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OrbitGrid’s deeptech pitch found a literate room at Aspire
Enterprise pilots
18
“Aspire gave us direct access to investors who understood deeptech — and mentorship to sharpen our story first. That combination is rare on any conference floor.”
CEO & Co-Founder · OrbitGrid
Kabir Sharma on how Aspire’s deeptech-literate investors helped OrbitGrid sharpen its enterprise AI narrative.
Deeptech pitches fail when the room cannot speak the language. At Aspire, Kabir found investors and operators who already understood edge inference and telecom procurement.
Mentor sessions forced a clearer story before the live pitch — and the follow-through meetings proved the room was not just polite applause.
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“Aspire connected us with the right mentors, investors and industry leaders at a stage when every conversation mattered. The exposure helped us sharpen our direction and unlock new opportunities.”
Growth Achieved
22%
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$4.2M
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“Aspire is where category conversations happen — that context helped partnerships grow faster than any cold outreach sequence.”
Network reach
3×