Do you have a startup, or an idea for a startup? During this live and interactive online event, 2-3 Founder Institute alumni will pitch their companies to investors for feedback on their pitch. After the alumni pitches, you can watch the audience make elevator pitches, or you can make an elevator pitch for your startup or your startup idea to a panel of Karachi startup investors and experts for feedback on how to improve. Even if you don't want to pitch, you are invited to hear the startup or idea pitches and watch how the investors and experts analyze the pitch to enable them to make their pitches more attractive for investors.
Investors on the Panel (there will be other investors and mentors who are not listed in the audience):
- Ivy Huq Russell, CEO, Bangladesh Angel Network (Bangladesh)
- Shehryar Hydri, Founding Partner, Deosai Ventures & Managing Director, Endeavor Pakistan (Pakistan)
- Chalinda Abeykoon, Managing Partner, nVentures (Sri Lanka/Singapore)
- Dinal de Silva, CEO, Lankan Angel Network (Sri Lanka/US)
- Keshni Morar, Managing Director, FI South Africa & Managing Director, Investable (South Africa)
- Jatin Kataria, Founder/MD, InMeSta & Managing Partner, JK Venture Studio (India)
Additional Information:
To prepare, start with your one-sentence pitch. See how it's done using our
Madlibs format.
What You'll Learn:
- How to give a concise, yet compelling, elevator pitch
- What investors are looking for in a startup pitch
- If selected, specific advice and feedback on your pitch and startup ideas
About Founder Institute:The
Founder Institute is one of the world’s most proven networks to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 7,000 entrepreneurs raise over $1.75BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.