Learn from different types of real investors, Angel to VC, how each looks at the 90-second pitch, what they consider the anatomy of a great pitch...and then see great pitching in action!
10 great, early-stage Florida startups will pitch to our panel of investors about why their startup is awesome in 90 seconds or less.
These startups will receive immediate feedback from the panel, and the audience will hear in real time why a successful pitch to one investor may be a failure for another. The audience will then be able to cast their vote for "crowd favorite." The investors will collectively vote on a winner and runner-up from the competition.
Entrepreneur, Consultant, and Angel Investor in the Tampa Bay community. Board member of the University of Tampa Lowth Entrepreneurship Center, Tampa Bay WaVE and Techstart Tampa Bay.https://www.linkedin.com/in/papageorgiouchuck
Stewart is a partner at Murray-Bertron LLC, where he oversees investment strategies. As an entrepreneur, he was the co-founder of Tradex Technologies and was an early investor in CustomCable.com, PODS ™ and PDQ ™. Currently, he is backing Dabbl and Threshold 360. Stewart is a... Read More →
Marc is a seasoned entrepreneur, and a partner with Florida Funders, a Florida focused venture capital firm that blends the best of traditional, committed fund venture capital with a "curated" crowd of accredited investors.
Tom is the Managing Partner, Aixos Tech LLC, and investment partnership and a seasoned, Tampa-based high technology entrepreneur and investor, with multiple exits and portfolio investments in the Tampa Bay area
Kathy is the Managing Director of the FAN Fund, a regional early stage technology venture capital fund and an independent board member – Bealls Florida. Previously she held various roles in Venture Capital, and holds an MBA from Stanford, with BS and MS from MIT in electrical... Read More →
Gary is a seasoned Tampa-based high technology entrepreneur and investor, and currently the Managing Partner of QS Investment Fund and CEO/Co-Founder of IntelliChief, a leading provider of B2B Paperless Processing Management (PPM) software solutions for Global 2000 companies.
Kailah is the Managing Partner at Redwood Partners, where she covers Redwood's European, US and Asia Pacific regions, and a seasoned entrepreneur and angel investor.
Lance is a veteran technology entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience building and selling companies. He is the founder of JazzMedia, LLC, a privately held company that owns, develops and invests in domain names and web ventures. Lance is also an early investor in several... Read More →
Board Member/Senior Corporate Strategist and Innovation Development Consultant, Self
Michael is an entrepreneur, angel investor, and a Board Member/Senior Corporate Strategist and Innovation Development Consultant currently devoting efforts to two or three technology firms embracing change as a CEO level advisor with a specific focus on transformative strategic d... Read More →
Jenny serves as Director at Dreamit Ventures where she manages Dreamit's startup acceleration cycles across multiple industry verticals and cities. She is responsible for overseeing all components of Dreamit’s acceleration programs from evaluation and selection of startups for each... Read More →