$100,000 Veteran Pitch Competition | Semi-Finals 2022 (Online Event)

The Veteran Fund & the Military Influencer Conference are excited to host the second annual $100,000 Veteran Pitch Competition! During this live, online event, you can watch promising Veteran & Military Spouse-founded startups pitch to a group of investors for a chance to win a $100,000 investment from The Veteran Fund (http://veteran.fund).

**The winners of the semi-finals will be invited to pitch LIVE in Las Vegas at the Military Influencer Conference on October 28th.**

Join hundreds of angel investors, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs at this event. Apply to pitch and win a $100,000 investment here: [https://fndri.com/3NZa5KB](https://fndri.com/3NZa5KB).

**\\\ This is an interactive\, live online event\. To access the event\, RSVP at [https://fi.co/startupwebinar/13667](https://fi.co/startupwebinar/13667)**

**\# About the Competition:**

• Any U.S.-based startup that has a service member, veteran, or military spouse on the executive team, who has raised less than $2.5M in funding is eligible to **apply by the pitch application deadline on August 30th, 2022: [https://fndri.com/3NZa5KB](https://fndri.com/3NZa5KB)**
• **12 Semi-Finalists** will be selected by our investment committee to give their 3-minute pitch live at the online semi-finals, on September 15th, 2022.
• **5 Finalists** will be chosen to give their 5-minute pitch live in Las Vegas at the Military Influencer Conference on October 28th.

**The winner of the pitch competition will receive a $100,000 investment from The Veteran Fund.**

Terms of the investment will be based upon their current financing round as an equity investment or as a capped SAFE Note, with the ability to invest up to $250,000.

# **Who Should Attend?**

• Angel and early-stage investors looking to invest in startups
• Anyone interested in technologies and innovation from the military veteran community
• Alumni, mentors, and friends of the Founder Institute
• Anyone who wants to hear promising early-stage startups pitch live

**\\\ This is an interactive\, live online event\. To access the event\, RSVP at [https://fi.co/startupwebinar/13667](https://fi.co/startupwebinar/13667)**