Startup Pitch Competition: Four founders compete for $25K | E1991
This Week in Startups
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Todays show:
Jason and Kelly kick off the Founder University startup pitch competition (00:00). We hear from Pablo on Big Rentals (4:18), Brittany on Where2Wheel (12:28), Ardalan on MyLens (21:31), and Mariano on Prosperous AI (29:07). Finally, Jason awards a $25K investment (38:34), and details how to apply!
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Jason and Kelly kick off the show
(4:18) Pablo Fernandez pitches Big Rentals
(11:37) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://www.vanta.com/twist
(12:28) Brittany Peregoff pitches Where2Wheel
(20:10) .Tech Domains - Apply for the Jam Session with JCal contest today at https://jamwithjcal.tech
(21:31) Ardalan Mirshani pitches MyLens
(29:07) Mariano Apodaca pitches Prosperous AI
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(36:33) Review of the four startups
(40:44) Q&A
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Check out: https://BigRentals.com
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Check out: https://where2wheel.com
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mirshani
Check out: https://mylens.ai
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariano-apodaca-45b07a16a
Check out: https://prosperousprocess.ai
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