2021 Seed Stage Pitch Competition
EduLab Capital Partners is excited to host its first pitch competition for early-stage learning, workforce, and AI-driven technologies!
Format
We will have 3 Regional Rounds and the winners will head off in a National Final on June 10th, 2021. Register to attend below.
Prizes
Regional winners receive coaching by the ECP Investment Team during a Month at the Lab. The National Round winner receives an additional $1,000 in cash prize and $1,000 in AWS Promotional Credit.
SPONSORS
WEST COAST regional | June 1st, 1PM PT
Judges
Mercedes Bent
Partner
Lightspeed Ventures
Lightspeed Ventures
Brittany Stich
Co-Founder
Guild Education
Guild Education
Tyler Menezes
Executive Director
CodeDay
CodeDay
Heidi Patel
Managing Partner
ReThink Impact
ReThink Impact
Midwest regional | June 2nd, 1PM CT
Judges
Hadley Brooke
GreatPoint Ventures
Phillip Braun
Prof. of Finance
Kellogg School of Management
Kellogg School of Management
Terrance Orr
Venture Partner
NextGen Venture Partners
NextGen Venture Partners
J.P. Bowgen
Senior Associate
Camber Creek
Camber Creek
Mike Haining
VC Lecturer
Kellogg School of Management
Kellogg School of Management
East Coast Regional | June 3rd, 5 PM ET
Judges
Brian Rahill
Co-Founder & CEO
CourseStorm
CourseStorm
Frank Van Gansbeke
Prof. of Fin and Econ
Middlebury College
Middlebury College
Grayson Goolsby
Investment Analyst
Audax Private Equity
Audax Private Equity
James Robinson
Vermont Seed
Capital Fund
Capital Fund
Bonnie Kintzer
President & CEO
Trusted Media Brands
Trusted Media Brands
National Round on June 10th, 6 PM ET
Judges
Norihisa Wada
Managing Partner
Edulab Capital Partners
Edulab Capital Partners
Lauren Bigelow, PhD
Executive Director
20Fathoms
20Fathoms
George Kane
General Manager
Emerson Collective
Emerson Collective
Jami O’Toole
Senior Director
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Jessica Hinkle
SVP, Strategic Investments
Strada Education Network
Strada Education Network