ReplyFabric Selected for Plug and Play Virtual Pitch Session

Last week, an email landed in my inbox that made me pause for a second and smile.

ReplyFabric has been selected to pitch at the upcoming Plug and Play Virtual Pitch Session for alumni founders from KU Leuven, TU Delft, UGent, and the University of Amsterdam.

For an early-stage B2B SaaS company, moments like these matter. Not because they magically change everything overnight, but because they confirm that what you are building resonates beyond your own bubble.

What this session is about

The Plug and Play University Pitch Session brings together more than 100 venture capital investors, alongside corporate partners who are actively looking for solutions, pilots, and long-term collaborations.

The format is deliberately intense:

• Three minutes to pitch, no interruptions
• Back-to-back startup presentations
• A structured networking session afterwards, with dedicated virtual rooms for direct conversations

No fees. No showmanship. Just clarity, focus, and substance.

Plug and Play is not a demo day

Plug and Play does not position itself as a demo day or a startup database.

It operates as an end-to-end global innovation platform where startups, corporates, governments, and universities work side by side to test, learn, and launch at scale. What started in a small building in Palo Alto has grown into a global platform active in more than 60 cities worldwide.

Its model is built on three pillars:

• Accelerating hundreds of startups globally
• Running open innovation programs with more than 550 leading organizations, including corporates, governments, and universities
• Acting as one of the world’s most active venture capital investors, with over 200 investments per year and more than 30 unicorns in its portfolio

A long-term commitment to founders

At the heart of Plug and Play is a clear startup commitment.

The platform explicitly positions itself as a long-term partner for founders. Each startup is treated as unique, with the understanding that growth paths are never linear. Investment standards are designed to identify visionaries, innovators, and entrepreneurs poised for scale, while the broader platform focuses on nurturing startups throughout their journey.

This philosophy is closely tied to Saeed Amidi, CEO and Founder of Plug and Play. From the beginning, his vision has been to build an ecosystem where startups, corporates, governments, and universities collaborate continuously, not episodically. That long-term mindset is a key reason why Plug and Play has remained relevant across multiple technology cycles.

A platform trusted by global organizations

Large organizations consistently describe Plug and Play as a powerful additional innovation channel.

Industrial groups highlight how open innovation through Plug and Play gives them access to startups they would not ordinarily encounter. Global brands emphasize the international breadth of the startup portfolio as a decisive advantage when addressing diverse market needs. Governments and public institutions point to the platform’s role in accelerating local ecosystems and preparing startups for global expansion.

Across these perspectives, innovation is treated as an outcome, not a slogan.

A proven track record of unicorns

Plug and Play’s credibility is reinforced by its long-term results. Over the years, the platform has backed more than 30 unicorns, including PayPal, Dropbox, SoundHound, and N26.

For founders, this context matters. It means pitching in front of people who have seen companies grow from early experiments into global category leaders and who understand what execution at scale really requires.

Why this matters for ReplyFabric

ReplyFabric is built around a simple but persistent problem: shared inboxes are still managed as if nothing has fundamentally changed in the last twenty years. Info@, sales@, and careers@ mailboxes absorb hours of human attention every day, often without proportional value creation.

Our belief is that AI should act as a colleague, not a replacement. An assistant that reads, understands, drafts, and routes emails, while keeping humans firmly in control. That human premium is central to how we approach AI in the workplace.

Pitching this story to a mixed audience of VCs, corporates, and innovation leaders matters. Three minutes forces focus. There is no room for abstraction or inflated promises.

What comes next

The pitch session takes place on February 11th. Until then, the focus is on sharpening the story, tightening the deck, and being honest about where we are today and where we are heading.

This is not about a hard funding ask. It is about starting the right conversations with investors who understand B2B SaaS and with organizations that feel the operational pain of email overload every single day.

More about Plug and Play can be found on their website: https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/

On to the next three minutes.