Who You're Pitching
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Defense Angels
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Retired Generals & Senior Defense Leaders
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Dual-Use VCs (Follow-on Funders)
The Angels
We don’t. Instead, we want to see that you’ve
YOU'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE
Send us your deck if you can say yes to any of these:
✓ You’ve started & exited a company before
✓ You've already raised institutional capital for this startup
✓ You've run a pilot — paid or unpaid — with a potential customer
FIRST RODEO
Most of our investments are in founders exactly like you. But before we read your deck, we want to read your notes.
Send us notes from at least 10 customer discovery interviews. (Anonymize them if you'd like). And once we've read them we'll reach out for a deck (Please upload as one document)
The VCs
Angels and Defense Leaders Interested in participating
The
Defense Leaders
Frequently asked questions
What is the Pitch Format?
Decks will be shared with the angels and Defense Leaders prior to the pitch.
- On the pitch day companies will have 7 minutes to pitch
- The Angels will have 5 minutes to ask questions
What happens after I apply to pitch:
We will get back to you within 10 business days with either:
- An invitation to pitch the Beachhead team
- Or feedback on your submission
10 companies will be selected to pitch the angels and Senior Defense Leaders
What is the role of the Senior Defense Leaders?
On the pitch day the Defense Leaders are there to identify startups that they have a unique ability to help (e.g. they worked on that technology portfolio in uniform, they led an organization the might be a customer, etc.)
If a Defense Leader feels that they could be helpful/ a startup identifies a defense leader that they would like to speak with Beachhead will make connections.
What will be shared ahead of the Pitchday?
Beachhead will provide a "Startup pack" to the angels, follow on funders, and defense leaders that contains:
- All the decks
- A Defense market analysis on each startup developed by Beachhead
Beachhead will also provide an "Observers pack" to everyone attending with:
- Profiles on the angels, follow-on funders, and defense leaders
- A one paragraph overview of each startup pitching