Pismo Ventures’ National Venture Plan Startup Competition Announces Winners

EcoSoul Home and SFA Therapeutics (1st place tie,) Eyedaptic (2nd place,) and Cooler Heads (3rd place) named as winners in the second annual National Venture Plan Competition (NVPC) by Pismo Ventures, which provided unprecedented, once-in-a-lifetime access for 185 startups to more than 180 investors, from 50 VCs and Angel investment groups serving as competition judges. Due to the extensive exposure offered by NVPC, several of the competing startups, especially the top 10 finalists, have received funding from investors across the nation. Additionally, Pismo Ventures has already started 2 SPVs (Special Purpose Vehicles – Essentially Funds) to fund the 2 companies that tied for the top spot. “The NVPC gave us a fantastic platform to get our story out in front of investors and get us attention from several leading press agencies as well. We really enjoyed our experience at NVPC, and being the joint-winners of the competition, gave our brand the credibility with a large investor base and led to strong commitments of investment towards our seed round.” Arvind Ganesan, CEO, EcoSoul Home, Inc. Read more >>