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SUMMARY:2026 Pitch Contest
DESCRIPTION:It's Fayette County's signature night for entrepreneurs and you're invited. At the 2026 Fayette Pitch Contest finals\, five finalists take the stage for a live\, Shark Tank style showdown. Each delivers a five-minute pitch followed by six minutes of Q&A\, and a panel of judges "invests" StartUp Fayette Dollars in the ideas they believe in most   with each judge distributing $10\,000 among the finalists\, plus a $2\,000 Wildcard to give one founder an extra boost. The audience gets in on the action too\, casting votes for the Audience Choice Award.\n\nWhether you're an entrepreneur\, a champion of local business\, or you just love a great pitch\, this is a night of bold ideas\, real investment\, and community energy you won't want to miss.\n\n\n\n  Free to attend   RSVP to reserve your seat: https://launchfayette.org/pitch-contest/\n\nPresented by Launch Fayette in partnership with the Fayette Chamber of Commerce and Jason Hunter Design.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" dir="ltr" font-size:="" helvetica="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(36\, 36\, 36)\; font-family: " ui="" web="" west=""><br />\n<img alt="" height="500" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/436/Image/2026_Pitch_Contest/FinalEvent.png" style="width: 500px\; height: 500px\;" width="500" /><br />\n<br />\n<br />\nIt&#39\;s Fayette County&#39\;s signature night for entrepreneurs&nbsp\;and you&#39\;re invited. At the 2026 Fayette Pitch Contest finals\, five finalists take the stage for a live\, Shark Tank&ndash\;style showdown. Each delivers a five-minute pitch followed by six minutes of Q&amp\;A\, and a panel of judges &quot\;invests&quot\; StartUp Fayette Dollars in the ideas they believe in most &mdash\; with each judge distributing $10\,000 among the finalists\, plus a $2\,000 Wildcard to give one founder an extra boost. The audience gets in on the action too\, casting votes for the Audience Choice Award.</p>\n\n<p dir="ltr" font-size:="" helvetica="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(36\, 36\, 36)\; font-family: " ui="" web="" west="">Whether you&#39\;re an entrepreneur\, a champion of local business\, or you just love a great pitch\, this is a night of bold ideas\, real investment\, and community energy you won&#39\;t want to miss.<br />\n<br />\n&#127903\; Free to attend &mdash\; RSVP to reserve your seat: <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" href="https://launchfayette.org/pitch-contest/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\;" target="_blank" title="https://launchfayette.org/pitch-contest/">https://launchfayette.org/pitch-contest/</a></p>\n\n<p dir="ltr" font-size:="" helvetica="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(36\, 36\, 36)\; font-family: " ui="" web="" west=""><em>Presented by Launch Fayette in partnership with the Fayette Chamber of Commerce and Jason Hunter Design.</em></p>\n
LOCATION:McIntosh High School Auditorium
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DTSTAMP:20261104T052146Z
URL:https://business.fayettechamber.org/events/details/2026-pitch-contest-13462
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