Startups
Meet Multi-Million Dollar Investors
Startups: Pitch your startup to meet accredited investors with millions in funding from $100K to $20M. You register yourself on our website to pitch, that's all you have to do.
Investors: Hear from the hottest and most promising early and advanced global startups from North America and Europe with revenue streams, customers, traction and partners.
Don't miss out on the next opportunity!
Connecting Silicon Valley investors to global startups for high level networking and deal-making to build successful ventures
Exhibit in Demo Showcase
Startups or vendors can exhibit in the Demo Showcase area to meet investors, partners and customers for dealmaking and maximize exposure.
The Demo Showcase is open for two 30 minute periods before and after the pitching sessions and two one hour perods during lunch and Awards reception for networking 1 on 1 meetings. We also have a meeting area which you can use throughout the day.
STARTUPS PITCH 50+ ACCREDITED INVESTORS FROM SILICON VALEY AND OTHER REGIONS
Startups Pitch From Stage
There is no selection process to pitch, startups simply self register on our site. Pitches are open to seed stage, early and advanced growth startups seeking to scale. We offer "Perfect Pitch" Training sessions online in advance to presenting startups.
You can register to pitch for 4 or 6 minutes followed by a rapid-fire question and answer session from the investor judge panel. You also exhibit in Demo Showcase. Many startups have received millions in funding from past events over the 12 years.
We also select top startups for our special awards announced at the closing party.
Pitch and demo opportunities for startups
Sponsorship opportunities for service providers, corporate partners and regions/states
• Pitch Silicon Valley investors and potential corporate partners by registering for your pitch spot on stage
• Discover how to raise funding for your startup
• Exhibit at the Demo Showcase area during networking breaks to meet investors and potential corporate partners for 1 on 1 meetings
• Network over lunch with partners, investors and key industry players
• Understand tech trends and emerging technologies across all industries
• Pitching tickets include investor lunch with investors at your table, Awards reception, demo tables, pitch from stage to investor judges for 4 to 8 minutes followed by investor/judge questions.
• Awards (in kind and in cash) for the top 5 winners.
And we offer a few passes to attend CES 2023 in person or on-demand for the speakers, judges, sponsors, and startups subject to our discretion.
INVESTORS SEEK EARLY OR ADVANCED STAGE STARTUPS IN THESE MARKETS:
CONSUMER
ENTERPRISE
BIOTECH/
HEALTHTECH
FINTECH/WEB3
OUR 2024 INVESTORS
Amir Banifetami
Partner
K5 Ventures
Sandra Miller
CEO
Foundry 415
Theresa Yu
Managing Director
Global Bridge Capital
Howard Pakosh
TekStart
President
Niraj Saran
Partner
Maya Ventures
Connie Harrell
President
Keiretsu Forum
Jason Rouse
Strategic Growth & Ventures (CVC)
Taiyo America
Aaron Rose
GT Ventures
Principal
Philippe Cases
CEO
Topio Networks
Cindy Hostetler
Senior Manager
PA Comm. & Econ. Dev.
Vinod Joseph
Senior Director
Samsung
Han Ko
CEO
USAKO Group
Porter Wong
Angel Investor
Shaquille Cruz
Venture Fellow
Venture Cooperative (Laconia Capital)
Evelyn Lee
Managing Partner
Vine Ventures
John Ricci
Managing Director
US Angels
Christian Elebiary
Partner
Inspiration Ventures
Todd Shoemack
CEO
VC Consulting
Mac Kubota
Corporate Venturing Manager
Murata
William Buchanan
CEO
Will Buchanan Investment
Mike Moore
CEO
MedWatch
Nobu Morita
Director of Innovation
NEC X
David Imada
Executive
Edgewood Ventures
Edgar Auslander
Senior Director
Meta
Danil Kislinskiy
Investor
GGW Ventures
Pascal Guillard
VP Global Salws
ST Micro
Haka Kostepen
Executive Director - Product Strategy & Innovation
Panasonic
Tess Robinson, Partner, Slay Ventures,
AND MORE
STARTUPS pitching
Startups register to pitch on our site.
The final selection of startups is announced in the detailed agenda.
Detailed agenda available on SEP, 30
AGENDA
All startups pitch for total of 6 to 12 minutes (4 to 8 minutes pitch and 2 minutes q/a) to panel of startup ecosystem stakeholders partnering with ENRICH Hubs, investors (angels, acceleraors, VCs and CVCs) and audience.
8:00 - 9:00 am REGISTRATION
9:00 am - 12:00 pm SESSION 1
INVESTING TRENDS ACROSS TECH MARKETS
Keynotes, Introductions and short presentations by organizers and partners, and introductions from investors, followed by pitches
12:00 - 1:00 pm MATCHMAKING DEMO SHOWCASE NETWORKING LUNCH
All startups presenting (am or pm) meet with investors and corporate partners and audience in the Demo Showcase
1:00 - 4:00 pm SESSION 2
RAISING FUNDING & CAPITAL THROUGH ECOSYSTEMS INCLUDING ANGEL NETWORKS, GOV AND INSTITUTIONAL/CORP INVESTORS - SPECIAL FOCUS ON EIC AND SBDC AWARDEES
Keynote by EIC, Introductions and short presentations by organizers and partners, and introductions from investors, followed by pitches
4:00 - 6:00 pm MATCHMAKING, DEMO SHOWCASE, AWARDS AND NETWORKING RECEPTION
Detailed agenda available on SEP, 30
Investors Attend or Judge Sessions
We invite investors to speak on introduction panels and judge startups pitching for 90 minute sessions.
We select investors who apply as judges. They will introduce themselves in panels and then listen to pitches, and give their feedback to the entrepreneurs. They will also vote for the top 5 presentations.
Investors judging must be actively engaged in investing their own funds or making decisions for their firms, and not solely advisors.
APPLY FOR COMP INVESTOR TICKET IF YOU AGREE TO REQUIREMENTS ABOVE i.e. Speak on a panel and judge a pitch session
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Temple University Small Business Development Center has been serving Philadelphia-area small businesses for almost 40 years. On behalf of the university, they work to provide the community with no-cost business services and solutions. As part of the Pennsylvania Small Business Centers network, they join the state-wide mission to provide entrepreneurs and small business owners with the knowledge they need to make smart decisions and prosper.
The highly trained and experienced staff is here to provide start-up and small businesses with professional knowledge and assistance. Their mission is to help small businesses grow and succeed.
SDC at Temple University is an active participant of the IB2 for CES program.
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The SBDC is a member of the Pennsylvania SBDC and the Association of Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC) networks.
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SDC at the University of Pittsburgh is an active participant of the IB2 for CES program.
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Our experts provide advising, practical tools, and access to capital and other funding sources to foster and support growth.
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