The 11 top-tier companies that will be pitching at the Spring Edition of Silicon Gorge Investor Showcase on 29th April have been announced!
Of the 60 companies that applied at this edition, these winners have been through a 3-stage process, including succeeding in a pitching competition in front of an experienced network and investor judges to win this opportunity to pitch to investors at the online Investor Showcase as part of the Investment Activator Programme.
Pitching for investment between £150,000 and £2m, the following companies (listed in alphabetical order) will be joining us for the Investor Showcase.
Altered Carbon is a scent technology company striving to develop a sense of smell for computers by combining nanomaterial graphene and AI.
AON2 is creating smart sunglasses for sports designed for readability in bright sunlight.
Chisel Robotics is designing cutting-edge software solutions to transform the rehabilitation process for patients with diverse mobility diagnosis. Their innovative technology is designed to provide 24/7 remote assistance to patients.
Glaia‘s disruptive technology boosts crop yields sustainably. It is based on a water-soluble, sugar-derived nanomaterial that unlocks the current bottleneck in agricultural productivity: photosynthesis. Glaia’s unique technology enhances the photosynthetic efficiency of crops.
IMPRESS is built to empower video game creators in self-publishing. It synergises marketing essentials, press outreach, digital access and automation tools for supercharged campaigns. It’s video game publishing, democratised.
LikeToBe is a professional networking platform that helps connect organisations with their future workforce through online localised career events and webinars, helping people discover what they would “LikeToBe”.
Mobilized Construction provides real-time and predictive data and machine-learning analytics to measure road quality and identify road deterioration before dangerous and costly road hazards sprout. Like in medicine, early prevention is always the best treatment.
Route Konnect uses state-of-the-art video processing to offer anonymous, real-time insights capturing the movement and attributes of vehicles and people. Their customers utilise these insights to improve the efficiency, safety, and enjoyment of their services.
Spherics is a web platform to help businesses measure, mitigate and manage their environmental impact. Harnessing the latest technology, we empower organisations with the information and tools to understand your impact, take action and tell a positive sustainability story to the world.
Stratiphy is an investment app that lets you build trading strategies according to your risk profile, industry preferences, and sustainability criteria, making sustainable investing strategies accessible to everyone.
YesRef is the easy way to find referees. They are an exciting new marketplace solution that makes finding referees easier than ever before, by connecting sports providers with referees and facilitating digital payments, all in one easy to use platform.
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The Investor Showcase is open to investors, managers of investment funds and those who facilitate investment. If you would like to watch these companies pitch on Thursday 29th April– email abby@techspark.co for an invite.
Silicon Gorge is a part of the Investment Activator Progamme (IAP). The IAP is a pioneering collaboration between private and public sector organisations has been put together to help catalyse investment into fast-growing startups in Bristol, Bath and the West of England.

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