Continuum Ag cofounder David Hora and Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen.
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Continuum Ag, a consulting and data management company with a focus on soil health, earned $5,000 and “Best in Show” at the “Great Iowa State Pitch Off: STANDING InnOVATION,” hosted by Iowa State University at the Iowa State Fair. Continuum Ag was one of 150 company pitches presented Aug. 8-15 in the Varied Industries building, and the winner out of 56 pitches competing in the semifinals. ISU President Wendy Wintersteen selected startup Comic Sandwiches for a $1,000 President’s Pitch Award. Seven finalists each received a $2,500 award. Four startups received $1,000 as an honorable mention.
AWARD WINNERS
Best of Show: Continuum Ag (Mitchell Hora and David Hora)
Youth Entrepreneur Award: Civil Teen Discourse (Owynn McNutt, Charlize DeArmond and Nicholas Stocks)
Community Entrepreneur Award: New Day Dairy (Lynn Bolin)
Applied Technology & Innovation Award: Haber Technologies (Eric Harweger and Dillon Hurd)
Applied Technology & Innovation Award: CattleTEC (Alex Irlbeck)
Civic/Social Entrepreneurship Award: Belange Handmade LLC (Belange Mutunda)
Cutting Edge Innovation: NXGenCare (Andrew Guillamette)
Iowa Entrepreneur Award: Deadeye BBQ (Michael Hanstad)
PRESIDENT’S PITCH AWARD
Comic Sandwiches (Grayson Burgess)
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Jensen Applied Sciences (Dillon Jensen)
Lunchsox (Rebecca Lyons)
The Modern Milkman (Lauren Jones)
Process Partners (Courtney Middelkoop)