Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

How Iteration Transformed Valley Venture Mentors Before I co-founded Valley Venture Mentors (VVM) and for all of my time there, we experimented with different ways to connect startups with mentors. Startups pitched for 10 minutes each. pitches , back-to-back, with no Q&A. It wasn’t scalable.

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Jason Malki

JULY 16, 2025

Steve Gomberg I had the pleasure of interviewing Steve Gomberg and he is a seasoned executive whose career spans general management, finance, and corporate development across a variety of entrepreneurial ventures. Provided strategic guidance and financial backing to early-stage ventures in diverse industries. First was deal flow.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JUNE 25, 2025

Held at Gradient, Tulsa’s Innovation Hub, the event spotlighted founders who have spent the past 16 weeks refining their ventures through tailored curriculum, expert mentorship, and strategic preparation for the next stage of investment and growth. Bridge2 is Oklahoma’s premier pre-accelerator for scalable, tech-enabled, early-stage startups.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 21, 2025

A $500,000 Opportunity, Presented by Wells Fargo One of the most anticipated features of the Forum is the $500K Capital Pitch Competition, presented by Wells Fargo, which is also the title sponsor of the entire event. It seeks to solve one of the most pressing challenges for entrepreneurs today: access to capital.

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StartupNation

MAY 16, 2025

Getting a loan on this kind of site requires a compelling pitch. You need a good pitch and must have (or develop) marketing skills. Verizon Small Business Digital Ready: $10K Grants and Free Training to Help You Grow Venture Capital Venture capitalists are another funding option. Cons It’s a very competitive field.

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Jason Malki

JUNE 6, 2025

As VP of Investment at BDev Ventures , Keshia leads sourcing and portfolio operations, managing both strategic and operational aspects of the fund. I joined BDev Ventures shortly after the fund was launched and helped build out both the investment and platform sides of the business.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 28, 2025

More than 50 innovators from across the region applied to the Age Tech Big Idea Pitch Contest a funding contest to promote businesses that improve the lives of older adults. After weeks of preparation to refine their pitches, finalists were given an opportunity to describe their innovation to a panel of judges and 79 attendees.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 11, 2025

One big takeaway was the art of the pitch. JOIN OUR COMMUNITY OF FOUNDERS AND TELL US ABOUT YOUR VENTURE HERE. A major milestone was attending SaaStr Annual in San Francisco, where we heard from global tech leaders on AI, scale, and staying relentless. We were immersed in the language, energy, and ambition of thousands of people.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

Read the interview: Richard Liew: For those who may not know who Ministry of Awesome is – let’s just assume there might be some – can you give us your elevator pitch? Over time, the co-working space developed and there was a natural progression towards a lot of individuals starting new ventures coming out of that space.

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StartupNation

JULY 3, 2025

For business leaders at the beginning of their startup venture, offering WFH roles is extremely beneficial. Not only are these relationships critical to the success of your business, but most startups rely on investor pitches and regular networking to fund their venture. Approximately two in three workers are now fully remote.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 20, 2025

Through this partnership, STATION DC has become a vital hub for inclusive entrepreneurship, hosting networking events, pitch competitions, and programs that help startups scale and thrive.

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Jason Malki

APRIL 24, 2025

Kevin Bulger is an entrepreneur and investor with a diverse background spanning startups, sustainable ventures, and international tourism. His ventures reflect a passion for innovation, conscious business, and connecting people across cultures. I think it is important to remember that you dont have to swing at every pitch.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

No background in venture capital. Harry wanted to learn about venture capitalhow investors think, what makes a great startup, why some bets pay off while others flop. Fast forward a few years, and The Twenty Minute VC became one of the most influential podcasts in venture capital. Not to pitch them. Not to impress them.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 24, 2025

AsiaStartupExpo 2025, a premier virtual event spotlighting high-impact early-stage ventures, has officially announced the five startups selected to pitch in its highly anticipated Investor Pitch Showcase. Organized in collaboration with […]

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Attendees can expect to hear from top executives such as Kevin Weil, Chief Product Officer (CPO) of OpenAI; Steve Schmidt, Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Amazon; Vinod Khosla, Founder of Khosla Ventures; Alison Wagonfeld, VP Marketing & CMO of Google Cloud; and Arsalan Tavakoli-Shiraji, Co-founder of Databricks.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 11, 2025

Now, these finalists are ready to pitch for a chance at $35,000. Michael McShane (Centre County) LION Mobile Clinic by Tailgate Health Ventures Taking healthcare to the people, Tailgate Health Ventures delivers high-quality medical services directly to communities through an innovative tailgate modelmeeting people where they are.

technology

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Venture Capital Is a Team Sport: Navigating the Partner Track with a Collaborative Mindset I was talking to one of my VC coaching clients a recently promoted young principal at a firm that's likely to raise a much bigger fund next time around. Play the Long Game Venture capital is a long game. It doesnt have to be that way.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

APRIL 25, 2025

From biotech breakthroughs and wearable tech to community-focused ventures, student teams addressed real-world challenges with startup-ready solutions. Winners were chosen for their compelling business plans, impressive pitches, and real-world potential. ORU team ESTHER took second. UCOs KitchenKeeper rounded out the top three.

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Hunter Walk

MARCH 3, 2025

Screendoor has now looked at more than 1,500 venture firms raising funds, backing roughly 1.5% When I’m scanning a pitch deck I’m basically looking to put it into one of two buckets – Traditional or Different. of them, often as their first or second largest investor.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

A decade ago, most startup pitches ended with a calculation justifying the amount they sought to raise. This auction dynamic, combined with venture capital’s explosive growth over the last decade, has transformed fundraising strategy. In other words, the raise was an output of the financial model.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 12, 2025

The 65 medtech startups were chosen from 1500 applicants and represent the top 4% of medtech ventures worldwide. Chosen from a pool of nearly 1,500 applicants, these 65 startups represent the top 4% of medtech ventures worldwide. On June 27, companies will pitch to investors at MedTech World in San Jose.

accelerator

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In fact, you could make the argument that, because of their lack of advantages in other areas, the ones who make it to a venture pitch actually have more of these raw ingredients because they’ve had to in order to make it to the same destination as their straight white male counterparts. We all know the answer to that.

ventures

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 2, 2015

It''s a co-working space full of creatives and freelancers, most of whom who have never pitched an investor, and probably never seen a startup pitch either. The first question I always get, which I find endlessly hilarious, is "Don''t you get tired of people pitching you all the time?". Other pitches!

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Venture Well

JULY 29, 2019

VentureWell Director of Venture Development, Eli Velasquez offers insights on how to develop pitch competitions that provide maximum support to startups. The post Rethinking Pitch Competitions: Create Value, Not a Spectacle appeared first on VentureWell.

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Dream It

MARCH 6, 2020

Jeff Berman is General Partner at Camber Creek , one of the first venture funds dedicated to real estate technology and the built world. The team owns, operates and manages over 150 million square feet of real estate, making Camber Creek one of the biggest value-add venture partners for real estate tech startups.

real estate

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 14, 2014

Brooklyn Bridge Ventures came in first, with a whopping 61%. Lerer Ventures was second, with just under 20%. Take the most widely used number--that way fewer women are getting venture funding than guys. Most companies don''t ever raise venture capital and they do just fine. Well, it''s gotta mean something, right?

founder

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

The fact is, it''s just not cool to criticize the investing side of the venture capital market. For the most part, journalists give startups a free pass when venture capital money is raised or when companies that clearly seem to have failed get "acquired". Venture Capital & Technology' What was said, who''s right, etc.,

venture capital

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Takes an hour or an hour and a half at most and everyone gets the benefit of a public conversation--versus three or four hours of pitches. Those kinds of requests feel desperate and not only undermine their pitch, but it''s still real time that adds up. Venture Capital & Technology' Panel prep calls. That makes no sense to me.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

When you see pitch after pitch – what works and what doesn’t – you start to get a sense of patterns of business model approaches, go-to-market strategies and the like. So we discussed his moving to LA for a while and working in our offices and developing his ideas and we decided to formalize it.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 5, 2024

Three finalists received training via workshops and coaching from business advisors, fine-tuning their business plans and pitches for the showcase and pitch competition. In addition to its classroom curriculum, NFTE hosts the Founders Forum Pitch Competition.

pitching

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

I''ve closed three investments in the first Brooklyn Bridge Ventures fund that haven''t quite been made public yet, bringing the total to 13 companies. And please, please, please don''t pitch VCs who blog to write about your company as if we were tech journalists. Venture Capital & Technology'

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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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Startup Blogpost

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

20 Tips for Pitching New Business Ideas to Potential Investors To provide you with the best advice on pitching new business ideas to investors, we asked twenty CEOs, Founders, and other professionals for their top tips. You should highlight the potential future earnings while pitching your proposal.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Register AIOX Apex Angel Fund (AIOX) has introduced a new venture fund with a dedicated focus on deeptech and web3. In pursuing innovation and technological advancement, AIOX joins forces with X-PITCH 2023, to nurture founders in deeptech and web3. “We see immense potential in partnering with X-PITCH.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Three of the four pitching finalists were women entrepreneurs focusing on health and wellness issues. When the organizers of Venture Atlanta 2023 put together this year’s program, they decided to add some excitement. The sold-out event also featured two additional pitching tracks: Early-stage and Growth Stage companies.

ventures

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2014

It’s the company that evokes fear into more startups and venture capitalists looking to fund eCommerce businesses than any other potential competitor. Every pitch I’ve ever seen has led to the, “Would Amazon eventually do this? Tech Market Analysis Upfront Ventures makespace' And could we then compete?”

real estate

Revolution

AUGUST 2, 2022

What we did: Rise of the Rest Managing Partner, David Hall , and Revolution Ventures Managing Partner, Tige Savage , landed in the Space City for a fireside chat with HX Venture Fund on Revolution’s investment thesis, industry trends, and how Houston fits into the entrepreneurial equation. Where we went: Houston, TX ??

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