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Judging Panels Announced for Early Stage Montana Business Showcase Events
An experienced and respected group of business executives from around the state have signed on to provide their expertise and knowledge as judges for EarlyStageMT http://www.EarlyStageMT.org , a statewide showcase competition designed to provide mentoring and financial support for "Seed" and "A" stage technology companies based in Montana. Two finalists from each of three regional competitions to be held in May will move on to the statewide finals in September where the winners will be eligible for up to $50,000 in investment capital and gain exposure to hundreds of investors, mentors, and prospective customers.
In between May and September, the 6 regional finalist companies will also get to participate in a free, one-week intensive "hyperaccelerator" program featuring instruction and active mentorship by a group of successful entrepreneurs.
The judging panels for each regional event are as follows:
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Billings: (Competition date is May 3; entries close April 26)
Vu Pham – End Game Solutions
Dave Stoltenberg – Brightsun Technologies and Patent Examiner
Will Price – Next Frontier Capital
Todd Buchanan – Buchanan Capital
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Missoula: (Competition date is May 17; entries close April 22)
Richard Harjes, Next Frontier Capital
Michael FitzGerald, Submittable
Diane Conradi, Conradi Anderson
Dawn McGee, Goodworks Ventures
Ken Fichtler, Governor’s Office of Economic Development
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Bozeman: (Competition date is May 22; entries close May 1)
Les Craig, Next Frontier Capital
Kregg Aytes, Dean – Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship
Ken May – ClearPoint Investment Partners, and Executive
Committee chairman of Frontier Angels
Susan Carstensen – Yellowstone Growth Partners
Dan Goldberger, RMS Medical Products, SDRI, Wellfleet Capital Partners
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Entries for each of the regional events close soon, so interested companies should submit their applications at http://www.EarlyStageMT.org.
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