Minority Innovation Weekend calls for startups

Daily Record Staff//May 17, 2021//

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Minority Innovation Weekend (MIW) is looking for founders of color of early stage tech-focused companies to participate in its Innovation Marketplace and Pitch Competition in October, with the winner receiving a grand prize of $10,000.

Minority Innovation Weekend is managed by The National Society of Black Engineers – Baltimore Metropolitan Area Chapter(NSBE-BMAC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit supporting Black engineers in the Baltimore area. Fearless, a full-stack digital services firm based in Baltimore, has committed to a five-year, $110,000 title sponsorship of Minority Innovation Weekend.

Eligible startups must be a legal business entity headquartered in Maryland, Washington or northern Virginia.

Each participating team will be provided a virtual booth in the MIW Innovation Marketplace. The marketplace will allow MIW attendees and judges to meet each participating team and to learn more about each startup company’s innovation. Each team in the Innovation Marketplace will have three minutes to pitch judges and potential investors. After each pitch, judges will be given seven minutes to ask questions.