HATCH '25: Business Idea Pitch Competition

HATCH is a high-energy pitch event designed for early-stage entrepreneurs, inventors, and big thinkers who are ready to take their bold ideas to the next level. Whether you're launching a scalable startup, developing a transformative product, or refining a unique service tailored to a specific market or industry, HATCH is your platform to shine. This event is specifically geared toward those who are in the testing phase—fine-tuning their go-to-market strategy and exploring viable sales channels. If your concept is built to grow, evolve, or disrupt, we want to hear from you.

HATCH is Wisconsin’s idea-stage pitch showcase for early-stage entrepreneurs, first-time founders, inventors, and creative thinkers ready to test bold concepts and build momentum. It's also for the investors, business mentors, community leaders, economic developers, educators, and innovation champions who believe in cultivating fresh ideas from the ground up.

Whether you’re building a scalable product, exploring a new service model, or turning a big idea into a business reality, HATCH is the place to take your shot. Finalists will pitch in front of a live audience for prizes, visibility, connections, and ongoing support, as the community rallies around the next generation of Wisconsin entrepreneurs.

✨ Join us to celebrate creativity, courage, and the earliest sparks of entrepreneurial journey. This is where big ideas begin.

Tuesday, November 11th

Hosted by EastBay Lodge

27325 268th Ave

Holcombe, WI 54745

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM - Entrepreneur Cocktail Hour (INVITE ONLY) Founders with funders for high value advice and connecting

5:30 PM – 6 PM RECEPTION Hors d'oeuvres prepared by our host, EastBay Lodge

6 PM – MAIN EVENT Seven pitches, sponsor highlights, judging, awards & photos

TAKING ONLINE APPLICATIONS NOW! The application deadline is Monday, October 27th. Apply online HERE.

Download the PDF application HERE. Email PDF, Google Doc, or MS Word applications to Casey at [email protected].

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Host or Publisher Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation