Part of EC Springboard 2021 - details here.

Startup Den - Pitch Event

Join Entrepreneurs Collective for the January edition of our live Startup Pitch Competition, where we’ll showcase some of London's best startups pitching their ideas to a panel of experienced investors and entrepreneurs. You will see both startup pitch and also what investors really look for in a company.

Following the event EC will host a networking session, taking place in dedicated Zoom breakout rooms. Don't miss the chance to meet and interact with fellow entrepreneurs and investors in an innovative online format.

Are you a member of the EC? Members get free tickets to all our events, subscription to our newsletter and access to £500K worth of startup credits. You can start by joining our free membership here.

AGENDA

18:00 – 18:05 || Access Zoom

18:05 - 18:15 || Opening remarks and introductions

18:15 – 19:15 || 6 Startup Pitches (5 min presentations + 5 min of Q&A)

19:15 – 19:25 || Questions From Audience for startups & investors

19:25 – 19:30 || Results & Closing Announcements

19:30 – 20:00 || Networking in dedicated Zoom rooms

The Panel of 'Dragons' or Angels

1. Tom Wilkins. With over a decade of experience within the venture finance sector, Tom specialises in working with high net worth individuals and family offices. Prior to joining Deepbridge Capital, Tom began his career in marketing with Budweiser before moving into the investment sector where he has worked extensively with early stage companies seeking funding and investors alike.

2. Richard Teideman is a proven experienced Commercial Director and board executive with over 17 years experience in digital transformation and communications.

3. Andrew Davidson is proactive angel investor and fundraiser, with extensive experience both in the startup world and in investment banking with Goldman Sachs and UBS. Andrew has a varied portfolio of investments across multiple sectors across UK and Europe.

Startups Pitching:

1. Mirthy is an online platform for professional public speakers, often retirees themselves, to provide online talks to over 50s at home. Through remote talks and interactive Q&A sessions, Mirthy wants to connect over 50s and allow them to exercise their interests and passions, wherever they’re based.

2. Unpluq design products that make the use of digital tools more mindful, so that you can enjoy life more calmly, joyfully and peacefully. Unpluq's key gives control over your smartphone, in order to be able to focus on what’s meaningful to you.

3. ZIM will soon bring the application that will embed eSIM technology into a very easy-to-use application for travelers. ZIM's main goal is finding smart ways of using technology that will help build a better and more connected tomorrow for everyone, everywhere.

4. Syntho is a data technology organisation with a strong expertise in privacy enhancing technologies. The company offers privacy-preserving synthetic data to unlock your data and take away legitimate privacy concerns.

5. RacketPal is a free mobile app that helps racket sports players of any level find local partners in minutes. Currently hosting: Tennis, Badminton, Table Tennis, Squash and Padel.

About Springboard 2021:

This workshop is part of EC's Springboard 2021 - a series of 15 workshops, pitch competitions and networking sessions aimed at supercharging startup founders with essential skills & knowledge. Register for all events at once over this link.

About EC

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