An Insightful Pitch Event with 4 Prominent Founders

Presently, 'Pitch Events by EquityMatch' has gained a lot of recognition from founders in pitching their ventures to potential investors around the world to obtain startup funding. A session of Pitch Events by EquityMatch was held on the 13th of June 2023 (Tuesday), which was broadcasted online that provided the opportunity for 4 outstanding founders to pitch their startups.

The Pitch Event was hosted by Massimiliano (Max) Sulpizi, the founder and CEO of EquityMatch. He is employed as a merchant banker in addition to being an excellent CEO, startup investor, and business owner. Max is the founder and managing partner of the HSMI-Corporate Advisory. He has offered business guidance to clients through this organization in the infrastructure, fashion, real estate, and technology industries. Max also guides customers on financial transactions totaling more than €100 million and fundraising initiatives totaling more than €50 million. He presently sits on several executive boards and works with several growth-stage businesses in the technology and healthcare industries in the EU and HK.

Jonathan Cheng, the first speaker in the session is the founder of Pullulo, which is based in the Agritech sector. He is deeply into sustainability and believes in doing projects or contributing efforts that benefit people and the environment in the long run and not solely for economic purposes. Moreover, Jonathan holds a Master of Science in Supply Chain Management and Logistics. He stated that Pullulo upcycles good agriculture leftovers such as fruits and vegetables into microbial protein powder that can be used to create higher-value protein products compared to plant-based and meat-based protein sources. "Pullulo technology allows to create of super protein extract from agricultural industries and this upcycling contributes to extending food resources, security of supply, and sustainability with technology that is able to reduce carbon footprint even further than the most sustainable technology in the markets today," said Jonathan. According to him, through the fermentation technology they use, they have managed to increase the protein level compared to the fruits and vegetables by more than six times. He also explained that the mission of Pullulo is to produce highly affordable alternative protein products for the planet.

Saurabh Soni, founder, and CEO at DigiSparsh PVT LTD was part of this pitching session by EquityMatch. He mentioned that he has more than two decades of experience in three different industries, which are the financial sector, telecom, and consumer goods. Moreover, Saurabh launched a new venture for Essel Finance in the Fintech space and joined Essel Finance as the Business Head of Distribution. He stated that DigiSparsh is a Fintech that focuses on providing financing and claims servicing solutions to the entire healthcare ecosystem with a verticalized approach focusing only on the healthcare sector. "DigiSparsh provides lending and claims services to the entire value chain of the healthcare ecosystem, which includes hospitals, patients, and merchants or you call them suppliers; so, in simple words, we become a one-stop shop to offer financial services for the entire healthcare ecosystem," said Saurabh. During the session, he explained that the current product stack of DigiSparsh includes insurance receivable financing or claim financing for hospitals, which is like a bill discounting against insurance receivables to the hospital that solves the problem of working capital. Furthermore, they also provide supplier financing or merchant financing to the suppliers of the hospitals; and patient financing especially for the customers who have insurance but do not get cashless covered.

Sehrish Raza was another founder who joined the session from Pakistan. She stated that she has approximately eight years of experience working as a digital marketer and worked with approximately 60 to 70 global clients. The personal expertise of Sehrish is working with e-commerce platforms and helping them to scale up their sales. Sehrish is the founder and CEO of BizB Store, which is based in the apparel and fashion industry. She mentioned that BizB is a marketplace that aims at bridging the gap between fashion lovers by making their wardrobes virtual and accessible. "We came up with the simple idea of building the pioneering re-commerce platform in Pakistan for the buying and selling of preloved apparel and accessories for women, helping these women earn money, save money, and most importantly protect the earth one dress at a time by promoting sustainable fashion," said Sehrish. According to her, BizB has a very strict quality assurance policy and has positioned itself as a fashion-oriented brand rather than a value-for-money brand. She also explained their business model, where they charge a 20% commission on each transaction from their sellers; and women have earned more than $200,000 through the platform to date, and 75% of women who registered as sellers have become financially inclusive after becoming a part of the BizB family.

Salai Jeyakumar was the final speaker in the session, who is the CEO of Solar Guru Renewable Energy Solutions. He stated that he is an industrial production engineer with 23 years of experience in the retail and service industries and five years in the solar industry. During the session, he mentioned that the founders created an affordable, innovative, and high-quality renewable energy solution and they are one of the youngest and fastest-growing companies in India. He also explained that they design, build, and commission off-grid and grid-tied solar energy plants and could cater service to customers ranging from institutional and commercial and residential. "The target customer is actually we are looking for MSME industries, hospitals, hotels, big showrooms, and large industries; and net zero negative emissions and reduction of carbon footprints drives the solar power market," said Salai. According to him, Solar Guru has introduced the BOOT model where they take care of design, engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning, and maintenance of the solar plant.

At this Pitch Event, the four eminent founders received the opportunity to present their companies to potential investors from across the globe. EquityMatch has scheduled fascinating activities, such as those that will take place in the months ahead in 2023. Visit www.equitymatch.co and EquityMatch's social media profiles on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to learn more about upcoming webinars and events. Users who sign up for the course gain access to several benefits in addition to a free subscription to EquityMatch, which links them with investors and gives them access to a range of advertising and marketing options.

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