Award Winners
Past Pitch to the Pack Award Winners!
Winners
Congratulations to all of the Pitch to the Pack Winners! Below are the winners of past Pitch to the Pack events. The judges selected the top five teams, and the audience voted on Audience Choice Awards. Each team was able to earn at most one award.
2026 Judges’ Awards
| First Place | Zach Hetzler Veridia Diagnostics | |
| Second Place | Rysa Ruth Halftime Stiches | |
| Third Place | Toni Toomey Hone | |
| Fourth Place | Erika Ford & Cheryl Wooten Nicelle Technologies | |
| Fifth Place | Lainey Volz The Lainey Volz Button Cup Shirt |
2026 Audience Choice Awards
| Most Innovative | Becky Koch Up Until 5 | |
| Most Practical | Patty Secoura The Vetband | |
| Best Community Impact | Killian Nowrey, Joe Martingdale, Emily Nowrey RuckSox | |
| Most Sustainable | Prathik Gunturu & Jade Lowe Somni | |
| Best Presenter | Katie Watson Campus Closet |
2025 Judges’ Awards
| First Place | Reid Barnett Ceretune LLC | |
| Second Place | Zoe Hezrony and Team Member BareSteps | |
| Third Place | Sonja Salmon Trellis Eco Tech | |
| Fourth Place | Hitesh Manglani Supercarb, Inc. | |
| Fifth Place | Jeanine Fry LOOM3D |
2025 Audience Choice Awards
| Most Innovative | Annie Hoyt DENI | |
| Most Sustainable | Adaline Griffin Rest for the Weary | |
| Best Value Add | Gunashekar Kalluri and Ethan Hill Narrow Sense | |
| Best Speaker | Brian Iezzi Fibarcode |