Pitch online to CVC's/VC's/angels+1 investor meet@UC Berkeley
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.
"We were honored to be joined by an amazing lineup of guest speakers: 👉 Raymond Zheng, Sr. Managing Director, Honda Xcelerator Ventures (Corporate Venturing and Open Innovation) 👉 Benjamin Haskell, Principal at Lam Capital 👉 Naoto Mizuguchi, CFO at NEC X, Inc.A big shoutout to our investor-mentors who offered thoughtful, candid feedback to the pitching startups: Jerry Heikens, Aditi Khurana, Jimmy Egas, John Ricci, Sheila Proeve, and Gerry Barañano. Your input makes all the difference."
=====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
9.00 AM - 9.05 AM: Opening remarks from UC Berkeley Global and Pitch Global
9.05 AM - 9.20 AM: Keynote Interview with Raymond zheng, Sr. Managing Director, Honda Xcelerator Ventures (Corporate Venturing and Open Innovation)
Lu Zhang, Founder & Managing Partner, Fusion Fund
Q&A type keynote : Tony Kim, CISCO ventures
9.20 AM - 9.35 AM: Special Guest interview with Naoto Mizuguchi, CFO at NEC X
9.35 AM - 9:50 AM: Special Guest interview with Ben Haskell, Principal at Lam Capital
9.50 AM - 10.00 AM: Introduction of Investors
10.00 AM - 11.30 AM: Global Startups Pitch to featured judges and attending investors
11.30 AM - 12.00 PM: Startup-Investor Private Meetings
Instructions:
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.
2) During the event, startups will have a total of 8 minutes—6 minutes to pitch and 2 minutes for questions from featured judges and attendees (which would also include investors).
3) A private meeting with a featured judge (assigned based on fit) will be facilitated after the main event. The judge and startup presenter will also be connected by email on the event day.
4) The registered startup company’s name and information will be sent to our network of investors via our newsletter, increasing the startup's visibility with a broader number of investors.
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 on their behalf.
One of our funding success stories is now posted on the NorCal SBDC website
Check out the YouTube video below to get an idea of the caliber of investors at Pitch Global events. This video is from a recent event in August 2024, which featured investors like Norm Fogelsong, Co-founder of IVP; Vish Mishra, Clearstone VC & former long-term President of TIECON; Don Su Kim, CEO of LG Tech Ventures; Jon Soberg, Managing Director of MS&AD Ventures (5th largest Insurance company in the world); David “Dede” Goldschmidt, Managing Director of Samsung Catalyst Fund; Kevin Chen, CEO of Lam Research Capital; Abhishek Sud of Applied Materials Ventures; Dr. Shuman Mitra of L’Oreal Innovation, etc.
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.
Refund Policy: Credit may be provided for a future event at the discretion of the organizer
Any questions? Email: startups@pitchglobal.com
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