Prepare 4 VC Accelerator Startup Showcase

Name: Prepare 4 VC Accelerator Startup Showcase
Start: 2023-03-10T12:00:00-05:00
End: 2023-03-10T14:00:00-05:00

Mar 10, 5:00 – 7:00 PM

Boston

The companies in our fifth cohort of the program here will be in the 6th week of the program and showcasing their startups in our public showcase event to the startup and investor community through Prepare 4 VC, Boston New Technology, Startup Grind Boston and beyond. 

Virtual event

Pitch Battle

About this event

About the Event
Prepare 4 VC hosts a 12 week equity-free accelerator program for pre-seed to seed stage technology startups with 4 milestone events throughout. The companies in our fifth cohort of the program here will be in the 6th week of the program and showcasing their startups in our public showcase event to the startup and investor community through Prepare 4 VC, Boston New Technology, Startup Grind Boston and beyond. Join to here the exciting pitches from our startups and connect with the founders directly for follow up.
Meet the Entrepreneurs
Dianne Austin and Pamela Shaddock- Coils to Locs: There is a healthcare gap in the medical hair loss space where diverse wigs for curly-haired patients are not readily available. Coils to Locs solves this need by selling custom wigs wholesale into hospitals in addition to their own eCommerce direct to consumer platform
Phil Simpkins - Arro Social: Arro social's blockchain-based social network enables up and coming influencers a larger income opportunity than traditional platforms while servicing their followers with great content.
Mike Reyes- Pernimed: Partnering with the State of Rhode Island and Brown University, Pernimed is building a platform to digitize medical health records via blockchain protocols to serve the growing population of travelers, frequent movers and digital nomads.
Alisha Overton - AO Planner: Designed by administrative professionals for administrative professionals, the AO planner is a physical planner with digital tools to come that enables customers to experience organized bliss among all of the chaos of daily life.
Event format:
Each startup will give a 10 minute pitch presentation followed by 10-15 minutes of audience questions where you can use a text based chat or raise your hand and come up to the stage to meet the founders and ask directly.
Check out our booths tab for more information on all of our startups as well as all the partners that help support our accelerator programs

Check out what happened

When

Friday, March 10, 2023
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM UTC

Agenda

5:00 PM	Kickoff and Welcome from Prepare 4 VC	Welcome to our startup showcase event for cohort 5 of the Prepare 4 VC accelerator! In our brief introduction we introduce the program and the process leading up to today's showcase events as well as the features of the platform and how to make the most of interacting with every presentation throughout the event.
5:15 PM	Pernimed Presentation	Partnering with the State of Rhode Island and Brown University, Pernimed is building a platform to digitize medical health records via blockchain protocols to serve the growing population of travelers, frequent movers and digital nomads. 10 minute pitch presentation followed by 10-15 minutes of audience Q&A.
5:40 PM	Coils to Locs Presentation	There is a healthcare gap in the medical hair loss space where diverse wigs for curly-haired patients are not readily available. Coils to Locs solves this need by selling custom wigs wholesale into hospitals in addition to their own eCommerce direct to consumer platform. 10 minute pitch presentation followed by 10-15 minutes of audience Q&A.
6:05 PM	Arro Social Presentation	Arro social's blockchain-based social network enables up and coming influencers a larger income opportunity than traditional platforms while servicing their followers with great content. 10 minute pitch presentation followed by 10-15 minutes of audience Q&A.
6:30 PM	AO Planner Presentation	Designed by administrative professionals for administrative professionals, the AO planner is a physical planner with digital tools to come that enables customers to experience organized bliss among all of the chaos of daily life. 10 minute pitch presentation followed by 10-15 minutes of audience Q&A.
6:55 PM	Wrap-up at booths	Explore the booths for all of the startups and partners as we exit the program and make sure to click the call to action buttons to connect further with anyone you'd like to learn more about. Thank you all for joining us!