Steve Case, a cofounder of AOL, will be traveling to Manchester, NH on October 1st as part of the 'Rise of the Rest' tour, where Case will be hosting a pitch competition for 8 pre-selected NH startups then investing $100,000 in one lucky business. Interested companies are encouraged to complete an online application, due by September 14th, to be considered for one of the 8 slots.

"Rise of the Rest" with Steve Case is a national effort to spread the word that high-growth companies can start and scale anywhere, not just in 'technology corridors' around the country and to work closely with emerging startup entrepreneurs. Steve Case, and the sponsoring organization team from Revolution have visited 14 cities and invested a total of $1.5 million in new businesses since 2014.