Peacock Pitch Competition Finale 2023

The Ignite Institute for Business Innovation completed its 9th annual Peacock Pitch (previously
known as Shark Tank) at Mission 50 in Hoboken on April 12, 2023, with great success. First- place winners Mikayla Carrillo and Yvette Cruz won a grand total of $2,500 as well as moving to the final round of the competition.

On May 1st, Mikayla Carrillo and Yvette Cruz competed against Steven’s Tech University and Hudson County Community College.

The Ignite Institute for Business Innovation is proud to announce that Mikayla Carrillo and Yvette Cruz won first place with a total of $5,000!

The Ignite Institute and the Frank I. Guarini School of Business would like to extend their sincere gratitude to Mission 50 for supporting, hosting, and funding the Entrepreneurship Program and to e-FEST for the generous grant.