MetroConnect VII Grand Prize PitchFest 2025

This event offers a professional platform to connect, learn, and grow within the industry. This event offers valuable insights and professional development opportunities. Four top-performing San Diego companies. One grand prize. YOU decide. Join us for a pitch competition to crown the MetroConnect VII winner. Join us and 200+ international business professionals to celebrate trade and the culmination of MetroConnect VII, World Trade Center San Diego’s latest export accelerator cohort.
After hearing our top four MetroConnect companies pitch for a $25,000 grand prize—and casting your vote—you’ll enjoy an evening of networking with top regional exporters, trade offices, and consulates.
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PLUSJoin us by 4:15 p.m. to enter for the chance to win two round-trip tickets to Panama City on Copa Airlines’ new direct flight!
Since 2015, MetroConnect has assisted nearly 100 companies in turning $990,000 in export grants into $97 million in new international sales, 543 new international contracts, and 32 new offices around the world.
In 2024, WTCSD selected 15 growing San Diego companies to receive an export grant and access to resources to boost exports and access international markets. The MetroConnect VII cohort represents companies from all corners of the San Diego economy, from tech and consumer goods, to life sciences, aerospace, and defense.