First cmypitch event a great success
Our roving Web2Ireland reporters popped down to Trinity College on Tuesday for the cmypitch event

An excellent event, with 10 start-ups pitching in front of 5 Dragons and a room full of investors, with short snappy 4 minute pitches were the order of the day followed by 4 minutes grilling from the Dragons.

The dragons were
- James Carroll of Investor First
- the very well known Brian Caulfield
- Maurice Roche of Delta Partners
- but the real stars were Pat Brazal and Eamonn Fallon who were invariably spot on with their feedback.

Getting successful entrepreneurs like these as angel investors in your start-up is one sure fire recipe for success. Kudos also to Maurice Roche who led very admirably from the VC angle. It was good to see the most active house in town, Delta, participating.

On to the start-ups which included some overseas entrants, which we think is a good idea as home grown talent needs to know there’s much competition out there for those investment dollars.

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'Dragons' Den meets YouTube' launched

ONE HAS to admire any entrepreneur who has the guts to launch a new venture in the teeth of the recession. Doubly so one that relies on other businesses raising funding for their ideas.

Billed as Dragons’ Den meets YouTube, Cmypitch.ie is a website that enables aspiring start-ups to upload a video pitch which can be viewed by potential investors.

As well as providing a platform to attract the attention of angel investors Cmypitch has video tips on becoming “investor ready” from Irish and international entrepreneurs including former Formula 1 supremo Eddie Jordan, Dragons’ Den panelists James Caan and Doug Richard, and the man who could be argued to be Ireland’s most successful e-commerce player, Ray Nolan.

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Dragons’ Den meets YouTube in new online venture

Billed as Dragons’ Den meets YouTube, a new video-pitching website has been set up which aims to connect entrepreneurs with investors and help drive Ireland out of recession.

The Irish-funding website cmypitch.ie has been launched in partnership with Bank of Scotland (Ireland), Deloitte, Microsoft, The Irish Times and William Fry, and aims to fill a major void in the Irish business community by opening up access to a vital source of growth finance – angel investors.

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It's Dragons’ Den meets YouTube in a bid to connect entrepreneurs and investors

Billed as Dragons’ Den meets YouTube, a new video-pitching website has been set up which aims to connect entrepreneurs with investors and help drive Ireland out of recession.

The Irish-funding website cmypitch.ie has been launched in partnership with Bank of Scotland (Ireland), Deloitte, Microsoft, The Irish Times and William Fry, and aims to fill a major void in the Irish business community by opening up access to a vital source of growth finance – angel investors.

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