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Watch the Pitch That Landed a $175,000 Investment Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch is back, and the money is flowing!

By Dan Bova Edited by Jessica Thomas

Welcome back to an all-new season of Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch, the show where entrepreneurs step into an elevator and have just 60 seconds to pitch their business on camera to a board of investors. If the investors like what they hear, the elevator doors open to reveal the boardroom, and contestants have the chance to walk away with life-changing funding, mentorship from the smartest minds in business and a personal and brand-defining moment.

This season we went big — big dreams, big drama and big money! Our investors have their ears and checkbooks open for the next great pitch.

Episode 1 Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch board of investors:

Episode 1 Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch contestants:

  • Brandon Kleinman, founder of Birthday App, an app that automatically finds your friends' birthdays and creates a calendar without you needing to lift a finger
  • Matt Williamson, CEO and founder of Plum, a platform that simplifies vacation home co-ownership
  • Archie Clay III, co-founder of Wear Brims, a luxury hat company
  • Rob Kornaherns, CEO of PowerPanel, an innovative solar power company
  • Lani Cooper, founder and CEO of Mobot, a combination foam roller and water bottle

Related: She Brought a Baby to the Boardroom While Asking for $1 Million. There's No Way That Worked...Right?

Who wins, and who gets sent down?

Check out the episode above to see who nails it in the elevator and who gets sent down. We won't give too much away, but in this episode, two entrepreneurs put on a masterclass in delivering an intriguing pitch and following it up with data that has the investors fighting to make a deal.

Season 8 of Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch is brought to you by Amazon Business with support from State Farm and Canon. New episodes stream Wednesdays on entrepreneur.com. Follow Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram.

Dan Bova

Entrepreneur Staff

VP of Special Projects

Dan Bova is the VP of Special Projects at Entrepreneur.com. He previously worked at Jimmy Kimmel Live, Maxim, and Spy magazine. His latest books for kids include This Day in History, Car and Driver's Trivia ZoneRoad & Track Crew's Big & Fast Cars, The Big Little Book of Awesome Stuff, and Wendell the Werewolf

Read his humor column This Should Be Fun if you want to feel better about yourself.

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