Online Event
Founder Institute Pitch Marathon Night for Impact Founders
Get actionable, instant feedback on your startup as well as valuable network for your growth
Date
Feb 15, 2023
Time
12:00 pm - 01:30 pm
Address
Online Event
Do you have a startup, or a strong idea for a startup? Could you use blunt, honest feedback on your startup ideas? On this live and interactive online event you can pitch your ideas to a panel of Germany startup investors and experts for ratings and feedback. Even if you don't want to pitch, you are invited to hear startup ideas and watch how the experts analyse businesses. We will call the pitching founders from the participants, from each of the 3 open mic pitching events we will give 1 Founder the opportunity to launch a company in our idea-stage startup accelerator, free of charge (entrance fee waived)!
There will be speakers and mentors from entrepreneurship, funding experts and impact investors you can pitch and connect to. Here is a list, which will be completed until the event:
- Kai Malkwitz: Kai is a sustainability evangelist and serial entrepreneur. Kai helps investors such as VC funds in deal flow and supports various startups in the board. Kai's investment mantra: spot brilliant tech founders with the potential to become great entrepreneurs as early as possible and help them to grow. Kai is Impact Director of Founder Institute Berlin
- Leehe Skuler: Leehe Skuler is an experienced startup mentor and climate finance professional for over a decade. In 2020, she co-founded the Global Impact Tech Alliance (GITA) which aims to connect the global community dedicated to tech innovation for the global goals - and increase the capital going into VC Impact.
- Olga Bratsun: Olga helps purpose-driven businesses to succeed, be it through the development of impact roadmaps, impact business models, or acceleration programs. She has a background in innovation management and strategy and among all leads the tech2impact Accelerator Program for impact tech founders.
- Gregor A. Erkel: Gregor is an entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience in building and growing innovative businesses with and for international corporations, SME and start-ups. Internet pioneer, founder, mentor and angel investor.
- Rovina D'souza: We are particularly proud to have Rovina on board as she's one of the brightest new stars in the Impact Investment industry! Rovina joined the Impact CC Capnamic in 2021 and Founder Institute Berlin as mentor in 2022. Rovina is on a mission to make female Impact founders mainstream.
Who should Attend?
- Anyone who wants feedback from leading entrepreneurs
- Anyone who has an early-stage impact startup and wants expert feedback
- Anyone who looks for advisors and mentors in industry and investment
- Anyone who has an idea for a startup or a tech company
- Anyone who needs practice and expert advice on pitching
Who Pitches?
We will be selecting people from the audience to pitch, and will do as many as time allows. To prepare, start with your one-sentence pitch. See how it's done using our Madlibs format and think about how to extend to 3 minutes.
Additional Resources:
Find more Startup Events, learn about different Pitch Deck formats, or visit our Insight Blog for more startup tips.
Find more Startup Events, learn about different Pitch Deck formats, or visit our Insight Blog for more startup tips.
About Founder Institute:
The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 6,000 entrepreneurs raise over $1.75BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 95 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.
The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 6,000 entrepreneurs raise over $1.75BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 95 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.
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