Growing up as a pastor's kid, Emmanuel Brown saw what a financial burden church real estate can be. Churches sit empty 70% of the week even though they have commercial kitchens and professional sound systems and oh so much space for activities! So Emmanuel built ChurchSpace, a church rental marketplace. He has faith in his business – but can he convert investors if they believe congregations are shrinking? Featuring investors Jillian Manus, Beck Bamberger and Mac Conwell. ... Watch the ChurchSpace pitch on YouTube @thepitchshow To invest with the VCs on the show, join our investor community at thepitch.fund Founders can apply to pitch at our next recording event in San Francisco this June. No intro required, just go to pitch.show/apply Superfans can join The Pitch UNCUT and get early access to unedited versions of all ten pitches on season 11. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Pitch four.
Theres loads of money to be made renting unused space.
Airbnb, Vrbo, peerspace, they all take excess capacity and make it available to anyone with a wallet.
But what if I told you theres another opportunity hidden in plain sight?
Nearly a trillion dollars in valuable real estate that sits empty 70% of the time.
That underutilized asset.
Local churches.
Today's founder, Emmanuelle Brown, is building the Airbnb for churches.
Now, Emmanuel doesn't want to play God.
He just wants to help churches pay the bills.
After all, he grew up as a pastor's kid, or PK for those in the biz.
He saw exactly how hard running a church can be.
Can I get a founder market fit, anyone?
Can Emanuel go from the pulpit to the pitch room and convert our investors?
Or will they say hell no, leaving him in fundraising purgatory?
Let's meet the investors.
Jillian Manus with structure capital literally sat.
Down and I was like, I'm in.
Matt Conwell with rare breed ventures.
As a unicorn hunter, I want to see every unicorn.