Foodpreneurs Collective
The event series “Foodpreneurs Collective Pitch Lounge” has run five times per year since 2021, co-hosted by the long-running co-producers of this series - Sascha Dutta (Foodpreneurs Collective & FoodHack), Meiraj Ahmed (Pitch Lounge & www.meiraj.ai), and Jamal Maxey (Pitch Lounge & My Guide Berlin).
This pitching opportunity suits early-stage startups, pre or post-investment, or revenue. We have even hosted Seed startups wanting to come and receive feedback on their new Seed investor pitch deck to polish it later in advance of investor meetings, where the pitch deck and presenting feedback are often in short supply.
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ABOUT THE EVENT SERIES
Since August 2020, Jamal Maxey (Pitch Lounge) and Sascha Dutta (Marketing Strategiser) have co-produced 80+ pitch, panel, and networking events showcasing innovation in the Food & Beverage (F&B) sector.
F&B covers AgTech, FoodScience, Delivery, and Retail.
Our events match F&B startups to industry advisors and investors, and include real-time feedback in addition to our team promoting startups to our relevant investor networks.
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80+ pitch events
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300+ pitching F&B startups
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pre-seed to Series C
Now it's time for our curated event community to evolve!
Event Format
☑️ Introductions from host Sascha Dutta (Foodpreneurs Collective & FoodHack) and former FoodHack London Lead Ambassador and now FoodHack Dubai Ambassador
☑️ Up to six pre-selected pitches + feedback rounds (5-7 minutes to pitch plus 8-10 minutes feedback)
☑️ Brief announcements on future events and support services from Jamal Maxey (Pitch Lounge & My Guide Berlin)
WE PRODUCE ENGAGING FOOD PITCH EVENTS
80+
Number of F&B events produced since August 2020
300+
F&B startups from pre-seed to Series A hosted at pitch events
2500+
Unique attendees who have attended F&B events
50000+
Community followers/group members and F&B mailing list
UPCOMING F&B EVENTS
Foodpreneurs Collective Pitch LoungeMi., 09. Sept.Zoom (Online)
FoodTech Pitch Lounge (LATAM)Mi., 16. Sept.Zoom (Online)
Beverage Pitch LoungeMi., 30. Sept.Zoom (Online)
POSTPONED: The Flow Fest (Dubai 2026) — powered by the Foodpreneurs Collective & Pitch LoungePOSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICEDubai Creek Park
OTHER EVENT SERIES
DRINKPRENEURS PITCH LOUNGE
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MENA FOOD & BEVERAGE
Special Offers
MEET THE F&B TEAM
Our F&B Events Team came together between August 2020 and February 2021, and have collectively organised 30+ F&B pitch and networking events.
Co-Producer | Startup Scout | Advisor Panelist
Sascha Dutta (Foodpreneurs Collective)
Helping F&B entrepreneurs grow their business | Marketing & Social Media Strategy | Workshops |
1:1 Mentoring | F&B Community Builder
Based in London, UK
Co-Producer | Startup Scout | Pitch Coach
Jamal Maxey (Pitch Lounge)
Helping F&B startups secure exposure, advisors, and investment via Events | Pitch Coaching | Referrals | Marketing | Fundraising Campaigns
Based in Berlin, Germany
Event Series Brand Manager | Advisor Panelist
Meiraj A.I.
Helping F&B entrepreneurs grow their business | Marketing & Social Media Strategy | Workshops |
1:1 Mentoring | F&B Community Builder
Based in Berlin, Germany
Event Series Moderator
Daniel Levin
F&B Events Host | Food Tour Guide | Digital Facilitator | Chef | Cookery Teacher | Open to new and complementary work opportunities
Based in London, UK
Event Series Sponsor | Advisor Panelist | Investor
Elena Suciu (RSVP Busines Angel)
Business Angel Investor in Holistic Health | F&B Interests | ESG Expert | 1:1 Mentoring | Financial Modelling | Fundraising Campaigns
Based in Monaco
(Founding) Sponsor | Advisor Panelist | Investor
Palmi Palmason
Founder | Investor | Mentor | C-Level Startup Executive | Sustainable Seafood & Aquaculture Expert | FoodTech Specialist
Based in NEOM, Saudi Arabia
Greg M. Jaeger Chong (Cyber Farms)
“Due to pitching at these events I met panelist Alice Bischof who intrdouced me to Eva Keretic who facilitated a €50k grant from the Future Food Campus, Hamburg."
Agata Andryszczak (Spoons of Taste)
"These events for startups are unique - offering a friendly & supportive environment and a community of valuable new investor contacts and ambassadors for your brand."
Victoria Madedor (Agroverfified)
“Thanks for organising such insightful pitch events - the feedback from the panel has gotten me hooked on your events!"
ADVISOR PANELISTS - F&B EVENTS
Adi Vagman
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at E44 Ventures | Climate Tech | Board Member | Mentor | VC Investor
Alice Bischof
Founder & Consultant at SuperGarden | Co-Founder STÄDTE OHNE HUNGER Deutschland e. V.
Alyse Holstein
CEO at HPG Partners (Highly Profitable Growth) | Global Business Accelerator | Strategic Partnerships
Chanan Schneider
Managing Partner at RePlate Ventures | Serial CEO (e.x- Millennium Food-Tech | Partnerships | VC
David Morris
Project Manager at Advanced Biotics | Business Development | Functional Foods Expert | SE Asia Import/Export Specialist
Gennadiy Goldenshteyn
Managing Partner at Dinemic Ventures | Food Service Equipment Engineer | Product Development | FoodTech Expert
Jeremie Prouteau
Founder at Digital Food Lab | FoodTech Expert | Angel Investor
Jimmy Cannon
Voice Coach | Speech Therapist | Public Speaking Trainer | Helping You Become A Powerful Speaker
Martin Barnes
Founder at 8 Seconds 2 Connect | Pitch Coach | Helping You Unlock Your Creativity With Sketching
Michael Harvey
Storyteller at Stories at Work | Coach & Trainer | Storytelling for Presentations & Leadership
Miguel Rodrigues
Entrepreneur | Broker & Advisor | Hospitality - Hotels, Hostels and Bar/Restaurants | Real Estate | Angel Investor
Mike Watson
Founder at Miruminvest | International Expansion Expert (Africa-Latam-Europe) | Funding Broker & Investor
Thomas Siddons
Pentalingual SaaS Sales & Marketing Leader | ESG | Vegan | GreenTech | MarTech | DACH / UKI / EMEA | ex-Google/SAP
Tomas Marty
CEO at Entertek GmbH | (Former) Fintech Director at Delivery Hero | IT Development | Startup Funding
Yossi Halevy
General Partner at RePlate Ventures | (Former) Millennium Food-Tech | FoodTech Expert | Board Member | VC Investor
WARM REFERRALS
Our events are largely open to everyone, and we operate with an open chat and sometimes post-event breakout room networking. We also share the attendance register with our main event partners - and this includes you the pitching founders!
Require support with event follow-ups, B2B partnerships & sales, or want help with warm referrals to our past advisor panelists listed above?
Supported 300+
F&B startups on their brand development, pitching, and fundraising journey...
25k+
Organic Social Media Impressions
The number of impressions across LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for each pitching startup
100+
Live Event Attendees
The number of total unique attendees on each pitch demo event has surpassed 100 in each of our F&B pitch events across 2023-2024
25-40+
Investment Companies
Investors, fund managers, startup scouts and incubator/accelerator representatives each time
3-5+
Investor Meetings Secured
The average number of post-event investor meetings secured for pitching startups after our events
WE CONTINUE TO ATTRACT DIVERSE INVESTMENT AND FINANCIAL COMPANIES TO OUR EVENTS
FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS
Our team and partners are experienced in fundraising for startups and other organizations - investments, grants, and business loans.
The key to fundraising success is a clear fundraising campaign. When marketing and fundraising work in sync your campaign efforts are more effective. While we have a 25k investor database to promote our pitch events and fundraising campaign clients, we work with you to determine which of these investors you want to target and whether you match their investment criteria. We are constantly curating and adding new investors to our pool of investors.
We will review your current investment deck where necessary and in response to new insights and validating your data points. This will provide you with a stronger deck outlining your ‘positioning’ in the fundraising market.
Following that, we will map out the communications needed to drive enquiries and investor leads. We would also internally hold weekly fundraising meetings to track our progress and results, and check the fundraising campaign content and discuss other marketing requirements.
Our fundraising campaigns run for a minimum of 8 weeks.
We prefer to work with our pitching startups - although not exclusively the case -
because our pitch application process, event preparation, and investor panelist and audience responses form part of due diligence.
Email jamal@pitchlounge.net and enquire about securing a fundraising campaign spot!