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!
by The DEC/Comerica $50,000 Business Pitch Contest
In a Facebook poll of 6,742 respondents, 24.4% chose “Glass Media”. How we count
Parqer Payments dominated from day one, leading by 34% early and still up double digits through day 24. Then it evaporated. Glass Media snatched the top spot on day 25, and the two brands traded the lead three times in three days before Glass Media broke free for good on day 27 — Parqer Payments never got closer than a footnote again, finishing 5th at 9.1%.
Once ahead, Glass Media never looked back, stretching to a 24-25% cushion by day 30 and holding it flat for 46 straight days. It edged Savvy Boheme 24.4% to 23.3% at the finish — a 76-vote margin out of 6,742 — while Parqer Payments' early army evaporated to just 612 votes. Notably, Glass Media won without leading in the two biggest countries, the US or Bangladesh.
- 24-Day Collapse · Early leader Parqer Payments fell from a 34% lead to 5th place
- Three Flips, Three Days · Lead swapped Glass Media/Parqer Payments on days 25, 26, and 27
- Photo Finish for Runner-Up · Glass Media beat Savvy Boheme by just 76 votes out of 6,742
- Won Without the Giants · Glass Media triumphed despite trailing in top markets US and Bangladesh