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2024 LionCage Pitch Competition

When: November 8, 2024 8:00 am
Where: Penn State Great Valley Conference Center

Malvern, PA – August 27, 2024 — Invent Penn State LaunchBoxesTM at Brandywine and Great Valley and the Ideas x Innovation Network (i2n) are partnering to deliver a new pitch competition to support entrepreneurs and innovators across all of southeastern Pennsylvania. The LionCage is a new event that features pitch presentations across four categories – Early…

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