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SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Creative Coast has announced the Startup Stage pitch competition finalists for the GRIT conference (formerly called Geekend) in Savannah. Startup Stage is a business pitch competition during which finalists present their endeavors to a panel of judges and a live audience for a chance at $10,000 in cash and prizes. The competition is scheduled to take place on Friday, January 27th, from 4:30pm – 6:30pm at the Savannah Cultural Arts Center.
After a week-long selection process, the Startup Stage committee has chosen the following companies to pitch onstage. The founders and their companies are:
The Startup Stage pitch competition will be judged by a panel of angel investors and venture capitalists. Judges include Bill Nussey (Partner with the Engage and Tech Square Venture firms, Author and Podcast Host of Freeing Energy), Julianne Roseman (Senior Associate at Plug and Play Tech Center), Bill Glenn (Partner at Fernwood Holdings), and Jim Goodlet (Board Director, Angel Investor, CEO, CTO and Chief Information Architect).
Startup Stage is sponsored by the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC). As Georgia’s technology business incubator, ATDC assists entrepreneurs across the state from IDEA to commercial SUCCESS.
