July 2022: Pitch Pit Competition and Showcase Presentation

Selected entrepreneurs will each give a four-minute pitch of their business idea to a panel of investor judges in a “Shark Tank” format. PowerPoint slides are not permitted. Think of it as the proverbial “elevator speech.” After each pitch, the judges will give detailed feedback and score the business. At the end of the evening, the person with the highest score will receive a $250 cash prize.

Contestants

Tyler Crook - VIM Crypto

Anil Menawat - Vayoom

Bob Richards - QB-Sat

At the end of the evening, the person with the highest score will receive a $250 cash prize.

Diane Bouis, PhD, is the Program Director for MedTech Innovator, the nonprofit global competition and accelerator for medical device, digital health and diagnostic companies.

Marilyn Clark has worked in the world of business for three decades. In 2019 she retired from MTEC SmartZone, a high-tech business incubator in Houghton, Michigan.

Trista Van Tine is Co-Founder & Executive Director of Michigan Founders Fund, a network of entrepreneurs and investors who have pledged 1% of equity, carry or profit to support impactful local organizations throughout the state who are doing the work to better our communities and enrich quality of life.

At the conclusion of the Forum, stick around and network with your fellow attendees over ZOOM. We will break out into smaller groups so that you can rub virtual elbows with the movers and shakers of Ann Arbor's entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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