HEIGHTS BUSINESS INCUBATOR
Pitch Ngiht
Students enrolled in the Heights Business Incubator program at Alamo Heights High School hosted their first-ever virtual “Pitch Night,” only the second-ever annual event! Think “Shark Tank” in high school! The top-five teams were pre-selected to present to a panel of professional investors during Pitch Night! Investors listened to the team presentations and awarded funding to the top-three teams, and one team earning funding by audience choice! The year began with 135 students, two teachers, 45 coaches, who along with the teachers, taught over 140 lessons, collaborating with 45 mentors who worked directly with the teams.
MEET THE TEAM
Over 250 guests tuned in virtually on July 30 to watch finalist teams Barley’s Brew Bones, Coupingo, Hice, Leaf Eco Pigeon, ParKing, and SleekFit, pitch their idea to win First Prize, $10,000, underwritten by Luther King Capital Management; Second Prize, $8,000, underwritten by the Mays Family Foundation; and, Third Prize, $5,000, presented by Frost. Audience members joining the Live Pitch Night Event Zoom Webinar were able to vote for the People’s Choice Award, awarding $1,000 to the team with the most votes from viewers. Ed Howie served as the host of the event for the second year and opened the show with a rousing rap specific to the program that mirrored a fan favorite from the Broadway musical, “Hamilton.”
MEET THE JUDGES
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Distinguished judges for the event included: David Adel man, Founder and Principal at Area Real Estate, Kim Ford, President of theKFORDgroup, Randy Harig, CEO of the Texas Research and Technolog y Foundation and VelocityTX, Elaine Hicks, Independent C-Suite Cons ultant, and Lanham Napier, Co-Founder and CEO of BuildGroup Managem ent, Inc.
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