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Denver Startup Week YouthPass Pitch Challenge

September 14, 2020 at 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Free
When two teen entrepreneurs competed in Denver Startup Week’s Pitch Competition, few expected that they would take home the Grand Prize, an award worth $100,000. Their win surprised and delighted the crowd and has inspired a new group of young entrepreneurs. For a second year, Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain and Young Americans Center for Financial Education have nominated four entrepreneurs, who will first compete in the Youth Pitch Challenge on Monday, September 14 at 4:00 p.m. with their business ideas, before the winner progresses on to the semifinals of Denver Startup Week’s Pitch Competition. This year, the competitions are being held virtually. The grand prize is again valued at $100,000. Competing students from Junior Achievement and Young Americans Center include: • Jack Bonneau: At 14 years old, Jack is pitching his business, Teen Hustl, a neighborhood service in which teens deliver from restaurants and grocery stores on ecofriendly scooters and bikes. Jack was the youngest person to ever successfully pitch on TV’s Shark Tank at 10 years old for his first business, Jack’s Stands. • Vikas Muralidharan: At 17 years old, Vikas is pitching his business, Intake, an app that focuses on users’ nutrition with an emphasis on body positivity. • Gabriel Nagel: At 15 years old, Gabe is pitching his nonprofit Light CO2, the result of more than 400 hours of dreaming, researching, and building a concrete path to help individuals reduce their individual carbon footprint. • Leonard Shearer: At 17 years old, Leonard is pitching his business Cardbound, which sells authenticated and rare Pokemon cards and accessories to markets across the globe

How did two high school seniors win the 2019 Denver Startup Week Pitch Challenge? Come see, as another group of exceptional young entrepreneurs vie for the top spot in the Youth Pass Pitch Challenge. In this session, 4 groups of students, aged 12-18, will pitch their businesses for a spot in the 2020 DSW Pitch Challenge. Contestants are youth entrepreneurs who were selected through a rigorous application process, establishing their rightful access to the Denver Startup Community. Judges are prominent figures in the Denver entrepreneurship arena with the know-how to spot real potential. Don’t miss your chance to see the top youth business that will give the adults a run for their money at the finals!

Details

Date:
September 14, 2020
Time:
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Category:
Website:
https://www.denverstartupweek.org/schedule/6300-youth-pass-pitch-challenge

Organizer

Anna Leer
Phone
303-320-3251
Email
aleer@yacenter.org

Venue

Online

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