CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Israeli Consulate in Chicago handed out grants to Latino start-ups with a vision for social impact Tuesday night.
The consulate hosted a social pitch competition with alumni of the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's LatinX incubator. The grants are funded by the consulate and TechRise by P33.
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The pitch competition gives participants four minutes to pitch their vision to judges in a live-streamed competition, allowing them to showcase it to a national and international investors while receiving valuable feedback.
The event was held in Merchandise Mart. Thousands of dollars in grants were handed out.