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ON AIR · Q1 2026

The Competition That Changes Venture Capital.

16+ Investors
04 Episodes
02 Seasons

Where investors campaign to earn the right to back founders — culminating in Venture's Biggest Night.

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Episode 01 streaming now Watch on YouTube · LinkedIn · TikTok Venture's Biggest Night · Season Finale
The Premise

WTF Is a VC's Value, Really

In the startup ecosystem, no relationship matters more than the one between a founder and an investor — yet most decisions are made in rooms founders never see.

Right To Invest flips that dynamic.

By turning investor judgment into a public competition, the platform replaces signaling with substance — and gives founders agency where it matters most.

Episode 01 · 12 min
Earn The Right
Compete Publicly
Back Founders
Venture's Biggest Night
Earn The Right
Compete Publicly
Back Founders
Venture's Biggest Night
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Driving Meaningful
Investment Decisions

Episode 1
EP 01 · The Premiere ● Available Now

The Future
of Trusted Media.

Featuring InPress — Adam Harder, CEO. Four investors compete for the right to back a platform reimagining trust in digital media.

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The Roster · 16 Names

Meet the
Contenders.

Sixteen of the most-respected early-stage investors in venture, competing publicly for the right to back four founders. The starting lineup, ranked.

Why Watch
Right To Invest

What Makes
Us Different

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Short-Form Competitions

Across a series of short-form, social-first competitions, two investors pitch the same founder — publicly and under equal constraints.

No Decks.
No Backchannels.

Just pure, unfiltered insight into how VCs think, evaluate opportunities, and articulate their value beyond capital.

Venture's Biggest Night

The strongest pitches advance to a quarterly, ticketed live event where the best investors compete on stage for the right to invest.

Featured Startups
Are Saying
"For the first time, I got to see investors compete for me — not the other way around. It completely changed how I think about choosing a partner for my company."
Adam Harder
CEO, InPress — Episode 1 Featured Startup
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Right To Invest

Choose Your Path

01

For Founders

Not all capital is created equal. See how investors actually think, evaluate partners in real-time, choose who deserves to invest.

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02

For Investors

If capital is table stakes, what sets you apart? Show how you think, articulate your edge, earn trust — publicly.

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03

For Sponsors

Right To Invest isn't a conference or demo day. It's a cultural moment for venture.

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04

For Media & Press

Cover the show that's redefining how VCs and founders connect. Press inquiries welcome.

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Compete Publicly
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Earn The Right
Compete Publicly
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Hosted by
Matt Hooper & Cheryl Campos
Created by
Matt Hooper & Rahoul Mehra
Executive Produced by
Bill Stephney & Laney Kraus-Taddeo
Executive Produced by
Matt Hooper & Rahoul Mehra
Directed by
Laney Kraus-Taddeo
Produced by
Matt Puccini & Jonathan Azoff