Actions Panel
ENRICH Funding Summit at SXSW Online 2021
Deep Tech startups pitching to Silicon Valley investors and US incubation/acceleration ecosystems (US universities' included).
When and where
Date and time
Location
Online
About this event
Virtual event taking place on Friday, March 19 (8:00 am to 12:00 pm pst).
Dedicated to Global Startups, and more specifically to European (also from EU "associated countries") tech entrepreneurs.
We will be introducing a selection of 24 startups to 24 top US investors (early stage VCs, business angels and equity accelerators - from the Silicon Valley in majority) plus a selection of ENRICH in the USA soft landing hubs and ecosystems (Ref.: http://enrichintheusa.com/landing-hubs and http://enrichintheusa.com/j-1-soft-landing-program).
Format:
Welcome and Introduction from ENRICH in the USA Centers and Hubs (30 min)
Two pitch sessions of 3 rooms in parallel (1 hour 40 minutes each).
Each session starts with a 20 min reverse pitch from investors and ecosystems followed by 4 x 20 min pitch from startups (5 min of pitch and 15 min of QA).
Suggested theme per room:
- TechforCity (infrastructure and TechforCommunity included)
- TechforEntertainment (Music, Cinema, Media, XR, and Gaming included)
- TechforGood (HealthTech, FoodTech, EdTech included)
Pitch Awards:
All the pitches will be rated by the investors.
- For the top 3 startups: $500 cash prizes
- For the top 9 startups: Access to transatlantic support and soft landing services
Direct Applications to the ENRICH in the USA incubation joint-programs at top US universities (12 months minimum) - with no interview:
In VA: George Mason University joint program
In PA: Temple University joint program
in CA: Cal Poly University joint program
in IN: Purdue University joint program
Included: support of Enterprise Europe Network USA (EAEC, SF and EABO, NYC): 5 hours free (advice, directions and introductions).
If your registration is validated/accepted, the link to the Zoom session will be sent to you at least a week prior.
Also, startups should apply on F6S to be selected: https://www.f6s.com/enrichfundingsummitsxsw2021online
Selected startups :
(to come very soon)
Investors participating (not the final list):
https://www.linkedin.com/in/abanifatemi/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-mazer-a6446811/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jfricci/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/randall-reade-1770035/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronrose
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anurag-jain-0b77aa/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassandramcarothers/
https://linkedin.com/in/lilian-ting-02b6447
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kdsmith94010/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/judy-mahan-24689453/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/val-livada-2b440/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickliu/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-vogelsong/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-himes-4b0147/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sameerdmello/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-loague-a071a5a4/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-heyman-054b59b1/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/davemosby/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/val-livada-2b440/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kdsmith94010/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassandramcarothers/
linkedin.com/in/lilian-ting-02b6447
https://www.linkedin.com/in/han-ko-3b8814185/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-himes-4b0147/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-simonney-a271b6a8/
THANK YOU SBDC Temple University, Invest EU, and Enterprise Europe Network for your great support and partnership!