Pitch Competiton

About this event

Pitch your startup. Get feedback from investors and founders. Let the community decide the winners.

Founder Pitch Night is an opportunity for founders to showcase what they're building, receive actionable feedback, and connect with investors, operators, builders, and fellow entrepreneurs.

Whether you're validating an idea, growing an MVP, or scaling a startup, this event is designed to help you sharpen your story, uncover blind spots, and gain valuable insights from the community.

Pitch Format

Each founder will present a concise startup pitch covering:

1. One-Line Product Description

  • What are you building or you built?

2. Ideal Customer Profile (ICP)

  • Who is your target customer?

3. Go-To-Market Strategy (GTM)

  • How are you acquiring users or customers?

4. Current Bottlenecks

  • What's preventing faster growth or progress?
  • What challenges are you trying to solve?

5. Presentation

  • A short overview of the business, vision, traction, and opportunity.

6. Product Demo (Optional)

  • Show the product live and give attendees a firsthand look at the experience.

Live Feedback

After each pitch, founders will receive feedback and questions from:

  • Venture capitalists
  • Experienced founders
  • Operators and builders
  • Audience members

The goal is to provide constructive insights, strategic suggestions, and new perspectives that help founders move forward faster.

Audience Voting

At the end of the event, attendees will vote for the startups they find most compelling based on factors such as:

  • Clarity of problem and solution
  • Market opportunity
  • Execution
  • Product quality
  • Founder conviction
  • Overall potential

Who Should Attend?

  • Founders
  • Aspiring entrepreneurs
  • Builders and makers
  • Angel investors and VCs
  • Startup operators
  • Anyone interested in discovering and supporting ambitious startups

Why Attend?

  • Practice pitching in front of a live audience
  • Get feedback from investors and experienced founders
  • Learn from other startups
  • Discover new products and ideas
  • Expand your startup network

Pitchers

David Mumuni - Product Leader @ Meta

Dathan Guiley - Founder @ Wilde Agency

Jack Ten Bosch - Founder @ SiftTextDaisy Wang - Co-founder @ Coodev & Infold

Shruti Saagar - Founder @ Vilva AI

Seth Caldwell - Founder @ Marsky.ai & VoiceCert.com

Ryan McNutt - Co-Founder @ Orbit

Arjun Chintapalli - Co-Founder @ Retriver AI

VC and Investors

JJ Caffey – Angel Investor @ Venture Foragers

Come pitch, learn, connect, and help spotlight the most promising startups in the room.

This event is hosted at Homebrew Club, a dynamic co-working and community space in San Francisco built for founders, builders, and tinkerers exploring the frontiers of AI, Web3, and emerging technologies.