TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

It’s demo day season. This morning marked the kickoff of VC firm 500 Global’s Fall 2022 Demo Day, which saw over a dozen startups give their best pitches to prospective investors — and customers. Elsewhere on Demo Day, Lydia.ai walked through its health assessment service for insurance carriers.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 12, 2025

The program featured exclusive networking opportunities, private investor meetings, and demo sessions, solidifying the UAEs role as a global innovation hub. Both awards were presented by the DMCC AI Centre, underscoring the UAEs commitment to fostering cutting-edge technological advancements.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2022

Considering how many calls investors take on a daily basis, “this new pitching model presents a new problem for founders,” says Flint Capital partner Andrew Gershfeld, whose firm reviews approximately “1,500 online pitches per year.”. Our favorite startups from YC’s Winter 2022 Demo Day, part 1. ” It’s remarkably detailed.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Today is the 28th Demo Day for Alchemist , an accelerator that primarily focuses on enterprise companies — or those that sell to other companies, primarily, rather than directly to consumers. In Canada, for example, it’s working with Innovate Edmonton on an accelerator program focused on community safety.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 5, 2022

How do we create tools that let people explore their own presentation of themselves without injecting all sorts of societal baggage about what’s “acceptable” or “preferable”? As it is, I’m a paid Canva user and you definitely wouldn’t have counted me in that target demo as narrowly defined by Adobe’s core audience ten years ago.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JUNE 18, 2024

On Wednesday, June 5, 2024, the second cohort of Bridge2 founders took the stage at Tulsa’s Agora Event Center for Demo Day. Pangia: Empowering Community Management Kemi Levi, Hannah Clark, and Nassir Mohamud introduced Pangia , a comprehensive community management platform designed to foster highly engaged, data-driven communities.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 19, 2025

AI presents a tremendous economic opportunity for New Jersey, poised to create good-paying jobs, catalyze new discoveries, grow our start-up community, and foster long-term economic growth, said Governor Murphy.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

After the panel stay for demos by cocktail experts and chefs, tastings by local producers, and cameos by some of the city's cult food vendors. The hometown premiere event in New York will feature a live DJ, video mashup presentations, free food, and tons of guests. OVA has arranged screening events around the world.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

The value of Pitch Decks; Brad’s personal preferences on deal presentation; and Brad’s practice of accepting cold approaches via email. And I would rather, even before the executive summary, have something to play with (a demo)…” It falls in the category of show don’t tell. You still need the presentation to back that up.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

Alchemist Accelerator is back with another Demo Day — its 29th Demo Day overall, and the latest in the series to be entirely virtual. Alchemist’s Ravi Belani also shared plans to announce some news during today’s Demo Day, including that: They’ve raised $2 million from German chemistry company BASF.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

A few months ago I wrote a post called “ Invest in Lines, Not Dots.&# It was my investment philosophy that observing teams’ performance over time was far more insightful than reacting to how good of a product demo they do, how good they present Powerpoint slides or how great tech blogs say they are. Let me explain.

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Y Combinator

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

My first YC Demo Day was in Summer of 2008, where my startup and twenty-one others anxiously pitched a room full of investors on what we’d been working so hard to build. Fifteen years later, I’m here as YC’s president kicking off our 37th Demo Day — the one celebrating the Summer 2023 batch.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We held a 90-minute demo session where 150 of LA’s VC’s and senior technology executives watched the LPLA V2 group present in small groups of 12-15 each. It was a great chance for the class to interact with the community in LA. Thursday night was the unveiling of the newest batch of Launchpad LA companies.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 24, 2014

Some have become well known in the entrepreneurial community as benchmark operations for others to emulate, including TechStars and Y-Combinator. There are many stories of funding deals made on demo day amid the excitement of seeing new, polished startups with great ideas and the beginnings of an infrastructure.

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500

APRIL 9, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the entire startup ecosystem, and in the name of safety and support of our founders, we hosted our first-ever Digital Demo Day last week. This was a whole new take on demo day for us, and the end result was a unique and inspiring experience for both our startups and investor community.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Alchemist Accelerator , the enterprise-focused startup incubator, is hosting a demo day today for its 31st batch of companies. Alchemist is above all a network and a community, and I’m committed to serving that community.” The accelerator itself, meanwhile, has some news: new leadership.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

25 seed and early-stage startups participate in a 5-month long program ending with a Demo Day showcasing their disruptive innovation For its 2024 global accelerator cohort, Morgan Stanley received thousands of applications. The global financial services firm narrowed its selection down to 25 companies for its I nclusive Ventures Lab.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

And a group of community leaders brought together a space and an environment for thought leaders and innovators and people who are just passionate about what Christchurch could become post-earthquake and imagine that future. Lots of community discussions. James Burnes: Well, we started as a result of an earthquake and a city in ruin.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 26, 2021

Our favorite companies from Y Combinator’s W21 Demo Day. But TechCrunch reporters spend a lot of time talking with startups, hearing pitches and telling their stories; if you’re curious about which companies stood out from Y Combinator’s W21 Demo Day, read on. Our favorite companies from Y Combinator’s W21 Demo Day: Part 1.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

At the end of each week, a team gives a presentation on their progress around problem statements, solution, customer validation, and product development. Diversity of a cohort matters when trying to create a community that will systemically empower women of all backgrounds. A team photo.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

If you’re eager to introduce your early-stage startup to the top leaders, investors, experts and policy makers across the mobility tech community, don’t just attend TC Sessions: Mobility — exhibit there. Virtual booth space: Display your pitch deck, host a video display and demo your products. Video on-demand: No FOMO for you.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Startups, early-stage and growth-stage companies present their models to a gathering of angel investors and venture capital firms The Venture Atlanta Conference, set to take place on October 8-9, 2024, at The Woodruff Arts Center and Atlanta Symphony Hall, is one of the most anticipated entrepreneurial events in the southeast U.S.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2022

Here are all of the open source related companies presenting at Demo Day in the Winter 2022 cohort. How it says it differs from rivals: Uberduck boasts a Discord community of almost 3,000 members who collaborate to turn AI research into design tools for the app. Tuva Health. Founded: 2021. Location: Salt Lake City, Utah.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

Once the demos and presentations are done, the judges need to think quickly and ask probing questions about each startup. Get your pass to attend with the rest of the TechCrunch community for less than $100 if you secure your seat before next month. ” Disrupt 2021 runs September 21-23 and will be 100% virtual this year.

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TechCrunch

MAY 14, 2021

TC Sessions: Mobility, which takes place on June 9, features the top minds and makers, draws thousands of attendees, fosters collaborative community and creates a networking environment ripe with opportunities. You can highlight your pitch deck, run a video loop and/or host live demos.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 17, 2024

Investment Channels for Angels Presently, angel investors have two primary channels for investment, each with its unique challenges: Direct Angel Investment: Challenges: Limited Portfolio Size: Angel investors often make the mistake of investing too much capital into too few companies. This is an issue that warrants further discussion.

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Y Combinator

APRIL 3, 2024

Today we’re kicking off Y Combinator’s 38th Demo Day, celebrating the incredible batch that is W24. Imagine a room where the best builders in the world are presenting the fruits of their labor, often weeks or months before they show it anywhere else. A new office also means new traditions.

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Y Combinator

AUGUST 28, 2020

At our 31st Demo Day, 198 companies presented virtually over two days. You can see a list of the companies that presented on-the-record in the YC Directory. Post-COVID world, including online communities and creators, edtech, remote tools, and delivery solutions for retail and restaurants. Sustainability and housing.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 14, 2017

HOW HAS THIS GLOBAL COMMUNITY SUPPORTED YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY? When I learned there was a community where people who couldn’t help defying the status quo supported one another, I was relieved. Creating communities is what I do; events and engagement of groups, those are my sweet spots. My ego is so fragile.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2021

Each startup team gets six minutes to pitch and present their demo — and then they’ll answer probing questions from the judges. Teams that move on to the final round do it all over again in front of a new panel of experts… one last major push — pitch, demo, Q&A.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

Next week is Y Combinator’s biannual Demo Day, in which startups present to the public for the first time after spending three months going through the accelerator. It’s different than demo days prior because it’s smaller. Demo days definitely amplify a brand, but not the one you’d think.

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Y Combinator

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

And soon after Demo Day, we’re hosting an end-of-batch celebration with the entire YC community. Today, these founders will present their companies to an invite-only audience of investors at our 35th Demo Day. For the first time since the Winter 2020 batch, the Summer 2022 batch was in person.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2021

Your demo and presentation will be, well, pitch perfect when you deliver it to panels of top VC judges. You’ll meet members of the Startup Battlefield alumni community — we’re talking about 922 companies (like Vurb, Mint, Yammer and, yes, Dropbox) that have collectively raised $9.5 No fees, no equity cut.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

While Y Combinator isn’t the definitive source on what success in early-stage startups looks like — it quite literally has a post-mortem dinner after Demo Day to celebrate failure — it does serve well in providing an illustrative glance of how entrepreneurs are thinking about certain sectors in a given moment in time.

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Y Combinator

JULY 28, 2020

On August 24 and 25, YC will host our 31st Demo Day live over Zoom. After considering community feedback from our first, rapidly planned online Demo Day in March , we’ve decided that a live Demo Day is an important part of founders’ YC experience. The batch presenting at Demo Day is unique and powerful.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

We are soon launching Founders’ Next Move , a selective, free community for founders researching their next move, which will be a key tool for working with outside talent. Preqin (free demo). Grey House (free demo). We discuss below all of the different ways you can work with the investment community. Private Equity.

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Jason Malki

DECEMBER 21, 2022

I am super passionate about bringing disruptive technologies into real world use cases for mass adoption, especially when it involves empowering communities. So when that presents itself, you run at it as fast as you can. What is it that excites you about what you’re building? How can our readers follow you on social media?

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