UNMET, ARIZONA 2020
The UNMET Arizona 2020 virtual conference, was co-hosted by Arizona Commerce Authority and Stout Street Capital, which attracted 116 of the fastest-growing startups at various fundraising stages.
Presented Companies had a chance to pitch their business to 200+ funds that focus on investing in fast-growing Seed and Series A funding-stage companies using a video pitch platform, Thumbraise. Using the platform, founders created short-form video pitches that are like Instagram Stories to give a brief pitch of their company. It also enables investors and founders to meet inside of public or privately hosted networks for one-on-one meetings. More than 600 founder-investor connections were made in this event.
Dates: May 2020
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UNMET ARIZONA 2020 HIGHLIGHTS
31 States & 7 Countries Represented by Attendee Investors
15 States & 4 Countries Represented by Attendee Companies
SCHEDULE
UNMET, ARIZONA 2020
May 2020
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
03/30 | Company Application Deadline
04/06 | Company Acceptance Letters Sent
04/06 – 04/15 | Period For Uploading Pitches to Thumbraise
04/20 | Investor Registration Deadline
04/21 – 05/24 | Investor Receive Invites to Join Thumbraise and View Pitches
One-on-One Meetings
Thumbraise enables investors and founders to meet inside of public or privately hosted networks for one-on-one meetings.
Pitches
Using Thumbraise, selected founders can create short-form video pitches that are like Instagram Stories to give a brief pitch of their company.
“Spending 24 hours and meeting this many founders and investors in Middle America is fascinating.“
“Meeting 12-15 companies within our thesis and co-investors in 24 hours is highly efficient.“
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