Four regional startups will be on display in front of the largest audience they’ve likely even seen next Thursday evening. The 2018 Kings Capitalize event will conclude at the Sacramento Kings’ Tech Night on Thursday, March 22 when the the Kings host the Atlanta Hawks. These final four startups were selected by a panel of judges who watched the 16 semi-finalists present at the Semi-finals pitch competition on March 2.
Check out the summary of the four finalist in the table below as well as an overview video of this year’s event and video overviews of each startup.
Between now and game night, fans have the ability to vote for their favorite startup. Fans can vote by tweeting: @SacramentoKings #Capitalize2018 @companytwitterhandle
| Cognivive | Highlands Power | Homezada | Protexx |
| Cognivive is developing evidence-based digital medicines in virtual reality video game form for cognitive impairments. | Highlands Power has developed high performance engines for electric vehicles, removing the need for a gearbox or differential thereby dramatically reducing cost, weight, and complexity. | Homezada is an online and mobile platform to manage the entire homeowner lifecycle including home improvement projects, home maintenance & home inventory. | Protxx has developed wearable sensor technology for head injury prevention and management. The system helps to proactively limit cumulative head impact exposure. |
| Founders: Tony J. Simon Ph.D., Sara Howard | Founder: Conner Whaley |
Founders: Elizabeth Dodson, John Bodrozic | Founder: John Ralston |
| Founded: 2017 | Founded: 2015 | Founded: 2010 | Founded: 2016 |
| @cognivive | @HighlandsPower | @homeZada | @ProtxxSports |
Cognivive
Want to vote for Cognivive? Tweet: @SacramentoKings #Capitalize2018 @cognivive
Highlands Power
Want to vote for Highlands Power? Tweet: @SacramentoKings #Capitalize2018 @HighlandsPower
Homezada
Want to vote for HomeZada? Tweet: @SacramentoKings #Capitalize2018 @homeZada
Protxx
Want to vote for Protxx? Tweet: @SacramentoKings #Capitalize2018 @ProtxxSports
At last year’s Kings Capitalize Tech Night, West Sacramento startup Trifecta Systems walked away with the grand prize, accepting a check for $10,000 at center court. Good luck to all of this year’s finalists!
