What is CrowdPitch?

 

This event will bring entrepreneurs, innovators, mentors, support providers, and investors together in an informal and energetic setting.

Think ´America Idol´ — selected entrepreneurs will have 4 minutes to pitch their company to both a panel of experts & a live audience, followed immediately by a 3-minute Q&A session with the panel.

A free networking lunch provided by Vmeals will follow the formal pitch.

Event Details

• February 25th
• 11:00 - 1:30 pm
• BioPark:
  801 W Baltimore Street
  Baltimore, MD 21201

Prizes

The winner gets $10,850 of services from our sponsors:

• SEO.com: 10 hours or seo work = $1,500 value
• NOWAdvisors: 12 hours of financial & accounting services = $1,800 value
• FundingUniverse: startup services = $2,500 value
• Qqest: 4 months payroll services = $2,000 value
• Amazon: web services = $500 value
• ETC: 6 months semi-private cube space = $2550 value

Panel of Experts

 

• Laura Gamble — SkipJack Partners
• David Troy — Baltimore Angels
• Rick Faint — Evergreen Capital
• Steven Kubison— FirstStage BioVentures
• Tony Deasey — FirstStage BioVentures

 

How it Works:

Pitching Companies:
FundingUniverse will select several companies to present on-stage at the CrowdPitch event.  The presenting companies will complete a mandatory coaching session on February 23, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm MST.

Panel of Experts:
A panel of experts have agreed to judge the CrowdPitch presentations

Audience Participation:
Attendees in the audience will receive $100 of "FUN" money that they will use to "invest" in their favorite company pitch.  After all of the presentations, the audience will place their "FUN" money into their favorite CrowdPitch presentation.

Selecting the Winning Presenters:
After all of the presentations, 2 winning presenters will be announced based on the amount of  "FUN" money that is "invested"