Subscribe for 50% off
Subscribe

Here's How Investors Can Tell If You Are as Passionate as You Say You Are

On this bank-breaking episode of 'Elevator Pitch,' see who gets funding and who gets called out.

By

Check out episode five of the new season of Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch. In each episode of the show, entrepreneurs are challenged to step into an elevator and pitch their business on camera to a board of investors in 60 seconds or less. If the investors like what they hear, the elevator doors open to reveal the boardroom, and contestants have the chance to walk away with life-changing funding, mentorship from the smartest minds in business and a personal and brand-defining moment.

Related: What Do You Do When an Investor Suddenly Changes the Terms Mid-Deal?

Episode 5 Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch board of investors:

Episode 5 Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch contestants:

  • Sheena Jongeneel, founder of Stylette, an e-commerce children's clothing rental platform
  • James Curley, founder of Tyger Mat, an exercise mat that can measure the intensity of suspension workouts
  • Max Gomez, founder of Breathwrk, an app geared towards using breath for better physical and mental health
  • Kevin Swanson, founder of X Collar, a piece of safety equipment to prevent dangerous horse collar tackles in football
  • Katie Kaps, founder of Higher Dose, makers of infrared, PEMF, and red light devices

Related: Watch the Pitch That Landed a $175,000 Investment

Who wins, and who gets sent down?

The checkbooks are out in this episode. Semi-spoiler alert: three entrepreneurs walk out with deals. Watch and see if you can pick out the winners before the investors vote to let them in the boardroom or get sent down. Think about what you were looking for. Was it confidence? That they seemed to know their stuff? That they had a great story to tell? Take those pillars of what makes a winning pitch and make sure that you work them into yours.

Season 8 of Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch is brought to you by Amazon Business with support from State Farm and Canon. New episodes stream Wednesdays on entrepreneur.com. Follow Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch on Facebook, YouTube and IGTV.

Latest

Fundraising

Here's How Investors Can Tell If You Are as Passionate as You Say You Are

On this bank-breaking episode of 'Elevator Pitch,' see who gets funding and who gets called out.

Watch now
Starting a Business

This Woman Launched a Multi-Million Dollar Company Out of Her Dorm Room in College. Now She's Helping Kids Launch Big Ideas of Their Own.

Founder of Headbands of Hope and Mic Drop Workshop, Jess Ekstrom, talks about her new interactive book Create Your Bright Ideas.

Watch now
Living

Bam! Emeril Lagasse on Kicking Your Business Up A Notch

Interview with celebrity chef and restaurateur Emeril Lagasse about his new Roku TV series, putting relationships first, and creating media with a purpose.

Watch now
Growing a Business

5-Minute Mentor: Is My Idea Ready to Be a Business?

Here's how to test your idea and bring it to market in an impactful way.

Watch now
Thought Leaders

This Entrepreneur Is Using The Metaverse to Create an Immersive Virtual Lesbian Bar so It's Accessible to All

The creator of L-BAR shares how she's using the metaverse to make lesbian bars accessible to all.

Watch now
Leadership

Do You Have Toxic Office PTSD?

A dark cloud of doom seems to have followed you all the way from that cruddy job to your new desk.

Watch now
Leadership

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf CEO Sanjiv Razdan on Mentoring New Business Leaders

Interview with Sanjiv Razdan about making the most of nontraditional opportunities, brewing customer curiosity, capitalizing on user-generated content, and inspiring industry leaders with the nonprofit GLEAM Network.

Watch now
Growing a Business

Is Staying Remote the Best Thing for Your Business?

Here's how to unlock the unbeatable benefits of a remote setup.

Watch now
Thought Leaders

3 New Ways to Develop Laser-Like Focus

To boost focus in the face of distractions, you need a new approach to success.

Watch now
Fundraising

Watch the Pitch That Results in Life-Changing Investment and a Lot of Tears

Emotions and investment dollars run hot on the new episode of 'Elevator Pitch.'

Watch now
Growing a Business

10 Years Later: The Skimm Co-Founders are Transforming the Way Millennial Women are Taking Charge of their Futures

Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg of theSkimm sit down with Jessica Abo to look back at the past decade and talk about the future.

Watch now
Leadership

Knead Hospitality + Design Co-Founder Jason Berry on Innovative Leadership and Employee Retention

Interview with the cofounder of Knead Hospitality + Design about loving what you do, a revamped restaurant work week, and leading by committee.

Watch now
Leadership

How to Prepare for a Performance Review (And Not Lose Your Mind)

Annual performance reviews are a time to shine — and a time to freak out.

Watch now
Living

These 30 Questions Will Help Determine Your Success

In this video, Ben Angel breaks down why 70,000 entrepreneurs have answered the questions that predict their chances of succeeding or failing.

Watch now
Living

Are You Burnt Out or at Capacity?

The founder and CEO of Luminary shares how her global professional education and networking platform is helping women address the systemic challenges impacting women across all industries and sectors.

Watch now

Discover Entrepreneur Series

Whether you need advice on how to get your business off the ground or you’re just looking for inspiration, our video series have something for everyone. Browse our library below to find a series that speaks to you and your interests.

  • 5-Minute Mentor
    Our mentors sit down with small business owners to find solutions to their most pressing pain points — in five minutes or less.

  • No Drama Office
    Working in an office can be crazy — but it doesn't have to be! In this new comedy series, watch as people learn to navigate the twists and turns that come with the nationwide return to the workplace.

  • Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch
    Your favorite pitch show is back with new entrepreneurs pitching Entrepreneur's investors.

  • That Will Never Work
    How many times have you been told “that will never work”? Probably not as often as Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph. The veteran Silicon Valley entrepreneur provides a healthy dose of humor, and actionable advice that will benefit founders - and would-be founders - at every stage of their business journey.

  • Restaurant Influencers
    Every week host and restaurant owner Shawn P. Walchef talks with leaders in restaurant and hospitality about their secrets to finding success with customers and growing a brand online.

  • Jessica Abo
    Jessica Abo covers the causes people care about, the powerful work they do and how they got to where they are in the first place.