Pitch in the City – A meetup in Roxbury for local entrepreneurs

7 local startups will be participating in our upcoming meetup event Pitch in the City. They include:

POST GAME FASHION Post Game Fashion (PGF) is a web-based social platform that allows fans to discover and buy the latest trends in fashion, accessories, sneakers and gadgets worn by their favorite athletes. Each day our team of fashion experts, stylists and trendsetters curate outfits worn by popular athletes and instantly makes them shoppable.

Post Game Fashion empower fans to look their best, tastefully and affordably.

PRACTICEGIGS is peer-to-peer learning marketplace that enables everyone to achieve their dreams by creating connections that allow everyone to improve. Our mobile app tinder meets AirBnB for practic¬ing. We help tennis playing schedule awesome practice sessions and pay people better than them to play with. Founder is Tony Oloko

KILLERBOOMBOX (KBX) is an editorial platform and content studio focused on documenting music culture from an entertaining and intelligent per¬spective. Embracing all the forms of modern storytelling, the goal of KBX is to establish an alternative voice from people passionate about sharing the lives and talent of creatives in the world of music and entertainment. Founders Darius McCroey, Brandon Matthews and Greg Valentino Ball.

HARBËR CLOTHING “HARBËR is more than a clothing line. Created in hom¬age to those who lead and inspire; “Have A Reason. Be Ëvery Reason.” is an international movement. Based on 4 principles; Purpose, Determi¬nation, Motivation, and Success. Our belief is that through purpose and determination one finds the motivation to achieve success.” Taylor Ross, Harry Berduo Luca Pignatiello. Click here to read about them in current issue of Banner Biz.

CIVICA builds web products that do public good. We partner with govern¬ment agencies and social change-makers to advance a mutual vision of technology as a tool for public progress. This can mean teaching under¬served teens some basic web design fundamentals, as we do in Resilient Coders. Or making public data accessible to the public, as we do with ElectionStats.com. We love solving hard problems that move democracy and our communities forward. Founder is Adam Friedman.

TRUE MORINGA MoringaConnect is unlocking the potential of agriculture in Africa by connecting the 120 million smallholder farmers living on less than two dollars per day to the global market for high value crops. Starting with the Moringa tree in Ghana, we produce nature’s finest moisturizing and anti-aging oil for hair and skin care under our beauty brand, True Moringa. Founders are Kwami Williams and Emily Cunningham.

THE TECH CONNECTION unifies underrepresented groups in the technology industry. They connect minority tech talent to workforce opportunities to both accelerate careers and support the high demand for employees in this sector. Specifically, they work with early career Software Engineering and IT professionals from underrepresented backgrounds and connect them to start-up companies. By combining strong technical talent to emerging challenges they will give candidates an opportunity to gain valuable work experience that will lead to long-term career success. To further develop talented candidates they are creating an online platform to connect candidates with mentors who are dedicated to the development of talent from underrepresented communities. Creative high-tech innovation is happening all around us, and The Tech Connection is here to make sure people of all backgrounds are able to make history together. Founder is Melissa James.

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