

Pitch online to Lifesciences VC's/CVC's/Angels + Investor Meet @UCB
The picture above is from the 4th Pitch Global CVC Leadership Summit showcasing leaders from the SK Group and Niterra Venture Labs. SK Group is the largest investor in Lifesciences in Korea, and our sponsor, Niterra Venture Labs (rebranded from NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd), is investing $ 1 billion in startups, 50% of which is in Lifesciences/Health Tech. Many Tech CVCs & investors in our ecosystem have started investing in Lifesciences/Health Tech in all stages, and this event will begin with a discourse on this topic.
Join us online for this monthly pitch event co-hosted by UC Berkeley Extension, now in the 7th year of partnership. Every presenter gets one meeting in separate breakout rooms organized by UC Berkeley at the end of the event and the contact info of all presenters are distributed to our investor list. Pitch Global is also a long term affiliate of Funding & Mentoring Programs of CA Govt; the following Case Study shows on one of their sites shows how we helped raise $ 29 M www.norcalsbdc.org/client-stories/axbio & it also demonstrates how we are connected to the State.
Above picture is an example of kind of judges from a recent Lifesciences investor event. We had 12 Presenters, 12 featured judges (plus 10-15 unfeatured investors) from reputed Funds like Bayers (Vice President) , Lifesciences Angels (Deal Flow Chair), Niterra Ventures, Keiretsu Forum (Lifesciences Co-Chair) , Caltech Angels (Co-Chair), Stanford Angels, US Angels(Founder), Ligo Partners Family Office, Nex3/Sway Ventures etc.
"We were honored to welcome our special guest speakers:
👉 Fiona Mack, VP and Head of Bayer Co.Lab Cambridge, US
👉 Sammy Datwani, Ph.D, Advisory Board Member, The Johns Hopkins University; Chief Product Officer, Systemic Bio, a 3D Systems company; Board of Directors, Life Science Angels
👉 Michal Hipner, Investment Associate, Venture Lab Niterra Group
We're also grateful to our panel of investor-mentors—Judith Iglehart, Ed.D, John Ricci, Jim Simmons, Gerry Barañano, Raghu Iyer, Rachna Dayal, Roberta Lee, Marshall Fritz, PhD —for their thoughtful feedback and mentorship. Their expertise plays a key role in supporting the next generation of founders."
=====UC Berkeley, Special Programs post.
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If you are a global entrepreneur and want to Pitch via Zoom to some of the most well-connected Investors in the Silicon Valley ecosystem, here is your chance.
Agenda
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM : ZOOM Opens and Opportunity for Networking
9:00 AM – 9:05 AM : Welcome from UC Berkeley and Pitch Global
9:05 AM – 9:35 AM : Q&A style keynote with Biren Mehta, Vice President Investing, J&J Ventures.
9:35 AM – 9:40 AM : Introduction of featured Judges
9:40 AM – 11:45 AM : Selected startups present
11:45 AM – 12:15 AM : Separate Breakout Rooms for 1:1 Meetings.
Event details (including pre & post event) for Startups:
Step 1: Startups will be connected to the UC Berkeley Extension team at the beginning of the week of the event. The Extension team will provide logistical details and the event link.
Step 2: During the event, startups will have 6 minutes to pitch, and 2 mins for questions from featured judges and attendees (who would also include investors).
Step 3: Following the main event, there will be a separate session where each startup presenter will have 12 minutes to meet with a featured judge assigned based on fit. The judge and startup will also be connected by email the day of the event.
Step 4: The registered startup company’s name and information will be sent out to our network of investors via our newsletter for increased visibility with a broader number of investors for the startup.
Some Pitch Global Updates:
As a long-term affiliate of the California Governor's Office of Economic Development Agencies such as Norcal SBDC, TFG, SJSU Innovation, etc., Pitch Global has been building the Silicon Valley CVC Network with their support since the pandemic. Through this effort, we discovered that CVCs are trending towards investing in early startups and those of all stages.
One of our funding success stories, posted on the NorCal SBDC website, explains how we are connected to the State’s Funding & Mentoring agencies.
Please email us if you are based in Northern California and want to sign up for State-funded assistance/grants advisory.
Watch Nobel Laureate Dr Thomas Sudhof of Stanford Medicine+ Sanofi Board member being interviewed in person at Pitch Global’s JP Morgan Investor Event in 2020.
Pitch Global is an affiliate partner of the TFG SBDC
Disclaimer: NorCal SBDC is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the US Small Business Administration (SBA). Funded in part through a grant with the Funded in part through a Grant with the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (GO-Biz). All opinions, conclusions, or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA, Go-Biz, SJSU, PitchGlobal, or Cal Poly Humboldt-sponsored programs.
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Refund Policy: Credit may be provided for a future event at the discretion of the organizer