Pitch In - May Edition

May 8, 9:30 – 11:30 PM (UTC)

Rochester

NextCorps, 260 East Main Street, Rochester, 14604

Grab a seat to join the monthly pitch-in and join us to socialize and make friends in the startup community of the Genesee Valley.

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About this event

PITCH IN - MAY EDITION

A Pitch In is an event where anyone can pitch their startup to the crowd and the crowd gives feedback. This event will focus on local startups looking for awareness and feedback.

You can also pitch an idea or topic or mini-workshop.


AGENDA

5:30pm - Meet and greet

6:00pm - Pitches

6:45pm - Make friends


PITCH FORMAT

Startup Pitch - 10 minutes

Open Q&A - 5 minutes


MEET THE FOUNDERS

We have some great pitches lined up for our next pitch in on Thursday, May 8th.

⚾️ Valerie Carey - Circle Star AI - Human-centered professional networking.  Open-ended, authentic connections across companies and organizations.

⚾️ Matt Seidel - Tyteros Interactive LLC is an indie game studio that produces games combining classic influences with modern gameplay mechanics. These games highlight heroes who, though flawed and seemingly ill-equipped for the challenges ahead, rise to the occasion to defy all expectations. Their first major release, Fermi the Radioactive Hodgepodge, will be available later this year.


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LOCATION

🏨 NextCorps - 6th Floor Sibley Building

📍 260 East Main St

🍕 Food and Drinks: Stick around for a drink and a snack at La Bola


WANT TO PITCH?

APPLY NOW TO PITCH

Want to present your startup or any interesting topic or do a fireside chat? Sign up to pitch in our next pitch in here

Your support helps our team run these events! Startup Grind Rochester is a volunteer-led community organization. We operate the Pitch In events free of charge, however, if you would like to support our community and help us grow please consider one of the paid ticket options! Thank you and we look forward to seeing you all soon!

When

When

Thursday, May 8, 2025
9:30 PM – 11:30 PM (UTC)

Organizers

  • Michael Thaney

    Startup Grind

    Director

  • Joshua Batres

    CivicPulse

    Community Outreach Lead

  • Dustin Doucette

    MillerKnoll

    Software Portfolio Manager

  • Carolyn Spencer

    CoPivot

    Founder Relations

  • Ananth Prajval Tallavajhula

    SchoolQuizz

    Community Manager

  • Eric Leinberg

    InfoPreserve Inc.

    Founder @ InfoPreserve

  • Nate Thomas

    Advisor

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Google Cloud

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Great Lakes Gaming

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CoPivot

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Grow NY

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