PitchForce, a nationally recognized weekly event for early-stage high-tech startup entrepreneurs,
is coming to St. Louis on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. (Central time).
PitchForce STL will allow St. Louis-based startups to deliver a 4-minute elevator pitch to a panel
of seasoned angel investors.
This year’s event will be streamed live online via Zoom Webinar.
Sponsors for PitchForce STL are Audubon Associates, Regions Bank, and People Connect.
St. Louis startups interested in participating in PitchForce STL should send their pitch deck and
executive summary directly to steven@peopleconnectstaffing.com.
An ideal company should be looking to raising between $250,000 to $1 million in seed funding.
PitchForce provides companies with an excellent opportunity to receive valuable advice from a
panel of savvy VCs, Angels, and successful startup founders. Many generate enough interest for
follow-up meetings with the panelists and attendees who are investors.
Interested investors can attend the virtual PitchForce STL event by signing up for a free ticket at
Eventbright.com.
This is the third PitchForce event in St. Louis. The two previous PitchForce STL winners,
Provider Pool and GiftAMeal, received $100,000 Arch Grants.
The PitchForce Virtual Format is as follows:
● Each company will deliver a 1-minute elevator to the Investor Panelists. In addition, there
will be up to two questions from the panel.
● After each company’s elevator pitch, the panel will vote on a scale of 1-5 as to how much
they like the company.
● The top five vote-getters will get to do a 4-minute slide deck followed by 4 minutes of
questions and answers followed by 4 minutes of non-rebuttal feedback. Finally, the
panelists will vote again on the company based on their 4-minute presentation.
● Winners are announced following the pitches.
● Companies that do well often get meetings with the investors that begin the process for
Angel investment.
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Max Shapiro, CEO of PeopleConnect, produces PitchForce. PeopleConnect is a 20-year
high-tech startup recruiting firm. He has been hosting monthly pitch events for the past eight
years. PeopleConnect is the most unique recruiting firm in the world, featuring their Employees
Without Paychecks model whereby PeopleConnect places individuals at early-stage tech
companies who are willing to work for options only for the first three months of their
employment.
Audubon Associates, a partner with PitchForce on the St. Louis event, is a membership
organization of civic-minded individuals and businesses who share an interest in investing in the
St. Louis area. Our members use their personal and professional resources and connections to
collaborate with others to improve our community.
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For further information on PitchForce STL and Audubon Associates, contact Brian Huch at
brian@audubonstl.com or at (314) 971-8717.