Event Name:
Moonshot Rural Arizona Pitch Competition
Description
A Shark Tank Style Pitch Event for Rural Arizona!  Serving Casa Grande, AZ and the City of Maricopa, AZ.
Do you have a "moonshot" business idea or an existing business you'd like to expand?  Or maybe you have a product or business idea scribbled down on a napkin or notebook, but that's as far as you've gotten?  
If you answered YES to either question above, join us for Moonshot's 6th Annual Rural Arizona Pitch Competition for entrepreneurs and business owners (a high-energy, Shark Tank-style event focused on innovation and bold ideas right here in our community)!

"Moonshot Rural Arizona Pitch Competition 2026, is an inspiring event that empowers entrepreneurs and encourages job growth and economic development.  Through this event, our team is able to connect with businesses and entrepreneurs that can use our support and resources.  We have connected with so many viable established companies that we may never have met without the pitch competition as a vehicle to making these important connections."

Want to Participate and pitch your idea? Complete your registration here:  https://forms.gle/TWFYrp5CwGG2SpBA8

Become A Dream Maker!
By Becoming a local sponsor of your town/city tour stop competition, you’ll show your support for the risk taking entrepreneurs in your community and the organizations that support them.

Your financial contribution will help fund:

• Prize money for winners
• Food and beverages for participants

As a local sponsor, your logo/organization will be featured in/on:

• All local event print materials and ads for the event
• The event itself (shout out by Host City partners & Moonshot)
• Moonshot’s tour stop webpage (moonshotazpitch.com)
• Event materials for the Statewide Pitch Competition 

Event Date:
07-10-26
Event Time:
09:00 AM - 03:30 PM MST
Location:
Home @ Maricopa
17645 N Porter Rd. 
Maricopa, Ar 85138
Contact Person:
Julie Krill
(phone: 480-262-7150)
Details:
7/10/2026 is the Date of the Competition

Voluntary Workshop - Fill out pitch worksheet
9:00 AM: 1st Pitch Practice Workshop, emphasis on financial's and business model
10:30 or 11:00 AM:  2nd pitch Practice Workshop, emphasis on legal and branding/marketing
12:00 or 12:30 PM:  Working lunch, pitch deck cleanup
1:30 or 2:00 PM:  Start Pitch Competition
3:00 or 3:30 PM:  Announce Winners