New Hampshire Startup Blog written by Jesse Devitte

Speed Venture Dating in the Granite State.

September 26, 2008

Yes, you heard it right - speed dating between entrepreneurs and potential investors.  This event is being billed as New England’s leading speed venturing event for entrepreneurs seeking growth capital.   Looks like entrepreneurs will meet with at least six potential investors ranging from Angels to VC’s and the investors will certainly be meeting more than 6 entrepreneurs given the networking session.

Speed Venture Summit

 Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Radisson Hotel, 700 Elm Street, Manchester, NH

One thing I am really excited about with this event is something that we have done annually in our Borealis Peak Pitch events - the pitch-off!  Investors vote based on every meeting they have and then the top pitches go up against each other live to determine the best pitch of the day!  Got to love a little competition! 

As one of the sponsors I had the chance to talk about this event and related early stage tech investing approaches on Arnie Arnsen’s “Political Chowder” talk show - go 39 minutes into the video for this conversation, but be sure to get in the game by October 1st if you want to pitch at the event!

Entrepreneurs/Presenters:
To pitch your business or idea to investors - here for more info  AND  here for the application.