Thank you for attending PitchBlack 2024
PitchBlack 2024: Winning Companies
An amazing night was capped off by the audience selecting the winners of this year’s PitchBlack event.
1st Place ($30K) - HOLLA School
2nd Place ($20K) - ABC Travel Greenbook
3rd Place ($10K) - Flourish African Spices & Food
2024 Presenting Companies
The 10 companies who will be presenting at The Reser Center for the Performing Arts in Beaverton on February 7th, 2024 have been selected!
The Companies are Pacmodo, Sunrise Books, Upland Autowerks, Flourish Spices & African Food, Rockridge, Mister OK’s Essentials, ABC Travel Greenbook, HOLLA School, BLOOM Agency, and Lion Speaks.
You can read more about all of them here.
PitchBlack 2024: Tabling Companies
At this year’s PitchBlack we will have a collection of amazing Oregon based businesses tabling in the lobby of The Reser.
The Tabling companies are People of Colour Clothing, Soul District Athletic Club, Polk Apothecary, Mimi’s Fresh Tees, The Barreled Bee, Helen Rose Skincare, Odd Notion, National Beard League and bproud.
PitchBlack Emcee
Ciara Pressler is the founder of Pregame, author of Game Plan: Achieve Your Goals in Life, Career, and Business, and a community advocate for BIPOC entrepreneurs.
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About Pitch Black
The PitchBlack pitch competition gives Black entrepreneurs a platform to connect with the broader startup ecosystem — while also awarding them with cash prizes to help their concepts flourish.
Sponsors and partners
With $50,000 up for grabs,
which incredible Black businesses will win?
Get Involved
Maybe you are interested in sponsoring. Maybe you want to learn about how to participate in future PitchBlack events. Or maybe you want to learn about volunteer opportunities. Whatever it is, follow the link below to a short interest form.
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"PitchBlack is an experience unlike any other in the PNW. The audience, the community the support all of it makes for a unique experience that I've yet to experience in my years of pitching across the world!"
-Damola 'D' Omotosho
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"PitchBlack is one of my favorite events because it combines community, funding, and exposure to to brilliant, innovative Black entrepreneurs. I always learn and have a blast! It's like a family reunion meets a pitch event."
– Paige Hendrix Buckner