The University Investment Forum is held every month at the Plug and Play campus and is always accompanied by a complimentary cocktail and networking hour. At these events, start-up companies either formed by current students, graduates or alumni get the opportunity to pitch to a panel of Venture Capitalists or Angel Investors in an Elevator Pitch format. Each start-up gets five minutes to pitch their company to the panel and the panel gets five minutes to engage in Q A with the presenters. As these events are open to the general alumni as well, the audience size typically consists of approximately 90 to 150 Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and investors, staff, and alumni.
This Elevator Pitch style event provides a tremendous amount of value to the venture firms, the audience and especially the start-up companies. The start-up company gets exposure, public speaking practice and feedback from an experienced and wise panel of VC's. It also lets investors gauge their interest in targeting the companies they would continue the conversation with to see a more in depth demo at the startup's booth during the networking event.
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Student Tech Treks started out as a means for students to meet companies they would intern for or to meet potential employers. Now they are shifting gears into meeting startups and learning about entrepreneurship. The idea is a group of students as small as 5 people or as big as 100+ students tours Silicon Valley, dedicating at least one day to visiting Plug and Play Tech Center. We provide an interesting insight into the mini-ecosystem that we have created, which revolves around an entrepreneur. We invite and introduce some of our startups, which are housed at Plug and Play to share their stories with the students and hopefully inspire them. If you would like to bring a student group to Plug and Play Tech Center, please contact olga at plugandplaytechcenter.com
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We are very excited about fostering entrepreneurship spirit within universities. We feel however, that this could not be done without the supporting Alumni groups. That is why we like to host many alumni mixers to bring together people who are excited about entrepreneurship. This is usually a great networking opportunity for the alumni and a way to learn about the startup ecosystem of the Plug and Play Tech Center. We have hosted parties as small as 20 people get together with University of Michigan to 350 people annual MIT alumni party. If your alumni organization is looking for a flexible, professional venue
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