Today, the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce announced the six finalists competing in the 11th annual Pressure Chamber startup initiative, which returns to the Majestic Theatre on Aug. 20 during Forward Fest, Wisconsin’s largest technology and entrepreneurship festival.
At Pressure Chamber, emerging companies will pitch in front of national investors and a live audience. The winning company receives the “golden suitcase,” representing a reserved spot in the Chamber’s Greater Madison startup meetings with top Silicon Valley investment firms this fall.
The 2024 Pressure Chamber finalists are:
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CranioSure (Madison) — A mobile application that screens the head shapes of infants to distinguish between benign, self-resolving head shape differences and craniosynostosis, helping provide guidance to health care providers and parents;
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Cubby (Madison) — Helps busy families with active kids stay on top of events and incoming messages, with software that leverages integrations, AI, and community to make parenting easier;
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Maize (Verona) — Maps the local food system to show users where their food comes from while giving small food businesses a platform to build community around sustainable practices;
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SideShift (Madison) — Revolutionizes the part-time job search for Gen Z and the hiring process for local businesses through a universal application for students to apply to multiple jobs with one tap;
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SixLine Semiconductor (Madison) — Commercializes breakthroughs in carbon nanotube processing to unlock the next generation of high-performance, cost-effective semiconductor devices; and
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Terra Bioforge (Middleton) — Pioneers next-generation genome engineering tools to discover and overproduce billion-dollar bioactive compounds and therapeutic drugs, thus improving product yield, decreasing costs, and increasing revenues for agrichemical and pharma companies.
To register for to attend the Pressure Chamber finals, click here.
Pressure Chamber is presented by the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce and Michael Best, with support from the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and UW–Madison Office of Business Engagement, Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., American Family Ventures, Baird Capital, 4490 Ventures, HealthX Ventures, Rock River Capital Partners, WVV Capital, AirDeck, Johnson Financial Group, JP Cullen, The Gialamas Co., and Fetch.
