CRIB x Launchpad Business For Good Pitch Festival
The CRIB x Launchpad Business For Good Pitch Festival invites founders to pitch their startup or business idea to a room of Venture Capital and Angel investors, and Launchpad’s community of founders and entrepreneurs.
Now on its fourth edition, this electric pitch festival is all about creating opportunities for founders who are helping to solve critical social and environmental issues. We want to empower businesses for good, help them get funding, exposure and open opportunities for them.
Calling Impact Founders
If you are an impact founder looking for funding opportunities, this pitch festival is for you! Applications are free, and are open from 01 Jul until 30 Aug. We will be selecting 5 finalists to pitch live on the night in Singapore*. Finalists will also receive personal pitch training from a professional presentation coach and a venture capitalist investor.
Eligibility Criteria
– Registered company in Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, Vietnam or Philippines
– Team should have at least one female co-founder
– Early-stage startup with less than USD 5 million in external funding
– Team size is below 50 employees
– Revenue generating or at least have a Minimum Valuable Product (MVP) ready for commercialisation
– Creates verifiable impact in accordance with one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
For a seat in the audience
Tickets for this event are now available. This is an exciting, inspiring night – where there is not only excellent networking, but also audience members will actively participate in the selection of the winners on the night.
Prizes to be won
Watch this space as we curate and update exciting prizes for our pitch winner and finalists!
Timeline
Applications open – 01 Jul – 30 Aug
Announcement of finalists – 06 Sep
Pitch training of finalists – Mid of Sep
Pitch event – 25 Sep
Programme Schedule
6:00 PM – Registration and networking
6:30 PM – Welcome note by Chris Edwards, founder of Honeycombers and Launchpad
6:45 PM – Finalist 1
7:00 PM – Finalist 2
7:15 PM – Finalist 3
7:30 PM – Finalist 4
7:45 PM – Finalist 5
8:00 PM – Voting and announcement of winners
8:15 PM – Networking and dinner & drinks
9:00 PM – End of event
Note
* Selected finalists are invited to pitch in person in Singapore. Flights and accommodation are at the finalist’s own expense. There is no fee to apply for the pitch competition or for the selected finalists who will pitch during the event.