TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2021

Startup Battlefield — the matriarch of all pitch competitions — is the stuff of tech legend. A little startup by the name of Dropbox competed in the Battlefield at TC50 (the precursor to Disrupt) way back in 2008. Your demo and presentation will be, well, pitch perfect when you deliver it to panels of top VC judges.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2021

All you need is a killer pitch, an MVP, nerves of steel and the drive and determination to take on all comers to claim the coveted Disrupt Cup. If you fit the description, apply to compete in Startup Battlefield at TC Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. Every team receives a VIP experience at Disrupt. In round three — a.k.a.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2021

If you fit that description, we want you to apply to compete in the Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. Perfect pitch: All competing startups get weeks of free training with the TC Startup Battlefield training squad. Plenty of perks: Battlefield gladiators are TC Disrupt VIPs. But here’s the thing.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Mark your calendar for TechCrunch’s annual celebration of the startup community — TC Disrupt 2021 returns this September 21-23! At Disrupt , you’ll rub virtual elbows with the thousands of startup founders, investors and innovators building cutting-edge products and companies.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2021

You can still shoot your shot to pitch to an amazing panel of judges and thousands of TC viewers. TechCrunch editors will select 10 founders from around the world to pitch on stage July 9th. Without further ado, here are your judges for the Early Stage Pitch-Off: Ben Sun, Primary Venture Partners. Apply here.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2021

anyway), but it’s never too early to start planning for TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 , which takes place on September 21-23. Startup Alley is a huge part of every Disrupt — it’s where hundreds of innovative, ground-breaking early-stage startups showcase their tech talent, products, platforms and services. Pitch it real good.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2021

Fundraising is a huge part of building a successful startup, and whether you’re looking for information about the latest trends, alternative funding or how to fine-tune your pitch to attract investors, you’ll find that and a whole lot more at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. Crafting a Pitch Deck that Can’t Be Ignored.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 8, 2023

SDAC angel investors build social capital as they work together to discover investable companies with the potential to disrupt industries and solve real-world challenges. SDAC angel investors can expand their network through structured seminars, and socials, and by becoming a member of the USD President’s Club.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The YLAI Network hosted Michael Goldberg , a professor of entrepreneurship and an expert in international business development, for a Facebook chat in November for Global Entrepreneurship Week. Michael answered questions from network members requesting advice for their entrepreneurial endeavors. Many paths to successful startups.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2021

Your startup’s pitch deck could be the difference between getting funded or getting ignored. But we’re popping the lid off of that black box with the Pitch Deck Teardown. We’ve done Pitch Deck Teardowns at events like Disrupt and Early Stage 2020, and this year we’re cranking it up a notch.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2021

Among several improvements, we’re thrilled to ramp up the Pitch Deck Teardown. In short, folks can submit their pitch decks to get feedback from investors and founders alike. The importance of the pitch deck can’t be underestimated. But we’re popping the lid off of that black box with the Pitch Deck Teardown.

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Startup Catalyst

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

The youngest one we sent was Mitchell Johnson, the past president of Code Network. He had just turned 18 which was fantastic but he did some great work with Code Network and?—?I’ve Graham Fellows went on the Startup Community Leaders Mission which featured Boulder, Denver, and San Francisco. I’ve got to say?—?after

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. You could also live in a local “hacker house” for community support, e.g., Edyfi , The Garden , or Womxn Ignite. Contestants pitch their legal product idea for a chance to win $5,000, tutoring, and more.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking. The Past (1985-2002).

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2021

To make things as clear as possible, we asked each respondent to share their elevator pitch: How would they describe the technology if they were trying to convince a skeptic to invest? Please give us your web3 elevator pitch: What is it, and what role does it play in today’s internet framework? .

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2021

From our Extra Crunch Live Pitch-offs all the way up to the world-famous Disrupt Startup Battlefield, we can’t get enough of ’em. Network with corporations, VCs, & founders. How can business, government, philanthropy, and the startup community come together to create a better tomorrow? Networking.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2021

Attendees say: “Early Stage 2020 provided a rich, bootcamp experience with premier founders, VCs and startup community experts. Build community and expand your network. At Early Stage 2021, you’ll tap into a global community of folks just like you — startup founders in the early, and often confusing, innings.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Ready to place your early stage startup in orbit with industry movers and shakers — and pitch your startup to attendees during the event? We even offer a super budget-friendly, expo-only pass for $25 ( Note: this does not include networking, access to the main stage programming or the free Extra Crunch membership).

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

. “There is such a funding gap in this space – lots of funding going into research, but not into the seeding of these projects, empowering youth across the world, thinking how to disrupt and re-engineer industry.” ” Like the Olive Garden, when you’re part of the network, you’re family.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

How else can you explain this headline matching a story about a professional social network still trying to explore revenues raising $17mm on an $80mm valuation? The other entrepreneur quoted in the story is from a guy pitching a Pinterest clone. International and non-Valley startup communities are developing at a rapid pace.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

A significant amount also came from KEC holdings, a NJ based family office led by Jeff Citron, who is known for using technology to disrupt a number of industries. VCs pitch for money, too. No one ever thinks about VCs having to pitch, who they pitch to, or how it works. It's the black box of the startup world.

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Paul G. Silva

JUNE 14, 2023

The company pitched to River Valley Investors in April 2022 and RVI invested one week later. PV Grows A collaborative network dedicated to enhancing the ecological and economic sustainability and vitality of the Pioneer Valley food system. is a leading provider of prepaid card programs for community banks and credit unions.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 14, 2021

At Versatile VC , our new VC fund, we’re creating an online community just for founders who are in transition, Founders’ Next Move. Many generalist online communities also have verticals focused on entrepreneurship, e.g., LunchClub or Meetup. Notation Moonlight is a community of tech leaders who are considering building a company.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 30, 2022

This inspired its founders Minette Navarrete, Dan Siazon, and Christian Besler to pitch for a pioneering evergreen fund to the Globe board, starting with $2.5M We have a dedicated team to support our portfolio companies for business development, media relations, and community engagement. on its first year.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2021

It has become a flagship entity for the tech community in France with hundreds of startups working from there. There are many ways to join the Station F community. There are three basic building bricks behind Launch — content, tools and community. And yet, Station F still has to turn down most applications.

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Feedough

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

We provide frictionless access to a network of more than 25,000 Coworking, Coliving and Private Office Spaces in over 18 cities of India and expanding. How is your offering disrupting the industry? Many were leaving behind the traditional mundane offices to quirky Coworking spaces and conventional living to community-based Co-Living.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

They were playing small clubs to the gay community (her early ardent fans or “first 50”) and they were getting a warm reception so they wanted to double down on this community. She was disruptive. The power of “influencer networks” to drive product adoption. It was us planting seeds in every place.”

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 26, 2011

One of the best things any investor can do is to pull back from the day to day of getting pitches and think about high level trends. What areas need to be disrupted? 2004 gave us widespread blogging and Meetups, and 2008 showed how the web could be a community organizing and fundraising tool. What areas are going to change?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Sequoia hosted a private, sponsored AMA for founders in Startup Battlefield and Startup Alley at the virtual Disrupt SF last month. So now the week you’re pitching them, they feel like the pace is too high, so the bar is now higher than it was a week ago. I wanted to go to a good college…so I went to community college first.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

For those of you who might be interested in tracking emerging themes or actual investment opportunities, here’s a quick rundown of who pitched what (with the Pear-backed companies at the end of this list). Our team is on a mission to drive disruptive innovation in chronic disease care.” ” Bonfire. ” GatherMade.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

“None of us in the founding team had any networks to speak of when we were growing up. So we started thinking long and hard about the concept of advice, and we became obsessed with opening up these closed networks.” And we had fairly little exposure to opportunity. Pricing for a five-minute call is set by Anyone users.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2021

” For this new survey, we heard from 10 VCs — nine who invest in media startups, plus a tenth who’s seeing plenty of media pitches and was happy to share her thoughts. Matthew Hartman: The two largest social networks, Twitter and Facebook, removed the account of a sitting president and a set of related, follower accounts.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Two black entrepreneurs, despite living in segregated America, found ways to exercise their creativity and disrupt their worlds. The dining room of the Pontchartrain Hotel was the barbershop of Durham and New Orleans, a third place that helped to foster community and shared innovation in Detroit’s hypercompetitive automobile ecosystem.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The pitch — building a starter home for a much lower cost than other prefabricated houses on the market, and one that could be dropped in to locations in the urban core of most cities — was too good to pass up. Interior view of a Connect Homes pre-fabricated home. Image Credit: Connect Homes.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 18, 2021

“While all startups are certainly not focused on being disruptive, they often rely on cutting-edge technology and processes to give their customers something truly new,” Zeile writes. Somasegar reveal what sings in Coda’s pitch doc. Somasegar joined Extra Crunch Live to go through Coda’s pitch doc (not deck.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 12, 2020

I found GroupMe at the Techcrunch Disrupt Hackathon. I could never have imagined going from a 25-year-old analyst at an institutional investor to seeing what I’ve seen and being a part of this community. I was there for the first Etsy VC pitch meeting in a Fort Greene apartment. It has been an absolute joy.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Disrupting the traditional MBA may be the most tried, tested and tweaked edtech startup pitch out there. “I think they have done brand-building and [developed an] alumni network well enough that it’s become an aspirational brand to those in the know.”

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