UI John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center Pitch & Grow

May 18 | 8 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | University of Iowa BioVentures Center

Pitch & Grow
Entrepreneurs will pitch their business to a supportive group of peer CEOs, CIOs, business development experts, industry professionals and business-savvy people. In return, they have a unique opportunity to receive constructive feedback on areas such as fundraising, value proposition, business plan, management team, sales/marketing/support and building strategy. Insert picture here

Presenters

Pitch your business to a "Think Tank" of individuals to gain momentum in taking your company to the next level.
Refine your pitch with little to no risk.
Network with and gain access to other talented people and ideas in an open environment.

Guests

Gain ideas and learn business growth strategies that can help your own company.
Enjoy a rich networking experience.
Sit in for part of or the entire day.

Types of Pitches

Investor
Sales
Business Development

Companies Presenting

          ActiveGrade
          Corvida Medical
          ExoBray
          FxRedux
          IMIG: Foley Catheter
          Katie Carts
          Mazira
          Memcine Pharmaceuticals
          NanoMedTrix LLC
          Needle Analytics
          Revspand
          Sassi Bands
          Seedlauncher
          Tansna
          Xcellerator

Congratulations to the Winners of Pitch & Grow VII

First Place: Xcellerator
Second Place: Memcine Pharmaceuticals
Third Place: Cajillion, Inc.
Fourth Place: Sassi Bands

Expert Panelists

          Camille Urban, BrownWinick
          Curt Nelson, EDC, Inc.
          Dennis Wangeman, Corridor Management Co., LLC
          Emily Harris, Davis Brown Law Firm
          Greg Crosby, NextGen Marketing Group
          Hass Machlab, Innovative Software Engineering
          Jim Nikrant, Corridor Management Company
          John Buchanan, RBP; a Marsh & McLenna Company
          John Mickelson, PrivateBank
          Josh Cramer, Cramer Development
          Julie Zielinski, EDC, Inc.
          Mark Drish, FNBC Iowa
          Paul Dymerski, University of Iowa Research Foundation
          Tom Cardella, Thomas L. Cardella Associates
          Trey Martin, Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.
          Shannon Sheehan, University of Iowa Research Foundation

Breakfast Presentation

"The Venture Capital Experience"

Dennis Wangeman, Iowa First Capital Fund

Cost

Free for students; $25 for everyone else. Come for the entire day or for as much as your schedule will allow.

Business Casual Dress

Agenda

7:30 - 8 am	Registration and Networking
8 - 8:30 am	Breakfast Presentation: "The Venture Capital Experience" Dennis Wangemann, Iowa First Capital Fund
8:40 - 9:10 am	Session 1
9:20 - 9:50 am	Session 2
10 - 10:30 am	Session 3
10:40 - 11:10 am	Session 4
11:20 - 12:15 pm	Pitch-off and Networking

Sponsors:

Producing Sponsor:

Prizes

First Place: $1,250
Second Place: $750
Third Place: $500
Fourth Place: $250