T9 Pitchfest Outdoor Edition
We’re gearing up for our 6th annual Pitchfest Outdoor Edition! This event is a two-day, in-person opportunity for badass women to share their business stories, pitch their products, and join our community of T9 Movers & Makers®. Over 48 hours, we network and build community, adventure outdoors, and spend time learning from women who know their stuff here at T9 HQ. It's 100% women-powered chaos (the good kind), camaraderie, and professional development.
What’s at stake? A ‘W’ means a 2024 purchase order, a featured spread in the Title Nine catalog, web spotlights, and brand-building exposure to our adventurous customers.
Wondering how to make the cut? If you’ve got a business that’s at least 51% women owned and you’re in production on a line for women then we want to hear from you! Check out the nitty gritty details and application below.
T9 Pitchfest
Outdoor Edition
We’re gearing up for our 6th annual Pitchfest Outdoor Edition! This event is a two-day, in-person opportunity for badass women to share their business stories, pitch their products, and join our community of T9 Movers & Makers®. Over 48 hours, we network and build community, adventure outdoors, and spend time learning from women who know their stuff here at T9 HQ. It's 100% women-powered chaos (the good kind), camaraderie, and professional development.
What’s at stake? A ‘W’ means a 2024 purchase order, a featured spread in the Title Nine catalog, web spotlights, and brand-building exposure to our adventurous customers.
Wondering how to make the cut? If you’ve got a business that’s at least 51% women owned and you’re in production on a line for women then we want to hear from you! Check out the nitty gritty details and application below.
Applications Now Open
If you and your products are ready to get out there, then we're ready for YOU! Apply for a chance to join us for our sixth annual Pitchfest Outdoor: an event by, for, and centered around empowering women-owned businesses.
FAQ’s
How do you qualify?
Companies applying to Pitchfest Outdoor should be:
• Women-owned business (minimum 51% women-owned, if you’re unsure, drop us an email at t9pitchfest@titlenine.com)
• In the outdoor industry (selling product that is directly related to athletics or the outdoors)
• Already in production with your product
• Established in the market and have a social media following
• Able to attend the T9 Movers & Makers Pitchfest on September 21st and 22nd, 2023 in Emeryville, CA
• New to Title Nine (no prior purchase orders received)
What we need from you:
• Fill out the Pitchfest Outdoor application, between May 24th & July 1st, 2023
• Submit a 90-second video (maximum) answering the provided prompt (include link in application)
• Sit tight! If you are selected as a semi-finalist, we will reach out to you directly
• Semi-finalists will be expected to send product samples to Title Nine HQ
What do you win?
• A 2024 purchase order from Title Nine
• A feature spread in a 2024 Title Nine catalog and on the website
• Brand-building exposure to our adventurous women customers
When do you apply?
All applications must be submitted on this page by July 1st, 2023.
When is the event?
Finalists will need to be able to arrange their own travel to the Bay Area for the Pitchfest event on September 21st and 22nd, 2023. We’ll send finalists all the details!
Pitchfest Outdoor Edition 2022
This year was bigger and bolder than ever. Check out the video above to get in on the fun, games, and inspiration.
Meet our 2022 Winners
Meet Our 2022 Winners
Carina Hamel
Founder, Bivo
Carina Hamel is a former NCAA nordic skier and endurance aficionado with a passion for product development. Her work has taken her globe-trotting on incredible international adventures – both in the outdoors, and in business. In disbelief about the number of only-plastic water bottles options out there, she broke the mold and made the first stainless steel bottle with a flow-rate fit for cyclists, skiers, and all outdoor enthusiasts.
Susan Clayton
Founder, WhitePaws RunMitts
As a running coach for Back on My Feet, Susan Clayton met runners at the crack of dawn – no matter the weather. But she couldn’t find a mitten that would keep her hands warm in the frigid morning hours and seamlessly transition to something a little more breathable as her body warmed up. So she got super handy and came up with WhitePaws RunMitts — a patented, thumbless, convertible mitten to keep athletes’ fingers and thumbs warm while going hard in the lower digits.
Margaux Elliott
Founder, Lume Six
Margaux Elliot is an eternal optimist and avid athlete. She’s game for anything, but hopping on her mountain bike and hitting the trails might just be her favorite thing. In 2020 she became the first woman to climb one million feet in a single year – hello quad burn! And what did she think about for those many hours with boobs over bars? Sports bras. After many years of R & D, she created Lume Six — ultra supportive sports bras made for comfort in premium materials and thoughtful features.
Karen D. Fultz-Robinson simply wanted to check her performance watch while she was out for a run in the cold. Not so easy with long sleeves she really needed to stay over her wrist. That’s why she launched ObservaMé® – a dry-fit, sustainable apparel line made with a wrist opening for performance devices and watches. “ObservaMe” translates to “watch me”, and we’re here for Karen doubling down on that meaning to keep women on the move.
Carina Hamel
Founder, Bivo
Carina Hamel is a former NCAA nordic skier and endurance aficionado with a passion for product development. Her work has taken her globe-trotting on incredible international adventures – both in the outdoors, and in business. In disbelief about the number of only-plastic water bottles options out there, she broke the mold and made the first stainless steel bottle with a flow-rate fit for cyclists, skiers, and all outdoor enthusiasts.
Susan Clayton
Founder, WhitePaws RunMitts
As a running coach for Back on My Feet, Susan Clayton met runners at the crack of dawn – no matter the weather. But she couldn’t find a mitten that would keep her hands warm in the frigid morning hours and seamlessly transition to something a little more breathable as her body warmed up. So she got super handy and came up with WhitePaws RunMitts — a patented, thumbless, convertible mitten to keep athletes’ fingers and thumbs warm while going hard in the lower digits.
Margaux Elliott
Founder, Lume Six
Margaux Elliot is an eternal optimist and avid athlete. She’s game for anything, but hopping on her mountain bike and hitting the trails might just be her favorite thing. In 2020 she became the first woman to climb one million feet in a single year – hello quad burn! And what did she think about for those many hours with boobs over bars? Sports bras. After many years of R & D, she created Lume Six — ultra supportive sports bras made for comfort in premium materials and thoughtful features.
Karen D. Fultz-Robinson simply wanted to check her performance watch while she was out for a run in the cold. Not so easy with long sleeves she really needed to stay over her wrist. That’s why she launched ObservaMé® – a dry-fit, sustainable apparel line made with a wrist opening for performance devices and watches. “ObservaMe” translates to “watch me”, and we’re here for Karen doubling down on that meaning to keep women on the move.
Stay In The Loop
Stay In The Loop
Applications for the 2023 Pitchfest Outdoor Edition will open May 24. Be the first to hear about future Pitchfest details and more by signing up for T9 emails.
Applications for the 2023 Pitchfest Outdoor Edition will open May 24. Be the first to hear about future Pitchfest details and more by signing up for T9 emails.