Are you a startup?
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At Bridge, we screen hundreds of pitches per year and select one to two winning pitches each month to present to our members. Your pitch could be the winning pitch! Just click on the “Submit to Pitch” link below to apply.
Think you’ve got what it takes?
Prepare your Pitch
OUR FOCUS/CRITERIA
We look for innovative ideas driven by seasoned teams with complementary skill sets, product/service-market fit, proof of concept and traction in the form of revenue, research and/or a current or prospective deal pipeline, realistic and organized financials/business model and a sound exit strategy leading towards venture returns.
While our industry focus remains broad, our current subject matter expertise includes healthcare, sports/entertainment, technology, big data, cyber security, government contracting, education, manufacturing, finance, digital marketing, consumer products and retail.
Through our collection of members and syndicates, our investments range from $100,000 to $1,000,000. We work closely with other statewide angel investment groups and syndicate deals.
Our current members have prior experience as business executives, and many are former CEOs from global companies. Even better, the majority of our group are entrepreneurs who have started companies before and are familiar with the challenges and rewards. In addition, several of us are medical doctors, attorneys, educators, engineers, technologists – and most of us wear many hats at once so we know what you are going through.
OUR PROCESS
Applicants must click on the "Submit Your Pitch” link below to apply to Bridge Angel Investors. When you click on the link you will be instructed to download a cheat sheet and review the questions in advance. This will allow you to gather the necessary information and documents to formulate your responses. All applicable information should be filled out or your application may not be accepted and reviewed by the Bridge screening committee.
Once the screening form document is completed, it will be submitted for review.
If chosen by our screening committee, applicants will be contacted for a pre-screening call via Zoom. If chosen to continue, you will be asked to pitch to the general membership at the next monthly member meeting either via Zoom or in-person in Sarasota or other location as determined by Bridge.
Based on member feedback you may be asked to provide due diligence information. Applicants should plan to work with our Executive Committee and other members to support our due diligence process and submit information as needed.
If you have any questions about the process, you may reach out to Terry Cox at tcox@bridgeangelinvestors.com
