All-Star Pitch Battle - Silicon Valley Edition

Name: All-Star Pitch Battle - Silicon Valley Edition
Start: 2025-09-16T17:30:00-07:00
End: 2025-09-16T20:00:00-07:00
Location: CBRE

Hosted By

Startup Grind .

All-Star Pitch Battle - Silicon Valley Edition

Details

Ready to Pitch Above the Clouds at the Startup Grind Global All-Star Pitch Battle?

75+ chapters around the world competing.....

🎤 Want to pitch? We have 3 exclusive spots for the first founders to purchase a Pitch Ticket.

To qualify, you must be Pre-Seed to Series A, or bootstrapped with strong revenue. All industries are welcome.

🌐 The other few spots will be selected in the coming weeks. Submit your application here:

https://airtable.com/appxzBECTclOdlCMV/pagPWgo85HUuyCkN8/form

🚀 Format: 1 minute elevator pitch (you can practice in the elevator up to the 46th floor). One winner - progresses to the Semi Finals.

📝 Judging from Keshia of BDev Ventures & Niamh O'Donnell of Unusual Ventures - two of the most active early-stage funds, as well as Anna Centrella from Carta.

🎟 Tickets – due to venue access at Salesforce Tower and a limited guest list, we require attendee names in advance and charge a small fee to help ensure attendance.

🚀 The Global Final will take place on October 1, during the virtual AI Summit. Pitching in front of an esteemed judging panel of investors, and thousands of attendees eager to see who the Champion will be!

Early-stage investors will attend and judge so plenty of pitching and networking to be done throughout the evening!

Expect real feedback, strong connections, and sky-high inspiration. Whether you're building, backing, or just curious—come for the view, stay for the vision.

Agenda

5:30PM - Doors / Registration Opens

6:30PM - Pitch Battle Begins

7:45PM - Event Closes

Agenda

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Host

James Gee - Startup Grind (Global Sales Director & Silicon Valley Chapter Director)

James Gee is the Global Sales Director at Startup Grind who relocated to the Bay Area from the UK to immerse himself in Silicon Valley's vibrant tech ecosystem. With both a startup founder and a banking background, James is your go-to guy for all things startups and partnerships, and he loves connecting the dots between founders, investors, and coaches across different fields.
Always hap…

Judges

Niamh O'Donnell - Unusual Ventures (Director of Programs)

Niamh O'Donnell is an entrepreneurial and dynamic venture capital professional with experience across four funds and an MSc from The University of Notre Dame. She currently serves as the Director of Programs at Unusual Ventures, a leading early-stage firm managing over $1B. Niamh curates tailored programming and resources to help founders thrive, focusing on investments in Data Infrastructure,…

Keshia Theobald-van Gent - BDev Ventures (Partner)

Accomplished executive with deep experience in innovation, strategy, and stakeholder engagement. Proven ability to lead high-performing teams, drive operational excellence, and improve startup outcomes across sectors and regions.
As a Partner at BDev Ventures, Keshia leads sourcing and portfolio operations, managing both strategic and operational aspects of the fund. She previously found…

Anna Centrella - Carta (Senior Director)

I am a proven business leader who creates and implements sales enablement programs and revenue initiatives that transform Saas companies.
With over 24 years of hands-on experience in sales leadership, content management, customer acquisition, direct sales, building pipeline, cultivating sales methodologies, facilitating and organizing onboarding programs, strategic partnerships, revenue …

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Global Partner

Google Cloud (https://cloud.google.com/resources/content/future-of-ai-report?utm_source=events-with-google&utm_medium=et&utm_campaign=FY25-Q1-NORTHAM-SMB31054-website-dl-AIThoughtLeader-52420&utm_content=startup-grind&utm_term=-&hl=en)

Presentings

Carta (http://www.carta.com/launch?utm_campaign=20240423-nam-general-smb-startup_grind_partnership&utm_medium=social&utm_source=startup_grind)
Carta helps people manage equity, build businesses, and invest in the companies of tomorrow. Carta Launch is the only free cap table product, helping new founders get started. The company is trusted by more than 40,000 companies, over 7,000 funds and SPVs, and over two million equity holders to manage cap tables, compensation, valuations, liquidity, and more. For more information, visit carta.com.

HubSpot for Startups (https://app.hubspot.com/signup-hubspot/hubspot-for-startups?partner-code=SEZ25e11iHIs&program=startups)
The HubSpot Growth Platform is a full suite of software for marketing, sales, and customer service, with a completely free CRM at its core. Start for free.

Sprinto (https://sprinto.com/)
Sprinto is a GRC automation platform that's helping companies automate their compliance processes. Sprinto has helped over 1500+ companies become compliant and supports over 50+ infosec compliances.

Partner

CBRE (https://www.cbre.com/people/matt-manteuffel)
Our team represents SF-based tech companies and venture firms in finding beautiful office spaces that balance culture, flexibility, and team growth. We work with early stage startups to publicly traded companies, and everyone in-between.

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