The following ten startups/small businesses have been selected as finalist. Please take a moment to vote for which company you think should move on to the final pitch event in November!

Partake Golf won the finalist vote with 31%, ahead of Pilot Plus Club’s 23.6%. The bigger distinction was who backed them: Partake Golf’s voters were 67% male, while Pilot Plus Club’s were 36% male.

Pilot Plus Club briefly led at one checkpoint before Partake Golf returned to the top. The final gap was 96 votes, with the United States leaning toward Partake Golf and Mexico toward Pilot Plus Club.

• Gender divide · Partake Golf drew 67% male voters; Pilot Plus Club drew 36%.
• Brief reversal · Pilot Plus Club led at one checkpoint.
• Final margin · Partake Golf finished 96 votes ahead.