Help EITs refine their business pitches as they prepare for the upcoming Business Pitch Competition. You will listen to pitches and give valuable feedback to prepare them for their big moment.

EITs present their businesses in “Shark Tank”-style Business Pitch Competitions that award startup grants to winning EITs. Defy distributes grants ranging from $100 to $15,000 to EITs’ businesses. Winning businesses are determined by esteemed panels of judges made up of top investors and business executives.

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This exclusive event is for top executives to serve as judges for our "Shark Tank"-style business pitch competition. You’ll roll up your sleeves as you vet EITs’ presentations and advise Defy on the allocation of seed funding.

Registration is now closed.

Do you have a passion for giving advice to some of America’s scrappiest underdogs? Come serve as a startup coach! Individualized meetings with EITs will focus on offering strategic insight into some of their toughest entrepreneurship obstacles.

Do you have a passion for giving advice to some of America’s scrappiest underdogs? Come serve as a startup coach! Individualized meetings with EITs will focus on offering strategic insight into some of their toughest entrepreneurship obstacles.

Do you have a passion for giving advice to some of America’s scrappiest underdogs? Come serve as a startup coach! Individualized meetings with EITs will focus on offering strategic insight into some of their toughest entrepreneurship obstacles.

This exclusive event is for top executives to serve as judges for our "Shark Tank"-style business pitch competition. You’ll roll up your sleeves as you vet EITs’ presentations and advise Defy on the allocation of seed funding.

This exclusive event is for top executives to serve as judges for our "Shark Tank"-style business pitch competition. You’ll roll up your sleeves as you vet EITs’ presentations and advise Defy on the allocation of seed funding.

Help EITs refine their business pitches as they prepare for the upcoming Business Pitch Competition. You will listen to pitches and give valuable feedback to prepare them for their big moment.

Do you have a passion for giving advice to some of America’s scrappiest underdogs? Come serve as a startup coach! Individualized meetings with EITs will focus on offering strategic insight into some of their toughest entrepreneurship obstacles.

Do you have a passion for giving advice to some of America’s scrappiest underdogs? Come serve as a startup coach! Individualized meetings with EITs will focus on offering strategic insight into some of their toughest entrepreneurship obstacles.