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Photoblog: The Big Pitch Event

We've collected the biggest moments from The Big Pitch event in this photoblog.

It was a great night with some spectacular pitching and we’ve caught the best of it on camera. These candid shots depict the action on the night as we whittled down five contenders to two winners and people’s champ.

Everyone’s a Winner at The Big Pitch

We recount the top stories from Tuesday’s energetic event, which provided some brilliant pitching and a number of winners, not least the Australian startup scene.

The night got off to an energetic start, with an eclectic crowd gathering and socialising in Fed Square – a few impromptu elevator pitches could be heard over the electric buzz. After some time meeting the competition’s sponsors, the audience took their seats and Newsmodo’s founder and CEO, Rakhal Ebeli, opened proceedings.

Winner: WeTeachMe

WeTeachMe founder and CEO Kym Huynh’s reaction was one of “complete disbelief” when his startup was chosen as co-winner of the inaugural The Big pitch last night: “I was really expecting one of the other companies (to win) so when they called out WeTeachMe, I thought I had misheard. I turned to my business partner and just stared at her for a while and then she gave me a push on to the stage.”