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Aug 23, 2024

by Liz Gullett

As MLC’s Communications and Social Media Manager, Liz Gullett keeps clients informed and up-to-date on the goings on in Lansing and the Capitol.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced this week that applications are open for PitchMI, a statewide shark tank style pitch competition. Through the competition, Michigan’s Growth Office will invest $100,000 in one innovative solution that transforms the way residents get from point A to point B safely, affordably, and efficiently.

PitchMI:

    • PitchMI is seeking to keep the momentum on the Growing Michigan Together Council’s strategy to establish Michigan as the innovation hub of the Midwest and America’s scale up state.
    • The competition is open to pre-seed, seed, Series A, and Series B companies with 51% of their employees residing in Michigan.
    • The competition is scheduled for Thursday, October 24 at 2:30 p.m. during the Office of Future Mobility and Electrification’s inaugural MI Future Mobility Conference at Newlab in Detroit.
    • Applicants must be available to participate in person.
    • The deadline to apply is Monday, September 16 at 11:59 p.m.

For more information, please visit growingmichigan.org/opportunities.

Michigan Legislative Consultants is a bipartisan lobbying firm based in Lansing, Michigan. Our team of lobbyists and procurement specialists provide a wide range of services for some of the most respected companies in America. For more on MLC, visit www.mlcmi.com or connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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