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By Marcia Wade Talbert | Published October 8, 2012 | Full size is 620 × 480 pixels

The PITCH BootCamp was an intensive, workshop style event for tech-based startups interested in receiving funding for their company. Hundreds of women applied before the weekend and four were chosen to pitch their companies to a group of angel and venture capitalists. The winner received a variety of prizes including an opportunity to participate in TechStars New York. The Focus100 Pitch finalists include Rachel Brooks, founder of CitizenMade, a product customization toolkit; Pitch-It winner Zuhairah Scott Washington, founder of Kahnoodle, a mobile app for busy couples hoping to have fun and reconnect; Marlo Rencher, founder of Good Sweat, which helps people raise money and awareness for the causes they love; and Mandela Schumacher-Hodge, co-founder of Tioki, an online professional network exclusively for educators.

The PITCH BootCamp was an intensive, workshop style event for tech-based startups interested in…

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