This week’s edition of 1 Million Cups is going to be a little different. Normally, two startups pitch their companies to a room full of fellow entrepreneurs.

At 9 a.m. Nov. 18, though, five companies from across the country—including Kansas City’s own blooom—will compete in the first-ever One in a Million national pitch competition at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center. They’ll be vying for a $10,000 grand prize, plus runner-up awards of $5,000 and $1,000.

The presenters include:

• Max Aram, Pick My Solar, Los Angeles, California
• Clarence Bethea, Upsie, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Chris Costello, blooom, Leawood, Kansas
• David Naumann, DryBox, San Antonio, Texas
• Matthew Rooda, SwineTech, New Sharon, Iowa

Those five companies were selected from 377 entrants, all of whom had previously presented at 1 Million Cups. The final judges will be Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure, Techstars partner Nicole Glaros and Miriam Rivera, Google’s first vice president and deputy general counsel.

Can’t make it to the live contest? You can catch the livestream at www.kauffman.org/1nam.