Thirty-nine young companies will pitch to potential investors and others throughout the course of the in-person Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium held Nov. 8–9. That includes 24 companies selected by conference organizers to present Nov. 8 during the Tech Council Investor Networks tracks and 15 more picked for the fast-moving Elevator Pitch Olympics on Nov. 9.
More than 50 companies from across the Midwest applied to present at the annual conference, to meet with investors through the Investor Intros track, or both.
The Tech Council Investor Network tracks will feature companies making five-minute presentations during two sessions, morning and afternoon. Selected TCIN companies cover a range of technologies and products.
The companies selected for TCIN include the following from Dane County, among others:
- AltusMentors – Madison;
- Cognerium – Madison;
- CyberForge – Madison;
- GoDx – Madison;
- Graceful Management Systems – Madison;
- Internship on Demand – Madison;
- JangoPet – Fitchburg;
- Nommli – Middleton;
- Re Mixers – Madison;
- RedFox AI – Madison;
- Spraycision – Madison;
- The Virtual Foundry – Stoughton;
- US University Pathways – Madison; and
- Vascugen – Madison.
The 15 companies selected for the Elevator Pitch Olympics will deliver 90-second pitches and be scored by a panel of investor judges. In addition to the judges’ feedback, participants will also be scored by members of the audience for selection of a “People’s Choice” award. The Elevator Pitch Olympics are sponsored by Business Fitness. Taking part in the Elevator Pitch Olympics are Cold Water Technologies; Dirac Labs; Micronics; Morel Energy; Navigationis; NeuroSetta; Okkanti; Oui Technologies; Parsley Solutions; Provoco AI; RevMethods; Saros Therapeutics; Spectacle Health; Sygmatic; and Tosslet.
Over the last five years, more than 50 companies that pitched at the conference have raised at least one round of angel or venture capital. Registration is available here.
