4 Parties Cap off the Pitch Marathon!
Record breaking pitch marathon. Record breaking fun!
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We had live demos.
We had crowd-sourced tag lines.
We had partnership opportunities laid out before our eyes.
We had real-time testimonials.
We had audience members signing up as beta testers.
We had 9 Straight hours of fast paced pitches in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
149 entrepreneurs and 37 Co-Hosts made the 2021 Pitch Marathon one for the record books.
Massive thanks to the ERIN and the CIC for financial support, the Virtual Effect for event planning and Dominique Beaupre for building our beautiful website.
And then we had 4 After Parties attended by over 300 people!
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Danielle Smith of AEG sponsored some of the bar tab!
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Usual party fare: Peace signs. Thumbs up. Virtual high fives.
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In YEG, Startup Edmonton office at the Mercer Building was outfitted with 2 kegs (thanks Adam D for getting them working!), music from Girl's Club DJs, food from Prairie Catering and an incredible turnout!
In YYC, entrepreneurs took over Craft on 10th. Craft is the new home of the TNT Happy Hour in YYC! So join us here every Thursday for the rest of your lives.
Huge thanks to Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation and Alberta Enterprise Group for sponsoring the after parties in Alberta!
In YXE, we heard over 80 S'toon startup community members enjoyed the last block of the marathon together and stayed well into the night at Boffins, with beer from 9 Mile, drinks and pizza for everyone, and sponsored by Innovation Place, Vendasta and Innovation Saskatchewan.
Down in YQR, Cathedral Social Hall hosted the party sponsored by Cultivator, Broad Street Bulls and Innovation Saskatchewan
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2021 Pitch Marathon Facts
Entrepreneurs across Alberta and Saskatchewan just shattered records with this all-day showcase of the startup community in Western Canada. Here's a summary of the impact across the 2 pitch marathons.
149 Companies
37 Co-Hosting Organizations
9 Straight Hours
613 Unique Attendees
860 YouTube views
1100+ Zoom messages
3 Media interviews
4 Simultaneous after-parties in YEG, YYC, YXE, and YQR,
310 Party guests!
Want to relive it? Catch the fully indexed pitch marathons for Alberta and Saskatchewan on the Startup TNT YouTube Channel.
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August 26th - Saying Goodbye to August. Saying goodbye to Mercer!
YEG - Product TNT with Product Edmonton.
Our friends Dave and Nathan are co-hosting a Product Edmonton social with us once again! It is also our very last TNT at Mercer Tavern, so come help us say goodbye with a big YEG send-off!
YYC - TNT @Craft - Every Thursday! Join your TNT hosts Jade, Neil, Dave and Trevor as they make Thursday Night Tradition a hallmark of the YYC startup community.
If you want to co-host a fun evening with us - reach out!
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Mercer Tavern is closing its doors! And we just made this place our new favourite watering hole.
But never fear, TNTers! Devin Pope from The Gather Co assures us to be patient and wait for something new and even better to take its place in the coming weeks.
We're exploring our options for the happy hour in September. Stay tuned for updates but rest easy knowing we aren't going anywhere!
Meanwhile, help us say goodbye to Mercer at our final two events in August!
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Happening in the Community!
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Edmonton-based Female founders and GNB entrepreneurs & employees have access to a free year membership to the Canadian Women’s Network courtesy of ERIN.
You can request access here and your application will be approved within one business day.
Thanks Joanne for offering this great opportunity!
Shay from Drugbank is organizing the first meet-up for People Ops! Check it out just before TNT this week at Mercer Tavern.
It's election season x 2 now! And candidates want to meet entrepreneurs.
We think it is awesome that the political candidates want to engage with the startup community in informal ways. We encourage our community to attend, share views, and discuss important issues.
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Thank you to our sponsors!
Want to be part of this awesome group of startup community fortifiers helping us have fun, make friends, and build great companies together?
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As one TNTer noted: What a huggable host! Our hosts are Mercer Tavern are providing 50 free drink tickets per week!
Here's the updated Beer Sponsorship Leaderboard.
1 Pt = 1 Beer.
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Join our discord to stay updated & contribute to the fun!
Want to make your friends feel welcome? Buy them a beer at TNT.
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