The 10 slide essentials for your pitch deckThe Perfect Your Pitch workshop equips anyone looking to pitch their business with the skills to create and deliver compelling 10-slide pitch decks. This interactive session provides the tools to articulate business ideas clearly and persuasively to investors, partners, and customers. With expert guidance, practical exercises, and peer […]
Join us for an evening of exploring new ideas and connections as we support and celebrate female founders.The TCNewTech Pitch Competition is a fun and free public event featuring Michigan-based startups showcasing their innovative business ideas. Come help us cheer on the female-founder pitch competitors as they present their ideas on stage and compete for […]
A fun event where anyone can take the stage! TCNewTech: Bar Napkin Pitch Night returns! Join us for this fun pitch event where anyone can take the stage... all you need is an idea! In general, the projects presented at TCNewTech are already well-developed ideas, products, or services. But what about those maybe-great, this-might-be-crazy-but-I'm-considering-it-anyway ideas? […]
Master the art of storytelling to pitch your business effectively Whether you’re just starting out with an idea or ready to start up, Breakfast Lab takes your business model to the next level. In this week’s session facilitated by Delaney Keating, Director of Entrepreneurship & Commercialization at 20Fathoms, you’ll learn how to master the art […]
Community, connections, and the region’s most innovative ideas The TCNewTech Pitch Competition is a fun and free public event featuring Michigan-based startups. Come hear founders pitch their innovative business ideas on stage and compete for cash awards. Each presenter will be allowed 5 minutes to present their business, followed by a 5 minute Q&A with […]
Master the art of storytelling to pitch your business effectively Whether you’re just starting out with an idea or ready to start up, Breakfast Lab takes your business model to the next level. In this week’s session facilitated by Delaney Keating, Director of Entrepreneurship & Commercialization at 20Fathoms, you’ll learn how to master the art […]
Applications to pitch at TCNewTech are now open. Want to learn more about the TCNewTech program before applying? Stop into office hours with our TCNewTech program manager any time from 11:30 -1:30 on May 30. Contact Maria Purvis to receive the calendar invite: maria@20fathoms.org.
Community, connections, and innovation, plus a deep dive into bluetech The TCNewTech Pitch Competition is a fun and free public event featuring Michigan-based startups. Cheer on founders as they pitch their innovative business ideas on stage and compete for cash awards. Pitch presenters represent the wide variety of growing businesses in Michigan. Each presenter will […]
Community, connections, and innovation The TCNewTech Pitch Competition is a fun and free public event featuring Michigan-based startups. Cheer on founders as they pitch their innovative business ideas on stage and compete for cash awards. Pitch presenters represent the wide variety of growing businesses in Michigan. Each presenter will be allowed 5 minutes to present […]
Join 20Fathoms as we host a rivalry week showcase for Michigan State and University of Michigan student startups! The stage is set. Before the Spartans and Wolverines compete on the field, some bright student innovators from Michigan State University and the University of Michigan will share their ventures in Traverse City in a collaborative event. […]
Community, connections, and innovation The TCNewTech Pitch Competition is a fun and free public event featuring Michigan-based startups. Cheer on founders as they pitch their innovative business ideas on stage and compete for cash awards. Pitch presenters represent the wide variety of growing businesses in Michigan. Each presenter will be allowed 5 minutes to present […]
A community gathering featuring Native American entrepreneurs IndigiPitch is an energizing pitch competition that will showcase Michigan’s vibrant Native American entrepreneurship and startup community. Participants can expect an experience that is fun, inspiring, and welcoming for the entire community. IndigiPitch is free and open to the public. Anyone interested in supporting Michigan’s business startup community […]
Come celebrate the holidays with 20F! Toast our incredible founders, cheer them on in a live pitch competition, and help pick the winner! Come celebrate an incredible 2025 with 20Fathoms! Join us for a casual evening celebrating our startup community at Workshop Brewing. There will be dinner (come hungry!), drinks, music, and a market featuring […]
Go from learning to startup launchEver wanted to build a startup — or sharpen how you build one — but weren’t sure where to begin?The Innovation Challenge is a hands-on, multi-session startup program where participants work in teams to tackle real-world BlueTech and water challenges and turn them into pitch-ready solutions.The program builds over several […]
A special edition of TCNewTech: brand-new ideas from our Innovation Competition take the stage for live audience voting This isn’t your average TCNewTech. This is the grand finale of our Reverse Pitch & Innovation Challenge. But wait, what’s a Reverse Pitch? Instead of founders pitching polished startups, local nonprofits pitch real-world challenges — particularly in […]
