Wednesday, August 19, 2020 - 5:00pm to Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 6:45pm
GSVlabs Pioneer Pitch Competition features promising early-stage companies. August's edition will feature Black Founded Startups.
About this Event
Pioneer Pitch Night - Black Founders Edition
Join us for a special edition of our monthly Pioneer Pitch Night series on August 19th! This month, we are partnering with Cooley LLP, Salesforce Essentials, First Republic Bank, Withum, DigitalOcean and Freshworks, to highlight some of the top, Black Founded startups from around the country pitching for over $10k in prizes.
We are also excited to host a Fireside chat with Carlos Watson, Founder and CEO of OZY Media, and our own GSVlabs CEO, Nikhil Sinha. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Carlos share his experience as a successful black entrepreneur and his perspective on why we need more diversity in tech. Come with your questions ready as we will have time for a brief audience Q&A.
Fireside Chat:
Carlos Watson - Founder & CEO of OZY Media
Nikhil Sinha - CEO, GSVlabs
Judges for the Event:
Reid Christian, General Partner, CRV
Alice Vilma, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
Juan Scarlett, Senior Advisor, GSVlabs
Participating Startups: