Startup Week in the New North Region Leading to HATCH Pitch Event at the 2019 New North Summit
Pitch events put startups in the spotlight Insight Publication Eight entrepreneurs will pitch their ideas to a team of judges during the afternoon of the New North Summit on Dec. 5. The first-place winner will receive $5,000, and the second-place winner will receive $3,000. BrightStar, a nonprofit organization that invests in early-stage companies, will fund the event’s prizes. Two contestants from four local Hatch contests, which will be held during Startup Wisconsin Week, Nov. 11-17, will win the right to compete during the Hatch event at the New North Summit.
Do you have a business idea? Do you have a product or initiative that you know will impact lives? The deadline to upload your pitch idea is November 1; go to closest to you. The four local pitch contests and locations are: Greater Green Bay Chamber – The Audible Date: Nov. 12, 2019 Time: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Location: Urban Hub, 340 N. Broadway St., Green Bay (2nd floor) (Special event to announce the winners on Nov. 14 at The Shindig) Contact: Ron Franklin, rfranklin@greatergbc.org
Sheboygan – HATCH Pitch Sheboygan County Date: Nov. 14, 2019 Time: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Location: Mily Barn at Nourish, 100 Alfred Miley Ave., Sheboygan Falls Contact: Ray York, york@sheboygancountyedc.com
Appleton – Fast Pitch Date: Nov. 12, 2019 Time: 5-8 p.m. Location: Fox Club Room at Fox Cities Stadium, 2400 N. Casaloma Drive, Appleton Contact: Amy Pietsch, pietsch@fvtc.edu
Marinette – Invent Your North (in collaboration with Florence, Marinette and Oconto Counties) Date: Nov. 14, 2019 Time: 6-8 p.m. Location: Wisconsin Maritime Center of Excellence, 1320 Main Street, Marinette Contact: Robert Pontius, operations@inventurenorth.com
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