TrainingGrounds Wins Grand Prize at PitchNOLA: Education Competition

Social innovation hub Propeller and partner non-profit 4.0 Schools hosted the third annual PitchNOLA: Education on November 8 to highlight education ventures throughout New Orleans.

Each of the 10 finalists pitched a solution to improve educational outcomes for all New Orleanians and a chance at $10,000 in total funding.

The grand prize of $5,000 went to We Play Center, a new initiative of TrainingGrounds that supports, trains, and provides educational programming to parents and caregivers with children ages birth to five.

Upbeat Academy came in second place, taking home $3,000 for their venture that provides underprivileged, at-risk children with an opportunity to learn how to produce and perform music.

Third place prize along with the Audience Favorite Award, totaling $2,500, went to Eat Your Words, a platform that provides students, teachers, and parents with learning tools that assist in the early learning experience using food.

This article is brought to you by Ragusa Consulting and Pollo Con Leche, sponsors of the Silicon Bayou Startup Showcase. The Showcase will take place on November 15 at The Shop at the CAC.