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The art of the AI pitch: Winning over investors in 2025

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TechCrunch was proud to host Dropbox at Disrupt 2024 in San Francisco. Here’s an overview of their Breakout session.

How do you capture investor attention when you’ve only got 2.5 minutes? In this Breakout session, Dropbox DocSend’s Alessandra Andrenacci dove into the evolving dynamics of AI startup pitches with top founders and VCs. Discover how AI is changing fundraising expectations and what startups need to command the right balance in their AI winning deck —and how the right storytelling can make or break your pitch. Backed by DocSend data and real-world insights, this session unpacked what investors are really looking for and the pitfalls AI startups must avoid. Andrenacci was joined by Anna Chen of Madrona, Iris Sun of 500 Global, and Pascal Weinberger of Bardeen.ai.

Speakers


Alessandra Andrenacci
, Head of Partnerships, Dropbox DocSend

Anna Chen, Investor, Madrona

Iris Sun, Global Investment Team, 500 Global

Pascal Weinberger, Co-Founder and CEO, Bardeen.ai