Splash SF Feb 2013 People's Choice winner - Artkive

Check out Artkive's winning pitch at the Splash SF Feb 2013 competition

Splash SF Feb 2013 People's Choice Award winner  Artkive is the easiest and fastest way to take, tag, and chronologically store your child's art and school work - then turn it into a hard cover book with little more than the touch of a button. Watch CEO Jedd Gold present.

Artkive competed against more than 100 companies at Vator Splash SF this February through three rounds. The first round was a popular voting round. The second and third rounds were judges' rounds.

Among the judges were  Stewart Alsop (Alsop Louie), Josh Breinlinger (Sigma West), Keval Desai (InterWest Partners), Andres Fabris (Traxo.com), Deepak Gupta (BBVA Ventures), Erin Håkansson (Ackrell Capital), Jed Katz (Javelin Venture Partners), Trevor Kienzle (Correlation Ventures), John Kobs (Apartment List/ Vertical Brands), Bill Lee (prolific angel, and serial entrepreneur), Rebecca Lynn (Morgenthaler), Jules Maltz (IVP), Paul Martino (Bullpen Capital), Alex Roizen (Ackrell Capital), Harshul Sanghi (American Express), Robert Scoble (Rackspace), Mike Sigal (Guidewire Group), Jules Walker (KPMG).

Do you want to present on stage in front of 350 high-tech influencers and try your shot at being Splash LA May 30 2013? Splash is free to enter. And, it's great marketing and exposure, along with some fun prizes, like sit-down meetings with VCs, an Apple iPad, free legal and accounting consultations, and more.
Join the competition today! 

Even though success is not defined by how much money a company has raised, past Vator winners, such as Thumbtack, Getable, Grovo, Astrid, Udemy, and Geeklist have gone on to raise millions of dollars collectively from venerable VCs, soon after presenting.

Here's some other testimonials: 

"The process of inviting everyone one we knew to vote for us, even before the event, was a fantastic way to build support for our company. Then presenting at Vator Splash was a blast. The short presentation style ensured the audience was engaged and the follow-up questions from the judges were on-point and constructive. At Vator Splash, I made great connections with a number of investors and had a number of follow-up meetings. We were able to raise our last round entirely from investors who discovered us from the publicity we generated from Vator Splash," said Jon Paris, CEO and founder of Astrid.

"Vator has acted as a launchpad for my startup in terms of awareness and exposure. As a winner of a Vator competition, my startup enjoyed early traction and buzz. Vator has kept my business relevant in the minds of investors, entrepreneurs and potential employees. I've made many invaluable connections to the investor and entrepreneur community." Tim Hyer, founder and CEO, Getable.