Episode 4: Pitch Please University Pitch Competition

Episode 4: Pitch Please University Pitch Competition

Author: Draper Startup House Accelerator January 6, 2022 Duration: 43:53

Welcome to the fourth episode of the Pitch Please University Pitch Competition. Make sure to listen and vote on the company YOU would invest in. The most investable company from each episode will move onto the finals.

 

You have until midnight January 12th to cast your vote → 

https://app.sli.do/event/8MtEmZo25ytgUuRGQQHwUc/embed/polls/baf5d76b-be80-4393-9ef9-96814b66885d

 

On this episode we are joined by Charlotte Oxnam from Northwestern University, Kyle Levy from the University of Miami and Olufolakemi Bolarinw from RMIT University.

Cue the Curves, founded by Charlotte Oxnam from Northwestern University, is Reinventing the Plus-Size shopping experience. Their app brings together plus-size women, content creators, and clothing brands to create a fashion ecosystem like no other.

UniHop, founded by Kyle Levy from the University of Miami, is a college campus delivery and fulfillment platform for college students. UniHop strives to make receiving packages, food and product delivery on college campuses a whole 'hop' easier.

New Leaf, founded by Olufolakemi Bolarinwa, from RMIT University, is converting plastic and textile material waste into timeless, modular furniture pieces that won't cost the Earth. New Leaf is bringing community, industry, business and people together into one sustainable movement.

 

You can visit our website here, and follow Katie and Daniel on LinkedIN. Find Pitch Please on Twitter! You can also follow DSH Accelerator on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIN and TikTok.


Ever wondered what really happens when an entrepreneur sits down across from a potential investor? Pitch Please pulls back the curtain on those high-stakes, usually private, discussions. Each episode features an actual pitch session between a startup founder and venture capitalists, recorded in full so you can hear the exact questions, the pauses, the pushback, and the passion. After the pitch, the hosts from Draper Startup House Accelerator break it all down, analyzing the strengths of the business model, the holes in the logic, and the subtle dynamics most people miss. It’s a masterclass in real-time negotiation and evaluation. You’re not just a passive listener; you’re invited to weigh the evidence yourself and decide if you’d write that check. This podcast goes beyond theory, offering a raw, unfiltered look at the anatomy of a funding conversation. From the opening hook to the final handshake (or rejection), you get the complete picture of what separates a promising idea from a fundable venture. Tune in for an authentic, sometimes gritty, always educational journey into the heart of venture capital, one pitch at a time.
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