$100,000 Veteran Pitch Competition with Jason Calacanis

Name: $100,000 Veteran Pitch Competition with Jason Calacanis
Start: 2024-11-14T15:00:00-08:00
End: 2024-11-14T16:30:00-08:00

Schedule

Thu Nov 14 2024 at 03:00 pm to 04:30 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Online | Online, 0

The Veteran Fund & the Founder Institute are excited to host our fourth annual $100,000 Veteran Pitch Competition. During this live, online event, you can watch promising veteran and military spouse-founded startups pitch to a group of investors for a chance to win a $100,000 investment from The Veteran Fund (http://veteran.fund). Jason Calacanis, Co-host of the All-In Podcast, will join the event as a guest judge to help select the winner. Join hundreds of angel investors, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs from the military community to watch the next generation of military-connected entrepreneurs pitch their startups.
About the Competition:Apply to pitch your startup to Jason Calacanis, one of the world's greatest angel investors, to win a $100,000 investment from The Veteran Fund.
Any U.S.-based startup that has a service member, veteran, or military spouse on the executive team, who has raised less than $4M in funding is eligible to apply to pitch by the application deadline on Sunday, October 20th, 2024.All founders who apply will be eligible to receive a "JPMorganChase Scholarship" to the Founder Institute's Veteran and Military Family Accelerator, powered by JPMorganChase.Seven semi-finalists will be reviewed by our selection committee and three finalists will be selected to give their 3-minute pitch live at the online event on November 15th to Jason Calacanis, Mike Sherbakov, and Tim Hsia. All three finalists will be considered for investment outside the competition.The pitch competition winner will receive a $100,000 investment from The Veteran Fund. Terms of the investment will be based upon the company's current financing round as an equity investment or as a SAFE Note, with the ability to invest up to $500,000.About the keynote, Jason Calacanis:Jason Calacanis is a world-renowned technology entrepreneur, top angel investor, and the world's greatest moderator of the number one podcast, All-In. Jason is also the host of the leading technology podcast, This Week in Startups, and the CEO of the LAUNCH Accelerator.
As a “scout” for top-tier Silicon Valley venture capital firm Sequoia Capital and later as an angel investor, Jason has invested in 150 early-stage startups including 4 that have achieved billion-dollar valuations (so far).
Jason is also the author of the best-selling book "Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups: Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000".Investor Panelists:
Mike Sherbakov is the Co-founder and General Partner at The Veteran Fund, a venture capital firm that invests in exceptional founders from the military community, with a focus on dual-use, national security, and defense. Mike is also the Managing Director of Founder Insitute San Diego and runs the FI Veteran and Military Family Accelerator alongside his partner, Ryan Micheletti.
Tim Hsia is the Founder and Managing Partner at Context Ventures a venture fund that invests in consumer startups and also in military veteran founders. Tim’s startup investments include Workflow (acquired by Apple), Morning Brew (acquired by Business Insider), The Hustle (acquired by HubSpot), Thredup (IPO), and Proterra (SPAC). Tim is a board member at Service to School (co-founder) and the Marine’s Memorial Association (Marine Memorial Club and Hotel in San Francisco).

Who Should Attend?
Angel investors and early-stage venture capitalists looking to invest in startups
Anyone interested in technologies and innovation from the military veteran community
Alumni, mentors, and friends of the Founder Institute
Early-stage founders, looking to connect with the world's largest startup accelerator, Founder Institute.

About Founder Institute:The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 8,000 entrepreneurs raise over $2BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.