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ConnectWise Announces PitchIT 2023 Competition

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ConnectWise has announced the companies that will compete in its PitchIT 2023 program.

The contest was created by ConnectWise in 2018 for innovators to showcase potential offerings that could be built or integrated into the ConnectWise platform.

ConnectWise Announces PitchIT 2023 Competitors

The company is offering small companies the chance to take part in a 16-week program where participants receive a thorough business assessment, gain coaching from industry experts, earn placement on the ConnectWise marketplace, engage in co-marketing, and more, according to the company.

The 27 companies that have been selected to participate in PitchIT 2023 are:

  • Aquila Clouds, a cloud financial management solution based out of San Ramon, CA
  • BeeCastle, a Client Relationship solution from Sydney, Australia
  • Binox MSP, a sales optimization tool located in Garden City, NY
  • Bizzity, a sales process solution from Yorktown Heights, NY
  • ChatStyle, a ChatOps solution for MSPs, based out of Charlotte, NC
  • Compliance Risk, a policy management software company from Dover, NH
  • DataStream Insurance, a cyber insurance and resilience company based in Sunnyvale, CA
  • DefensX, a zero-trust security solution located in New York City, NY
  • FortMesa, a security enablement toolset platform based out of Spencertown, NY
  • GetKambium, a cloud-based sales and QBR solution located in Auckland, New Zealand
  • GrokStream, an AIOps platform based out of Dallas, TX
  • HacWare, a smart security awareness training solution from New York, NY
  • Kamanja, a compliance as a service solution from Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Monjur, a contracts as a service solution located in Southlake, TX
  • MPSToolbox, an e-commerce for technology resellers solution in Kingston, Ontario
  • MSP Camp, a marketing campaign for MSPs solution from Lakeland, FL
  • Nodeware, a vulnerability scanner and network assessment solution from Pittsford, NY
  • Orpheus Cyber, a threat intelligence and vulnerability management platform, London, UK
  • Phalanx, a zero-trust data access platform based in Arlington, VA
  • Riskatto, ransomware readiness software solution from Castle Rock, CO
  • SalesMaturIT, a sales process management solution located in Saratoga Springs, NY
  • Scalable MSP, an OML-centric business optimization company from Lancashire, England
  • Symoda, an MSP-centric communications solution based in Ottawa, Ontario
  • Telivy, a cybersecurity risk assessment company from San Francisco, CA
  • Thread, a service collaboration platform from New York, NY
  • vCIO Toolbox, a key account management and risk management solution in Essex, CT
  • ZenContract, an MSP contract management tool from Auckland, New Zealand

About The Competition

Competitors receive access to “Cameo Coaches” – thought leaders within the MSP space who will provide feedback to participants on their products. The judges will be evaluating each solution based on product innovation, value proposition, GTM strategy, contribution to the industry, and likelihood of success in order to choose the three finalists.

The finalists will be selected from this group to present their solutions on the center stage at IT Nation Connect on November 8-10, 2023. The first-place winner will receive $70,000 in prize money and the second-place winner will receive $30,000.

Sean Lardo, ConnectWise Evangelist, commented:

“We’re absolutely ecstatic over this year’s cohort. We received our highest ever total of submissions in 2022, and then doubled it this year. Last year’s program was a great success. All of the companies in our cohort have demonstrated notable growth and achievements, and two were even acquired. As PitchIT continues to make an impact on the industry, we’re excited to introduce this year’s solutions to our partners and the MSP space at large. With the most diverse group of products and services yet, ConnectWise is committed to helping technology solution providers everywhere, making them more efficient, profitable, and secure.”