MARQUETTE — This week, Innovate Marquette, the Michigan Outdoor Innovation Fund, and Centrepolis Accelerator announce applications are open for the Peak26 Outdoor Innovation Pitch Competition (more details on the conference coming soon)!

The Outdoor Innovation Pitch Competition gives Michigan-based startups the opportunity to pitch their businesses live to a panel of judges for a chance at up to $50,000 in investment from the Michigan Outdoor Innovation Fund. Additionally, applicants could be awarded up to $5,000 in services from Centrepolis Accelerator and Innovate Marquette. Previous winners have been Grounded RV, Lectric Boil, BRCE, and Morphite Boards.

If you know a Michigan startup founder in outdoor recreation, you can encourage them to apply at this link: https://bit.ly/PeakOutdoorPitch.

The pitch competition is held as part of Peak26, a two-day professional development conference co-hosted by Innovate Marquette and SISU at NMU, and the Outdoor Innovation Pitch is sponsored by the Michigan Outdoor Innovation Fund, Centrepolis Accelerator, and Innovate Marquette.