May 15 - 16, 2012  ♦  The Grove Hotel  ♦  Boise, Idaho
"Perfecting your financing pitch"

 

What is TechLaunch?

It is an annual business pitch contest designed to educate and provide a stage for entrepreneurs and students to practice and hone their pitch in front of the business/investment community.

What makes TechLaunch special?

TechLaunch draws entrepreneurs and students from around theIntermountain west to compete with each other in the following contests:

• Entrepreneurial Idol - A pitch competition including regional businesses and start-ups on innovative products or services. Participating companies from all Idaho regions give 15 minute pitches with Q&A to a panel of judges that rate both the business viability and presentation.
• Next Gen - A pitch contest between participants of regional college and university business plan competitions. Student teams give 10 minute pitches with Q&A to a panel of judges that rate both the business viability and presentation.
• Idaho Ideas to Market (I2M) - Market assessments of patented technologies developed at the Idaho National Laboratory. Participating student teams from the region's colleges and universities give 10 minute semester project findings with Q&A to a panel of judges that rate the completenesss of their assessments.
• Crowd Pitch - Elevator pitch competition that provides an opportunity for individuals to pitch their idea to TechLaunch participants. In partnership with the Boise State Student Entrepreneur Club, individual entrepreneurs from the public will be selected to give a 1 minute elevator pitch with Q&A to the TechLaunch crowd, which will vote for its favorite pitch.
  

Our Take:

As Idaho's only regional business pitch competition, TechLaunch enables participants to experience what it means to pitch a business idea to interested parties and receive feedback on their presentations, as well as network with peers and the business community.

The event is organized by Idaho TechConnect, the Idaho National Lab, Perkins Coie, as well as private and public organizations throughout the state.

For more information about TechLaunch, please contact your regional TechConnect Office.

Registration to attend TechLaunch is now open. Payment is accepted through PayPal. To make other arrangements for payment, please email us.

2-Day Registration - $75 ($69 before Apr. 17th) Attend both the reception/showcase on the evening of May 15th and competitions on May 16th

Reception Registration - $20 ($15 before Apr. 17th) Attend only the reception/showcase on the evening of May 15th

Competition Registration - $65 ($59 before Apr. 17th) Attend only the competitions held throughout the day on May 16th

Group discount - purchase 10 or more tickets and attend TechLaunch at a discounted price. Call 908-0625 or email us for details.

Entrepreneurial Idol	1st - Appible (winner of $10,000)
People's Choice Award	SnapShot Postcard (winner of $5,000)
Next Gen Division	1st - Two By Four Sports (winner of $5,000 cash & services)