{"id":130190,"date":"2025-03-13T07:28:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T07:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/alabama\/the-alabama-news-center-techbirmingham-announces-its-first-ever-southeast-regional-pitch-competition\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T07:28:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T07:28:41","slug":"the-alabama-news-center-techbirmingham-announces-its-first-ever-southeast-regional-pitch-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=130190","title":{"rendered":"The Alabama News Center \u2014 TechBirmingham announces its first-ever Southeast regional pitch competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alabamawx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Sloss-Tech-I-e1741631537513.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alabamawx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Sloss-Tech-I-e1741631537513-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-276150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By: Anna Kathryn Stanford \/ SoulGrown<\/p>\n<p>TechBirmingham announced the launch of its first-ever Southeast regional pitch competition. The new competition, set to take place in downtown Birmingham, is designed to spur regional business growth and job creation.<\/p>\n<p>The competition will kick off the expanded three-day Sloss Tech conference beginning Wednesday, June 25. As part of the competition, innovative startups from across the Southeast will have the chance to compete for a grand prize of $50,000 in funding.<\/p>\n<p>After six consecutive sold-out years, Sloss Tech is expanding its footprint to become a comprehensive three-day experience running June 25-27 throughout Birmingham\u2019s historic theater district. The addition of the pitch competition marks a significant evolution for the conference, further establishing it as one of the Southeast\u2019s best experiences for tech and innovation.<\/p>\n<p>The Alabama Weather Blog is pleased to present an excerpt from a featured article in partnership with the Alabama News Center. For the full post including images, videos, and related links, please visit the article <a href=\"https:\/\/alabamanewscenter.com\/2025\/03\/12\/techbirmingham-announces-its-first-ever-southeast-regional-pitch-competition\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Anna Kathryn Stanford \/ SoulGrown TechBirmingham announced the launch of its first-ever Southeast regional pitch competition. The new competition, set to take place in downtown Birmingham, is designed to spur regional business growth and job creation. The competition will kick off the expanded three-day Sloss Tech conference beginning Wednesday, June 25. 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