Join our first ever virtual Global Pitch Battle Competition, where startups from all around the world will battle it out to win amazing prizes and get global recognition.
The following Top 10 startups are pitching in front of a panel of investors, mentors, and the whole Startup Grind community on the 24th of September:
YData
HR KIT
DUCKT
Bioo
Upside
Fashwire
A.D.A.M.
AR Market srl
Science Retail Inc.
Mercku
Amy Jin Coaching
Principal
Spero Ventures
Entrepreneur In Residence
Mighty Capital
Founding Partner
Amy is a leadership and pitch coach for founders. She uses mindfulness, psychology, and neuroscience to help founders unlock their superpowers and lead consciously. A passionate advocate for women, she is the co-creator and co-host of Straighten Your Crown, a podcast for female founders who want to take over the world. Previously, she led business development for Google Pay in EMEA, started a fashion brand in NYC, and broke sales records at OpenTable.
Sonny Mayugba was the founding Chief Marketing Officer of Waitr Holdings (Nasdaq:WTRH), the highly successful mobile on-demand restaurant ordering and delivery company. In his role, Sonny was instrumental in positioning Waitr, which became a public company in late 2018, for the national stage, and led all communications efforts surrounding Waitr’s recent acquisition of Bite Squad, a Minneapolis-based online restaurant food delivery service. Stewarding user acquisition, activation and retention and company revenue growth, Sonny has helped Waitr grow to serve cities in 22 states across the U.S.
Sonny was the founder of Requested, a venture-funded software platform that enabled diners to name their own price at restaurants. Inc. Magazine named Requested one of the top eight startups to watch for in 2015. Sonny has a passion for local food, which he embraces as the Founder/Owner of the popular Red Rabbit Kitchen and Bar, Solomon’s Delicatessen and Tiger Bar and Restaurant, all in California. Throughout his career, Sonny has built impactful business strategies for global commodities, NASDAQ-traded retailers and top-tier lifestyle brands.
SC Moatti is the managing partner of Mighty Capital, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, and Products That Count, one of the largest communities of product managers in the world. Previously, she built products that billions of people use at Facebook, Nokia and Electronic Arts. Andrew Chen, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, called SC “a genius at making mobile products people love.” For more information, visit Mighty.Capital.
Startup Grind
VP, Startup Programs
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Startup Grind
Startup Success and Investor Program Lead
Running all things startup at Startup Grind.
Simply put, this means finding the best startups from across the world, integrating them into our global community, and providing them tailored support across education/coaching, network-building and exposure through our Startup Programs both online and in-person
