The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for this year’s Pressure Chamber, a live pitch contest that will take place Aug. 19 during Forward Fest, Wisconsin’s largest technology and entrepreneurship festival.
The applicant screening process may include presentations with Wisconsin investors. A select number of companies will be chosen to pitch their ideas to a panel of national investors and a live audience during Forward Fest. The winning company will receive the “golden suitcase,” which guarantees a reserved spot in the Chamber’s Greater Madison startup meetings with Silicon Valley investment firms this fall.
Pressure Chamber is open to companies in any industry that:
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Are a member of the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce (startup memberships available) or support another local entrepreneurial partner organization;
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Are located in Greater Madison or plan to relocate to Greater Madison by Aug. 19; and
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Have raised at least $25,000, excluding personal investment by company founders.
Applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. on July 9. Learn more and apply here.
