BREAKING NEWS!
Due to health and safety concerns from our venue, we have made the decision to move this event online. We hosted our first Virtual Pitch Nights recently in Madrid and Vancouver, respectively and are excited to do our next one featuring Calgary companies!

The pitchers are still preparing and our panel is looking forward to it, so we hope to see you there to engage with and cheer on your startup community in a virtual space!

Register in advance for this webinar:

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6JHlaQkXRM-rhIOjqmpDYg

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Details

Volition has hosted 81 Pitch Nights across Canada, the U.S., and Europe, with 4350+ audience members and over 480 startups pitching at these events. This event provides a comfortable space for entrepreneurs to gain practical experience and valuable feedback on their 3-minute pitch and presentation, in front of an industry panel and live (virtual) audience (all genders welcome).

Register to pitch here: PITCH LIST IS FULL

AGENDA: ROOM WILL BE OPEN FROM 5:55PM

6:00-6:15 - Check-in and Opening Remarks
6:15 - 7:30 - Pitch and Presentations
7:30 - 7:45 - Audience vote on Top Pitch and Q&A
7:45 - 8:00 - Announce Top Pitch and Wrap Up

TICKETS

We would also like to thank you for your generous donations for this event. As a small business, your donations are greatly appreciated and help to keep our 'doors open' at this time. Proceeds will be used to support our team and the cost of technology used to host this event virtually.

YOUR HOST and PANEL

• Paul Brassard - Co-Founder and Lead Advisor at Volition (Host)

• Elise Ahenkorah - Founder & Executive Director of #shemeets and Inclusion Strategist at Inclusion Factor

• Archana Chauhan - Senior Account Manager at BDC Calgary
  

• Stephanie Savoie - Associate Lawyer at BLG

Who Attends Volition Pitch Events?

Entrepreneurs, investors, educators, students, supporters, and those who are just plain curious. All genders, ages, and backgrounds are invited to attend. Women's Pitch Night attracts upwards of 100 engaged audience members keen to make solid connections.

The pitchers: startups at any stage looking for practical experience pitching their company. This is a great opportunity to try out messaging and learn where areas of improvement are.

The Panel: experts from the startup community from a variety of backgrounds.

Words from Past Attendees:

"Thank you to Volition for hosting a really phenomenal pitch event and bringing us in as a sponsor. In my experience, there isn't too much room to make a pitch event completely unique but this event really stuck out as an especially welcoming and valuable event for everyone attending. The stage of the startups ranged widely and Melanie did a fantastic job of creating an environment for pitchers, sponsors, panelists, and attendees to feel comfortable and participate equally." - Techstars Amsterdam, Women's Pitch Night Sponsor

“I was surprised because I felt very relaxed at the Women's Pitch Night. It was a smaller, intimate group, not hundreds of people, so I found it was really nice. Also, I liked that it was all women, it was less intimidating than other pitch events I’ve done. The organizers and the panelists were very welcoming and I actually found out I knew already one of the panelists, so it was nice to see a familiar face there too. “ - Elissa Grohne, Women's Pitch Night Pitcher

“I really enjoyed the event and found it incredibly useful. I was actually pitching for my non-profit again on Saturday and won an award which includes a cash prize for the organisation, and I think the feedback I got from the Volition event was really instrumental in helping me improve my pitch for that. So thank you!!” - Women’s Pitch Night Amsterdam Pitcher

“Wednesday night was the first Pitch night I have attended; I didn’t know what to expect and was pleasantly surprised. Each person that got up to give their pitch was met with fantastic feedback from a supportive panel - I’m sure everyone in the audience went away having learned something too. Definitely looking forward to the next Pitch Night!” - Samantha Crane, Women's Pitch Night Attendee

THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNER AND SPONSOR