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In-Person event, location Galvanize, Boulder
PitchBoulder is a pitch mentoring platform offering local entrepreneurs an opportunity to present their startups to a diverse audience of mentors, advisors, investors and peers. Presenters deliver a 6-8 minute pitch deck presentation designed for investors, channel partners, co-founders, employees, etc. They then engage in 40 minutes of constructive feedback and questioning that we call crowd mentoring followed by 30 minutes of networking.
Entrepreneurs gain insight into possible ways they can improve their businesses and connect with a peer community that cares about their progress. Participants walk away having advanced their business and the audience walks away with the satisfaction of providing expert crowd-vetted coaching.
Whether presenter, mentor or passive audience member, there is much to learn every week from this dynamic and diverse community. PitchBoulder takes place at 9:00 am every Wednesday.
Upcoming events (4)
See all- Presenting: Great Sky Inc - AI Hardware for a Smarter FutureGalvanize Boulder, Boulder, CO
Great Sky Inc (http://greatsky.ai) - Founder Jeffrey Shainline presenting, is revolutionizing artificial intelligence with energy-efficient hardware that uses light and superconducting electronics for deeper intelligence.
Current AI systems consume massive amounts of energy and fall short of achieving deep intelligence due to limitations in traditional microelectronic hardware. Great Sky Inc addresses this by integrating new physical mechanisms—light for rapid communication and superconducting electronics for efficient computation. This combination results in computational systems designed specifically for AI, optimized for enterprise and data-center-scale workloads, offering enhanced intelligence with drastically reduced energy consumption.
Our target market is large enterprises and data centers in the US that need high-performance, energy-efficient AI systems and are willing to invest in next-generation hardware for superior AI capabilities.
Our competition includes conventional microelectronic hardware providers, quantum computing companies, and AI hardware developers like NVIDIA and Intel.Great Sky Inc.’s competitive advantage lies in its unique hardware-software co-design, leveraging superconducting electronics and optical communication to achieve unmatched energy efficiency and cognitive depth.
The total AI hardware market size in 2024 is $45B, projected to reach $125B by 2030.
Top 3 Challenges:
- High costs associated with developing advanced AI hardware.
- Long development timelines due to the complexity of the technology.
- The need for seamless hardware-software integration to maximize performance.
Our Pitch Boulder Ask: We’re seeking feedback on how effectively our risk mitigation strategy resonates, input on refining our pitch to convey the significance of our technology, and connections to potential strategic partners and investors interested in the future of AI hardware.
- Presenting: DiversiGO - Global Travel, Local InsightGalvanize Boulder, Boulder, CO
DiversiGO (http://diversigo.com) – Co-Founder Martin Koczkas presenting, is connecting business-minded adventurers through a curated international club for immersive travel, authentic relationships, and global opportunity.
Most leaders and investors today seek more than just vacation—they want travel experiences that inspire connection, unlock opportunity, and foster cultural understanding. DiversiGO is evolving from a personalized tour agency into an exclusive International Club, designed to bring professionals together through immersive travel and curated events. Their new membership-based platform kicks off in July 2026 with a multi-day launch event in Budapest, followed by new country experiences each year. With tailored programming, local insights, and peer-to-peer networking, DiversiGO helps turn travel into a gateway for global relationship-building and innovation.
Our target market is globally minded professionals and entrepreneurs in the US who need immersive, strategic international travel experiences and are willing to pay for curated access, connection, and opportunity.
Our competition is high-end travel clubs, general tour operators, and business travel services. Our competitive advantage is our established expertise in curated travel, our focus on authentic business and cultural immersion, and the exclusive International Club format that brings like-minded people together year after year.
The total market size in 2024 for global business travel and experience-based tourism is over $1.3T and growing annually.
Top 3 challenges:
- Reaching the right travelers
- Refining the membership offering
- Raising capital for launch and scaling.
Our Pitch Boulder ask: We’d love feedback on how to make our club offering more compelling to join. What would make you want to travel with us—and who should we talk to next?
- Presenting: Starfish Films LLC – Sci-Fi Cinema, ReimaginedGalvanize Boulder, Boulder, CO
Starfish Films LLC (http://watchstarfish.com) – Co-Founder Micah Groenvelt presenting, is rethinking independent cinema by creating emotionally resonant, high-quality sci-fi films at a fraction of the cost of Hollywood studios.
Starfish is a Colorado-born independent film that explores grief, memory, and identity through the lens of visionary cloning technology. The story follows world-class scientists Marie and Jonah—when Marie suddenly dies, Jonah tests their unproven tech to bring her back. When the experiment fails, he raises Marie’s clone, M, who grows up battling the expectations of a past she never lived. With Starfish, the team is proving that compelling, cinematic science fiction can be created outside the Hollywood machine—without sacrificing quality or vision.
Our target market is independent film fans, sci-fi lovers, and niche distributors in the US who need fresh, thought-provoking storytelling and are willing to support independent cinema through ticket sales, streaming, and funding.
Our competition includes traditional indie films, studio-backed sci-fi, and streaming platform originals. Our competitive advantage is a highly cinematic story with emotional and philosophical depth, produced for a fraction of the usual cost, paired with a focused distribution and community-building strategy.
The global film production market in 2024 is valued at $95B, with indie and niche film segments growing due to increased demand on streaming platforms.
Top 3 challenges:
- Attracting the right investors
- Locking in distribution partners
- Building strong community buzz.
Our Pitch Boulder ask: We’d love your feedback on tightening our pitch, identifying blind spots, and connecting with fellow creatives and investors who believe in the power of independent storytelling.
- Presenting: Brain Rot Games - AI-Powered 3D for Game CreatorsGalvanize Boulder, Boulder, CO
Brain Rot Games (https://brainrotgamez.com/) - Co-Founder Zachary Weiner presenting, is reshaping the gaming industry with AI-powered tools that let players instantly generate 3D game assets that actually fit the gameplay environment.
Game developers and indie studios often struggle to afford professional 3D artists or settle for overused, mismatched assets from generic marketplaces. Brain Rot solves this with Tripo3D, an integrated AI that understands game context—generating custom models like realistic planes for simulators or fantasy beasts for magic realms, all in seconds. Through Brain Rot’s own suite of casual games, users can create assets, buy, sell, and even monetize their creations with ease, transforming players into creators and entrepreneurs. Brain Rot offers per-model pricing and bulk options, disrupting the months-long dev pipeline with 30-second asset generation.
Our target market is indie game developers, small studios, and gamers in the US who need fast, affordable, high-quality 3D assets and are willing to pay for custom, context-aware content. Our competition is Unity Asset Store, Sketchfab, and generic AI generation tools. Our competitive advantage is integrated AI with gameplay context-awareness, in-game monetization tools, and the ability for players to become asset creators.
The total market size in 2024 for gaming asset creation is projected at $2.9B, with custom AI-generated assets emerging as a fast-growing segment.
Top 3 Challenges:
- Capital constraints
- High customer acquisition costs
- Narrowing focus on the most profitable model.
Our Pitch Boulder Ask: We’re looking for candid feedback—should we double down on B2C games, pivot to B2B licensing, or build a creator marketplace? What would you do to monetize this powerful tech with minimal revenue today? Let us know what you’d tell your past self if you were in our position.
