Investor Meetings aren’t the only way to have your company advertised in front of our attending investors. The startup success team work closely with the investors team to make sure there are lots of opportunities to make meaningful connections available.

•  Apply for PITCH – not only are some of our judges investors, if you progress to the later stages of the competition your startup will also be advertised on our main content channel where up to 40,000 attendees can be watching at once including over 1,000 investors.

•  Apply for 40 words– Similarly, 40 words will give your startup a chance to be viewed on our main channel in the middle of some of our most high profile speakers talks.

• Apply for Mentor Hours – During Collision, Mentor Hours alone will host up to 90 meetings between over 700 attendees. We work with our investor and data science teams to match startups to mentors including a selection of attending investors.

• Apply for Startup roundtables – Our Startup roundtables have been given a facelift. Due to massive demand we will be running 12 startup roundtables for Collision, some being moderated by attending investors. Although startup roundtables are small and intimate discussions, they will be watched by an audience of up to 500 attendees. 

You don’t have to wait for a meeting to come to you. We recommend that you review the investor section of the Collision website and use the filters in the app to do some smart outreach.

Collision is a busy three days and we’ve found the most successful startups are those that have done their due diligence. Do as much research as you can on the companies/attendees/investors you’d like to meet to maximise your time at the event, meeting the right people for your company.

Fail to prepare, prepare to fail!

Get to know the investors joining us at Collision before the event, you can either check some of them out here or search when the mobile and web apps are launched.

How do I contact investors and media at Collision?
Do some smart outreach and contact investors and attending media using the chat feature on our app.

What do investors want to know?
They want your story, so be able to tell it quickly. Focus on the size of the potential market, the problem you’re solving, and why your team is equipped to tackle it.

Practise your pitch
Be able to pitch your company in one-sentence, 30 secs, 2 mins, and 5 mins. Tailor your pitch for different types of people you’ll meet at Collision.

Do your research
Every investor has a focus, whether it’s industry, stage of development, or geography. Be selective about those you approach, don’t pitch blind.

Build relationships
Your goal is to build confidence in your product and stay on investors’ radar. Be patient and keep the door open. A connection you make now may benefit you in years to come.

Practice makes perfect
You may not receive investment this time, but you can build on what you’ve learned.

Take all advice on board
Learn from everyone you meet. Not every investor you talk to will be relevant to your business but their experience can be invaluable.

Cold Dm’s
Engage with the investors content. Think of it as pre-sales. Leave comments, respond and generally add value to the community before you ask for a sale.
Show your talent within the message. Remember, all they know about you is what’s in your message. For artist & illustrators, don’t tell an investor what you can create. Show them! Attach something creative and relevant to your message.

Grab their attention
An investor gets hundreds of DMs every day so each one only gets a few seconds of their time. Start with a strong personalised opening something that will catch their attention When you slide into someone’s DM, make it personal. Your message should be about THEM, not you.