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Cultivate 269 pitch competition returns in 2027

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The winner of Cultivate 269 stood with Kalamazoo Forward Ventures as they presented the award to OneShot AI. Madelyn Sneller, News Editor (she/her) The Cultivate 269 pitch competition is returning in spring 2027 following a successful first year in 2026. The competition, hosted by Kalamazoo Forward Ventures (KzFV), Western Michigan University and new-to-partnership Kabundant awards top student pitches cash prizes, with $100,000 being awarded to the top pitch.“Cultivate 269 year one blew us away,” said KzFV Director of Platform and Programming Marcel Fable Price in a press release. “Investors traveled from across Michigan to Kalamazoo to witness what our students were pitching, and the response was unanimous: This community truly shows up for student innovators.” WMU President Russ Kavalhuna spoke at Cultivate 269 on April 10. Madelyn Sneller, News Editor (she/her) Students have until Jan.

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