Opportunity For Caribbean Mobile Tech Startups
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Monday October 31, 2016 – Mobile entrepreneurs around the Caribbean have the opportunity to compete for a share of US$75,000 and be recognized as some of the top tech talent in the region.
PitchIT Caribbean has announced that applications are open for entrepreneurs from 14 Caribbean countries to enter their international pitch competition. Participants who have recently developed ideas as well as those ventures that have begun to see some traction in the market are invited to compete for one of five prize packages, each valued at over US$15,000.
The PitchIT Caribbean Startup Challenge is scheduled for December in Trinidad and Tobago, where a field of 25 of the region’s top mobile application startups will have the opportunity to pitch to a panel of regional experts.
The finalists will participate in an intensive two-day pre-challenge bootcamp facilitated by experienced coaches and investors, designed to help them fine-tune their pitches for the competition.
The winners of the challenge will then move into the PitchIT Caribbean’s acceleration phase, which will further develop their startup. Winners will also get access to an online networking platform, a place in one of four regional accelerators, hands-on mentoring and coaching, online training, international pitching opportunities and US$5,000 seed funding for business development.
Commenting on the newest edition of the Challenge, Project manager Bianca Welds said: “Last year, we had over 80 applicants to our Startup Challenge from all over the Caribbean. The feedback from our first competition in Montego Bay was very positive and those 25 startups have all seen fantastic growth since. We have been excited to see the milestones reached by our five winners and we are very excited to be launching this competition to further help the region’s entrepreneurs.”
Applications for the competition close on November 10.
PitchIT Caribbean is a programme aimed at enhancing the mobile app development ecosystem across CARICOM. It is designed to accelerate mobile app entrepreneurs through the start-up life cycle, which runs from ideation to pitch, from pitch to market and from market to maturity.
Article compliments Caribbean360.