Pitch Night & Investor Panel Discussion With Ignition Partners & Sand Hill Angels
Date: March, 6 2018
Don’t miss our Pitch Night and Investor Panel Discussion for your opportunity to pitch to, network with, and hear from Preeti Rathi of Ignition Partners & Jim Connor of Sand Hill Angels.
Preeti is an investor at Ignition Partners and is actively investing out of the firm’s fifth, $200 million fund. Ignition is a well known VC firm with over 60 successful exits from companies such as Splunk, Cloudera, Heroku and Apptio, to name just a few.
Jim is an investor at Sand Hill Angels, one of Silicon Valley’s largest angel investment groups, with over 170 investments to their name. Jim is also a successful entrepreneur, having sold his previous company SymPro, Inc., to JP Morgan Chase & Co. and is managing that subsidiary as President.
Seating is limited, so reserve your ticket now.
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EVENT DETAILS
The event will start with a round-table discussion where our investors will talk about the fundraising process and what it takes to successfully raise funding. Pre-selected startups will pitch to the investor panel for 5 minutes with their slide deck, followed by feedback and Q&A from the investor panel.
Whether you are attending as an audience member or have been selected to pitch, all attendees can learn from these investors, their quality feedback and unique insights. Connect with these investors afterward during general networking, and create a relationship with them and their firms.
If you are a startup founder or entrepreneur, this is an event you don’t want to miss!
Dinner and drinks are provided. Free parking available.
Seating is limited, so reserve your ticket now.
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HOW TO APPLY TO PITCH
Apply using the link below for an opportunity to pitch your company to the investor panel. You must purchase a General Admission ticket to submit your pitch deck for consideration. All pitch deck submissions must be in a PDF format.
Selected companies will have 5 minutes to pitch their company, including slide deck, to the investor panel. Questions and feedback from the investor panel will follow for an additional 5 minutes. There are a limited amount of pitch slots available, so submit your pitch deck now for consideration.
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Agenda
7:00pm – 8:00pm: Investor discussion & startups pitches
8:00pm – 8:30pm: Meet the investors and network
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Date:
Tuesday, 3/6/2018
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6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location:
Founders Floor
2 North 1st St., 5th Floor
San Jose, CA 95113
Investor Panel
Preeti Rathi
Principal
Ignition Partners
Prior to joining Ignition, Preeti was at Opus Capital, where she invested in ML focused company Turi (f.k.a Graphlab, acquired by Apple) and Edunav. She has also held various roles in product management and development in the areas of Enterprise Edge, SDN, and Mobility. This included defining product strategy and roadmaps for $1B revenue products like the ASR 9000 Series.
Jim Connor
Investor
Sand Hill Angels
He is the CEO of First Focus Learning Systems and Producer/Host of the talk show Game Changers Silicon Valley. He serves as a board member of Liftopia, Tabtor, KMVT Silicon Valley Media, the Angel Capital Association and Startup Learning. He currently serves =as President of First Focus Learning Systems and was previously President of JPMorgan SymPro providing treasury and portfolio management software solutions.
Who Should Attend
In addition, startup founders and entrepreneurs who are NOT ready to pitch are welcome to attend as audience members. This can be a highly valuable learning experience to better understand the pitch process and what investors look for as well as learn from feedback given by the investor panel, then, apply these learnings to your own startup!
The Pitch Night Format
Selected companies will then have 5 minutes to pitch their company, including slide deck, to the investor panel. Questions and feedback from the investor panel will follow for an additional 5 minutes.
Use the below URL for an opportunity to pitch your company to the investor panel.
All pitch deck submissions must be in a PDF format. There are a limited amount of pitch slots available, so submit your pitch deck now for consideration.
Free street parking
Free parking garage
Public transportation
You may request a refund up to 48 hours before the event. Unfortunately, any refunds requested less than 48 hours before the event cannot be honored. Thank you for your understanding.
Disclaimer
By participating in this Founders Floor Event, you agree to this liability disclaimer: www.foundersfloor.com/disclaimer