Startup Pitch Salon | Investor Feedback + Audience Vote

(Registration link at the bottom)

## 🚀 WeShine Entrepreneurship Salon and Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs

​are excited to co-host a highly curated startup pitch event, bringing together top early-stage founders, seasoned investors, and engaged audiences for an event of insight, feedback, and community.

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## ​🌟 What to Expect

• ​Live Startup Pitches: Hand-selected startups present their ventures on stage
• ​Investor Feedback: Renowned investors share real-time insights and advice
• ​Audience Voting: Cast your vote for the most promising pitch of the event
• ​Award Session: Winning teams will receive exclusive coaching opportunities

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## ​💡 Startups – Apply to Pitch!

​Want to get on stage and pitch in front of real investors and an engaged audience?
📥 Submit your pitch deck by Auguest 20
📢 Final selections announced on Auguest 22
👉 Apply Here: https://forms.gle/uFFgXLpvtPKuDotx5

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## ​🧠 Winner Perks

​The top startups—selected by investor feedback and audience votes—will win a 1:1 coaching session with WeShine Advisor Group, featuring Investors, Stanford Business Coach, Business model strategists and more.

## ​💼Current Participating Investors (more to come):


​Call for Investors: Join the WeShine Investor Advisory Group for Current or Future Events
​We are forming a powerful Investor Advisor Group to support early-stage founders. Benefits include:
✔️ Early access to top-tier pitch decks
✔️ Recognition as a Featured Guest Investor
✔️ Community Impact Award from WeShine
​👉 Interested? Please let us know. https://forms.gle/X5WdMbLphs1NgvHNA

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## ​🎟 Audience – Be Part of the Action

​Attend the event to:

• ​Hear some of the most promising new startups
• ​Learn from expert feedback
• ​Vote for your favorite pitches
• ​Connect with the local founder-investor community

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## ​🌐 Organizers

​About the Organizers
​🌟 WeShine Entrepreneurship Organization
Bay Area–based nonprofit bringing together top entrepreneurs, investors, scientists, and business leaders. We facilitate investment opportunities, help businesses expand globally, and provide expert coaching. With 100+ pitch events & founder meetups hosted, our community truly lives by “We Shine Together.” WeShine Linkedin
​🌟 EntreConnect
Founded in 2023, EntreConnect is a global community empowering entrepreneurs and investors to scale businesses. Our events have connected 20,000+ founders, operators, leaders, and VCs, sparking collaboration and innovation. LinkedIn
​🌟 Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs (SVE)
Part of F50’s global network, SVE is the largest grassroots founder movement in the Bay Area, active since 2008. With 38,000+ members, we empower entrepreneurs to showcase innovations, pitch ideas, and connect in Silicon Valley’s vibrant ecosystem.
​🌟 Beta University
The largest pre-accelerator in Silicon Valley, helping early-stage founders build VC-fundable startups through training, mentorship, and connections. Learn more about us here.

​​👉 Official Registration link: https://lu.ma/s21epy2q
(first 20 SVE members free with promo code "SVE")