Who gets to Pitch?

• Established small businesses with emerging technology for national security, looking to raise capital

• New startups with working prototype, looking to raise money, or get an initial defense contract

• Established defense contracting companies looking for potential merger & acquisition opportunities

 

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Who gets to watch the pitches?

• Angel and Seed investors

• Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors

• Family Offices

• Government contract friendly lenders

• Government agency innovation scouts

• M&A reps from defense contracting companies

• Premium event ticket attendees

How much does it cost to participate?

• Solution providers pay $150 to be considered (Companies not accepted will be refunded  registration fees.)

• Investors pay $150 to have access to private discussion rooms with pitching companies

• Premium attendees pay $20 and have access to see all of the pitches, but will not have access to private discussion groups with companies and investors.

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How does the pitch event work?

• Register your company to pitch no later than September 1st, 2020.

• You will receive an email with detailed instructions for submitting your pre-recorded pitch.

• Pitches must be less than 7 minutes in length

• All pitches must be pre-recorded and hosted on YouTube as unlisted videos.

• Pitches must follow the format of

  • Company team Intro

  • Problem being solved

  • Solution being offered

  • Ask 

• The “ask”  can be for

  • a capital raise

  • pitch to prospective clients

  • offer to team with other companies

  • invitation to new end users

  • advertise your availability for company acquisition

  • In other words, the pitch must be actionable.

• All pitches that are accepted will be categorized according to the "ask"

• If your pitch is included in the event, you will have the opportunity to host a live, virtual discussion session on the day of the event in order to meet prospective investors, clients, and connections.

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Pitches will be evaluated in order to align with Department of Defense innovation initiatives, including DIU, AFC, NavalX, AFWERX, ONR, SOFWERX, and others.