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:
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- 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.
