Are You Ready For The Seattle Meetup And Pitch-Off On July 18?

You may associate TechCrunch with the sunny climes of Northern California, but we’re ready to make it rain. We’re bringing our TC Meetups + Pitch-Off to the great, tech-centric city of Seattle. You can expect beer, great conversation, and a battle to the death to see which entrepreneurs can dazzle and excite in under sixty seconds. I mentioned there would be beer, right?

You can sign up for the event here. We are charging a nominal fee of $5 which gets you a few beers and a lot of networking opportunities. TC editors will be on hand to talk about your pitches and we’ll have a great program of on-stage events. The event will be at ShowBox at the Market on July 18 from 6pm to 10pm.

Participants interested in competing in the pitch-off will have 60 seconds to explain why their startup is awesome. These products must currently be in stealth or private beta. Applications are here.

We will have 3-5 judges, including TechCrunch writers and local VCs, who will decide on the winners of the Pitch-Off. First place will receive a table in Startup Alley at the upcoming TechCrunch Disrupt. Second place will receive 2 tickets to the upcoming TechCrunch Disrupt. Third place will receive 1 ticket to the upcoming TechCrunch Disrupt.

We’re really looking forward to Seattle – it’s been far too long since we’ve been back to the home of Microsoft and Amazon and it looks like it’s going to be an amazing event.

For more information on sponsorship packages and to discuss becoming a sponsor, please contact sponsors@beta.techcrunch.com. Sponsors help make these events happen.