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Podium is the first-of-its-kind asynchronous pitch competition designed to deliver functional feedback to founders
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Ready to step up to the Podium?
Are you a founder exploring an idea, working on a pitch, preparing to apply to an accelerator, gearing up for a fundraising round, or just looking to expand your network?
The podium is yours!
Podium by Rhetoric is a pitch competition designed to provide YOU, early stage founders, with actionable feedback on your pitch to help accelerate your entrepreneurial journey. Practice your pitch, get feedback, expand your network
How it works
Great news: this is the easiest pitch competition you'll ever apply to!
1. Sign up for Rhetoric and record your pitch
2. Fill out a short application form with the link to your pitch in Rhetoric
3. 3+ VCs will add comments and questions inside Rhetoric
PS - Rhetoric is completely free 🆓
Meet the VCs
Carolina Galdiz
Investor @ Chingona Ventures | Head of Community @ Rhetoric | Blueprint Investor Track @ Dorm Room Fund ⭐
Ivan Kirigin
Investor & Managing Director @ Tango.vc | Investing in AI, ML, Robotics, and Climate 🤖
Ezra Galston
Managing Partner @ Starting Line | Investing in consumer tech & the infra that empowers it 🔭
Adrianna Samaniego
Investor @ Female Founders Fund | Passionate about removing inequalities & increasing diversity in VC + Tech 🔥
Mendy Yang
Investor @ Lerer Hippeau | Focused on B2B software and vertical SaaS products 💻
Mike Miller
General Partner @ Liquid-2 | Investing in early-stage founders | Recovering Physicist turned founder turned VC 🧑🔬
Elaine Russell
Investing @ Greycroft & Greycroft's Albertsons Fund | Product enthusiast & ex-founder | Consumer software 🍋
Brian Nichols
Venture Partner @ Hustle Fund | UpLyft Syndicate Lead | Investing in pre-seed and seed stage founders 🌱
Zeya Yang
Parter @ Andreessen Horowitz | Investing in the PM stack, future of collaboration, and next-gen GTM 🚀
Marissa Campise
General Partner at Rucker Park Capital | Investing in FinTech, Logistics, Crypto + Web3 🏀
Leo Polovets
General Partner at Susa Ventures | Developer tools & technical products + logistics & supply chain 🦍
Samara Hernandez
Founding Partner @ Chingona Ventures | Invests in founders from all walks of life, at the earliest stages 🌎
Anthony Vennare
Founder + Managing Partner @ Fitt Insider | Investing in health, wellness and fitness companies 🏋️
Fareed Mosavat
Chief Development Officer @ Reforge | Angel investor (Hightouch, Ondeck, and more) ⚡
Renata Aráuz-DeStefano
Investments Manager @ Pivotal | Advance social progress and enable better lives 💗
Andrew Kallick
Investor @ Listen Ventures | Founder @ Brandeoo & A Good Print | Investing in all things consumer 🏀
Troy Henikoff
Managing Director @ MATH Venture Partners | Founder-turned-VC, active Techstars mentor, professor ➗
Chris Howard
Founding Partner @ Fuel Capital | Investing in consumer, infra, & biz software 🏗️
Nate Cooper
Managing Partner @ Barrel Ventures | Investing in F&B, Food-Tech, Consumer, Retail, D2C, & Supply Chain 🍷
1st place award
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2nd place award
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3rd place award
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Honorable mentions (x3) (non-dilutive)
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