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$1.6M of investor interest in 2 hours
Wanna meet the startups that drummed it up?
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Hey, this is Napkin Notes: the only startup newsletter that’ll hold your hand and send you great early-stage startups even when you double-book yourself and miss a killer demo day.
We’re all human, we all mess up. The more important thing is that we get back up and keep going.
Jokes aside, last Wednesday’s demo day was a real one.
They saw 250+ RSVPs
They drummed up $1.6M+ of investor interest in 2 hrs
and most importantly, if you missed the action, you can still view the startup pages/decks
Some Highlights from The Pitches:
Won the most votes from the audience for the “best pitch of the day”
Leveraged a promo code for 20% off and saw a couple dozen purchases from the audience watching
Won $3,000+ in prizes from sponsors
Generated $1M+ alone in investor interest during her pitch
If you’d rather watch the full 1 hour event, be our guest.
In fact, we even made a little Instagram highlight reel if you want a teaser.
And if you are a VC/Angel Investor who’d wanna be on our next panel, hit us with an email.
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P.S. If you are a founder / VC who wants to speak at our next demo day email [email protected] to shoot your shot
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