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$100,000 Veteran Pitch Competition, with Brad Feld, Co-founder of Techstars
November 15, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Veteran Fund & the Founder Institute are excited to host our third annual $100,000 Veteran Pitch Competition! During this live, online event, you can watch promising veteran and military spouse-founded startups pitch to a group of investors for a chance to win a $100,000 investment from The Veteran Fund ([http://veteran.fund](http://veteran.fund/)). Brad Feld, Co-founder of Techstars, will join the event for a live interactive keynote with the audience. Join hundreds of angel investors, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs from the military community to watch the next generation of military-connected entrepreneurs pitch their startups.
**About the Competition:**
Any U.S.-based startup that has a service member, veteran, or military spouse on the executive team, who has raised less than $3M in funding is eligible to apply to pitch by the application deadline on Sunday, November 5th, 2023.
**❯❯ Apply to pitch here: [https://fndri.com/100k](https://fndri.com/100k)**
All applicants will be eligible to receive a “Veteran Fund Fellowship” to FI’s Veteran and Military Family Accelerator. Learn more: [https://fi.co/veteran](https://fi.co/veteran)
5 Finalists will be chosen to give their 5-minute pitch live at the online event on November 15th.
All 5 Finalists will be considered for investment outside the competition. They will also be invited to Silicon Valley and receive free tickets to the Plug and Play Tech Center December Summit: [https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/events/silicon-valley-december-summit/](https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/events/silicon-valley-december-summit/)
The pitch competition winner will receive a $100,000 investment from The Veteran Fund. Terms of the investment will be based upon the company’s current financing round as an equity investment or as a SAFE Note, with the ability to invest up to $500,000.
**❯❯ APPLY TO PITCH HERE: [https://fndri.com/100k](https://fndri.com/100k)**
**❯ Who Should Attend?**
* Angel and early-stage investors looking to invest in startups
* Anyone interested in technologies and innovation from the military veteran community
* Alumni, mentors, and friends of the Founder Institute
* Anyone who wants to hear promising early-stage startups pitch live
**❯❯ This is a live, interactive online event, so be sure to RSVP at [https://fi.co/startupwebinar/16983](https://fi.co/startupwebinar/16983) to receive the Zoom URL to join us live!**
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