Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch

It’s the season finale of Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch and the final chance for one more round of entrepreneurs to secure life-changing investments from our board.

As always, entrepreneurs have 60 seconds to pitch their big ideas. If our board of investors likes what they hear, the elevator doors open, and negotiations begin.

And if they don’t like what they hear? "I'm not in the business of wasting time," says investor Rogers Healy, owner and CEO of Morrison Seger Venture Capital Partners.

It can be brutal, but don't get it wrong — investors might quickly turn down pitches, but when they see something they like, they pounce. "I cannot wait to see what happens if he gets into the boardroom!" says investor Marc Randolph, co-founder of Netflix, after hearing one particularly intriguing concept.

Find out this week on Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch. Going up!

Today on Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch, tech entrepreneurs share their visions for digital platforms built to fill the needs of businesses and customers alike. But while their two-sided marketplace pitches might sound polished, do these companies have that one thing that all investors crave — profitability?

As always, contestants enter the elevator with 60 seconds to pitch their ideas. Our investors are listening and if they like what they hear, the elevator doors open and the entrepreneur has the chance to win a life-changing investment.

But if the investors don't like what they hear, the elevator heads to the ground floor and their shot at glory is over.

Find out this week on Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch. Going up!

Negotiations can be tricky, with investors typically digging into the weeds of every tiny facet of a business, from sales traction to overhead costs to team member qualifications. But this week, our board asked some unexpected questions that rattled contestants down to their core:

• You gave a great pitch, but does that mean you have a great product?
• What is to stop a big corporation from swooping in, iterating on your concept and pushing you out of business?

This intense episode has big questions — and bigger investments. Hear and learn from the entrepreneurs who can stay on their feet and convince investors to push their worries aside and take a gamble on the next big thing!

On this food-focused episode of Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch, will our contestants be able to appetize investors with a potential deal? They have the passion and the belief in their products — but will our picky panel of investors find their ideas mouth-watering or half-baked?

As consumers look for tastier, healthier and easier-to-prepare food options, the market is both massive and competitive. And although it's not easy, a new brand can still break through and become a household name with proper backing and support.

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Entrepreneurs seeking funding will hear a "no" a lot, but it only takes one yes for your business to take off.

This week’s contestants are determined to turn nos into yeses and walk out of the boardroom with life-changing investments. What advice should they keep in mind? According to investor Marc Randolph, “everything you say after your initial pitch should make your business clearer, more compelling and more powerful.” That’s easier said than done, especially once the elevator doors open.

Find out who rises to the occasion and who takes the elevator back down on this episode of Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch. Going up!

Our panel of investors is eager to see the next big thing, but they're not shy about asking tough questions. One contestant has their leadership style called into question, and another is asked to make a decision on the spot that would result in a big investment — but also would fundamentally change their business.

Hear what happens on this thrill-a-minute episode of Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch!

Season 11 of Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch is presented by Amazon Business.

This episode of Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch may be about child-centric products, but no one is kidding around when it comes to cash. Contestants came ready with serious pitches — and serious funding requests. Will anyone score the hundreds of thousands they're seeking to grow their business?

There are many factors at play that can sway an investor's decision, including this critical pitch component highlighted by Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph: "A product can't just be useful — it has to be something that a lot of people want."

Season 11 of Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch is presented by Amazon Business.

Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch is back for season 11! Our investors are ready to sink their teeth into the next big thing, so we identified three food entrepreneurs to tempt investors with tasty deals. Will they bite? Hear the episode to find out. 

Contestants step into the elevator and have just 60 seconds to pitch their company. If our investors like what they hear, the elevator doors open and our contestant steps out of the frying pan and into the fire for an intense negotiation that could end with a life-changing investment. If the investors don't like what they hear? The elevator is sent down to the ground floor, and the entrepreneurs leave empty-handed. The only thing higher than our penthouse boardroom is the stakes!

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Season 11 of Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch is presented by Amazon Business.

This past season on “Elevator Pitch,” Alexandra Baker, the founder of In the Kitchen with Alexandra, pitched her condiment Pikliz (pronounced "pick-lees") to our board of investors. While they didn’t bite on her ask, they were so fired up by her passion that they awarded her $10,000 from Amazon Business. Alexandra sat down after her successful ride on the elevator to discuss her pitching strategy and the growth of the globally inspired foods industry.

Paldera Pharmaceuticals’s founder William Colton discusses his struggles and ultimate triumph with pitching his company’s gel coatings for medical devices that prevent drug-resistant bacterial infections.