PITCHFIRE: THE ROBOTICS STARTUP COMPETITION
October 18–19, 2023 · Santa Clara, CA
At RoboBusiness, five robotics startup companies will deliver 5 minute pitches to compete for a cash prize and invaluable feedback from industry investors.
The industry’s hottest robotics startups compete in Pitchfire for a $5,000 first-place prize and eternal bragging rights.
Five startups deliver 5-minute ‘pitches’ to a panel of judges describing their solution, business model, value proposition and more. Judges pick a winner and two runners-up based on the startup they believe to be best primed for commercial success.
Participating startups receive invaluable feedback from investors, can network with industry leaders, get free passes to RoboBusiness and will appear on The Robot Report Podcast.
Apply for Pitchfire 2023
To be eligible for Pitchfire, startups must meet the following criteria:
- Currently developing or commercializing robots or related technologies
- Less than 5 years old
- Fewer than 30 employees
- Unfunded or has received Seed funding
Submission Deadline: August 31
For More Information
To apply to be a contestant, judge or sponsor, contact Steve Crowe at scrowe@wtwhmedia.com.
To apply to be a contestant, judge or sponsor, contact Steve Crowe at scrowe@wtwhmedia.com.
Congratulations to Tatum Robotics, winner of Pitchfire 2022. Led by Samantha Johnson, Tatum Robotics has created a 3D-printed robotic hand that aims to help DeafBlind people communicate, soon to be followed by a complete robotic arm for complex signing. A DeafBlind person uses Tatum’s robot by placing their hand over the robotic hand, which currently fingerspells using the American Sign Language manual alphabet.
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