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How To Pitch A Real Estate Tech VC

Dream It

Dreamit Urbantech Managing Director Andrew Ackerman recently sat down with Jeff for a wide-ranging conversation on real estate tech, and a large part of that conversation focused on what founders can do to successfully raise venture capital from real estate tech investors. You should pitch how to get higher rents.

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5 More Things VCs Wish Startup Founders Knew

Dream It

Managing Partner, Steve Barsh , sat down to give us 5 MORE things investors wish startups knew. Keep reading for some more of the most common mistakes startups make when pitching and for Steve’s tips on how to fix them. Share your unique insight What did you discover that sets you apart from other startups? co-founder).

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5 Easy To Fix Virtual Pitch Mistakes

Dream It

Many of these new red flags that occur during virtual pitching are easy to fix. In this Dreamit Dose, Healthtech MD Adam Dakin provides 5 simple rules to avoid giving investors the wrong impression when pitching remotely. We hear startups pitch everyday and far too often founders end up joining the meeting late.

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Pitch Decks and Fundraising: A Fireside Chat with the Founder of Slidebean

Dream It

To celebrate their success, we collaborated with Slidebean to host a Fireside Chat in New York City on October 10th featuring Caya, founder of Slidebean, and Steve Barsh, Managing Partner at Dreamit. About Slidebean: Slidebean is a pitch deck and presentation tool with hundreds of templates available to use as a starting point.

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Is it time for a Common App for startup founders?

TechCrunch

The venture firm, which just closed a $150 million fund in May 2022 , is launching what it describes as a common application for pre-seed startup founders. Here’s how it works: Afore Capital has an accelerator-like program, Afore Alpha, that offers a standard pre-seed deal to founders.

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Investing in a More Inclusive Innovation Economy

Revolution

We sourced and received applications from hundreds of Black, high-growth startup founders from all over the country and held workshops and discussions about the challenges they face, all of which culminated in a virtual pitch competition.

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Why Aren’t There More Female Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

My guess is that probably only 2-3 out of every hundred pitches I receive are from women. The latest entrepreneur who has been pitching me, Shahed Khan , is only 16! If your first chance at being a startup founder coincides with your first child it’s really difficult for either gender. But then the truth sets in.