PitchForce monthly event for early stage high-tech startups

WHAT?

PitchForce is a monthly event for early stage high-tech startup entrepreneurs to get a chance to deliver a 4-minute elevator pitch to a panel of seasoned angel investors.

WHO?

PeopleConnect is a 19-year-old high tech startup recruiting firm. Producing the event is Max Shapiro, CEO of PeopleConnect, who has been hosting monthly pitch events for the past 8 years. PeopleConnect is the most unique recruiting firm in the world, featuring their Employees Without Paychecks model whereby PeopleConnect places individuals at early stage tech companies who are willing to work for options only for the first three months of their employment

HOW?

Presenters are chosen on a first come first served basis, and only 10 startup entrepreneurs are allowed to pitch at each event. YOU MUST SIGN UP ONLINE, AND WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO ASAP. SELECT THE ‘Pitching Entrepreneurs’ TICKET TYPE TO REGISTER! Presenters will receive instructions on the 8 key points to cover in your pitch, as well as a sample pitch.

Pitches will be reviewed by the SF PitchForce team prior to the event, to make sure that you are delivering a message that will resonate with the panel. In addition, please send your 4-minute pitch deck and 1-minute elevator manuscript for our review to Megan at Megan@peopleconnectstaffing.com. For more information about the event and how it is structured, please look here.

Presentation Format

In the first hour of PitchForce, presenting companies will have a demo table to showcase their company to investors and guests. During this time attendees will vote for their favorite companies. The top five companies will present to a panel of Angels and VC’s, and one of the bottom five companies will also be chosen by our panel, after a one-minute elevator pitch, to come back in to pitch as a wild card. The six selected companies will deliver a 4-minute presentation followed by 4 minutes of questions and answers and 4 minutes of feedback. The panel then votes on a scale of 1-5 for the best presentation.