Announcing Naturally San Diego’s 3rd Annual Pitch Slam | April 27th @ 4 pm

Naturally San Diego’s 3rd Annual Pitch Slam

Thursday, April 27th at 4 pm at Building 177 in Liberty Station

On April 27th, finalists will go head-to-head in this shark-tank-style broadcast of Southern California’s most promising group of natural products brands.

Naturally San Diego’s in-person Pitch Slam will give natural products entrepreneurs the stage to pitch their up-and-coming companies to a panel of experts and audience members, ultimately winning a suite of prizes from our local San Diego community to help propel their industry growth!

PITCH SLAM ATTENDEE TICKETS ON SALE

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

Your Pitch Slam ticket will include:

Networking in-person with 300+ of the natural-products community’s best and brightest
Hosted hors d’oeuvres and drinks from local restaurants and brands
Watch the shark-tank-style competition where brands will go head-to-head in front of a panel of industry-expert judges
Vote on the People’s Choice Award
Taste and take home goodies from local, emerging natural products brands

Naturally San Diego’s Pitch Slam Prizes are valued at over $100,000! Package for the winners includes:

Travel stipend and 10×10 booth at Expo East
Opportunity to Present at National Pitch Slam and Fancy Foods
Launch Pad Data Package from Spins
IQ Data Package from NielsenIQ
Brand Growth Consulting from Purely Righteous Brands
Photography Package from Katie Wann
Consultation Package from VDriven
Public Relations Support from Rachel Kay Public Relations, a FINN Partners Company
Brand Consulting from ENVOY
Commercial production and broadcast from iHeartMEDIA
Prize Pack from BrandJectory
Distribution in Jimbo’s, Seaside Market, Jensen’s and Cream of the Crop
The priceless title of Pitch Slam Champion!

Keep checking back on this page as we will continually publish new information.

Announcements coming soon:

Panel of industry-expert judges
Selection Committee
Mentors for brand finalists

Presenting Sponsor and Prize Money Sponsor

Event Sponsors

Interested in sponsoring? You can find the details about sponsoring Pitch Slam here and can reach to Ari Raz, President@naturallysandiego.org

Finalist Brands

All Applicant Brands

Pitch Slam Applications have closed.

The following applicants have created a special promotion for online purchases:

Lotus Sustainables – 25% off: NaturallySD25

Chasin’ Dreams Farm – 15% off: Naturallysd15

Cromchies: 20% off: OFF20

Keto Krack’d – 15% off (excluding the gift set): NATURALLYSD

Wynn’s Kitchen – 30% off: NATURALLYSD30

SipWell Wine Co – 20% off your first purchase: NSD20

Ketzal Foods – 20% off: NSD2023

Oku – Free Shipping: PITCHSLAM23

Criteria for brand eligibility to pitch:

Must be a Consumer Packed Goods natural product
Business must be located within 100 miles of San Diego
Annual gross sales are no greater than $2M in revenue (eCommerce & retail combined)
Product(s) must be launched and in market (but younger than 4 years)
Must have a website and social channels, and be able to provide liability insurance
Business can ship samples to selection committee in early March
Brand founder available to prep before event and pitch LIVE on April 27th, in San Diego
Winner and runner up must be available and willing to travel to Expo East for the national Pitch Slam competition representing NSD

Naturally Network and NSD will be providing ongoing resources and opportunities to Pitch Slam applicants. Submitting an application means you are agreeing to communications about additional resources and opportunities.

Brands that have pitched at any Naturally Network Chapter Pitch Slam event are not eligible to Pitch.

Brands that have previously applied and were not been selected as a finalist are encouraged to apply again.

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