Thousands of dollars are on the line along with exposure to a global audience and technology investors for 30 companies that have made the final cut for the Inventures Startup Pitch Competition.
Inventures 2024 is fast approaching, and a select group of companies have been identified as the finalists for this year’s pitch competition. There are six competitions, each with a $10,000 prize and five finalists who will pitch live on stage. The six competitions mirror the program tracks of this year’s conference.
Interest in this year’s pitch competition resulted in more than double the applicants from the prior year. The field of 1,097 was screened to 477 before being narrowed to the 30 finalists.
As western Canada’s leading innovation and investment conference, Inventures continues to attract a global following with 178 applications evaluated belonging to companies from outside of Canada.
A further 212 applications came from Alberta companies with the remaining 87 coming from other provinces. Of the 30 finalists selected, eight are from the United States, nine from across Canada and 13 from within Alberta.
“Inventures is where business gets done and in 2023 between $164M – $256M in transactions took place. If you’re an investor looking for your next opportunity, Inventures is your place. If you’re a startup company aiming to get noticed, Inventures is your stage to stand out from the crowd. If you are a large corporation, come see the technology of the future,” commented Laura Kilcrease, CEO, Alberta Innovates.
The pitch finalists by category are as follows:
Tech Triathlon: Quantum + AI + IoT
Growing Up: Food Tech Farm to Fork
Earth Tech: Building Everything Better
Blurring Boundaries: Tech At Work
Entrepreneurship: Accelerating Scaleup
Live Long Live Well: Unveiling Health Data
In addition to the formal Inventures competition, several other pitch competitions will take place, hosted by partner groups including venture capital funds.
Additional pitch competitions include the Plug and Play AI in Energy Innovation Challenge, the UCalgary x TC Energy Ingenuity Pitch Prize, the SVG Ventures | THRIVE & Alberta Innovates Climate Challenge Pitch Showcase, and the Ontario Brain Institute Neurotech Pitch Competition
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