A program of the Contra Costa Community College District (4CD) Contra Costa College  ·  Diablo Valley College  ·  Los Medanos College
The 4CD Pitch Competition 2026

Pitch your idea
to the Diablo Valley.

Cafés, breweries, and nail salons. Construction trades, aviation, and industry. Biotech, health tech, and software. Every kind of business this valley actually runs on belongs on this stage — and one 4CD class, credit or not, makes you eligible.

Nov 20
The live final · Friday, 2026 Diablo Room · Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill campus
Doors 8:30am · Pitches 9:00am · Three minutes to pitch, two for questions
Free
& open
to all
Who can enter, and what you submit

ELIGIBILITY

One active 4CD enrollment. Any course at CCC, DVC, or Los Medanos — including a non-credit Community Education class.

THE APPLICATION

A short description of the business idea, plus a slide presentation of no more than 15 slides. No video.

YOUR TEAM

Up to five people. Solo founders welcome. Enter more than once if you like — finalists pitch once.

ALREADY TRADING?

An existing business can enter if it has under $25,000 in total assets or annual revenue.

The road to Nov 20
Sept 15
Applications open
The form is live at 4cdpitch.com.
Nov 2
Deadline · 11:59pm PT
Monday. Late entries are not accepted.
Nov 6
Top 10 named
Two full weeks of mentoring follow.
Nov 20
Live final
Ten teams. One stage. Audience vote.
Cash prizes, mentorship, and a real audience
Grand prize
$1,000
First place
Runner-up
$500
Second
Third
$250
Third place
Audience vote
$50
People's Choice

Amounts shown are the 2025 finals. The 2026 districtwide edition scales prizes to the expanded field; final amounts are confirmed when finalists are named. Every finalist is also paired with mentors for deck reviews, pitch coaching, and dry runs.

4cdpitch.com
Full rules, the scoring rubrics, past winners, and the application.
Questions? Join the Discord — link on the site.
Find a co-founder, get your deck torn apart
before a judge ever sees it.