5th Asian Business Pitch Contest
May 21, 2024
Boston Little Saigon and VietAID welcomed and hosted the 5 th Asian business pitch contest in the heart of Boston’s Vietnamese community on May 21, 2024. Thanks to Boston Little Saigon’s generous addition of $10,000 to the pitch contest purse 13 contestants competed for the most money ($17,500) ever awarded at Asian business pitch contests organized by ElevAsian in partnership with its community-based partners.
Kanwar Singh’s Zora Nutrition (computer vision nutrition app), Dr. Jia Li’s Physio X (physical therapy), and Michelle Zhang’s Xstyle (AI fashion app) won 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes on the existing business track. Windy Pham’s Little Ant World (Vietnamese children’s book publisher), Rishi Narayanan’s Knocadia Labs (web 3 artist developer), and Nana Qi’s Keepin (home storage technology) won 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes on the new venture track. 1st place prizes were $5,000, 2nd place $2,500, and 3rd place $1,000. The audience awarded $500 to its favorite pitch by Vanessa Do Arcovio’s Minado Entertainment (art and dance provider).
Contestant Richard Kim (Gangnam Spice) and Boston Little Saigon provided delicious Korean BBQ chicken and Bánh Mì respectively.
1. Ms. Tuyen Bui-Lally- Juste Tutu (wearejustetutu@gmail.com)
2. Ms. Fenway Fan- Magic Soul House, Inc. (fenway.wei.fan@gmail.com)
3. Ms. Nancy Daniel- Madhrasi (nancy@madhrasi.com)
4. Ms. Vanessa Do Arcovio- Minado Entertainment, LLC (minado.entertainment@gmail.com)
5. Ms. Christine Ho- Sewpreme Seams (christineho.designs@gmail.com)
6. Mr. Richard Kim- Gangnam Spice (rkim@gangnamspice.com)
7. Dr. Jia Li- Physio X (hello@physiox.co)
8. Mr. Rishi Narayanan- Knocadia Labs (rnarayanan2000@gmail.com)
9. Ms. Victoria Nguyen- CaoDai Today (caodaitoday@gmail.com)
10. Ms. Nana Qi- Keepin (mixynlist@gmail.com)
11. Ms. Windy Pham- Little Ant World (little.ant.world1@gmail.com)
12. Mr. Kanwar Singh- Zora Nutrition (kanwar@paramacare.com)
13. Ms. Michelle Zhang- Xstyle (info@xstyle.vip)
Judges photo (l-r) Tran Le, Annie Le, Van Paul Le, Tam Le, Diego Portillo Mazal, and Victoria Nguyen with back to camera.
Front row (l-r) Michelle Zhang, Christine Ho and daughter, Victoria Nguyen, Windy Pham, Vanessa Do Arcovio, Nancy Daniel, Tuyen Bui-Lally, and Fenway Fan; Back row (l-r) Tran Le, Andy Goldberg, Van Paul Le, Tam Le, Kanwar Singh, Jia Li, Rishi Narayanan, Nana Qi, Richard Kim, unidentified person, Luke Do Arcovio, and Diego Portillo Mazal
Front row (l-r) Jia Li, Windy Pham, Vanessa Do Arcovio, Michelle Zhang, Rishi Narayanan, Kanwar Singh; Back row (l-r) Annie Le, Van Paul Le, Tran Le, Tam Le, Luke Do Arcovio, Nana Qi, Diego Portillo Mazal, Andy Goldberg, and Greg Stoller
