Big Gig Pitch Off final gives away $5,000 check

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Alfond Arena hosted the final Big Gig Pitch Off event of the season Tuesday night, bringing together the semifinal winners and a wild-card contestant to pitch early-stage business ideas for a chance to win a $5,000 prize.

Alyssa Snow won the contest with her business venture, Viabole.

Explaining the idea behind the project, Snow said, “We want to bring a European technology from Sweden over to Maine so we can use our soft wood fibers here and create multi-fiber products.”

She added, “I found this technology that I thought, we do already have multi-fiber products here in Maine, but they aren’t dry-molded fiber.”

Snow said her next step was to pursue research and development partnerships in the state.

“Now I’d like to get in with the University of Maine’s product development center to do some research to see if we can create dry-molded fiber products out of Maine’s soft wood fibers,” she said.

Organizers said Big Gig showcases are expected to start back up in the fall.