Highlighted questions startups have to get prepared for before pitching to VCs

On the 10th of September, InnMind hosted one of the regular Shark-Tank VC Pitching Sessions. This time the session was dedicated to startups in the FinTech, E-commerce & Marketplaces industries.

List of startups and founders participated:

⭐️Photochain - Stanislav Stolberg, Estonia

⭐️Blicico - Marsel Karamullin & Evgeny Romanenko, Russia

⭐️RobinBrick - Hernan Camps, Spain

⭐️Digioptions - Holger Bartel, Germany

⭐️Liveroom - Sameera Nilupul, Sri Lanka

⭐️Quppy - Alina Kornienko, Estonia

Invited representatives of VCs:

🦈 Anton Fedorov, Investment Director at Flashpoint Venture Capital

🦈 Vlad Tropko, Managing Director of Digital horizon VC

🦈 Hesham Zreik, CEO & Board Member of FasterCapital

In this session, every startup had 2 minutes to present their ideas. After the pitching session, InnMind Pitch Stars were involved in a Q&A session with investors and received many questions about the technology behind their solution and niche market. Some of the highlighted questions were:

  • What is your main value proposition?
  • How do you see your company in a year and at a later stage?
  • What is the main difference between you and your competitors/other software?
  • What are your Unit Economics?

Watch the recording of the session to get a more detailed overview of the questions addressed by investors to get prepared for your next pitching.

Want to present your idea? Join one of the next Shark Tank Pitching Sessions and learn the terms of participation here.


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