University students, friends, and family gathered at the Bow and Arrow Brewery Co. on April 4 to watch the final pitch presentations of the 2023 Rainforest Pitch Competition. This spring event recruited New Mexico university students to pitch their entrepreneurial ideas for a chance to win from a pool of over $5,000 in cash prizes.
The Audience Choice Winner was:
- Green Employment Experience by Hannah Hunter
The two Judges’ Choice Winners were:
- 4HER Leggings by Alexandria Forrester
- PupYUM by Tina Memarian
And the other finalists were:
- Bonfire Solutions by Abhijeet Bhatta
- Centro de Fuerza by Wendy Leon
- GAP Camp by Tony Wallace
- Health H2O by Ankit Jaiswal
- Stellar Home & Garden by Pat Arite
- Sustainable Shrimp LLC by Donovan Mora