Pitch Nite + Speed Friending
The Bay Area is awesome if you’re in the startup world. But it’s also a little bit serious. Join us for the first ever Pitch Nite. From the folks who brought you Nerd Nite, this event will be a mix between a pitch competition and a comedy show. Founders will come on stage to finally let loose with all the jokes and fun they never get to have pitching in a professional setting, while also actually telling you about what they’re building. If you like comedy, learning about the cool stuff passionate people are building, and meeting other humans this is for you!
To encourage mingling our social game will take place before the show from 7-8. Similar to ‘Speed Dating’ or ‘Speed Networking’ our game is ‘Speed Friending’! Whether you are new to the bay and hoping to make friends or trying to expand your professional network, the game is just about meeting new people! We have a system in place to rotate everyone around to meet someone new every 5 minutes, then you can fill out an online form with which conversations you enjoyed and we’ll email you your matches! You are welcome to join late, but if you want to get the most of it arrive at 6:45 to register and the first round will start at 7.
If you’re a startup founder who would like to give a 3 minute fun comedic talk about what you’re building please fill out this form here. If you’re an investor or previous pitch competition judge who would like to do your usual role in a more fun and casual setting reach out directly to rorry@perforatedai.com. Each talk will be followed by 1 minute of Q&A. For everyone else, grab your tickets and join us for the most fun you’ve ever had at a pitch competition!
Current Startup List:
Rorry Brenner - Perforated AI - The Dendritic Intelligence Company
Deepak Choubey - Epitome AI - Building a digital workforce to improve enterprise productivity by 50%
Jake Anszelowicz - ATOZ Solutions - The Solution for on campus advertising
Arjun Chintapalli - rtrvr.ai - AI Web Agent to automate tasks and scrape data
Sam Boccuzzi - Draper University Heroes Fellow - Pitch Deck Karaoke (even she won't know what she's pitching!)
Vishy Gopal - Roadbotics - Using technology to make roads safer
Mitchell Weller - Deepinvent - The first AI to innovate its own architecture and patent itself
Rafic Farra - Walleti - We make crypto buying easier for everyone through prepaid cards sold in retail shops
Alamgir Mand - Dozer.ai - Situational Awareness and Productivity Systems for Heavy Equipment
Deepak Chawla - HiDevs - Personalized GenAI upskilling platform for students to CXOs
Najmuzzaman Mohammad - Nex.ai - An AI-native CRM that automatically updates itself and displays real-time, personalized context
Andrew DiZenzo - Jamflow.ai - The fastest, simplest way to compare models and prompts
Current Panel of Judges:
Jarie Bolander - Ecosystem Growth Strategy & GTM Activation | Author of the Story-Driven Series | Lover of Espresso
Aaliyah Barker - Investment & Program Manager | Helping Founders Build Resilient Businesses | DraperU Ventures | Blockchain & Frontier Tech Investor
Akshay Iyer - Founder, Corta AI | Building the future of second brain software | South Park Commons, Ex-IIT Bombay, Columbia
Quinn Liu - Founder, building the future of law | lawyer | operator | Prev @ ODF, Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, Next Chapter, Foundess
Pitches will end at 9:30 for an hour of additional social time before we wrap up. Special thanks to our event host Devil's Canyon who will be serving craft beer, wine, and handcrafted root beer as well as the host of many of our founders, Draper University