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SUMMARY:RAMP Pitch & Polish
DESCRIPTION:Pitch & Polish clinics provide a valuable opportunity for entrepreneurs to pitch their business ideas to a team of regional mentors who want to help them polish their presentation\, provide feedback on their business model\, and connect them with the resources they need to grow. \nThese are private events with one company at a time pitching their business idea to a regional group of mentors with expertise ranging anywhere from banking\, legal services\, entrepreneurship\, and more. Each participant receives a 25 minute time slot – the first 10-15 minutes to pitch and the remaining time for questions and feedback. \nParticipants will have the opportunity to: \n\nHave a private pitch session with regional\, industry-expert mentors\nReceive feedback on business idea\nPolish presentation\nConnect to resources in the region\n\nSpots will fill up\, so register ASAP! \nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://ramprb.com/event/ramp-pitch-polish-2/
LOCATION:Virginia
CATEGORIES:For Startups
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SUMMARY:Demo Day & Tech the Halls
DESCRIPTION:Hear from each of our RAMP Fall 2024 startups as they share their pitch live on stage at The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center. Then continue the festivities with entertainment\, holiday treats\, and delicious food and drink. Doors will open at 5:00 pm and programming is to begin at 5:30 pm. \nTech the Halls is open to the public and free to attend! RSVP is required. RAMP alumni and RBTC members are especially encouraged to attend and help welcome three new startups into the technology community. \nHelp us Tech the Halls and connect with Verge\, Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology and RAMP communities in this fun\, year-end event in Blacksburg\, VA. \n\nThank you to our Verge alliance sponsors for allowing this event to be free to attend: VIPC\, Carilion Clinic\, Virginia Tech\, City of Roanoke\, Virginia Tech Foundation\, GO Virginia\, Woods Rogers\, Delta Dental\, Gentry Locke\, Mitchell Law Firm\, Virginia Western Community College\, National Bank of Blacksburg\, Commonwealth Capital\, Middleland Capital\, Botetourt County\, City of Salem\, Giles County\, Montgomery County\, Pulaski County\, Roanoke County\, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute\, Virginia Bio\, Virginia Tech Corporate Reseach Center\, Verge\, Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council\, and RAMP. \n\n \nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://ramprb.com/event/demo-day-tech-the-halls/
LOCATION:The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center\, 901 Prices Fork Road\, Blacksburg\, Virginia\, 24061\, United States
CATEGORIES:For Startups
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SUMMARY:Meet the Cohort
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on October 10 to meet RAMP’s Fall 2024 Cohort! The event will begin at 5 PM with programming beginning at 5:30 PM. \n\nDrivingo (Blacksburg\, VA) pioneers customer experience with touchless interfaces\, conversational AI\, and bespoke omnichannel retail systems. Drivingo boosts interactions across the hospitality and tourism industry from banks to grocery stores and airports\, and the fast-food industry.\n\n\nDentAI (Richmond\, VA) is revolutionizing the dental industry by automating the design of dental splints through advanced artificial intelligence. Our refined workflow offers a powerful tool for high-volume labs and dentists providing in-house treatments. DentAI’s mission is to reduce treatment design costs\, enable more same-day appointments\, and free up dental technicians to focus on complex cases\, ultimately improving dental care efficiency and accessibility. \n\n\nAccordium.AI (Blacksburg\, VA) is developing a large language model platform to revolutionize the way users negotiate. This innovative application aims to assist sales\, procurement professionals\, executives\, negotiators\, and individuals involved in mergers and acquisitions by offering a comprehensive platform for negotiation preparation\, role-playing\, coaching\, and execution. By creating a bounded universe embedded with a proprietary negotiation system\, users will be able to enhance their negotiation skills effectively. The application will provide tailored role-play scenarios and coaching sessions to meet the unique needs of each user\, ultimately empowering them to excel in complex sales\, price negotiations\, and various other high-stakes situations.\n\n\nPortcullis Research (Blacksburg\, VA) is developing techniques to improve supply chain and lifecycle security for physical documents\, trusted supply sources\, and other routine business processes. These techniques integrate existing technologies to give companies and government agencies better lifecycle management of documents and assured supply chain artifacts.\n\nRAMP will host a “Meet the Cohort\,” open to the public\, on October 10 at 5 p.m. at The Shenandoah Club in Roanoke for members of the community to meet the RAMP-in-Residence participants. The Fall 2024 Cohort will conclude their RAMP-in-Residence experience with “Demo Day\,” scheduled for December 11 at the Inn at Virginia Tech when the entrepreneurs will present their companies to the region’s business leaders and investors. \nMeet the Cohort is presented by Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC) and National Bank of Blacksburg. \n \nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://ramprb.com/event/meet-the-cohort/
LOCATION:Shenandoah Club\, 24 Franklin Road Southeast\, Roanoke\, Virginia\, 24011\, United States
CATEGORIES:For Startups
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SUMMARY:RAMP Pitch & Polish
DESCRIPTION:Pitch & Polish clinics provide a valuable opportunity for entrepreneurs to pitch their business ideas to a team of regional mentors who want to help them polish their presentation\, provide feedback on their business model\, and connect them with the resources they need to grow. \nThese are private events with one company at a time pitching their business idea to a regional group of mentors with expertise ranging anywhere from banking\, legal services\, entrepreneurship\, and more. Each participant receives a 25 minute time slot – the first 10-15 minutes to pitch and the remaining time for questions and feedback. \nParticipants will have the opportunity to: \n\nHave a private pitch session with regional\, industry-expert mentors\nReceive feedback on business idea\nPolish presentation\nConnect to resources in the region\n\nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://ramprb.com/event/ramp-pitch-polish/
LOCATION:Virginia
CATEGORIES:For Startups
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