$1,000 Flash Pitch Competition

Naomi Goez is a Principal at Forum Ventures, where she focuses on executing pre-seed investments in B2B SaaS. Naomi leads the investment team and has sourced investments across healthcare, supply chain, fintech, and vertical AI. An operator turned investor, Naomi began her career in supply chain within the fashion industry, overseeing Western Hemisphere production and leading sustainability initiatives at Centric Brands. She later navigated the fundraising process at a pre-seed stage circular economy startup.  She earned her MBA from The Wharton School, while investing in commerce and supply chain at Alpaca VC. Naomi been actively promoting diversity in the venture ecosystem via dedicated workshops and events for womxn and immigrant founders and funders.

Dima Maslennikov is a seasoned tech entrepreneur with three successful exits and the founder of PitchBob.io — an AI co-pilot that helps founders articulate and grow their startup ideas faster and with more clarity.

With over 11 years of experience at the intersection of startups and corporate innovation, Dima has led high-impact initiatives and built strategic partnerships with companies like Visa, PepsiCo, Raiffeisen Bank, and Philip Morris. His background spans diverse industries including 3D printing, HR-tech, SportsTech, Solar Energy, Oil & Gas, and Retail — always focused on bridging technology with real-world value.

He’s also an active mentor in top global programs like Alchemist Accelerator, Google Launchpad, Founder Institute, Startup Bootcamp, Lean Startup Machine, and the Startup Leadership Program — known for his practical, founder-first approach.

Dima is passionate about making innovation accessible and scalable — whether by helping corporate teams act like entrepreneurs or empowering early-stage founders to build something real from day one.

Ghita El Haitmy is the founder and CEO of Techbible, an AI SaaS discovery platform built to help teams filter noise and pick tools that deliver. Most teams don't know what tools to use, how they compare, or how to stack them together. Techbible helps 400K+ people each month choose smarter, automate faster, and cut waste. Ghita is a solo founder scaling to £1M ARR while growing a tech audience that reaches 7 million monthly across Instagram and TikTok, where she shares real use cases, AI stacks, and automation workflows built for today’s operators.

Jonny is a Principal Investor at Athenian VC and a co-founder of Literally Helping Startups, which is an organization that helps founders for free. He has personally worked with thousands of founders over the last several years and reviewed thousands of pitch decks.

He also actively shares startup dealflow with investors throughout the Boston investor community. He holds a B.S. in Engineering from Northeastern and a J.D. from Boston College Law School.