Are you getting ready to fundraise? Are you curious about the questions investors will ask when you're pitching them? Interested in connecting with investors and other like-minded founders? Want to learn more about Acceleprise?
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Join us, April 24th, for the Acceleprise pitch competition.
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What can you expect? The companies pitching have already been chosen and will pitch to a distinguished panel of high-profile investors, answer follow-up questions and receive real-time feedback.
You'll have the opportunity to watch founders pitch, learn about what investors are looking for in a pitch, get insight into the types of questions they have, meet leading seed-stage investors and the Acceleprise team.
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This is a founder (and aspiring founder) only event. We're accepting RSVPs up to the day but will be reviewing and curating attendees to make sure we have the best experience for everyone involved.
Beth Turner is a General Partner at SV Angel.
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Prior to joining SV Angel, Beth ran operations and invested with a family office focused on seed stage opportunities, including companies such as Clover Health, Flatiron Health, LifeLock and BlueApron. Before , she was the Managing Director of a consulting firm and worked with an international NGO with a focus in East Africa. Beth was also an employee at the ad-tech startup, Adaptly, and worked with one of Israel's first startups, Netafim.
Alex Moore is a Partner at 8VC.
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Prior to joining 8VC, Alex was a startup operator for 12 years. He was the first employee and Director of Operations at Planatir Technologies, a data analytics company, growing the team from one room to 350 people and $100mm in sales. Alex co-founded Backplane, a social analytics company, and NodePrime, a cloud automation company which was acquired in 2016.
Michael invests in entrepreneurs building enterprise software and fintech companies. He is interested in talking to founders building the next generation enterprise tools and fintechs solving the structural issues in finance. Deeply passionate about building the entrepreneurial community in fintech, Michael launched Canaan’s FinTech Central in 2015, a quarterly event series covering trends in fintech. Previously, Michael advised technology companies with GCA Savvian and Matrix Capital. He received a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
Not only will the entire Acceleprise team be present, we'll also be announcing additions to our investor panel as we get closer. If you're interested in learning more about Acceleprise or applying to our upcoming cohorts - check us out here!
 Acceleprise is a top-ranked, B2B SaaS accelerator based in San Francisco and operating in New York City. We invest in founders from around the world who are redesigning how we work. Companies have raised $70M+ from funds like NEA, 8VC, Uncork Capital, Bowery Capital, Susa Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, SV Angel and many more.
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Our accelerator was named Top 25 in the country and Top 10 in the Bay area. We’re proudly backed by leading operators, including the CEOs of Zuora, Five9, and Gainsight as well as executives at Salesforce, Cisco, and Apple. Acceleprise cohort companies receive funding, office space, mentorship and key introductions to investors, mentors, and potential customers. We have backed over 100 companies and are rapidly expanding in the US and around the world.
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In the US, our full time programs run twice per year for 4 months at a time in each location. We back 6-10 companies per program and focus entirely on go-to-market, sales, and fundraising with a heavy focus on mentorship involvement.
 We're kicking off programs in San Francisco and New York City in June. Apply to get bumped up on the waitlist and be considered for the program sooner.
What's in it for you? $50k in funding, direct access to our dedicated mentor network, hands-on sales training and introductions to customers, and fundraising support.
