Take Off Now! Pitch Competition Winners
The Winners of the Take Off Now!
Pitch Competition 2021
Brought to you by Accompany Capital and New York Women in Business. Funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation.
We have our winners!
Five startups and five existing businesses were selected from 160 entries based on their written applications and video pitches.
- 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
The People’s Choice Award
The winner of an additional $1,000 based on live voting at our Perfect Your Pitch event:
Butcher Girls
Erika Nakamura’s & Jocelyn Guest
1st Prize in Startups
KosherKart
Rebecca Grafstein
2nd Prize in Startups
Balkan Bites
Ariana Tolka
1st Prize in Existing Businesses
Eat2Explore
Rowena Scherer
2nd Prize in Existing Businesses
Janie’s Life-Changing Baked Goods
Janie Deegan
People’s Choice
Conexion Chocolate
Jenny Samaniego
Honorable Mention
cityWell Brooklyn
Liz Tortolani
Honorable Mention
House of Playful Soul
Thuy Petersen
Honorable Mention
Moodbit
Miho Shoji
Honorable Mention
Sisters 3 Tea
Christine Yarde
Honorable Mention
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