Joint Military Pitch Day - Oct 26th
Deadline extended to submit - to Oct 9th
We have 80 companies signed up to pitch on October 26th and we want to make sure a few more can join the experience, so we are extending the deadline one more week to midnight, October 9th.
If you signed up but had trouble getting your pitch video submitted in time, we got you!
Pitch videos will be reviewed from Oct 9th-16th by our team of tech scouts and we will be preparing reports for registered investors, clients, and partners in order to catalyze opportunities.
Additionally, we have added several speakers to the pitch day who will be addressing important topics for entrepreneurs and emerging tech companies looking to enter the national security market. We will be hosting:
Remarks from Eric Yuan, CEO of Zoom (tentative)
Remarks from General Boe Young, Founder of the U.S. Army's 75th Innovation Command
Remarks from the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN)
Panel Discussion with leadership from Rebellion Defense (confirmed), Second Front Systems (confirmed), and Anduril (tentative) on the military industrial complex of the future
and many more...
Interested in Submitting a Pitch? Check out some tips from our tech scouts and pitch review team at Blueprints Lab…
Blueprints Lab serves the technology commercialization ecosystem through its comprehensive set of SiMPL™ tools and processes that enable strategic data-driven decision-making where academia, industry and military converge on the acquisition, development, and deployment of technology and intellectual property. We utilize big data and a vast network of experts to accelerate technology mapping, marketplace pull, and R&D of on-target solutions. We connect inventors and IP to investors and industry in a uniquely designed unity-of-effort developer role that is highly focused on satisfying end-user needs and priorities in the technology space and in the marketplace. As a sponsor of the Americas Future Series event we are providing pitch preparation and review tools to make it simple for buyers and sellers to find highly aligned matches. Check them out here:
1. Video explaining the process and demonstrating our pitch design process (YoutTube)
2. A sample slide deck (pdf)
3. Tips for pitching (pdf)
Free sneak peak of the virtual house party for Pitch Day on October 26 available on desktop, mobile, and VR:
The virtual house party will include:
Embedded videos by pitching companies
Live teleconferences for virtual hospitality suites with investors, tech scouts, entrepreneurs, and contracting partners
Interactive and integrated platforms for social and professional networking
Short video updates from influencers and leaders across the defense innovation ecosystem
Lots of ways to get involved and discover opportunities
If you would like to become a sponsor, be sure to contact Michelle Pearson and sign up. We just confirmed Raytheon as our lead sponsor, and we are looking forward to announcing several other sponsors soon!
If you would like to invest in startups who will be pitching, be sure to contact Clifton Colbert from the (Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)) and get the discount code for investor registration.
Looking forward to seeing you on the 26th!
Please let me know if you have questions.
Kind Regards,
Graham Plaster
Co-Chair, Joint Military Pitch Day, Oct 26th
America's Future Series
www.americasfutureseries.com