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		<title>The Pitch Season 2, Episode Three: Status Chart — A New Kind of Resume</title>

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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:51:28 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>You Have Until Midnight Tonight to Vote for Your Favorite Startup for The Pitch</title>

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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:45:42 -0400</pubDate>
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<p>Twenty New York startups are competing to be featured in the second season of our web series <a href="http://betabeat.com/2013/03/pitch/">The Pitch</a>. But only 10 will move on for a chance to pitch investors--Steve Schlafman of Lerer Ventures and Nikhil Kalghatgi of SoftBank Capital--and win funding for their idea. And you get to decide!</p>
<p>Check out <a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/startups/">the slideshow</a> and vote for your favorite startups to make it to the next round.<!--more--></p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/admitted-ly/"><strong>Admitted.ly</strong></a> – A platform gamifying college admissions.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/chalkable/"><strong>Chalkable</strong></a> – An app store for educational tools.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/doppelhanger/"><strong>Doppelhanger</strong></a> – A matchmaking service for your closet.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/equala/"><strong>Equala</strong></a> – Social radio for you and your friends.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/funderverse/"><strong>Funderverse</strong></a> – A social network for companies.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/fundingcommunity/"><strong>FundingCommunity</strong></a> – A platform revamping small business lending.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/instreamia/"><strong>Instreamia</strong></a> – A new way to teach and learn language.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/kapture/"><strong>Kapture</strong></a> – A mobile application to turn anyone into a brand ambassador.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/lover-ly/"><strong>Lover.ly</strong></a> – A visual search engine for all things bridal.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/mealtics/"><strong>MealTics</strong></a> – A crowdfunding platform for donating meals to local soup kitchens and shelters.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/motionry/"><strong>Motionry</strong></a> – A social network for developing sustainable technologies.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/seamlessdocs/"><strong>SeamlessDocs</strong></a> – A platform for making any PDF fillable.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/seedspark/"><strong>Seed&amp;Spark</strong></a> – A social network for filmmakers and film lovers.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/sendicate/"><strong>Sendicate</strong></a> – An email app for sending emails simply.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/silver-living/"><strong>Silver Living</strong></a> – An independent source of research and reviews of senior care facilities nationwide.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/spacesplitter/"><strong>SpaceSplitter</strong></a> – Free and simple tools for awesome roommate living.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/status-chart/"><strong>Status Chart</strong></a> – A better way to showcase all things freelancers do.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/suitey/"><strong>Suitey</strong></a> – A real estate brokerage platform.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/the-swizzle/"><strong>The Swizzle</strong></a> – A platform organizing and simplifying daily emails from brands.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/urbanclout/"><strong>UrbanClout</strong></a> – An internet subscription service for TV shows and movies.</p>
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<p>Twenty New York startups are competing to be featured in the second season of our web series <a href="http://betabeat.com/2013/03/pitch/">The Pitch</a>. But only 10 will move on for a chance to pitch investors--Steve Schlafman of Lerer Ventures and Nikhil Kalghatgi of SoftBank Capital--and win funding for their idea. And you get to decide!</p>
<p>Check out <a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/startups/">the slideshow</a> and vote for your favorite startups to make it to the next round.<!--more--></p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/admitted-ly/"><strong>Admitted.ly</strong></a> – A platform gamifying college admissions.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/chalkable/"><strong>Chalkable</strong></a> – An app store for educational tools.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/doppelhanger/"><strong>Doppelhanger</strong></a> – A matchmaking service for your closet.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/equala/"><strong>Equala</strong></a> – Social radio for you and your friends.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/funderverse/"><strong>Funderverse</strong></a> – A social network for companies.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/fundingcommunity/"><strong>FundingCommunity</strong></a> – A platform revamping small business lending.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/instreamia/"><strong>Instreamia</strong></a> – A new way to teach and learn language.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/kapture/"><strong>Kapture</strong></a> – A mobile application to turn anyone into a brand ambassador.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/lover-ly/"><strong>Lover.ly</strong></a> – A visual search engine for all things bridal.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/mealtics/"><strong>MealTics</strong></a> – A crowdfunding platform for donating meals to local soup kitchens and shelters.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/motionry/"><strong>Motionry</strong></a> – A social network for developing sustainable technologies.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/seamlessdocs/"><strong>SeamlessDocs</strong></a> – A platform for making any PDF fillable.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/seedspark/"><strong>Seed&amp;Spark</strong></a> – A social network for filmmakers and film lovers.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/sendicate/"><strong>Sendicate</strong></a> – An email app for sending emails simply.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/silver-living/"><strong>Silver Living</strong></a> – An independent source of research and reviews of senior care facilities nationwide.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/spacesplitter/"><strong>SpaceSplitter</strong></a> – Free and simple tools for awesome roommate living.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/status-chart/"><strong>Status Chart</strong></a> – A better way to showcase all things freelancers do.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/suitey/"><strong>Suitey</strong></a> – A real estate brokerage platform.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/the-swizzle/"><strong>The Swizzle</strong></a> – A platform organizing and simplifying daily emails from brands.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/urbanclout/"><strong>UrbanClout</strong></a> – An internet subscription service for TV shows and movies.</p>
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		<title>The Pitch Season 2: Meet the Startups and Vote For Your Favorites</title>

		<comments>http://betabeat.com/2013/03/the-pitch-season-2-meet-the-startups-and-vote-for-your-favorites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:51:52 -0400</pubDate>
					<link>http://betabeat.com/2013/03/the-pitch-season-2-meet-the-startups-and-vote-for-your-favorites/</link>
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<p>The topography of New York’s tech scene has changed since 2011, when we first peeked behind closed doors to document the fundraising process for <a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/season-one/">season one of The Pitch</a>. According to the <a href="http://www.cbinsights.com/blog/trends/venture-capital-2012-report">latest reports</a>, venture capitalists are investing more money in more local tech startups, luring expats from fashion and Wall Street to pursue their dreams and launch their own company.</p>
<p>But success is far from guaranteed, especially with the spectre of the <a href="http://betabeat.com/2012/11/startup-winter-is-coming-funding-cliff-falling-valuations-crunch-fred-wilson-dave-mcclure-venture-capital/">Series A crunch</a> and difficulty in getting users to download and engage–never mind pay for–your product or service. That’s why, for our second season of The Pitch, we’re letting <em>you</em> decide which startups get a chance to sell their concept on camera to investors from top notch firms like Softbank Capital and Lerer Ventures. Because, hey, if the founders can’t convince you to vote, how will they ever convince VCs to invest?</p>
<p>Will it be the team gamifying college admissions? The platform for managing finances and responsibilities with your roommate? The matchmaking service for your closet? Or, perhaps, the site that lets users crowdfund meals for the homeless?</p>
<p>Readers are welcome to vote as many times as they would like. The 10 startups with the most votes by midnight Thursday, March 28th will have their pitch vetted on camera by Nikhil Kalghatgi from SoftBank Capital and Steve Schlafman from Lerer Ventures, and vy for the chance of taking home $10,000 in funding.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/2013/03/pitch/">Check out this season's startups</a> and click “like” to vote for your favorites.</p>
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<p>The topography of New York’s tech scene has changed since 2011, when we first peeked behind closed doors to document the fundraising process for <a href="http://betabeat.com/pitch/season-one/">season one of The Pitch</a>. According to the <a href="http://www.cbinsights.com/blog/trends/venture-capital-2012-report">latest reports</a>, venture capitalists are investing more money in more local tech startups, luring expats from fashion and Wall Street to pursue their dreams and launch their own company.</p>
<p>But success is far from guaranteed, especially with the spectre of the <a href="http://betabeat.com/2012/11/startup-winter-is-coming-funding-cliff-falling-valuations-crunch-fred-wilson-dave-mcclure-venture-capital/">Series A crunch</a> and difficulty in getting users to download and engage–never mind pay for–your product or service. That’s why, for our second season of The Pitch, we’re letting <em>you</em> decide which startups get a chance to sell their concept on camera to investors from top notch firms like Softbank Capital and Lerer Ventures. Because, hey, if the founders can’t convince you to vote, how will they ever convince VCs to invest?</p>
<p>Will it be the team gamifying college admissions? The platform for managing finances and responsibilities with your roommate? The matchmaking service for your closet? Or, perhaps, the site that lets users crowdfund meals for the homeless?</p>
<p>Readers are welcome to vote as many times as they would like. The 10 startups with the most votes by midnight Thursday, March 28th will have their pitch vetted on camera by Nikhil Kalghatgi from SoftBank Capital and Steve Schlafman from Lerer Ventures, and vy for the chance of taking home $10,000 in funding.</p>
<p><a href="http://betabeat.com/2013/03/pitch/">Check out this season's startups</a> and click “like” to vote for your favorites.</p>
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		<title>The Pitch Season 2: Premieres 4/18</title>

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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:53:52 -0400</pubDate>
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