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Companies must fit the criteria of ALL bullets below:
A founder, executive team member, or board member have gone to or worked at UNC-Chapel Hill
Has at least a minimum viable product in the market
Raised less than $1M in outside dilutive capital
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Members of the Carolina Angel Network are permitted to submit their votes. They will be given company profiles that are submitted to make their decisions.
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Beyond investing in the winner, our intention is to provide exposure to and highlight young startups. We believe this competition will foster additional opportunities with individual angel investors, mentors, advisors, and customers.
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No, we will accommodate startups based anywhere! We encourage companies in the Final Four to pitch live.
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Aside from the notoriety of winning, Carolina Angel Network will begin a formal review for investment consideration.
Startups…
This competition is open to all Pre-seed and Seed stage startups who have a connection point with UNC-Chapel Hill.
How the competition works…
The Carolina Angel Network will select 8 startups to compete in a bracket-style competition. Matchups will be released Monday, March 3rd. CAN members will review and vote for their favorite startups, with voting closing on March 15th at 9pm. After the first round of head-to-head matchups - the Final Four startups will be invited to pitch live in Chapel Hill on Monday, March 31st.