EMEA Founders are Invited

Pitch Perfect: Pitch to VCs & Get Live Feedback

Join HubSpot and our VC guests for a live session where startup founders like you, can take the stage to pitch your innovative ideas to a panel of seasoned investors!

🎁 Registrants will also get access to freebies from HubSpot - including free pitch deck templates and sample elevator pitch outline that have been validated by our investors.

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About the Session

During our 'Pitch Perfect' live session we will select three to four dynamic entrepreneurs to showcase their startup pitches and receive real-time insights from our panel of prominent investors from HV capital, XAnge and Founders Factory.

Selected founders will have time to present their business models, market strategies, and unique value propositions, to our panel of venture capitalists. Our VC guests will then give the founder live feedback to help refine their pitches and gain invaluable advice to elevate their businesses.

Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur or a seasoned investor, don’t miss this chance to witness the art of pitching and the power of feedback in action!

Who is this Webinar for?

Startup founders that are looking to fundraise in the next three to six months. 💰
Startup founders keen to hear the best practices, techniques and major pitfalls of pitching. 📚

Learning Objectives

Enhance Pitch Clarity and Impact: Founders will learn to articulate their business model and value proposition more clearly, ensuring that key information resonates with potential investors.
Receive Constructive Feedback: Founders will engage with VC partners to receive targeted feedback on their pitch presentation style, content, and engagement strategies, enabling them to refine their approach for future pitches.
Understand Investor Expectations: Founders will gain insights into what venture capitalists prioritize when evaluating pitches, including market potential, scalability, and team dynamics, helping them align their presentations with investor interests.

Agenda

Hear from David Jorring (Founder and CEO of Healthkey) on his experience with pitching to investors and successfully securing funding.
Live pitching sessions with three to four selected startups, followed by feedback from our panel of investors.
Audience's Favourite - Vote for your favourite startup pitch!
Q+A

📣 Would You Like to Present Live to VCs?

Are you a startup founder looking for help on how you can improve your live pitch? Are you brave enough to get live feedback? We welcome EMEA-based founders to pre-submit their elevator pitch to be discussed live during this session.

We will select between three to four founders to join the session and present live to our VCs. If you are not selected this round, worry not, we are running the next session soon!

How can you take part?

Step 1 : Simply sign up to the HubSpot for Startups program here (no purchase required).

Step 2 : Fill out the registration form below. You will receive an email with a link to submit your elevator pitch. Remember, you won't be considered for live pitching unless you are a member of the HubSpot for Startups program.

You will be required to submit a 3-minute video outlining who you are as a founder, your startup, and the problem you are trying to solve.

Before submitting your elevator pitch, please note, those selected must be willing to present your pitch during a live webinar. The session will also be distributed via our website and LinkedIn page.

Meet the Speakers

Claire Mongeau - Investor @ Founders Factory

Claire is an investor at Founders Factory focusing on fintech, climate, and healthtech. Prior to joining Founders Factory, she co-founded and ran award-winning Kenyan edtech M-Shule, a personalised knowledge-building platform combining SMS with AI to reach offline learners in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Originally from Upstate New York, she completed her MBA at Said Business School, University of Oxford as a Skoll Scholar in 2022 and graduated with a bachelors degree in Psychology and French from Georgetown University.

Clémentine Gazay - Early-stage Investor @ XAnge

Clementine is a French/American early-stage investor at XAnge. After completing her BA at McGill University in Montreal, she started her career at Deloitte Consulting, working on cybersecurity projects for enterprise clients between Europe and North America.

After four years in consulting, she returned to school to pursue an MBA at Columbia University in New York where she worked with VC funds Northzone and Picus Capital.

Said Haschemi - Investment Manager @ HV Capital

Said Hashemi, shaped by his childhood in refugee shelters, holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration from Goethe University Frankfurt and Wharton Business School.

He started his career as an intern at HV Capital and later worked as CFO of a start-up before moving to venture capital to pursue his passion for tech-enabled improvements across different industries.

David Tejs Jørring - Founder & CEO @ HealthKey

David Joerring is the Founder & CEO of HealthKey, a healthtech startup revolutionizing access to personalized, preventative healthcare.

David has a background in law and philosophy, and experience at BCG and Thriva. He has led the development and scaling of innovative B2B and B2G health solutions, and is passionate about driving the shift from reactive to proactive care.

HealthKey was founded in December 2022 and raised a seed round in the spring of 2024, led by Aviva Ventures, with participation from Ascension, Oxford Capital, and Cur8 capital.