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The region’s most open pitch competition

5×5 gives startups a shot to win $5,000. All you need is an idea and 5 minutes to pitch it.

August 5×5 Night at Start Garden
August 26, 2025 5:00 pm
Location: Start Garden
Voting Closes: August 18, 2025 11:59 pm
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Have a big idea?Submissions are open
August 5×5 Night at Start Garden
August 26, 2025 5:00 pm
Location: Start Garden
Voting Closes: August 18, 2025 11:59 pm
Start Here

July 5×5 Night Winner!

Willowbrook Farm School

Congratulations to Vanessa Frias, founder of Willowbrook on taking home the big check last night🎉 Each 5×5 Night features amazing entrepreneurs with great ideas & the final decision is never easy! Thanks to everyone for participating & bringing great energy! We can’t wait to see how Vanessa grows her business!

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Voting Closes: August 18, 2025 11:59 pm
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ServHer Consulting
We help women plan events, organize life, and manage projects with custom, budget-friendly solutions.
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Taco Guyd
Your Guyd to real tacos, real people, and the stories you can't find on Yelp or Google maps.
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Network38
At Network38, our mission is to bridge the gap between exceptional college athletes and meaningful career opportunities by leveraging the trusted recommendations of coaches. We empower student-athletes to transition successfully from sports to the workplace, connecting talent with organizations that value discipline, leadership, and a winning mindset. No guesswork. Just proven talent.
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Piggy Bank Pathways
Big dreams. Little piggy banks. One bold mission: end generational poverty through early financial education.
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2DaLoop – intelligent infrastructure for e-waste logistics
2DaLoop digitizes e-waste logistics, turning discarded electronics into traceable, high-value assets for true circularity.
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Elevated Through Comedy!
Female-centric comedy shows at local women-owned businesses to create joy, community, and empowerment for womxn comedians, creatives, and crowds!
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Bigger batches – bigger impact
We’re seeking a $5,000 grant to use towards the purchase of a commercial 60-quart mixer and/or additional cold storage — two essential tools that will dramatically increase our baking capacity and efficiency. With demand growing from retail and wholesale customers, this investment will allow us to produce larger batches, store more finished product, and reduce prep time. These upgrades will help us meet rising demand while maintaining the handmade quality our customers love. This grant will directly support our mission to bring joy through premium, small-batch baked goods — made with love, and shared with more people across our community and beyond.
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Live Like Meg
When the world turns its back on teaching the fundamentals, we create a vision of accountability and practicality that results in real women making real strides towards something greater!
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