The biggest annual startup pitching event in Bandung initiated by The Greater Hub ITB, Bandung Startup Pitching Day, is back for its fifth event Thursday (16/6/2022). After two years of being held online, this year’s Bandung Startup Pitching Day is held hybrid, online through video conferencing and offline at the ITB campus. The event is a collaboration of six leading entities from the startup ecosystem in Bandung, namely The Greater Hub ITB, LPIK ITB, Startup Bandung, Geek Hunter, Xendit, and Block 71 Bandung, connects best startups with national and international venture capital & angel investors. The startups participating in this event are IJO, Huniflex, Tongbos, Cody Kit, JUBELO, Investly, Menno, Kulaku-Coconut Energy Indonesia, Cooklative, Reekan, Harmoniz, LesQ, iWindMSS (Smart Wind Turbine), Titiktemu.co.id, Karla Bionics, Konsela, Learndeen, Finca, Alture Beauty and Wellness, and Widya Skilloka. These startups have undergone a rigorous selection process and came out as the best 20 out of 69 registered startups. 1982 VC, Alpha JWC Ventures, Alpha Momentum Indonesia, Antler, Arise VC, Bayu Syerli, Dream Incubator, East Venture, Endeavor, Ficus VC, Finch Capital, Future Play, Go-Ventures, Ideosource Entertainment, Javas Venture, MDI Ventures, Meet Ventures, Moonshot Ventures, Northstar, Open Space Venture, Salim Group, STRIVE, Supernovae, Sweet Capital, Telkomsel Corporate Accelerator (Tinc), TMI, Venturra Discovery, and Vertex Ventures are the venture capital attended this event. In addition to the opportunity to attract investors, participating startups also have the chance to get cash, souvenirs, Xendit credit worth Rp 300-500 million, AWS credit in the amount of USD 10,000, and free incubation for three months by Block71 Bandung from the awards that were contested. Four startups won the awards, namely: Karla Bionics (Most Innovative), Investly (Best Speech), IJO (Most Impactful), and Cody Kit (Most Marketable). The Director of The Greater Hub ITB, Dr. Dina Dellyana, said that this annual event aims to grow and improve the startup ecosystem in Indonesia. Dina hopes that through this Bandung Startup Pitching Day event, startups will gain access to attract investors’ attention and obtain resources to grow their business. This activity is also designed as a learning platform for young people, startup world activists, and new entrepreneurs.  
Written by Student Reporter (Janitra Nur Aryani, Management 2023)