It’s that time again! The June edition of 5 Across Lexington is less than two weeks away and we have selected five teams that will be competing. We’re excited to see some awesome pitches. We’ll send the winner home with a $500 check and a chance to win $4,000 during the 5 Across Finals in December.

Earyummy is a music magazine and a social networking site, living as an app. They host content about bands, make mixtapes, and even have a new app launching that will help users connect to other who share similar music taste. The website and apps were created by Kristopher Irizarry-Hoeksema and Haley Nicole Rison is the editor. Follow them on twitter!

Linkedü gathers an online community of teachers to help share educational resources and opinions. Linkedü charges a membership fee at $5 but the more teachers use it, the cheaper it gets! Linkedü is based out of Northern Kentucky and was founded by Casey Williams, Adam Helbig and Josh Hays. Here’s their twitter!

mRendering app makes it easy to publish on the web. The technology allows you to create web and app content easily and gives you access to a host of different ways to manage and distribute content. mRendering is based in Lexington and was founded by Roberto Javier Nicolalde, Paul Aiello and Aleksey Shaporev. Their twitter is here!

Nomad Apparel is a sustainable clothing company, specializing in pants with zipper pockets. The pockets are able to fit passports, credit cards and cell phones and protect them from pickpockets. Founder and UK student Phillip Gordon won $1,000 at iNet’s pitch competition for his product in February.

Bottled Up Messages, started by siblings Alex, Hunter and Marissa Jett out of Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, lets you send a sweet (or salty) treat to anyone. The customizable gift bottles are filled with candy, sunflower seeds or peanuts and a message. Your message can be just about anything, and they’ll even include logos if you’re ordering them as a business. Look at their Facebook!

Don’t forget to come to 5 Across on June 24th to see these awesome teams compete! Reserve your place here! You can also register to pitch at upcoming 5 Across events here.