Take Off Now! Pitch Competition Finalists
10 Finalists
Five startups and five existing businesses were selected from 160 entries based on their written applications and video pitches. Prizes for this Take Off Now! Pitch Competition will be awarded on Feb. 24
- 1st prize in Startup of $10,000.00
- 1st prize in Existing of $10,000.00
- 2nd Prize in Startup of $2,500.00
- 2nd Prize in Existing of $2,500.00
- People’s Choice Award of $1,000.00
The People’s Choice Award
On Feb. 24, the audience favorite gets additional $1,000 based on live voting.
The finalists in alphabetical order

Balkan Bites
Ariana Tolka

Butcher Girls
Erika Nakamura & Jocelyn Guest

cityWell Brooklyn
Liz Tortolani

Conexion Chocolate
Jenny Samaniego

Eat2Explore
Rowena Scherer

House of Playful Soul
Thuy Petersen

Janie’s Life-Changing Baked Goods
Janie Deegan

KosherKart
Rebecca Grafstein

Moodbit
Miho Shoji

Sisters 3 Tea
Christine Yarde