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title: 'Want to take part in PitchfestNW? You better hurry. March 4 isn''t getting any further away.'
date: '2016-03-03T19:12:37-08:00'
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# Want to take part in PitchfestNW? You better hurry. March 4 isn't getting any further away.

Did you forget that [TechfestNW](http://techfestnw.com "TechfestNW") was early, this year? No, not early like Easter being early. Early like months and months earlier than usual. Well it is. And that means that their deadlines are even sooner. Like now. So if you’re hoping to take part in [PitchfestNW](http://techfestnw.com/pitchfestnw/ "PitchfestNW"), you better [get that application submitted](https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HVTMTHD "Apply to PitchfestNW") before the end of March 4, 2016.

What’s PitchfestNW do for your startup? Well, first of all, every PFNW applicant gets to participate in a five minute pitch competition in front of a curated group of venture capitalists selected from folks like:

- [Steve Barham](http://techfestnw.com/pitchfestnw/steve-barham/)
- [Bill Bryant](http://techfestnw.com/pitchfestnw/bill-bryant/)
- [YB Choi](http://techfestnw.com/pitchfestnw/yb-choi/ "YB Choi")
- [Greg Ennis](http://techfestnw.com/pitchfestnw/greg-ennis/)
- [Diane Fraiman](http://techfestnw.com/pitchfestnw/diane-fraiman/)
- [Peter Horan](http://techfestnw.com/pitchfestnw/peter-horan/)
- [Zach Jonasson](http://techfestnw.com/pitchfestnw/zach-jonasson/)
- [Tim Porter](http://techfestnw.com/pitchfestnw/tim-porter/)
- [Angela Jackson](http://techfestnw.com/pitchfestnw/angela-jackson/)
- [Jon Maroney](http://techfestnw.com/pitchfestnw/jon-maroney/)
- [Nitin Rai](http://techfestnw.com/speakers/nitin-rai/)
- [Sivakumar Ramamurthy](http://techfestnw.com/pitchfestnw/sivakumar-ramamurthy/)
- [Ned Renzi](http://techfestnw.com/pitchfestnw/ned-renzi/)
- [Tom Sperry](http://techfestnw.com/pitchfestnw/tom-sperry/)
- [Anarghya Vardhana](http://techfestnw.com/speakers/anarghya-vardhana/ "Anarghya Vardhana")
- [Dino Vendetti](http://techfestnw.com/pitchfestnw/dino-vendetti/)
- [Edward Wilson](http://techfestnw.com/pitchfestnw/edward-wilson/)
- [Cole Younger](http://techfestnw.com/pitchfestnw/cole-younger/)

And if you successfully run that gauntlet, five finalists will be selected. And they’ll get to pitch on the main stage in front of the TechfestNW crowd.

Sound interesting? Well you better hurry. Because that sound you hear is the application period closing.

For more information or to get over your procrastination, visit [PitchfestNW](http://techfestnw.com/pitchfestnw/ "PitchfestNW").