Crossroads Pitch
Competition
Congratulations to heARsight and Wave Therapeutics, the winners of Crossroads Fall 2022!
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Congratulations to heARsight, the Crossroads Fall 2022 pre-seed winner!
Fall 2022 pre-seed finalists: BeautyAround | Dynamic House | heARsight | Soloist
Congratulations to Wave Therapeutics, the Crossroads Fall 2022 seed winner!
Fall 2022 seed finalists: Juke | Plantennas | Quiptu | Wave Therapeutics
The Pitch Competition for Indiana’s Brightest Stars
Here at The Mill, we’re on a mission to launch and accelerate startups. Crossroads attracts Indiana’s rising talent and charts a course to success for early-stage startups. Join us—to pitch, judge, sponsor, or watch the finals—and see what the excitement is about!
ELIGIBILITY
Crossroads is open to any Indiana-based startup with less than $250K in ARR. Apply to the seed track if you have a product or MVP, apply to the pre-seed track if you don’t. Be bold!
PROCESS
Contestants are judged by a panel of experts in entrepreneurship, investment, and busines. Be sure to read our tips & tricks on how to prepare!
PRIZES
The pre-seed winner takes home a $10,000 investment from Flywheel Fund, plus a suite of in-kind startup services, and priority consideration to pitch at Nexus Regional Pitch for up to $80,000 more!
CONNECTION
Crossroads puts your startup on the map! Get in front of potential investors, mentors, talent, and customers! The journey starts here.
Countdown to Apply to the Spring 2023 Competition!
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TENTATIVE SPRING 2023 TIMELINE
March 29: applications open
April 19: applications close
May 24: finals live on Zoom!
The Impact of Crossroads
Thank you to Indiana’s startup champions!
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Put Your Startup on the Map!
Compete at Crossroads, and you join an illustrious roster of alumni founders. Investors, mentors, and talent take notice. Doors open. Innovation meets opportunity at Crossroads.
This year we’ve got separate tracks for pre-seed and seed, to level the playing field and create more winners. The highest-scoring pre-seed and seed contestants win $10,000 or $20,000 investment from Flywheel Fund, plus priority consideration to pitch at the prestigious Nexus Regional Pitch Competition for $20,000 or $80,000 more.
You don’t have to win Crossroads to gain from the experience and exposure. Your story starts here. Be bold! Apply!