Venture Network, an informal weekly pitch slam, is an invaluable resource for early stage entrepreneurs. Venture Network is a forum in which you can engage with the entrepreneurial community, promote your startup, and have the opportunity to pitch before a panel of investors & entrepreneurs. Venture Network is unique in that it is a very informal gathering where startups can meet investors in a casual setting over beers and snacks and focus on what’s important: building relationships. Venture Network is a great way to perfect your pitch, get feedback on your product, and meet the local startup community.

Venture Network's jury this week includes:

Rogelio de Velasco

Professor of Entrepreneurship

Taiyuan Wang

Professor of Entrepreneurship

The two startups that will present their project in 7 minutes will be:

vGrounds -@vGroundsTeam
Katharina Sommerkamp, Maximilian von Hoyningen, Francois Furlan, and Joeri Winkelmolen
vGrounds uses Virtual Reality to help you gain true self-confidence to win over your audience at your next presentation.

Hongi
Martino Cortese, Victoria Arostegui, and Kazuki Shirai

As it happens when you want to discover a new book, restaurant or destination, you first ask for advice to the people you trust, your closest friends. In the same way, Hongi recreates the old school dating method of referrals through friends, shrinking the dating world down to the highest probability of successful dates.