City of Williamsburg issued the following announcement on Nov. 8
Following four virtual micro pitch competitions and a final pitch competition, Start Peninsula is pleased to announce its three winners for 2021: Bonilla Pet Studio, EWedded and Pocket Properties App.
- Bonilla Pet Studio is a photo studio for pets. Now there is something better than just cell phone images or normal photography studios that are not comfortable for most pets and their families.
- EWedded is an e-commerce platform for wedding industry businesses. EWedded aims to cut down on the waste of wedding dress inventory by allowing retailers to easily sell excess wares.
- Pocket Properties App allows users to buy and sell fractional shares of real estate as a way to remove barriers to investing and building wealth in the industry.
Pitches were five minutes with a two-minute question-and-answer session with the judges. The final event included a keynote from Craig Zingerline, the CEO and founder of Growth University.
Judges included:
- Rachel Frazier, William & Mary
- Evans McMillion, 757 Accelerate
- Steve duBois, Patent Portfolio Builders
- Jeff Johnson, Tech Center at Newport News
- Marty Kaszubowski, ODU
Start Peninsula 2021 was hosted by the City of Newport News, in partnership with the Cities of Hampton, Williamsburg and Poquoson and the Counties of James City and York. Start Peninsula has been held annually in different Peninsula localities since 2012. For more information about Start Peninsula please visit its website, Facebook page or the FAQ page.
Original source can be found here.