Natu Myers speaking engagements | BITS Pitch Competition judge, Ottawa 2026

BITS (Business in the Streets) Pitch Competition

Business in the Streets Fall 2026 judge card for Natu Myers, Founder and CEO of Raises.com, Pitch Day Judge — Judge card from Business in the Streets.

Natu Myers judged the Business in the Streets YCEO Ottawa Fall 2026 Pitch Day on October 31, 2026, at Impact Hub Ottawa. Twenty young entrepreneurs pitched the businesses they built over the program's eight weeks.

Business in the Streets helps emerging young entrepreneurs from underserved communities with entrepreneurial training, funding, peer mentorship and ongoing support. Pitch Day closes each cohort: every entrepreneur presents to a panel, answers the judges' questions, and is scored against a common scorecard.

Event: BITS YCEO Ottawa Fall 2026 Pitch Day
Organizer: Business in the Streets (BITS), a registered Canadian charity
Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026
Venue: Impact Hub Ottawa, 123 Slater Street, Ottawa
Role: Pitch Day judge
Format: 20 young entrepreneurs, each with a 5-minute pitch and 5 to 7 minutes of judge questions, scored by panels of 4 to 5 judges

Natu Myers talking with entrepreneurs and judges at BITS Pitch Day in Ottawa

Natu Myers at the BITS YCEO Ottawa Pitch Day

Judges, mentors and entrepreneurs at Impact Hub Ottawa during BITS Pitch Day

Group photo of the entrepreneurs, judges, mentors and BITS team at Fall 2026 Pitch Day

Photos courtesy of Business in the Streets. Learn about the program at businessinthestreets.com.

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Natu speaks and judges on raising capital to buy a business or a building: structuring the deal, building the capital stack, and preparing a raise investors can underwrite. Invitations go to the Raises.com team.

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