The Yale Angels team is excited to announce its fourth pitch competition for founders in the Yale community, with a first place prize of $10k and a second place prize of $5k. Five companies will be selected to pitch live for the final virtual competition.

This virtual event, sponsored by the Yale Office of Development and Yale Ventures, will take place on Thursday, June 22, 2023 at 5 pm ET.

APPLICATION DEADLINE
Sunday, April 30 by 11:59 pm (midnight) PST
SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
We are looking for exciting, innovative for-profit startups in seed and pre-seed stages who are actively raising or planning to raise investment capital in 2023. Applicants must be Yale students (grad or undergrad) or Yale alumni to qualify.

JUDGES

Allison Pickens ’07
Founder & General Partner, The New Normal Fund
Lindsay Siegel MBA ’11
Head of Impact, Company Ventures
Gary Stewart ’96, JD ’99
Managing Director, TechStars NYC powered by J.P. Morgan
Jorge Torres ’96
Entrepreneurship Fellow, Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale

If you know of an exciting startup in the Yale community – or a great Yale founder or management team – please pass along this e-mail and encourage them to apply.

SCREENING VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Are you interested in helping us screen submissions to get to our final five contestants? We seek experienced investors, especially women and people from underrepresented backgrounds, to review 5-10 decks within a 1 week time frame in early May.

VOLUNTEER TO REVIEW SUBMISSIONS

PRO BONO SERVICES TO FINALISTS

If you are interested in volunteering pro bono services to the finalists for this competition, please contact us at team@accelerateyale.org.

SPONSORSHIPS

Sponsorship packages are available at the platinum, gold, silver, and bronze levels for this competition. To learn more about rates and benefits, please contact Chris Brady ‘05 (cbradyjr@gmail.com).

Questions? Contact us at team@accelerateyale.org.

Lux et Veritas,

Adam, Chris, Grace, Sam, Jo, Michael, Ellen, Gary, and Wendy
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Yale Angels, an affiliate of Accelerate Yale, works to support student and alumni companies emerging from the Yale ecosystem. Yale Angels has an educational mission and seeks to facilitate opportunities for alumni interested in learning about and investing in early stage companies on an individual basis. Yale Angels is dedicated to strengthening the bonds between Yale alumni, students, and the broader Yale University community.

Global Leadership Team:
Chris Brady • Adam Brenner • Wendy Maldonado D’Amico • Sam Hendel • Grace Hsieh • Michael Lewittes • Gary Stewart • Ellen Su

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