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Peak Pitch 2008 Wraps Up at Windham Mountain
High Peaks Venture Partners’ second annual Peak Pitch event came to a close on a sunny Tuesday afternoon at Windham Mountain ski area in the Catskills of New York. The event was a very productive and enjoyable day of skiing, pitching and networking for the 60 entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and invited guests in attendance. Peak Pitch is an innovative twist on the traditional business plan competition hosted annually by High Peaks Venture Partners. Entrepreneurs at the event are paired with Venture Capitalists for a 5 minute lift ride during which they pitch their business idea and get feedback from potential investors. Similar events are hosted annually by Fresh Tracks Capital in Vermont and Borealis Ventures in New Hampshire. This year’s top three pitchers, as selected by the investors, were:
- Joshua Cross, Veratag
- Jason Curtis, Epostmarks
- Maxime Elbaz, Geospatial Systems
High Peaks extends a special thanks to the law firms of Phillips Lytle, Nixon Peabody, and Duane Morris for sponsoring the event and providing each of the top three pitchers with an hour of free legal consultation.
You can find additional coverage of the event from the Albany Times Union and the Capital District Business Review below:
- Times Union - Lift up the Slopes Lifts Prospects
- Business Review - Businesses Make Mountaintop Pitches
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