Contrary Midwest Pitch Competition

​Join us for Contrary’s Midwest Pitch Competition to win up to $1000 for your student startup.

​Backed by founders from Facebook, Tesla, Reddit, and many others, Contrary is a venture fund that identifies the world’s top engineers, designers, and product minds emerging from universities, connects them with a close-knit, career-long support community, and invests in companies they start or join.

​If you’d like to apply to pitch, please fill this form by Wednesday, April 14th: https://contrarycap.typeform.com/to/YVUVtOEu

​Each pitch will be 5 minutes long with Q&A followed right after.

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​Judges:

​Allison Barr Allen — Cofounder & COO, Fast

​Turner Novak — Gelt VC, Stealth Fund

​Alexandra Sukin — Investor at Bessemer VP

​Marc Bernstein — CEO of Balto

​Prizes:

​1st place - $1000

​2nd place - $200

​3rd place - $100

​+ honorable mentions!

​All winners will also have the chance to have an investment meeting with Contrary HQ.

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