EquityMatch.co, through its pioneering Pitch Events, continues to fuel remarkable success by connecting ambitious entrepreneurs with investors. Spearheaded by its founder, Max, these virtual episodes serve as a transformative platform for turning aspirations into tangible realities. The 64th Episode of Live Pitch Events is also the last for the July month and we invite you to join us for engaging discussions every Tuesday and Thursday, from 5.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. GMT, on Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

Max Sulpizi, our distinguished host, is a multi-faceted individual, serving as the Managing Partner at HSMI-Corporate Advisory. With a diverse background encompassing venture capitalism, entrepreneurship, merchant banking, and CEO roles, Max brings a wealth of experience in successfully closing deals exceeding €100 million and leading fundraising efforts surpassing €50 million.

The first pitch was done by Mario Von Gemünden, CEO & Co-founder of Stay Awesome. He is seeking an investment of €1.1 million, in a Seed Round.

Stay Awesome is a sustainable hotel property investment platform. By joining forces with the community of investors, the venture can acquire sustainable hotels and operate them Airbnb-style. The income generated is distributed directly to our investors. “We acquire buildings and then we run them like in Airbnb giving the profits back to our investor community” Mario added.

By acting as a community over the investment cycle, we can maximise the return for our community and offer sustainable accommodation without compromise.

Currently, Stay Awesome has 62 apartments running and there are 52 in the pipeline. Stay Awesome combines people, planet, and profits with unique methods for a successful platform. Their business model encompasses acquisition, exertion, and forming strong alliances with investors. Mario discussed the venture's five-year roadmap in detail, covering acquisition and investment processes, available on the 64th episode of EquityMatch's YouTube platform.

Alexander Kuhn was next. He is the Founder of Mixgate and is seeking an investment of € 100,000 in a Seed Round.

Alexander who recently entered the Events industry after 3 years of DJing, understood the prevailing problems in the industry when it comes to the booking platform and finding the right kind of candidates for each event. “Having a huge pool of DJs, customers, restaurants, and hotels whatsoever is essentially a cheat code”, Alexander explained.

Mixgate is basically a DJ marketplace, focusing on providing a platform for smaller clients and emerging DJs. The total market opportunity for the Events industry is $1 trillion. When explaining the business model, Alexender mentioned the key factor is the DJ subscription, which will allow DJ candidates to get event booking requests faster than unsubscribed users and not miss out on opportunities.

After presenting competitor analysis, Alexender moved on to updating the current progress of his venture and what his business roadmap is. Upon mentioning the plans for funding, Alexander continued to engage with Max to delve deep into the platform’s current progress after going live and the DJ onboarding process. After exploring how the subscription will be functioning, and the focused target market along with other fascinating aspects, we moved on to the third pitch.

David Campbell took on the stage next to introduce the venture ScubaTx, of which he is the CEO. David is currently seeking an investment of £ 670,000 in a Top-up of the Seed Round.

David began the presentation by sharing the following “Despite decades of development of new medicines for many patients organ transplant still remains the gold standard treatment ”. He further shared that 17 people will die needing transplant, this is because high-quality organs are hard to come by. Existing systems are also not 100% fail-proof.

ScubaTx is basically a breakthrough organ transplant preservation company established in the UK to solve the Global unmet need for cost-efficient and longer-duration organ preservation technology. ScubaTx has developed a simple, small and affordable device which uses persufflation to extend the preservation of organs.

This device is based on an entirely new system architecture, coupled with state-of-the-art software systems, that oxygenates organs and delivers major advantages over existing systems. The audience discovered that ScubaTx offers effective 24-hour preservation, affordability, simplicity, and high versatility. The market opportunity is expected to grow exponentially. David then proceeded to engage with Max, delving into diverse aspects including why investors should invest before moving to the next pitch.

The next pitcher was Konstantin Youdenko, Founder and CTO of Take It Personally BV which is seeking an investment of €1 million in Seed Round.

The hospitality industry has one of the highest employee turnovers: 40% - 80%. “This is a 1.4 billion issue just on the Dutch Hospitality alone” Konstantin added. Low recognition for effort, lack of growth, and low pay are some of the key reasons this percentage prevails.

Take It Personally is a platform or app that rewards and retains hospitality workers by offering a range of incentives including euro tips, positive guest feedback and career development opportunities. “We’re not just improving workers. We're transforming the hospitality industry”. Konstantin explained the product functionality in great detail and shared the market opportunity.

The TAM stands at 5.5 Billion, with a SOM of $10 million. After sharing traction and revenue streams - including commissions from tips and SAAS subscriptions for hotels, etc. - Konstantin discussed with Max to gain deeper insights into the venture and its services.

The final pitch was done by Barak Cicek. He is the Founder of Augmentaly.ai and is seeking an investment of $200,000 in a Pre-seed Round.

Traditional SEO demands large portions of resource consumption, demands unique and fresh content and requires constant knowledge updates.

Augmentaly.ai is an AI-driven platform revolutionizing SEO management. We’re simplifying and automating SEO and content creation processes, making high-quality digital marketing accessible and affordable for all. The venture aims to empower businesses to rank higher, engage, better, and grow faster all on autopilot. “Our AI is a true AI system which has adaptive learning which learns over time and gets better” Few of its other key features are its multilingual and integration with platforms like Amazon and YouTube etc.

In terms of market size, global SEO spending is expected to grow by $80 billion in the US alone in 2023. After sharing the business model and competitor analysis, Barak highlighted their funding plans.
He then engaged with Max who inquired more about the venture to understand the functions of the platform better and the investment opportunity it holds and more.

After asking all the pitchers, what motivates them to strive to succeed with the venture and why an investor should invest in their team, Max thanked all that attended and concluded another immersive episode.