Pitches Get Stitches is the premiere early-stage pitch competition in the region… and, yes, it is put on by News Lab Inc., the parent company of bizblip… so we’re biased!

Early stage founders from Tulia Feminine Care, JAKAPA, StockSwap, DEMIblue Natural Nails and Shades of Color competed for $500, a giant check, and a rent-free year at T-Rex.

Judges include Kathleen Klein from T-Rex, Vikram Lakhwara of Green Cow VC and Anjie Sanford of BioGenerator. The foam check went to Michelle Robinson of DEMIblue. Shades of Color came in 2nd with Tulia taking 3rd and crowd favorite.

The event was sponsored by ITEN, TechSTL and T-REX.

Caught Schmoozing:

  1. J.P. Jonnson, Venture Cafe STL; Kathleen Klein, T-REX
  2. Tashara Earl, Shades of Color; Matthew Barnard, Drone NX
  3. Blake Berg, StockSwap; Quentin Ortega, ITEN
  4. Anjie Sanford, BioGenerator; Michelle Robinson, DEMIblue Natural Nails
  5. Eli Front, JBSdash; Sheila Buswell, Buswell Biomedical; Chris Marshall, Verified Backups
  6. Gavin Pringle, JAKAPA; Kayla Byrd, audience member; Melissa Grizzle, ITEN

On bizblip:

StockSwap raises pre-seed

Five chosen for PGS