Congratulations to Nikki Layton of Volo Innovations who will be spending a luxury week-end in Whistler for winning The Pitchies WarmUp exclusively for New Ventures BC competitors! Nikki was judged by the fundfindr team as having the best overall pitch page including her elevator pitch video, pitch page information and profile. Comments included: “A very direct pitch that immediately hones in on the pain the product solves and the scale of the opportunity.” Full marks for having a complete profile (the executive summary) and for the passion and clear industry knowledge captured in the pitch.

Congratulations to 3 other pitchers who came very close to winning!

Cynthia Roney of Pneuvation. Kudos for Cynthia included >em?“ Wow, compelling from start to finish. Great use of pitch page to convey story. Much better than others at establishing market opportunity.”

Aaron Hilton of Cellmaps. Props for Aaron included “Good use of editing software to provide graphics into elevator pitch. Great use of pitch page. A compelling story that would attract investors.”

James Sherrett of Adhack. Finally, James pitch was highly regarded including “A relaxed pitch with just the right amount of information to make me want to read more. The profile page is well filled out with enough information to draw me to their website.”

For their efforts, the 3 honorable mentions will all receive a $250 fundfindr Premium Services credit.

Thanks to the other entrants and look for this week’s announcement of the launch of The Pitchies competition with over $25,000 in prizes. So practice your pitch, publish it for free at www.fundfindr.com, share it, embed it, get support, feedback and investor exposure!