-licensing business: we discover targets, we do not develop drug assets, so we work alongside pharma rather than compete with it.