Nicki Minaj Named Among Judges For Trumps $1m Patriot Pitch Competition

Nicki Minaj has been named one of the judges for the Trump administration’s Patriot Pitch Competition, which will award $1 million to five small-business finalists.

The live finale is scheduled for September 18 in Washington, D.C., where Minaj will join Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia and private equity investor Grant Cardone on the judging panel. Actor Dean Cain will host the event.

Organised by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as part of its Freedom 250 celebrations, the competition began in May.The five finalists are Compotech Inc., Plas-Tech Tooling, Red River, VetPowered LLC and Winton Machine.

The $1 million prize pool will be shared among them, with $400,000 going to the winner, $250,000 to second place, $150,000 to third, $125,000 to fourth and $75,000 to fifth. Clover, a point-of-sale technology company, is providing the prize money.

Following the announcement, Minaj expressed excitement about participating in the competition and supporting the initiative.

The SBA has not yet announced where the September 18 finale will be broadcast or streamed.