A German pitch show puts founders in front of people who can help. Its more interesting business begins when the applause stops.
A free pitch night, a prototype sprint and a room full of people who might become your co-founders. Inside the student network turning entrepreneurship into something you actually have to do.
At Penn State, Happy Valley VC brings students into startup work through founder projects, investor conversations and pitch prizes. Its origin offers a practical lesson: building the room can matter as much as raising the money.