May 5, 2026

Verde Valley, AZ

Congrats to the 2026 Winners!

  • Group of five people holding an oversized check at an event, possibly a competition or business pitch, with a projection screen and banners in the background. The check is awarded to 'Relentless Batteries LLC' for $1,500. The event is titled 'Moonshot Rural Arizona Pitch Competition 2023.'

    Joshua Baugh

    Starline Business Consulting - Stallbit App

    First Place Winner

    StallBit is a mobile-first operating system built specifically for food truck and catering operators. The platform helps owners manage events, inventory, prep planning, crew scheduling, sales, expenses, and cash flow in one place instead of relying on spreadsheets and multiple disconnected apps. StallBit solves a major problem in the food truck industry: operators work extremely hard but often lack real-time financial visibility into whether events are actually profitable. The software helps users forecast costs, reduce food waste, track margins, and evaluate which events make money.

    Unlike generic restaurant or accounting software, StallBit is designed around how food trucks actually operate — event-based workflows, prep planning, mobile usage, inventory depletion, crew coordination, and post-event profitability analysis. The app also includes AI-powered event research and prep intelligence tools.

  • Seth Namingha

    Set It Up Tech

    Second Place

    Set It Up Tech is a dual-division service company providing commercial fitness equipment maintenance and IT support. We solve the rural tech support shortage by offering immediate onsite gym repairs alongside accessible digital literacy education.

  • Two people holding a large check at a presentation event for the Moonshot Arizona Pitch Competition 2023, with sponsors displayed on a screen in the background.

    Isabella Constante

    C.A.R.E (Consent & Relationship Expertise)

    Third Place

    My app, C.A.R.E. (Consent and Relationship Expertise), helps users determine whether their experience was consensual. One in four university women and one in sixteen men have experienced some form of non-consensual activity, but it can take months or years for people to disclose and label their experience as such. By then, options for justice are severely limited. In Arizona, victims have only five days to receive a medical examination, and rape kit evidence expires after three months.

Our local Verde Valley sponsors make this event possible by hosting a space for the event, helping to get the word out locally, and providing local prize money for winners. We couldn’t do it without them!

Logo of Verde Valley Regional Economic Organization
Logo of the Regional Economic Development Center at Yavapai College with green and black text.
Logo with blue dots and the text "sustainable synthesis" in black.
Logo for America's SBDC Arizona, associated with Yavapai College, promoting support for Arizona small businesses.

Hey Verde Valley risk takers, business leaders, & entrepreneurs!

Do you have a “moonshot” business idea or an existing business you’d like to expand? Or maybe you have a product or business idea scribbled down on a napkin  or notebook, but that's as far as you've gotten?!

​If you answered YES to either question above, join us for Moonshot's 7th Annual Rural Arizona Pitch Competition for entrepreneurs and business owners (aka, a showcase like you see on ABC's Shark Tank)!

This year’s focus is on INNOVATION. We'll be taking the tour to 20 different cities/counties throughout rural Arizona. Participants with innovative business/product/service ideas or existing businesses they want to grow will compete for the chance to win local tour stop prize money and more! But that’s not all. In October 2026, each tour stop winner will travel to the Greater Phoenix area to compete for the state title and $10,000 in cash, $5,000 in cash for "Crowd Favorite”, and additional cash prizes! Winners from each tour stop will receive two complimentary tickets to the finals event and hotel stay. More finals event details to come!

But that’s not all! ALL competitors who participate in a tour stop competition will automatically receive a Moonshot membership valued at $5,500 (annually)! Moonshot members receive mentorship, educational programs, and access to investors and funding opportunities.

HOW TO APPLY TO COMPETE:

Applications for this event are now closed.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

LOCATION: Yavapai College's Sedona Center,4215 Arts Village Dr, Sedona, AZ 86336

SCHEDULE

9:00 AM: Welcome + Pitch Worksheet Workshop

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Pitch Practice

12:00 or 12:30 PM: Working lunch, pitch deck cleanup

1:30 or 2:00 PM: Start Pitch Competition

3:00 or 3:30: Announce Winners

* Schedule is subject to change depending on the number of participants who attend.

PRIZE MONEY

1st Place: $1500

2nd Place: $1000

3rd Place: $500

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Download this What to Expect guide.

  • Check out individual tour stop pages listed in the menu above or go to our calendar page.

  • Check out our Participant Resources page.

  • The schedule for each tour stop will vary depending on the number of applicants who apply to compete. We’ve broken the sample agendas out below. These are subject to change. This year, we are capping the number of participants in larger tour stops to 20 participants. Applications will be accepted first come, first serve.

    Tour Site A - less than 10 applicants (smaller events/tour stops)

    Agenda A:

    8:30 AM - Welcome + Pitch Worksheet Workshop- Fill out pitch worksheet

    9:30 AM: 1st Pitch Practice Workshop, emphasis on financials and business model

    10:30 or 11:00 AM: 2nd Pitch Practice Workshop, emphasis on legal and branding/marketing

    12:00 or 12:30 PM: Working lunch, pitch deck cleanup

    1:30 or 2:00 PM: Start Pitch Competition

    3:00 or 3:30: Announce Winners

    Tour Site B - 10-12 applicants, 2 rooms

    Agenda B:

    8:30 AM - Welcome + Pitch Worksheet Workshop- Fill out pitch worksheet

    Break applicants into 2 groups

    9:30 AM: GROUP 1- 1st Pitch Practice Workshop, emphasis on financials and business model

    GROUP 2- 1st Pitch Practice Workshop, emphasis on legal and branding/marketing

    10:30 or 11:00 AM - GROUP 1- Pitch Practice Workshop, emphasis on legal and branding/marketing

    GROUP 2- 2nd Pitch Practice Workshop, emphasis on financials and business model

    12:00 or 12:30 PM: Working lunch, pitch deck cleanup

    1:30 or 2:00 PM: Start Pitch Competition

    3:00 or 3:30: Announce Winners

    Tour Site C- 12-20 applicants, 3 rooms

    Agenda C:

    8:30 AM - Welcome + Pitch Worksheet Workshop- Fill out pitch worksheet

    Break applicants into 3 groups

    9:30 AM: GROUP 1- 1st Pitch Practice Workshop

    GROUP 2- 1st Pitch Practice Workshop

    GROUP 3- 1st Pitch Practice Workshop

    10:30 or 11:00 AM - GROUP 1- 2nd Pitch Practice Workshop

    GROUP 2- 2nd Pitch Practice Workshop

    GROUP 3- 2nd Pitch Practice Workshop

    Participants will only attend 2 of 3 practice rounds/ Applicants will be cut down to 8-10 for the finals

    12:00 or 12:30 PM - Working lunch, pitch deck cleanup

    1:30 or 2:00 PM - Start Pitch Competition

    3:00 or 3:30 - Announce Winners

  • See examples of past pitch presentations here.

  • Here’s an example of the pitch worksheet that all participants receive at the beginning of the day. It walks you through how to pitch your idea/business and what elements you need to include.