Dec. 12, 2018

#53 Investors Get Feisty at Our Philly Pitch-off

#53 Investors Get Feisty at Our Philly Pitch-off
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This week, The Pitch is live from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Three of Philly’s most promising young startups take the stage in front of Phil Nadel, Jillian Manus and a packed house for a live pitch competition.

 

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Katherine Sizov

Founder of Strella Biotech

Munir Pathak

Cofounder of Swirl

Jessica Sarkisian

Founder of Rezzio Learning

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Jillian Manus

Investor on The Pitch

Jillian Manus is Managing Partner of an early-stage Silicon Valley venture fund, Structure Capital. Branded “Architects of the Zero Waste Economy," they invest in underutilized assets and excess capacity. She was named one of the top 25 early-stage Female Investors by Business Insider in 2021. Jillian serves on numerous corporate and non-profit boards, these include: Stanford University School of Medicine Board of Fellows, NASDAQ Entrepreneurial Center Board of Directors, Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

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Phil Nadel

Investor on The Pitch

Phil Nadel is the Founder and Managing Director of Forefront Venture Fund and of Forefront Venture Partners, one of the largest syndicates on AngelList. He has started and sold several companies and has invested in more than 200 startups with several exits.