Troy, NY – The fifth annual Peak Pitch event, hosted by High Peaks Venture Partners, took place on Friday, March 18th, at Hunter Mountain in the Catskills. This year’s event drew more than 90 CEO’s, entrepreneurs and Venture Capital investors together on the slopes. At Peak Pitch entrepreneurs are paired with investors for a 5 minute chairlift ride during which they pitch their business and receive feedback from experienced capital providers. The top “pitchers” as determined by the investors then pitch the entire group at the end of the program. This year’s top pitchers, as determined by investors, were:
1. Eric Leinberg, InfoPreserve
2. Trevor Owens/Steven Liu/Louie Torrellas, Inside Startups
3. Debroah Leff, Suburban Momma & Brad Treat, Mezmeriz
Congratulations to these entrepreneurs for their outstanding pitches and thanks to all those who attended for making the event an enjoyable and productive experience. High Peaks would also like to extend a special thanks to the law firms of Phillips Lytle, Duane Morris, and Nixon Peabody as well as Accelent and Silicon Valley Bank for sponsoring the event.
About High Peaks Venture Partners
High Peaks Venture Partners is a venture capital firm focused on investments in market leading, early stage technology companies. High Peaks closed its inaugural fund in 2004 and is actively investing in New York State and throughout the northeast, focusing primarily on companies in the internet-enabled business services, digital media, telecomm, advanced materials, and medical technology markets. High Peaks is one of 15 affiliates of Village Ventures, a nationwide network of regionally focused, early-stage venture capital funds. www.hpvp.com
