MED Week 2025 Pitch Contest Application
Apply now to pitch your business idea at the MED Week 2025 Pitch Competition on September 25 at the Rocky Mount Event Center. Showcase your innovation, gain exposure, and compete for prizes! Complete all required fields to apply for the competition.
Name
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First Name
Last Name
Email
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Phone Number
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Business or Idea Name
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Website or Social Media Handle (if any)
Founder Demographics
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Please Select
Women
Person of Color
Youth (18-25)
Other (please specify)
Current Stage of Your Business
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Idea
Pre-revenue
Revenue < $50K
Revenue $50–$250K
Revenue > $250K
In 1–2 sentences, what problem do you solve and for whom?
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Describe your solution and what makes it different/valuable.
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Who is your target customer, and what’s the market size (roughly)?
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How do you create impact for rural, minority, female, youth, or returning-citizen founders and communities?
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Do you have any customers, pilots, letters of intent (LOIs), or revenue to date?
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What are your key milestones from the past 6–12 months (e.g., product development, sales, partnerships)?
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If you win, how will you use prize funds in the next 90 days? (Growth-only expenses, e.g., business expenses, service providers, startup costs, marketing, tools/software)
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Provide a 150-word pitch summary.
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Provide an itemized mini-budget for the prize funds (e.g., $500 marketing, $300 packaging, $200 legal filing).
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What outcome will the use of these funds enable in the next 90 days?
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I have conflicts of interest on September 25 from 6 to 8 pm.
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