Thirty tech startups to pitch big ideas to panel of leading venture capitalists

Calgary, Alberta, May 02, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thirty brilliant finalists from around the world will compete in the international pitch competition at Inventures2019, June 5-7, in Calgary, Alberta.

“Each of the finalists is unique and is advancing technology that could be world-changing,” said Alberta Innovates CEO Laura Kilcrease. “Inventures is becoming the hotbed for tech stars with breakthrough ideas. It’s the place to make global connections, meet investors, and to gain first-hand knowledge of the incredible economic potential this province holds.”

An international advisory committee selected finalists from more than 230 submissions that hail from six continents. Each finalist receives free registration and space to demonstrate their technologies before they face-off in a final round of pitches on Thursday, June 6.  Six teams, one from each category, will each go home with $10,000.

Inventures pitch judges are the who’s who of the venture capital world, and include leaders such as Chinedu Enekwe, founding partner of AffinitiVC; Ha Nguyen, Vice President of McRock Capital, and Kate Shillo Beardsley, Partner at Upslope Ventures.

Judges evaluate presenting companies on functionality, potential, creativity, scalability and the quality of their teams.

The finalists in each category are:

BUILDING SMARTER CITIES

• • ez enRoute - Edmonton, Canada
  • Lumenus - Los Angeles, United States
  • Ripple Energy Studio - Edmonton, Canada
  • Tuverl - Washington DC, United States
  • iGuard Stove - Calgary, Canada

DESIGNING HEALTH SYSTEMS FOR A GLOBAL VILLAGE

• • PolypDx™ - Edmonton, Canada
  • OncoProClass - Thyroid - Calgary, Canada
  • Workout for Happiness - Berlin, Germany
  • Guardian Angel - St. Alberta, Canada
  • DESTINE - Calgary, Canada

EXPLORING BLOCKCHAIN BREAKTHROUGHS

• • Beatdapp - Vancouver, Canada
  • ingeni - Calgary, Canada
  • The Titanium Network - New York, United States
  • TraceRx - Ashland, United States
  • RxScanner - Toronto, Canada

FEEDING A HUNGRY PLANET

• • Nectar - Montreal, Canada
  • Kray Protection - Dover, United States
  • Deepwater Farms - Calgary, Canada
  • The Growcer - Ottawa, Canada
  • The Harvest Hub - Calgary, Canada -

GREENING OUR BLUE PLANET

• • mobius - Lenoir City, United States
  • Open Ocean Robotics - Victoria, Canada
  • Clean Carbon Tech Inc. - Calgary, Canada (website under construction)
  • FREDsense Technologies - Calgary, Canada
  • LOIS - Calgary, Canada

INTEGRATING THE ARTIFICIAL MIND

• • Mdiio - Edmonton, Canada
  • Enersoft - Calgary, Canada
  • Neuraura - Calgary, Canada 
  • Owl - Vancouver, Canada
  • Hölmetrics - Edmonton, Canada

 Tickets to the three-day conference are available for $599 until May 6, or $299 for groups of eight or more.

Inventures is presented by Alberta Innovates. Alberta Innovates invests in research, innovation and entrepreneurship to drive provincial economic growth and diversity. The organization provides technical expertise, entrepreneurial advice and support, opportunities for partnerships, and funding to advance the best ideas.

Dwayne Brunner
Alberta Innovates
780-429-9344
dwayne.brunner@albertainnovates.ca