What we’re about
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 (3)
See all- Presenting: DiversiGO - Travel Far, Feel CloserGalvanize Boulder, Boulder, CO
DiversiGO (http://diversigo.com) – Co-Founder Martin Koczkas presenting, is bringing people closer to each other through authentic travel experiences without compromising on comfort or personalization.
Most professionals today seek more than just leisure: they seek meaning and connection. Travel experiences that inspire, bring them closer and foster cultural understanding. DiversiGo is expanding from a disability-inclusive personalized tour operator from Budapest, Hungary into a global travel agency for authentic travel and personalized programs that focus on human relationship-building.
Our target market is organizations, whether well-established companies or clubs, that value their people and find it important to strengthen bonds between them via DiversiGo's one-of-a-kind travel experiences.
Our competition includes corporate retreat providers and personalized travel agencies.Our competitive advantage is our established expertise in curated travel, and our focus on providing the perfect blend of relationship-building, authentic exploration, personalization, and comfort, anchored by the wonderful people standing behind our strong brand identity.
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 people at target organizations
- Finding guests for our podcast, where we aim to discuss journeys and inspirations, especially from travel experiences
- Raising capital for scaling
Our Pitch Boulder ask: We’d love feedback on how to make our offering more compelling. 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.
