Panel and Pitch Competition, Sponsored by Dell for Startups & StartupNation

34300 Woodward Avenue,Birmingham MI 48009

28 September, 2022

Description

Who: 8 startups that operate out of Michigan The founder must be available to pitch in person on Sept. 28, 2022, in Birmingham, MI. Industry agnostic. Startups will be selected by Dell Technologies and StartupNation staff. FREE and open to the public. Registration required for attendance and pitch participation. Register via Eventbrite if you'd like to attend. This is not the pitch application. If you'd like to be considered to pitch, APPLY HERE. The deadline to apply to pitch is Sept. 9th. Attendees will be automatically signed up for the StartupNation newsletter. What: A 3-minute pitch presentation (Slides) + Q&A First-Place Winner: $15,000 in Dell products through Dell Advantage Rewards Second-Place Winner: $10,000 in Dell products through Dell Advantage Rewards (crowd favorite) Both first- and second-place winners will be able to move on to the next round of pitching for a chance to win another $40K in prizes. Join us for a day of networking and learning, the Dell Technologies rally truck and more. Details to come. The first 100 registered attendees will get Dell swag bags. Tentative schedule: 10 a.m. Meet and greet. Vendors, including Dell Financial Services and Targus, open. 11 a.m. Introductions. The Dell rally truck, which gives entrepreneurs the chance to interact with the latest technology, opens. 11:15 a.m. Panel presentation on small business funding with Q&A. Moderated by RJ King, editor of DBusiness. 12:30 p.m. Break. 1-3 p.m. Pitch event. The first- and second-place winners will be announced. Moderated by StartupNation CEO Jeff Sloan. 3:30-5 p.m. Catered networking event. StartupNation publisher: Gary Cohn - [email protected] For the full rules: www.dell.com/pitchrules The pitch competition contestants and attendees can explore the latest Dell technology in the Dell rally truck.