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Food and Beverage Pitch Battle

Feb 18, 2021, 10:00 – 11:30 PM

Rochester

Startup Grind and Metro Collective are partnering to bring you another round of #SGPitchBattles. The top Food and Beverage startups in our community will come together virtually and pitch on Thursday February 18th at 5pm. Startup applications due by February 12th (2/12). 5 Finalists will be selected by February 15th (2/15). STARTUPS APPLY: https://forms.gle/YtHixLZ7f9qTvHVh9

Virtual event

About this event

FOOD AND BEVERAGE PITCH BATTLE


Startup Grind and Metro Collective are partnering to bring you another round of #SGPitchBattles. The top Food and Beverage startups in our community will come together and online pitch for all the glory.

APPLY by February 12th (2/12)

5 Finalists will be selected by February 15th (2/15)

Pitch Battle will be streamed on February 18th (2/18)

STARTUPS APPLY HERE 

PRIZES

  • Startup Grind Startup Program 1 year Membership
  • Startup Grind Hoodie
  • Wefunder Venture Partner meeting
  • 20% off Wefunder platform fee (if you decide to run a equity crowdfunding campaign)

APPLY TO PITCH

STARTUPS APPLY HERE

MEET THE STARTUPS

  1. David Paul, founder of Bold and Gritty 1 min video
  2. Abdullah Islam, founder of Jing Tian Halal 1 min video
  3. Megan Meza, founder of Bandida 1 min video
  4. Courtney Klee, founder of 490 Farmers 1 min video
  5. Joseph Dunaway, founder of Knifehand Nutrition 1 min video

Honorable Mention: Amanda Jackson, founder of DrinkMe Cocktail Club 1 min video

MEET THE JUDGES

  • Maureen Ballatori - 29 Design Studio, Metro Cowork
  • Terrell McLean - Bubby's BBQ
  • Laura Fox O’Sullivan - The Commissary

Check out what happened

Judges

  • Maureen Ballatori

    29 Design Studio

    Founder and CEO

  • Terrell McLean

    Bubby's BBQ

    Founder

When

When

Thursday, February 18, 2021
10:00 PM – 11:30 PM UTC

Agenda

Welcome & Intros
Pitches
Judging & Breakout Rooms
Winners Announced

Hosts

  • Doug Kellermeyer

    Mindex

    Software Developer

  • Michael Thaney

    Constellation Brands

    Innovation Partnerships

Organizers

  • Michael Thaney

    Startup Grind

    Director

  • Joshua Batres

    CivicPulse

    Community Outreach Lead

  • Dustin Doucette

    Upstate Venture Connect

    Director of Operations

  • Carolyn Spencer

    CoPivot

    Founder Relations

  • Ananth Prajval Tallavajhula

    SchoolQuizz

    Community Manager

  • Eric Leinberg

    Founder @ InfoPreserve

  • Nate Thomas

    Advisor

Global sponsor

Dell Technologies logo

Dell Technologies

Partners

RocDev logo

RocDev

NextCorps logo

NextCorps

RocGrowth logo

RocGrowth

RIT logo

RIT

Wefunder logo

Wefunder

Metro Collective logo

Metro Collective

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