The bracket-style competition has narrowed to just 16 local brands.
Battle of the Brands started March 1 with 64 Kansas City companies divided into four categories: microenterprises, innovation-led companies, second-stage firms and Main Street businesses.
Here are the remaining Scrappy 16 brands:
Innovation-Led
All Things Tech KC
ShotTracker
Pinsight Media
Updown Nightlife
Microenterprise
The Funnel Cake Truck
Messner Family Farm
Bonfire
The Paw Wash
Second Stage
Rieger & Co.
Tippin’s Pies
Rosehill Gardens
Sporting Kansas City
Main Street
Boulevard Brewing Company
The Local Pig
Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que
The Roasterie
Each knockout round opens at 8 a.m. on Monday and closes at 5 p.m. on Friday. Here’s a list of the upcoming elimination rounds.
Round 4: Epic 8, March 21-22
Round 5: Fightin’ 4, March 24-25
Round 6: Dueling 2, March 29-30
Champion Announced: March 31
This is the fifth annual Battle of the Brands. Each year KCSourceLink hosts the competition to spotlight entrepreneurship and brand innovation in Kansas City. You can find out more about the remaining 16 brands and how to vote here: www.kcsourcelink.com/kc-battle