Eight local startups selected to advance to the Finals of the Pitch Elk Grove competition. 

Eight diverse startups, specializing in areas such as artificial intelligence, human health, digital media, computer hardware, and home-chef platforms, have advanced to the final round of the Pitch Elk Grove competition, where they will compete for a total of $17,500 in cash prizes. The competition received 53 applications. The final pitches are scheduled to take place live on May 18 at The Center at District56 in Elk Grove.

Pitch Elk Grove functions as an economic development strategy for the city, highlighting the Sacramento suburb and its efforts to support local businesses.

“Year two of our signature economic development event, Pitch Elk Grove, is going to be better than ever,” said Economic Development Director Darrell Doan. “The number of applicants, quality of semi-finalists, and diversity of finalists demonstrates the strength of Sacramento’s startup scene and Elk Grove’s role within it. Congratulations to the finalists, and we can’t wait to see everybody on May 18th.”

Meet the 2023 Pitch Elk Grove Finalists

  • 4pm AI (Sacramento): An AI sales assistant that automates 1 hour per day of admin tasks.
  • Adload Technologies (Elk Grove): AdTech platform leveraging the trucking industry.
  • Foodom (Folsom): A marketplace for personalized meals cooked in your home by local chefs, starting at $5 a portion, to prevent and reverse diabetes.
  • HuLoop Automation, Inc (Auburn): AI-Powered Intelligent Automation Platform.
  • Matrubials (Davis): Antimicrobial peptides from milk for combating bacterial infections.
  • Neural Lab, Inc. (El Dorado Hills): Touchless user interface for any camera and any device.
  • Ravata Solutions Inc (Davis): Builds sensors to quantify embryo health for the IVF industry.
  • Tiami Networks (Elk Grove): Bringing sensing intelligence to every wireless device in the world.

“I was impressed with the innovative technologies and business solutions presented by the startups selected as finalists,” said StartupSac president and CEO, Laura Good. “Supporting such high caliber startups through programs like Pitch Elk Grove will have a significant positive impact on our region’s economy.”

Launched last year, Pitch Elk Grove aims to introduce regional companies to Elk Grove and its Startup Elk Grove Incentive Program, which began in 2018 and provides direct cash subsidies to city-based companies. The program offers cash grants to companies that contribute to new job or technology opportunities in Elk Grove. The city does not take equity in the companies, and the grants do not need to be repaid as long as the companies maintain their headquarters in Elk Grove. If a company relocates or is acquired, the grant converts to a loan.

Attend Pitch Elk Grove

When: Thursday, May 18, 2023, from 4:30 PM to 7:45 PM

Where: The Center at District56, 8230 Civic Center Dr, Elk Grove, CA 95757

Cost: No charge to attend but please RSVP

Appetizers and wine & beer from Elk Grove establishments will be served.

RSVP HERE

 

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Pitch Elk Grove is a program of the City of Elk Grove’s Startup Elk Grove Incentive Program and is powered by StartupSac and Explore Elk Grove.

About Startup Elk Grove Incentive Program

The Startup Elk Grove Incentive Program provides technical and financial assistance to launching and scaling startups, and for co-working and incubator facilities that support them. To qualify, startups must operate in Elk Grove and be an emerging or scaling company commercializing innovative products and platforms in most tech verticals.