Welcome to Pitch Night 2021!
The Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship welcomes you to THE CLIMB | Pitch Night. Thank you for supporting the local Denver startup community and contributing to the entrepreneurial spirit of Colorado.
THE CLIMB is a business development event series and competition for collegiate startups based in Colorado. Hosted by the Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado Denver, THE CLIMB is designed to help student entrepreneurs transform concepts into viable businesses through educational workshops, mentorship, financial support, and real-world industry exchanges. THE CLIMB celebrates 20 years of guiding entrepreneurial thinkers to blaze their own trail and reach their peak potential.
Agenda
6:00 p.m.
6:20 p.m.
7:05 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
7:40 p.m.
Welcome & Introductions
Sarah Engel, Associate Director of the Jake Jabs Center
Dr. Madhavan “MP” Parthasarathy, Executive Director of the Jake Jabs Center
Scott Dawson, Dean of the Business School
Presentations and Live Q&A
Papa Sierra Rentals, FloDME, 2E Violins, Magna-Shox, BLOQUE, DiscoVR
People’s Choice Award
Emergency Tap, IVYGOLD, JumpStart, Vendee
Judges’ Remarks
Awards Ceremony
Presenting Finalists:
2E Violins
2E Violins specializes in the sale of modern and contemporary Italian violins; uniquely, 2E's Instruments are hand-selected by acclaimed, internationally-concertizing artists. In its philanthropic arm, 2E provides a free digital repository of educational materials for string musicians of all levels, and its instrument fund lends violins to underserved and deserving musicians while yielding reliable ROI to investors.
BLOQUE
BLOQUE is a company which creates hydration devices. BLOQUE enhances the optimization of water bottles and hydration packs (Design and Practicality) making it convenient, ergonomic, environmentally friendly, customizable and stylish.
DiscoVR
DiscoVR is a low-cost, low-lift, all-in-one Virtual Reality (VR) rental solution for K-12 educators. DiscoVR empowers educators to use immersive learning technologies and enables the students of today to explore their curiosities about the world we all share through these tools of tomorrow.
FloDME
FloDME is an enterprise software solution to manage the flow of durable medical equipment ("DME") like hospital beds, air mattresses, and oxygen to hospice patients. With a user experience that mimics DoorDash for ordering and order tracking, FloDME gives nurses more time to focus on patient care, and DME providers the toolbox they need to make correct deliveries, on time, every time. Our goal simply: improve end-of-life care.
Magna-Shox
Magna-Shox develops next-generation energy vectoring shock absorbers designed to redefine automotive sustainability. With unmatched efficiency, durability & performance, Magna-Shox pairs high-class comfort with heart-racing performance.
Papa Sierra Rentals
The mission of Papa Sierra Rentals is to provide travelers with unique cultural experiences in secluded settings at affordable prices and the vision of the company is to become a leading provider of vacation rentals in the global travel industry.
Tonight's Judges:
Stephanie McCoy
Stephanie is Chief Operating Officer of Wazee Street. In that capacity she serves as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and manages Investor Relations. Stephanie brings a wealth of private equity, transactional and finance experience to Wazee Street.
Olivia Omega
As a TEDx speaker, diversity and inclusion advocate, and branding strategist, Olivia Omega is the co-founder at Wallace Marketing Group, and the author of Beautifully Branded: The Girl’s Guide to Understanding the Anatomy of Brand You. Olivia is also the Founder Track Chair for Denver Startup Week, helping the world’s largest free entrepreneurial event strengthen its diversity, equity, and inclusion muscle. With 20 years of corporate branding, advertising, and digital marketing experience, Olivia has studied the importance of authenticity for both brands and individuals, and what it means to show up in a genuine way.
Scott Ford
As the Chief Operating Officer at Techstars, Scott is responsible for navigating technically complex issues and ensuring that business processes and cross-functional teams are aligned and streamlined. He is a direct, no-nonsense leader who has the unique ability to bring the right people and skills to projects and motivate them to go above and beyond their capabilities. Furthermore, Scott excels at creating and implementing strategic plans, generating operational efficiency, and maximizing profits.
Joel Appel
Joel has been an entrepreneur most of his life. After graduating from Claremont McKenna College and Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Joel worked at Quaker Oats for 8 years. He then founded Orange Glo/OxiClean International with his parents, which they sold 15 years later. Joel then founded Launch Pad Ventures which is invested in companies as Tortle, Base Education, and Rental Kharma. Joel sits on the boards of First Descents and the Hoffman Institute, and is a former Chapter Chair of YPO Colorado Chapter. Joel is married to Tiffany Glucksman Appel and has three kids, Zachary, Danielle, and Harry. Joel also loves everything outdoors.
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