Chow Time Pet Foods, LocalBuys and PathCan Consulting (listed in alphabetical order) are the three winners of the 2021 Panther Pitch competition. See the CBC news article highlighting one of the winning teams, Chow Time, or listen to the CBC radio interview on the competition. Each of the winning teams will receive a minimum startup grant of $5,000, along with mentoring.

Seven teams were selected to participate in the virtual Q&A on March 24! Check out the pitches beforehand and register for the virtual event to ask your questions to the semi-finalists.

Six of the twenty-five teams entered in the Panther Pitch competition will be selected to compete in a live semi-final Q & A session from 7:00 to 8:30 pm on March 24, 2021. Each team will present a five-minute pitch and face questions from a judging panel, as well as questions submitted from the online audience.

To mark this important occasion, Wade MacLauchlan, former premier of Prince Edward Island and UPEI president emeritus, will give opening remarks on behalf of the MacLauchlan family.

To attend the semi-final event virtually, please register at: https://pantherpitch.eventbrite.ca

All student teams competing in this year’s competition have now been introduced to their mentors. Thanks to all of the mentors who are already working with teams: Brett Doyle, Brian Smyth, Caleb Curtis, Chris Francis, Coltin Handrahan, Danny MacKinnon, Gary Evans, Kim Johnstone, Laurie Brinklow, Pat Sebastien, Phil Curley, Reuben Domike, Robbie Shaw, Robert Hughes, and Stephen Conrad. Thanks to many others who have offered to help.

It’s great to see so much enthusiasm for the Panther Pitch across campus! Twenty-five teams are competing in this year’s competition.