Three companies were selected by panelists and audience members to receive $5,000 in awards at the UI John Pappajohn Pitch & Grow XIII. The event was presented by the Technology Association of Iowa (TAI) and the University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center on May 23 at the BioVentures Center in Coralville.
The top three companies and prizes awarded:
- VolunteerLocal; Kaylee Williams, community builder; Brian Hemesath, president – $2,500
- Memcine Pharmaceuticals; Kate Holt, CEO – $1,500
- Higher Learning Technologies; Adam Keune, co-founder; Alec Whitters, co-founder – $1,000
After the 16 companies presented, the expert panelists selected the top four pitches. Those four selected presenters then make their pitches to a general session, after which the audience voted by investing “TAI Bucks” in their favorite prospect(s). Winners received the award money generously donated by the UI John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center.
The 16 presenters included:
AgBrook Industries, Inc.
Bandwidth Pool
clusterFlunk
Frontier Astronautics
Health Tech Hatch
Higher Learning Technologies
Kamath Biosciences
Memcine Pharmaceuticals
NanoMedTrix
Project Soapbox
Rent Simply
SocialPulse
SocialWise Media Group
Telepharm
TellMyStory
VolunteerLocal