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Black Business Pitch Competition

Each quarter, LABIC hosts a prize competition that provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs to showcase their innovative products, technologies, or services in particular industries.

LABIC's 2Q Black Business Pitch Competition will be held on April 26th at Sip & Sonder, located in Downtown Inglewood.  To attend, RSVP below!


For information on how to enter the competition, please see below.


This quarter's business pitch is open to businesses in any industry.  LABIC is looking for innovative products, services or technologies that meet the following three criteria:



All determinations of participant eligibility shall be made in the sole discretion of LABIC.


LABIC has an open call for applications.  Up to 10 finalists will be selected to compete in the live pitch event on April 26th, where finalists will pitch their products and ideas to a panel of expert judges and compete for amazing prizes.  Past prizes have included free consulting sessions with a top VC fund manager and LABIC partners, automatic entry into an accelerator program, a one year subscription to Entrepreneur Magazine, AMEX gift cards, and more!


VAUGHN BLAKE is the Founder and Managing Director of Autochrome Ventures and Autochrome Capital Management.  Vaughn is also a venture partner at NextGen Venture Partners.

SHANE KELLY is the Founding Partner of Wolverine Angels, an early stage investment firm.  He is also Head of Investments at CrowdSmart.io.

BENONI TAGOE is Head of Business Development for Issa Rae Productions.  Benoni is also founder of the web series The BIZZ Plan. 
By submitting an application, you agree to the competition terms and conditions.


The application period opens on March 15, 2018.

Applicants must submit the following materials via the below link to enter the competition:

Failure to submit any of the required documents will result in the disqualification of your application.

The application period closes on April 13, 2018 at 11:59 pm PT. Fireside Chat featuring ZEN, TrustaBit, and EACL
Inglewood Gentrification Town Hall
