Startup Grind Pitch Battle | Russia

Monday, August 31, 2020, 4:00 – 6:00 PM UTC

Join us on August 31 for an evening of celebrating the best local startups and have a great evening together on the last day of the summer! Pitch Battle is a competition of the top 10 startups from the local ecosystem where they will have a chance at winning a free membership in our global Startup Program plus lots of additional prizes.

Virtual event

About this event

HI SG COMMUNITY,
WE ARE CALLING ALL STARTUPS
IN MOSCOW AND ST. PETERSBURG

Join us on August 31 for an evening of celebrating the best local startups and have a great evening together on the last day of the summer!

Pitch Battle is a competition of the top 10 startups from the local ecosystem where they will have a chance at winning a free membership in our global Startup Program plus lots of additional prizes.

HOW IT'll GO:

Any startup, early-stage, and high growth company interested in pitching MUST APPLY and submit an application package by August 28th at 10 pm (NO EXCEPTIONS).

We’ll select 10 startups, emerging, and high growth companies, founders, and management teams to the virtual stage for a 3-minute pitch opportunity followed by 3 minutes of Q&A from the judges and the audience. There will be investors, so be prepared to answer questions!

The top 5 companies will have the opportunity to compete in Startup Grind Global Pitch Battle against some of the best startups in the world with more phenomenal prizes.

Startup Criteria:

  • A meaningful number of active users
  • Be revenue-generating
  • The product must have launched
  • There must be a full-time team

SUBMIT YOUR STARTUP HERE till August 28th at 10 pm.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU:

Pitching Companies:
Exposure, publicity, and the opportunity to practice and perfect your pitch. The top three winners of the pitch competition win a free membership in our global Startup Program that includes a bunch of great tools, international connections, access to capital, and high-value products and services to help their business.

Judges:
Our judges will be prominent Angel Investors and VC's. Each participating company will receive detailed written feedback from the judges on what you can do to continue to refine and improve your pitch and presentation as you move forward in your fundraising efforts,

Winners:
The top 5 companies scored by the judges will be the winners. In addition, there will be an "Audience Choice" winner selected by a vote event attendees. The winners will receive a free membership in our Startup Grind Startup Program and move on to compete in our global Pitch Battle in late September/early October. The "Audience Choice" winner will receive their own unique prizes.

Supporters and Attendees:
Despite the "pressure" of pitching, the goal is for the event to be fun and lighthearted. Everyone, including friends, family, team members, employees, are welcome to join us, support our region's entrepreneurship ecosystem, make new friends, and be part of the selection process.

Check out what happened

Judges

  • Natalia Mendus

    GenerationS

    Analyst

  • Kirill Lissovets

    Legiorant Capital

    General Partner

  • Denis Efremov

    Forbes 30under30

    Venture Сapitalist

  • Saveliy Beloprosov

    Begin Capital

    Investment Manager

  • Neeraj Tyagi

    Venture Catalysts

    Angel Investor & Partner at Venture Catalysts

When

When

Monday, August 31, 2020
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM UTC

Agenda

4:00 PMWelcome words from the SG team
4:15 PMPitch Battle | Moscow Chapter
4:45 PMPitch Battle | St. Petersburg Chapter
5:15 PMFeedback from the jury board
5:45 PMNetworking

Organizers

  • Ekaterina Erina

    Startup Grind St. Petersburg

    Chapter Director

  • Alex Kolomiets

    Startup Grind St. Petersburg Chapter Co-Director