Your Big Break Is Arriving Now With UberPITCH
Written byEntrepreneurs, inventors, and self-starters – your big break is arriving now.
Now that uberX is up and running in St. Louis, we’re teaming up with local investors to deliver opportunity to your doorstep. On November 20th, from 12pm to 2pm, you could have 15 minutes to pitch your startup idea to a venture capital investor who could make your passion a reality.
UberPITCH IS BRINGING VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTORS TO YOU
We’re also working with T-REX, Prosper Women Entrepreneurs, and Ferguson 1000 to connect their entrepreneurs to St. Louis deal-makers. UberPITCH is a collaborative project spanning industries and organizations in an effort to bring even more innovation to the ever-growing St. Louis startup community.
HOW IT WORKS
- Make sure you’ve got the Uber app installed
- On Friday, November 20, from 12pm to 2pm, anyone can request PITCH through the app
- If connected, a car will arrive at your location with an investor
- You’ll have 15 minutes to pitch your idea or startup
- If interested, an investor will follow up with you after your pitch
- All UberPITCH rides will be free
Demand will be high. If no investors are available, please try again.
MEET THE INVESTORS
Lewis & Clark Ventures is a new St. Louis-based venture capital firm focusing on high potential investment opportunities throughout the Midwest region.
Cultivation Capital is a venture firm focused on investing in technology and life sciences companies whose ideas have the potential to transform the way we live and work.
Prosper Women Entrepreneurs is a group of business leaders, thinkers, doers, innovators and students who want to make sure that our community is well positioned in the new economy and, more specifically, that women entrepreneurs are a vital part of its future.
The Capital Innovators ® Accelerator Program, based in St. Louis MO, provides tech startups with $50,000 in seed funding, project based mentorship from a seasoned pool of knowledgeable experts, stellar perks, networking, and follow on funding opportunities over the course of 12 weeks.