Capital Conference – Featured Companies

The 2021 Featured Company Experience
Audience Members will have the chance to vote during each presentation segment! Your votes combined with judges votes will decide which companies move on to enter the Lion’s Den. 48 companies were chosen. 10 will move on to the Lion’s Den Finale. 3 companies will pitch their innovations LIVE to our Lions on November 4th. Connect with all of our companies after the Lion’s Den at the Gala Reception

What is PACTcapcon like for Featured Companies? 
Out of over 150 submissions, around 45-50 Entrepreneurial Companies are chosen to pitch their innovations live in front of investors, professional advisors and key decision makers at the Capital Conference. During pitching hours, featured companies receive direct feedback with hopes to take home funding, gain experience and make lasting business connections. Then, select companies are chosen to enter the Lion’s Den for a shot at on-site commitments from highly successful entrepreneurs turned investors. Over the past 6 years companies have raised $5m in the aggregate of funding.

2021 Featured Companies

Lion’s Den Returns
The PACT Capital Conference 2021 will feature the return of its interactive Company Presentation format that provides featured companies with direct feedback from selected venture investors. Based on this feedback and audience votes, selected featured company presenters will be considered for Lion’s Den entrance. Only 3 companies will make it to the Lions! This year’s Featured Company Experience is NOT one to miss! Audience Members will have the chance to vote during each segment! 

What is the Lion’s Den?
An interactive panel of highly successful entrepreneurs presented with investment opportunities from Featured Companies. They will choose up to four companies to enter the Lion’s Den for the final round. The Lions will make investment commitments LIVE in front of the audience for select finalists.

How Can You Be Considered for the Lion’s Den? (Optional)
The information gathered by our panel of investors during the “Direct Impact” featured company presentations on November 4 will be used to select the finalists to enter the Lion’s Den.
Consideration for the Lion’s Den is optional. Featured company applicants interested in being considered expressed their interest during the application process.

Company Application Platform

Qualifications

• Top emerging companies from the Technology, Healthcare, and Early Stage sectors
• 12-14 companies per industry to present in the months to come 
• All stages of development

We accept company slide decks and an optional 5 minute demo video for the selection committee to review. To be considered for a presentation slot, companies should include FULL CONTACT INFORMATION. 

Application Criteria

• Decks should be limited to 15 slides (including the cover)
• The following information shall be included/addressed in the Investor Deck:
  • Summary Financial Data: 5 YR Summary Income Statement: (Revenue, Cost of Goods Sold, Gross Margin and EBITDA) for the 2 most completed years, the current year and the next 2 years.  For example, a calendar year company would present 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2022.  If the company had no operations in 2018 or 2019 put N/A in applicable year(s).
    • Please list application information in this format:
      2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
      • Rev
      • CGS
      • GM
      • EBITDA
      • (Numbers in ‘000’s)
  • Capital Raised to Date.  Investors – If capital has been raised by institutional investors please note by who.  If raised by angle investors or HNW individual you may just note as Angles or HNW (unless you wish to disclose)
  • Amount of Financing Sought and use of funds
    • Please list the firms with which the company has key professional relationships, specifically (if applicable): Accounting, Legal and Commercial Bank
    • Current Headcount
    • Location
    • Contact information for the CEO and, if applicable, senior financial member of the team (Controller, VP of Finance, CFO)
• The Investor Deck should address the following:
  • Vision/Elevator Pitch
  • The problem/pain point the offer addresses
  • Market Opportunity
  • Your Solution: Product/Service description
  • Please include stage (prototype, beta, live in 10 client sites, etc.)
  • Revenue Model and Pricing
  • Marketing Plan
  • Team
  • Financial Projections (see additional details above)
  • Competitive Landscape