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We started 47Pitches to help great startups access funding and gain market acceptance faster and more democratically.
Our goal is to help startups gain faster access to capital and mentorship by "online" consensus ranking and investor-startup relationship building. Pitch contests last ~2-3 weeks and are designed to be more inclusive than a typical incubator or accelerators programs. While our team does vet applicants for initial quality standards, the majority of the validating is done by the collective judgment of our investor and industry insider communities.
We validate startups by engaging pools of experienced investors and industry domain experts who compete to earn future investment rights by ranking their favorite startups’ elevator pitches. The process is fast and simple, and helps build strong relationships between prospective investors, industry experts and our cohort startups that continue long after the contest and ranking process ends.