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• RVC Pitch Academy - October 2024

  • When
    Tuesday, October 08, 2024
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    12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Hybrid: In-Person at Thrive Workplace, 1415 Park Ave W, Denver, CO 80205 or Online - Zoom Virtual Meeting

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  The RVC Pitch Academy is a half-day workshop designed to do much more than just polish a founder’s pitch and presentation skills. From delivering a compelling presentation to negotiating a successful deal, this workshop will prepare founders to understand many of the terms and processes used by VCs and sharpen their venture strategy.

  Key topics include:

  • Preparing a business for a deal
  • Designing a deck
  • Delivering the pitch
  • Communicating the value for venture funding
  • Balancing pitching a product vs. pitching a company
  • Raising equity vs. convertible debt
  • Communicating risks that don’t raise red flags
  • Understanding investor psychology
  • Following up with interested investors

  RVC’s Pitch Academy instructors have years of experience working with angel + venture capital investors; the Pitch Academy content reflects deep and useful insights about investor priorities and interests. Multiple instructors ensure one-on-one engagement, including pitch practice with real-time feedback.

  Founders: please bring a five-minute pitch deck and laptop to practice

  Note: To pitch to investors at an upcoming RVC Investor Forum, you must apply to pitch and be accepted by the RVC investment screening committee. 

  Hybrid Event: In-person at Thrive Workplace, 1415 Park Ave W, Denver, CO 80205 or Online - Zoom Virtual Meeting. 

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• MyUTI Investor Update

  • When
    Wednesday, October 09, 2024
  •  
    3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Virtual via Zoom
  • Spaces left
    92

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  MyUTI Investor Update

  October 9th, 2024

  3:00 - 4:30 PM MST

  Virtual via Zoom

  Review the MyUTI Investor Deal Page

  MyUTI is a precision medicine company focused on addressing the significant health issue of Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs), which affect 80% of women in the U.S. Their innovative at-home UTI test provides accurate results within 24 hours and offers remote treatment options through telehealth partners, reducing hospital visits and associated costs. Currently, MyUTI is raising a $750,000 Series Seed round at a $4 million valuation cap with a 20% discount, of which $420,000 has already been secured. The funds will be used to scale operations, increase telehealth partnerships, and unlock a $250,000 grant, with goals to grow the customer base and increase revenue from $145,000 to $1 million by 2025. MyUTI's go-to-market strategy includes partnerships with health systems and major retailers like CVS and Target, as well as telehealth partners, to expand its consumer and insurance-reimbursable services.
  

  Join Rockies Venture Club for the MyUTI Investor Update to learn more about the companies progress, meet the executive team, discuss the opportunity alongside existing RVC investors, and officially announce the deal in play. The Investor Update will take place virtually and will cover all the major due diligence questions such as IP, competition, leadership, funding strategy, exit strategy, use of funds, milestones, etc.

  The format for the Investor Update will be as follows:
  

  
  

  Update from MyUTI (30 Minutes)

  Update from Lead Investors (15 Minutes)

  Overview of Investment Instructions (15 minutes)

  Outstanding Q&A (30 minutes)

  
  

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  To attend, you must be an accredited investor (net worth of at least one million US dollars, not including the value of one’s primary residence, or have made at least $200,000 each year for the last two years [or $300,000 together with his or her spouse if married] and have the expectation to make the same amount this year). We do not require a minimum investment.

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• RVC October 2024 Investor Forum

  • When
    Wednesday, October 16, 2024
  •  
    3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual via Zoom

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  RVC October 2024 Investor Forum

  Hosted Virtually via Zoom
  

  Please join us virtually for pitches from a few great companies, investor updates on deals-in-play, and to discuss what we’re seeing in the world of angel investing. The October Investor Forum will be the last investor forum in 2024, and we're hoping to see as many of you as possible online to make this a great event!

  RVC Investor Forums bring together accredited angel investors interested in fast-growing, early-stage companies in Colorado. These forums serve to pool the wisdom, expertise, and capital of many individual angels. At this forum, investor members will hear pitches, and afterwards the founders are excused and investors discuss the merits and risks of each venture. There is no requirement to invest and each investor has an opportunity to indicate interest in following or leading a specific deal. Both new and experienced investor members are welcome at forums -- this is the best way to learn hands-on about angel investing! 

  
  

  Meeting Agenda:

  Welcome and Introductions
  

  3:00pm to 3:15 pm

  Company Pitches

  3:15 pm to 4:00pm

  Investor Only Discussion

  4:00 to 4:30pm

  Deal-in-Play Discussion

  4:30pm to 5:00pm

  
  

  Presenting Companies

  
  

  

  Pomarium introduces a groundbreaking technology that enables financial advisors to collaboratively create portfolios with their clients on demand. This innovation integrates advisors' investment goals with clients' personal values, offering tailored portfolios for all clients, irrespective of account size, without compromising on investment quality.
  

  
  

  

  Electric Outdoors is on a mission to revolutionize how people access the outdoors sustainably. Its flagship product, the EO Canopy, is a sw-enabled, portable, solar-powered, off-grid camping platform that enables landowners to unlock new land and destinations and generate new revenue streams without the burden and cost of infrastructure development.
  

  
  

  

  TYBR Health has developed B3 GEL, the first versatile, flowable biologic barrier gel designed to protect healing tissues and prevent scarring and adhesions—common post-surgical complications that prolong recovery and drive up healthcare costs. Engineered for both open and minimally invasive procedures, B3 GEL initially focuses on tendon and ligament repairs, which are often associated with chronic stiffness and pain. TYBR Health is backed by Y Combinator and Medtech Innovator.
  

  
  

  [1 more company to be confirmed]

  
  

  To attend this event, you must be accredited: Net worth of at least one million US dollars, not including the value of one’s primary residence, or have made at least $200,000 each year for the last two years [or $300,000 if jointly filing] and have the expectation to make the same amount this year. We do not require a minimum investment.

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• Colorado OEDIT AIA Grant Pitch Academy w/ RVC -- Fall 2024

  • When
    Tuesday, October 22, 2024
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    10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Thrive Workplace - Ballpark (1415 Park Ave. West, Denver, CO 80205
  • Spaces left
    40

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  Colorado OEDIT AI PITCH ACADEMY

  THIS EVENT IS ONLY FOR THOSE WITH THE 
  OEDIT REGISTRATION CODE

  The AI Pitch Academy is run by Rockies Venture Club in cooperation with the Colorado OEDIT. The Pitch Academy is a half-day workshop designed to polish your investor pitch, sharpen your strategy and provide a background on what investors are looking for, connecting with your audience, and negotiating a successful deal. This pitch academy is specifically for Advanced Industries entrepreneurs.

  Key topics covered include: 

  • Focus your 5 minute pitch
  • How to present
  • Effective pitch deck design
  • How to pace your presentation
  • How to communicate the value of your company in a way that doesn't close doors
  • How to communicate your "deal"
  • How to balance pitching your product vs. pitching your company
  • Understanding investor psychology
    
  • Raising equity vs. convertible debt
  • Communicating risks in such a way that investors are put at ease
    
  • What to do to follow-up after the pitch 

  The RVC Pitch Academy is unique in that it is taught by instructors who work one-on-one with dozens of angel and venture capital investors in order to determine what it is that they want. Graduates of the pitch academy receive funding at over ten times the national rate for those who are seeking venture investment.

  All participants are encouraged to have their pitch deck ready and you will get a chance to pitch virtually and receive expert feedback and input from your peers.

  Schedule:

  10am - 12:15pm -- Pitch Academy Workshop

  12:15 - 12:45pm -- Lunch Break

  12:45 - 4:00pm -- Pitch Practice (3-4 break-out rooms)

  
  

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• Women's Investor Network: "Ask and Angel" - Angel Investing Demystified

  • When
    Monday, November 04, 2024
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    4:00 AM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    7 Old Town Square, Suite 100, Fort Collins, CO 80524
  • Spaces left
    57

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  The Women Investors Network (WIN), City of Fort Collins Economic Health Office and Larimer SBDC invite you to join us for our next networking and education event focused on women investors. This event is open to all investors, so please bring a friend or colleague! Men welcomed too. The more diverse our investor community, the better the outcome of our investments.

  The November event will be a panel discussion: “Ask an Angel” - Angel Investing Demystified. Our moderator and panelists are active investors and mentors within the early-stage venture community here in the Rocky Mountain Region.

  We’ve booked extra time for this event, allowing for lots of networking and one-on-one questions with our panelists. So, block your calendar and plan to join us November 7th, 4:00-7:00 pm at the Visit Fort Collins Welcome Center.

  We welcome any qualified investor, or potential investor. Please bring a colleague who may not yet be involved in early stage investing, and remember to register in advance.

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• RVC November 2024 Greeley HyperAccelerator

  • Start
    Monday, November 11, 2024
  • End
    Friday, November 15, 2024
  • Location
    Greeley, CO
  • Spaces left
    100

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  **Please note, applicant deposits will be accepted once the cohort is selected.**

  The RVC HyperAccelerator is an ultra-intense mentor-driven program that dives deep into the tough strategies and questions that need to be developed to land angel or venture investing. At the end of the program companies will have a detailed and sophisticated exit strategy, OKRs, Go To Market, Five Valuation Models, Capital Strategy, Scaling Strategy and more. The program ends with a demo day with an audience of angel and VC investors.

  Register for the HyperAccelerator program and get your company truly venture capital ready. This program is for companies who have done the basics already - it's not a place to just try out an idea. Companies should be ready to raise capital immediately or within the next six months.

  City of Greeley

  Thanks to a generous grant from the City of Greeley, this HyperAccelerator will be free for all participants from the City of Greeley. If selected, there are no fees, no equity, no materials costs, no pitch fees, no diligence cost, etc. Nothing. All we ask is that participants show their commitment to complete the program with a $150 deposit that we return to cohort members after they participate in Demo Day.

  Apply to HyperAccelerator - Due Wednesday, October 30th

  To apply to participate in the upcoming HyperAccelerator program, please follow the instructions on the RVC HyperAccelerator Application webpage. 

  For all questions, please reach out to info@rockiesventureclub.org.

  Apply to Mentor!

  One of the many benefits of our HyperAccelerator is that each entrepreneur will be signed up with a mentor. In order to pack everything into one short week, we are looking for experienced business people who bring their expertise to startups pitching for capital. Mentors work one-on-one with pitch companies to help them craft their strategy and present the information that investors need to know. These will be highly dynamic sessions that are sure to be fun!

  HyperAccelerator Mentor Application

  For all questions, please reach out to info@rockiesventureclub.org.
  

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• RVC 2024 Holiday Party

  • When
    Tuesday, December 10, 2024
  •  
    5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Thrive Ballpark - 1415 Park Ave West, Denver CO

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  Come join Rockies Venture Club to celebrate the holiday season!
  
  As we quickly approach the end of 2024, RVC will be hosting our annual gathering to relax and enjoy good company. This event is free and open to all of our members, partners, and friends in the RVC community, but space is limited and you must register to attend. We’ll provide drinks, light snacks, and merriment.
  
  WHEN:

  Tuesday, December 10^th, 5:00pm – 8:00pm

  
  

  WHERE:

  Thrive Workplace Ballpark, 1415 Park Ave West, Denver, CO  80205
  

  
  

  DRESS:

  Casual, and holiday garb encouraged!
  
  WHAT ELSE DO I NEED TO KNOW? 

  We’ll again be hosting a sock drive to donate to charity.  If you’re so inclined, please bring a pair of new socks (or other warm clothing), and RVC will see that it is donated to those in need.

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