I.T. Invention Test is now Pivot Pitch

Boost your start-up journey – Pivot Pitch launches today
- Pivot Summit grows Geelong’s identity as ‘start-up city’

Digital futures event Pivot Summit will play host to the inaugural ‘Pivot Pitch’ competition in Geelong where technology start-up hopefuls will have the chance to sell their idea to a panel of investors, start-up specialists and technology leaders and have access to over $100,000 of cash, support and prizes.

The 12 shortlisted finalists in the Pivot Pitch competition will be invited to ‘pitch’ their technology concept to a panel of judges – with the three category winners pitching in front of the live audience of hundreds of attendees at the conclusion of Pivot Summit on Friday 2 December.

The overall winner automatically qualifies for the very first pitch to the ‘Runway’ selection panel. Runway is the Geelong based start-up incubator that recently received $1.25 million of funding from LaunchVic, a Victorian Government initiative. A spot in the Runway program includes pre-seed capital funding, mentoring and access to a shared working space to work on the concept. Other prizes include a brand strategy package, tech mentoring, and Minimum Viable Product workshops by Geelong’s leading technology organisations.

With applications open today, Pivot Pitch organiser Aamir Qutub is interested in anyidea, early stage project or start-up that incorporates a major element of technology as a part of its solution.
“The judging panel will be interested in projects that might be: software, systems, applications, tools, services and / or products; a newly developed offer (i.e. novel research with commercial potential); an adaption of an existing product / service; or applied use of an existing technology,” Mr Qutub said.

With over $100,000 of cash, prizes and support on offer to the winner, Pivot Pitch is an investment pitching competition, founded by ICT Geelong (as the IT Invention Test) and is part of Pivot Summit in 2016. Entries must be submitted by 5pm on Thursday 10 November. To enter visit: http://pivotsummit.com.au/pivot-pitch/

Previous winners of the ICT Geelong’s IT Invention Test include Rome2Rio which is a multimodal transport search engine that attracts 10 million visitors per month andCNSDose that invented a genetic guide to antidepressant drug dosage and has recently raised $1 Million in funding.

Pivot Summit President Leighton Wells said that hosting Pivot Pitch builds on Pivot Summit’s vision of supporting Geelong’s identity as a start-up city.

Pivot Summit Inc is a not for profit managed by a team of dedicated individuals who are passionate about Geelong’s digital potential. Pivot Summit 2016 will be at the Arena in North Geelong on Friday 2 December and is a world class event with impact that brings Australian and international thought leaders together to share insights on the future of digital and its impact on how we work, live and think. Visit www.pivotsummit.com.au for more information or to buy a ticket to Pivot Summit.