Pitch Globally & Network with Startups,VC's,Techies,Mentors

This Pitch Fest will take place virtually using Zoom Webinars. Once you register you will receive the Zoom link to access the meeting!
To access the meeting it is recommended to use the link to Zoom instead of viewing from the Eventbrite website.

WHAT?
PitchForce is a weekly competition-style event for early-stage startups to deliver a 4-minute pitch with a slide deck to a panel of seasoned investors. There will be a Q&A session with the panel and direct feedback from the panel before they vote on a scale of 1 to 5. The winner of the Pitch will receive a 1st place certificate and all presenting startups will get a $5000 credit towards a PeopleConnect Search. This event is free to attend and watch!

TO APPLY TO PITCH... Please send your slide deck and executive summary to Jacob@peopleconnectstaffing.com.

Co-hosted by UC Berkeley Extension, Pitch Global invites startups in the Lifesciences field to pitch to respected Silicon Valley CVCs, VCs, and Angel investors. Using our vast network of thousands of investors, our pitch events often feature investors such as the legendary VC Ben Narasin (former NEA Partner and Founder of Tenacity Ventures).
Our events usually have one investor as a keynote speaker, and we feature up to 10 investors from funds such as TDK Ventures, Stanford Angels, Harvard Angels, Keiretsu Forum, Caltech Angels, Samsung Catalyst Fund, Hypertherm Ventures, US Angels, IPO group, etc (image above shows some of these investors). We also usually have as attendees about 15-20 unfeatured investors.
We attribute the success of our events to our organizers Kaustav Chaudhuri (KC) and Axel Tillmann from Pitch Global, and our hosts, UC Berkeley Extension’s team. We’re also extremely grateful to our investors who share their invaluable time and perform the roles of judges and mentors by sharing their feedback, perspectives, and insight with the startups participating in our events.

Agenda
9:00 - 9:10 AM - Opening remarks from UC Berkeley Extension & Pitch Global representatives.
9:10 - 9:30 AM - Keynote Speech by Jennie Kung, Vice Chair Mayo Clinic Innovation & Amit Garg, Managing Partner/Co-founder Tau Ventures.
9:30 - 9:50 AM - Introduction of featured judges participating in the event
9:50 - 11:50 AM - Startups Pitch their Innovations to the judges panel
11:50 AM - 12:30 PM - 1:1 Meeting with fit-based pre-assigned Startup-Judge pairs

Event details (including pre & post event) for Startups:
Step 1: Startups will be connected to the UC Berkeley Extension team at the beginning of the week of the event. The Extension team will provide logistical details and the event link.
Step 2: During the event, startups will have 6 minutes to pitch, and 2 mins for questions from featured judges and attendees (which would also include investors).
Step 3: Following the main event, there will be a separate session where each startup presenter will have 12 minutes to meet with a featured judge assigned based on fit. The judge and startup will also be connected by email the day before the event.
Step 4: The registered startup company’s name and information will be sent out to our network of investors via our newsletter for increased visibility with a broader number of investors for the startup.

For questions, please email: startups@pitchglobal.com

Refund Policy: Credit may be provided for a future event at the discretion of the organizer

Co-hosted by UC Berkeley Extension, Pitch Global invites startups in the Lifesciences field to pitch to respected Silicon Valley CVCs, VCs, and Angel investors. Using our vast network of thousands of investors, our pitch events often feature investors such as the legendary VC Ben Narasin (former NEA Partner and Founder of Tenacity Ventures).
Our events usually have one investor as a keynote speaker, and we feature up to 10 investors from funds such as TDK Ventures, Stanford Angels, Harvard Angels, Keiretsu Forum, Caltech Angels, Samsung Catalyst Fund, Hypertherm Ventures, US Angels, IPO group, etc (image above shows some of these investors). We also usually have as attendees about 15-20 unfeatured investors.
We attribute the success of our events to our organizers Kaustav Chaudhuri (KC) and Axel Tillmann from Pitch Global, and our hosts, UC Berkeley Extension’s team. We’re also extremely grateful to our investors who share their invaluable time and perform the roles of judges and mentors by sharing their feedback, perspectives, and insight with the startups participating in our events.

Agenda
9:00 - 9:10 AM - Opening remarks from UC Berkeley Extension & Pitch Global representatives.
9:10 - 9:30 AM - Keynote Speech by Jennie Kung, Vice Chair Mayo Clinic Innovation & Amit Garg, Managing Partner/Co-founder Tau Ventures.
9:30 - 9:50 AM - Introduction of featured judges participating in the event
9:50 - 11:50 AM - Startups Pitch their Innovations to the judges panel
11:50 AM - 12:30 PM - 1:1 Meeting with fit-based pre-assigned Startup-Judge pairs

Event details (including pre & post event) for Startups:
Step 1: Startups will be connected to the UC Berkeley Extension team at the beginning of the week of the event. The Extension team will provide logistical details and the event link.
***Step 2: ***During the event, startups will have 6 minutes to pitch, and 2 mins for questions from featured judges and attendees (which would also include investors).
Step 3: Following the main event, there will be a separate session where each startup presenter will have 12 minutes to meet with a featured judge assigned based on fit. The judge and startup will also be connected by email the day before the event.
***Step 4: ***The registered startup company’s name and information will be sent out to our network of investors via our newsletter for increased visibility with a broader number of investors for the startup.

For questions, please email: startups@pitchglobal.com

UC Berkeley students, faculty, staff, alumni, and other UC Berkeley community members can register for the event for free.

Refund Policy: Credit may be provided for a future event at the discretion of the organizer

This Pitch Fest will take place virtually using Zoom Webinars. Once you register you will receive the zoom link to access the meeting!
To access the meeting it is recommended to use the link to Zoom instead of viewing from the Eventbrite website.

WHAT?
PitchForce is a weekly competition style event for early stage startups to deliver a 4-minute pitch with slide deck to a panel of seasoned investors. There will be a Q&A session with the panel and direct feedback from the panel before they vote on a scale of 1 to 5. The winner of the Pitch will receive a 1st place certificate and all presenting startups will get a $5000 credit towards a PeopleConnect Search. This event is free to attend and watch!

TO APPLY TO PITCH... Please send your slide deck and executive summary to Jacob@peopleconnectstaffing.com.