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In-Person event, location Galvanize, Boulder
PitchBoulder is a pitch mentoring platform offering local entrepreneurs an opportunity to present their startups to a diverse audience of mentors, advisors, investors and peers. Presenters deliver a 6-8 minute pitch deck presentation designed for investors, channel partners, co-founders, employees, etc. They then engage in 40 minutes of constructive feedback and questioning that we call crowd mentoring followed by 30 minutes of networking.
Entrepreneurs gain insight into possible ways they can improve their businesses and connect with a peer community that cares about their progress. Participants walk away having advanced their business and the audience walks away with the satisfaction of providing expert crowd-vetted coaching.
Whether presenter, mentor or passive audience member, there is much to learn every week from this dynamic and diverse community. PitchBoulder takes place at 9:00 am every Wednesday.
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Presenting: Storit – Smarter Storage, Less Food Waste
Galvanize Boulder, 1023 Walnut St., Boulder, CO, USPreservation Systems Inc. DBA: Storit (http://storitfresh.com) – Founder Chrissy Ford presenting, is reinventing food storage to reduce spoilage in the last mile of the supply chain.
Preservation Systems Inc. is developing advanced hardware solutions that extend shelf life and reduce waste for perishable foods during transportation and storage. By targeting the last mile of the food supply chain, their systems aim to preserve freshness, cut losses, and increase operational efficiency for food retailers and distributors. The innovation centers on smart preservation technology that fits into existing workflows without disrupting logistics or increasing labor requirements.
Our target market is food retailers and distributors in the US who need reliable, low-maintenance solutions to reduce food spoilage & are willing to pay for technology that cuts losses and improves margins.
Our competition is traditional refrigeration units, dry ice packaging, and passive insulated containers. Our competitive advantage is our proprietary hardware that offers longer preservation periods, plug-and-play usability, and greater sustainability with lower energy consumption.
The total market size in 2024 for cold chain logistics and food preservation tech is estimated at $80B, with an expected annual revenue opportunity in the U.S. of $1.5B.
Top 3 challenges:
- Managing hardware development timelines
- Fundraising from a small and niche pool of investors
- Improving confidence and clarity in investor presentations
Our Pitch Boulder ask: How can I better communicate the value of our hardware innovation to non-technical investors, refine my presentation for maximum clarity, and identify the right funding pathways for early-stage hardware ventures?
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