Past Winners

Statewide Winners

  • Group of seven people standing together on stage, holding a large check and an award at the 2025 Arizona Rural AZ Pitch Tour event. The background has a brick wall and event banners. The check is made out to Analytical Mineset for $10,000, dated October 18, 2025.

    2025 Winner

    Ashley Heida, Founder
    Analytical Mineset
    Sahuarita, AZ

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  • Group of people having fun in a red golf cart with a puzzle ride advertisement, waving and smiling.

    2024 Winner

    Katie Dufort, Founder
    Puzzle Rides
    Prescott, AZ

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  • Man standing next to a metal structure with a logo in a workshop, signs on the wall, and large windows in the background.

    2023 Winner

    Tim & Ruth Ellen Elinski, Co-Founders
    Pin Drop Travel Trailers
    Miami, Arizona

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  • Two women standing on a red carpet holding a large check for $10,000 from Moonshot at NACET with a background featuring the Moonshot logo.

    2022 WInner

    Elaine O’Connor, Founder
    Prescott Bark
    Prescott, AZ

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  • A couple in red shirts embracing in front of a building with a sign that reads 'Mead Hall.' The facade includes large windows and retro-style lights.

    2021 Winners

    Evan and Kelly Anderson, Founders
    Drinking Horn Meadery
    Flagstaff, AZ

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  • Person smiling outdoors in a field with mountains and trees in the background.

    2019 Winner

    Alice Bodnar, Founder
    Far Out Hiking App
    Flagstaff, AZ

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Crowd Favorite Winners

Sponsored by Growth Partners AZ

Three people at an event holding a large check on stage. The backdrop displays the words "2022 5th Annual Pioneer Pitch State-Wide Tour." A podium labeled "Little America Hotels" is also visible.

2022 - Ralph Millholland, Winslow, AZ

Three men holding a large ceremonial check from Growth Partners Arizona made out to Dueker Ranch for $5,000, dated July 28, 2023.

2023 - Dueker Ranch, Payson, AZ

Group of people on stage at an event holding a large check labeled 'Crowd Favorite' for $5,000, awarded by Growth Partners Arizona for the 2024 Rural AZ Pitch Competition.

2024 - Haus of VooDoo Reptile Sanctuary, Payson, AZ

Group of five people at an award ceremony, holding a large check for $5,000 made out to Hometown Fresh Farm, dated October 18, 2025, with a woman holding a glass award. The background includes a brick wall and a screen with text indicating 'Andrew Whitington, Executive Director' and a banner for the '2025 Rural Arizona Pitch Competition'.

2025 - Hometown Fresh,
St. Johns, AZ

Interviews with Past Winners

With Hosts Ruth Ellen Elinski & Scott Hathcock

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