TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Attending a remote startup accelerator is absolutely worth it. The 17 startups presenting today were whittled down from 1,850 applicants, according to the accelerator. As far as elevator pitches go, Publica may have the best one of the show. The Hurd Co. Image Credits: The Hurd Co. The Hurd Co.’s

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Demo days at startup accelerators are a pretty big deal around here. Full disclosure: In 2016, I was 500 Startups’ Journalist-in-residence. I covered one demo day in person, spending most of my time backstage where founder teams practiced their pitches. Grafana’s early pitch deck — 12:00.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

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. Participants ran the gamut from fintech and sustainability to edtech and developer tools, and several stood out from the rest of the pack.

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Don Dodge

APRIL 6, 2015

I remember the Demo Day in 2007 where DropBox presented to about 30 Boston area Angels and Venture Capital investors. Two years earlier I saw another Boston based startup called Carbonite pitch a similar cloud backup solution to investors. The presentations were folksy and unpolished. None of the local VC firms invested.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

“Since 2011, the Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation (BHSI) Fellowship has supported the work of 36 innovators—representing the United States as well as 18 other countries on five continents—who address pressing global issues, from healthcare delivery to college persistence and sustainable construction in developing nations. Three dot dash.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

“Since 2011, the Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation (BHSI) Fellowship has supported the work of 36 innovators—representing the United States as well as 18 other countries on five continents—who address pressing global issues, from healthcare delivery to college persistence and sustainable construction in developing nations.

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