A disclaimer about this newsletter’s title: I didn’t quite watch 243 one-minute startup pitches myself during Y Combinator’s Demo Day last week. I think I probably set a personal record for pitch ...

Startup founders are ditching college, hustling through Y Combinator, and pitching VCs. Here are their pitch decks.

Xpanceo is betting big on turning us all into cyborgs with smart contact lenses, securing a cool $40 million to make our sci-fi dreams a reality. Co-founders Roman Axelrod and Valentyn S. Volkov are ...

Apply for the first-ever Silicon Prairie Startup Week Pitch Competition by Oct. 6 for your chance to win the $10k grand prize! Showcase your startup in front of investors, mentors and community ...

Ignota Labs uses AI to pinpoint the cause of toxicity problems in failed drugs. The startup recently raised $6.9 million to modify drugs for another chance at clinical trials. See the pitch deck that ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Frank Catalano on Nov 4, 2024 at ...

Have you ever sent a cold pitch email to an investor only to wait in silence for a response? You are not alone, but the reason may not be as simple as the investor not being interested in your company ...

Contrary to popular belief, a pitch is not a presentation. A presentation is a clearly defined event allotted a fixed amount of time. The audience sits back, expecting the presentation to start at a ...

The entrepreneurial dream often hinges on a single moment: standing before potential investors and convincing them your startup deserves their money. This high-stakes presentation can make or break ...

Startup Colorado announces the launch of its 2025 Statewide Pitch Competition Series, designed for rural founders to elevate their profile and connect with meaningful investment opportunities. Kicking ...

The struggle to get a meeting with a VC firm often leads to "out of the box" thinking, but a startup recently raised the bar for creative outreach by delivering a massive, custom-printed cake to ...