Pitch Day 2024

Congratulations to our five finalists on their sophisticated and polished pitches! A tremendous amount of hard work went into each thoughtful presentation.

And the winners are…

Panelist’s Choice Award:

Zoë Worthen, Uplink Robotics Co-Founder

Audience Choice Award:

Zach Rachlin, ing Founder

Bob Arndt Community Caretaker Award:

Danielle Nicklas, NovvaCup Founder

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Pitch day program

Pitch Day—free to attend and will be open to the public—and will be held at the Center for the Arts on Wednesday, October 9th from 5:00-7:30 pm MT with a reception to follow.

Our signature event of the year, Pitch Day features local entrepreneurs showcasing their innovative and creative businesses to a panel of esteemed judges and a live audience. Cash prizes will be awarded in three categories: the Panelist Choice Award prize of $20,000; the Audience Choice Award of $10,000 plus one year free use at The Cowork Space; and the Bob Arndt Community Caretaker Award of $5,000, an invitation to join the TEAMS Program, and six months free use at The Cowork Space.

Selected entrepreneurs will have five coaching sessions with a team of successful and experienced business experts leading up to the main event. A critical and high-value feature of the program, coaching helps entrepreneurs hone their delivery and synthesize their business concept, financials, and presentation.

Pitch Day is a celebration of the highly successful entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Teton region. We hope to inspire audience members and others in our community to dream up or begin their own entrepreneurial journey.

FINALISTS

NovvaCup
Founder: Danielle Nicklas

NovvaCup is a pre-seed femtech company that provides human-centric period care products and re-imagined period health for those experiencing menstruation. Our flagship product is a collapsible menstrual cup for easy and comfortable use without the stress and mess.

synthwave Founder: Charles Stumpf

Synthwave caters to the evolving needs of both businesses and their employees by integrating cryptocurrency and tokenized equity into payroll systems, ensuring compliance, simplifying management, and enhancing financial flexibility and security for all users.

**uplink robotics Co-Founder: Zoë Worthen**

Uplink Robotics manufactures high-quality and purpose-built inspection tools that help our customers inspect the uninspected. Our customers range from a variety of industries such as home inspection, construction, first responders, and more.

PROVEN INNOVATOR CATEGORY: Will be coached and present at Pitch Day, but is not eligible for a prize due to the advanced stage of the venture.

Snake river biosciences CO-
founder: Michael Edwards

Snake River Bioscience Inc., is dedicated to transforming the basic science of sphingolipids to clinical application with the creation of novel pharmaceuticals.

PRIZES

Panelist Choice Award:

$20,000

This award is given to the company that our experienced entrepreneur judges determine has (1) the most compelling business idea, (2) the best chance for business success, (3) the highest likelihood of getting funded, and (4) the strongest presentation.

Audience Choice Award:

$10,000 + 1 year free use at The Cowork Space

This award is given to the entrepreneur who “wows” the audience with their presentation and company vision.

Bob Arndt Community Caretaker Award:

$5,000 + Invitation to join the TEAMS Program + 6 months free use at the Cowork Space

In its fourth year, the Bob Arndt Community Caretaker Award is presented to that entrepreneur or venture whose person/team and company best embodies the core values and mission of Silicon Couloir. Just as Bob lived his life guided by the value of community caretaking, this company will exemplify growing a culture of stewardship, leadership, participation, collaboration, and citizenship that inspires and enriches our tight-knit, welcoming mountain town.