POLAR BEAR Pitching goes Silicon Valley

12/23/2017

*Drumroll please* It is time to announce the stars of Polar Bear Pitching 2018! Our stars are always startups with sisu & bravery and we are excited to announce the first finalists for PBP 2018 pitching from the ice hole to numerous investors, media and to an audience all around the world!

We got applications from over 20 countries and the investors selected these brilliant startups. More startups will be selected through Dark Bear Semifinals on 6.2. so more stars will be found there!

TuSion - making neurogames, where you can play just with the power of your mind.
Kipuwex Ltd - an IoT device which measures pain and distress in children wirelessly and automatically.
Diske Oy - Bono service, the physiology modeling, goal-based & customer oriented lifestyle guidance AI as a Service.
Miraxess - turns your smartphone into a laptop.
Spark Horizon - conceives, installs and operates a network of free charging stations for electric vehicles, sponsored through AI based advertising.
Heat Experience - developing the next generation smart heated wear, enabling you to stay warm and focused on your task.
Cast Print - an end-to-end 3D printed cast solution for hospitals to provide cutting-edge fracture injury treatment.

Welcome!

05/25/2016

First time in history, the coolest pitching event brought the art of ice hole pitching in Silicon Valley

05/23/2016

Took us a while, but we have now packed polar bears and ice holes away but now

A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE!

We are so happy that you came to see pitches or pitched or just came for the sauna but anyway, you came

05/18/2016

In case your having trouble asking directions from polar bears, here's a map of the place in Menlo Park

The address is 700 Alma street , near Burgess Park, on the corner of Alma and Mielke

See you there! or be square ;)

05/18/2016

Yes, we have THE list now. Startups pitching in an ice bath are:
(in no particular order)

FLOWMOTION TECHNOLOGIES
ZERO KEYBOARD
INCREASE ONLINE
MISSING LINK
MEED
VULCAN VISION
iWABOO
PIPER
SAUNA SURROUND YOU
HELPTAP

(changes may occur)

05/18/2016

Today is the day! We will not be dipping people in an ice hole but a cool icy bath will surely cool down our brave startups!

Today seems to be another hot Californian day, so remember wear sunscreen and bring some shade if you feel like it! We'll have refreshments present!

05/16/2016

Polar Bear Pitching is getting closer and it's time to look at some practicalities.

Agenda:
5pm - 5.30pm Reception (arrival to venue)
5.30pm - 6.30pm Official program, and ice hole pitching
6.30pm - 8pm Networking and snacks
The agenda may vary a bit depending on how long startups last ;)

Parking: Mielke Drive or at the venue (700 Alma Street)

The venue address: 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park

If you already have a ticket and cannot make it, please cancel your eventbrite ticket :)

05/15/2016

FLASH CALL FOR STARTUPS!

Want to pitch to DFJ, CRUNCHFUND and HORIZON communication?
We have decided to up the ante and go into high gear. We have added more places and are accepting last minute APPLICATIONS from startups to come and pitch in the coolest event of the year!

HOW?
Step one: decide to do it!
Step two: contact [email protected] OR go to our eventbrite and reserve a 'ice bath pitching´ticket (hurry! limited places)

More info and registration at: https://pbpsiliconvalley.eventbrite.com

05/12/2016

NEWS Y'ALL!

We just received some amazing RSVP's and had to come an tell
Rumours are now confirmed: We'll have guests from CRUNCHFUND, DFJ DRAGON FUND and the amazing HORIZON COMMUNICATIONS.

You'll DEFINITELY want to be here!

P.S we are still accepting startups to pitch. If you want to (trust me, you want to) come and make an impression on these people, contact event coordinator at siina.hietajarvi(at)gmail(dot)com. All you have to do is show what it takes to pitch in an icy bath!

05/11/2016

Only a week left until the coolest event Silicon Valley has ever witnessed.. *coolest" get it? haha :D

If you haven't already reserved your "coolest" free ticket, you can still do that! And you want to. Just click the Sign Up button up in the header and you will be directed to the Eventbrite page where you'll also find more information on the event.

Join us to see what cool really means!

05/09/2016

is back!
The idea of ice hole pitching is very simple. All you need is a someone to pitch and an ice hole. All one really has to do is step into that ice hole and start pitching, for as long as they like. Ah easy! Or is it?

Of course in POLAR BEAR Pitching goes Silicon Valley one does not actually go in an ice hole but a bath filled with ice. The event will indeed include a few very, very brave startups that will show you what it takes to pitch in freezing waters!

05/05/2016

Today we had a chance to attend Nordic Innovation House breakfast to do an ad-hoc pitch. Thanks for having us! The pitch you can view on Bambuser (polarbearpitch starts around 10.30)

If you got curious and would like to hear more, join us on May 18th! RSVP through our Eventbrite page (click the Sign Up button on the header and it'll take you to the page)

Broadcast by NordicInnovationHouse on Bambuser.com