Hamilton-area businesses go head-to-head in Lions Lair pitch tournament

ORIGINAL ARTICLE, Jeremy Kemeny, thespec.com, August 24, 2021

Fifteen teams will go head to head in Lions Lair’s 2021 competition.

Three local businesses will share nearly $50,000 in prize money at Hamilton’s 11th annual Lions Lair competition.

Fifteen teams of entrepreneurs will pitch their ideas to contest judges in a bracket-style, single-elimination tournament.

The contest, presented by Innovation Factory in collaboration with the City of Hamilton’s Economic Development Office, will be virtual for a second year, due to the pandemic.

Finalists will duel from noon to 2 p.m., Sept. 23, in a “pitch madness” competition for a first-place prize of $30,000 and a second-place prize of $15,000. The team voted “people’s choice” will take home $2,500.

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