Reverse Industry Pitches & Student Elevator Pitch Competition
Tin Alley Ventures x Nucleate Australia present:
Reverse Industry Pitches & Student Elevator Pitch Competition
What do investors actually want to fund in early-stage biotech?
What wild ideas are students keeping to themselves?
Whether you are building a startup or just testing a concept, this is your shot.
Tin Alley Ventures’ and Nucleate Australia invite you on September 11th to join the Reverse Pitch & Elevator Pitch Competition.
Part 1: Welcome and introductions
Nucleate Australia: our mission, global network, and how we empower early-stage bio-entrepreneurs
Tin Alley Ventures’ approach to investing in early-stage innovation
Part 2: Reverse pitches by industry leaders
Hear directly from investors, incubators, and industry leaders pitching their unmet needs.
Part 3: Student pitch competition
Join us and share your exciting story with the industry leaders present, interested early-career researchers, and potentially even win a cash prize for the best pitch! We envision you presenting a pitch along the lines of;
A real startup idea: for early-career researcher founders actively working on a venture or
A moonshot concept: an ambitious, high-risk idea that is borderline executable, intended for students interested in entrepreneurship but not currently pursuing a venture.
Get connected, get inspired, and get your idea in front of investors.
Cash prize will be awarded to the best pitch at the Clyde Hotel after the event.
Join us now and send us your idea!
Pitch applications open (deadline August 21st, 2025).
If you are registering to PRESENT your pitch AND ATTEND, then you need to register through the Luma registration AND submit your entry in the above Notion link.
About the Host:
Nucleate is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the next generation of biotech leaders. With chapters spanning 41 geographic regions and participation from over 280 academic institutions, Nucleate sparks new intellectual communities and embeds emerging talent within a global biotech community. Through open-access educational programming, Nucleate helps democratize biotech innovation — removing barriers and helping founders concentrate on building transformational technologies. Visit www.nucleate.xyz for more information, and visit https://nucleate.xyz/privacy-policy/ to read our privacy policy.
We want to thank our HQ supporters for championing our open-access mission and empowering the next generation of biotech entrepreneurs!
Platinum: Eli Lilly and Company, Genentech, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, MilliporeSigma
Philanthropic Support: Lyda Hill Philanthropies
Preferred Partners: **Pillar VC, Amino Collective, Excedr, Mercury, Brex, Fedsprout
In-Kind Support: AcademicLabs, Lens.org, SynBioBeta