Start-ups, investors line up for first Pitchify of 2013

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5 February 2013

The first Pitchify event of the year will be taking place on Wednesday, 6 February at the Odeon, Dublin from 6.30 to 9.30pm.

Pitchify, sponsored by JUST EAT, brings start-ups, investors and industry experts together for networking and discussion. February’s event will be its biggest yet, with over of 600 people registered to attend the ticket-only event.

Keynote speaker, Catherine Flynn, manager, Global Marketing Solutions, (UK), Facebook who will discuss ‘Facebook for Business’ which will be followed by a Q & A session all of which will happen after six elevator pitches from start-up companies looking for investment.

The event will also officially announce Grafton Media’s new shareholding in Pitchify. The deal will see Grafton Media’s International Marketing Director, Eimear McCormack become managing director of Pitchify, whose aim will be to grow the business and assist in the globalisation of the event. Pitchify’s founder Brian Daly will continue as CEO.

 

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Eimear McCormack, international marketing director, Grafton Media, said: "We have all been overwhelmed by the speed of growth of Pitchify and were overwhelmed by the response to the upcoming event, and highlights the need for these types of events not just in Dublin but in other cities throughout Ireland and beyond."

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