On March 13, 2016, HATCH Pitch returns to Austin with a change to its setup, more offerings, and an amazing roundup of distinguished judges.
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The thoughts and views of an investor are usually a bit different than those of the entrepreneur. For obvious reasons, investors that place their money in startups take on an enormous amount of risk. For every 10 startups an investor backs, he can expect that...
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Congrats to our finalists! A handful of startups now have four minutes to win HATCH pitch 2016, the revolutionary startup pitch competition, on March 13 at Ballet Austin.
After a thrilling application review of the hundreds of early stage tech startups in 20 countries and 34 US states, we have selected 13 finalists based on a range of criteria including how...
Read MoreHATCH pitch has an unique application process (in fact it's a bit like a mini-accelerator). Our four step process provides applicants the opportunity to revise their application after receive feedback on their business models from HATCH pitch mentors. Read on to find out how to get the most out of this process.
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HATCH pitch is back again! Do you have what it takes to stand in front of an audience of VC's, angel investors, and industry leaders and defend the right to say that you're the next tech giant?
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Admetsys wins HATCH pitch competition at SXSW Startup Village
HATCH pitch, the revolutionary startup pitch competition, announced its winners at SXSW Interactive Startup Village at the Hilton Austin Downtown in Austin, TX held March 16th. Admetsys, Astroprint, and Plum were selected by the judges as the best of the best! Each of the 12 finalists had four minutes to pitch their idea before fielding questions from a panel of fourteen corporate, angel, and venture investor judges.
Read MoreHATCH pitch competition day is tomorrow! We can hardly wait to hear from all of our wonderfully talented finalists at SXSW on Monday morning. As we all get ready for the big day, read on for our final installment of our judges’ introductions, and we hope to see you all in Austin very soon!
Read MoreWelcome to our third installment of our judges series! Competition day is quickly approaching and we wish luck to all of our talented finalists. Until then though, sit back and get a little more familiar with our incredibly accomplished judges!
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It’s only one week till HATCH pitch Day with SXSW Interactive officially kicking off this lucky Friday, March 13. We are excited to see all of you in person in Austin. To help out with things, here is some critical info and logistics you will want to know regarding your participation in and around HATCH pitch as well as some SXSW tips and tricks.
Read MoreIt’s time to meet more of our judge’s panel for HATCH pitch 2015! We’ll be at SXSW Interactive on March 16th for competition day - less than two weeks away! Read up on who will be there to judge our talented finalists:
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HATCH pitch is so excited to welcome such a dynamic panel of judges to the 2015 competition! We know they’re eager to hear from all of our finalists at SXSW Interactive on March 16th, and we’d like to take a moment and let you get to know them before the big day!
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We had a really amazing time at SXSW, although the best story is the fact that I was still a grad student at UCLA and this was during finals week. So I literally flew in on a redeye late the night before, slept in the airport, snuck into the hotel spa where I took a shower, and then presented only after convincing another team to help me advance my slides. I then went home right after on a train to San Antonio and then cheapest return flight. I really didn't get to enjoy much but I did have phenomenal conversations and met great people.
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