The 2023 Capitalize: Technology competition has narrowed to the final four companies.
Yesterday, the Sacramento Kings hosted Pitch Day at Golden 1 Center for the contest presented by Dialpad and the City of Sacramento’s Office of Innovation and Economic Development. During Pitch Day, the Top 8 presented their companies to a panel of successful entrepreneurs, executives and investors including:
After deliberation, the panel announced the 4 Finalists that would continue in the contest. Those companies then created pitch videos for fan voting. Starting Monday, March 6 at 3 p.m., fans can visit Kings.com/Capitalize to view the videos and vote until halftime of the Kings game on March 24. The judges’ and fan votes will be tallied to determine the 2023 Capitalize: Technology winner. The winner will be announced during the game and awarded a $10,000 cash prize towards the development of their startup and three years of access to Dialpad communication services.
The 4 Finalists:
3D-OPS is designing the first surgical adhesive out of silk fibroin that is both mechanically strong and biologically compatible.
App Orchid is an AI Platform company revolutionizing the way businesses unlock tangible value from data across disparate systems and external sources. Our goal is to assist businesses in creating simple, insightful, and predictive applications through our low/no code app builder, which is supported by Enterprise AI/ML, knowledge graphs, and technology integrations. Through our platform, we make it easy for companies of all sizes to recognize the potential of AI and achieve high return on investment in a short period. With 20+ apps in production across Fortune 100 companies, we help our clients build better experiences for customers and employees, improve reliability, and work towards creating a sustainable future.
Ravata’s mission is to create an autonomous hardware solution to embryo production. A means by which we can preserve our natural world, develop new medications, feed our populations, and grow our families. Ravata’s vision is to become the assembly line to the miracle of life; bringing to in vitro fertilization what Ford brought to automobile production. Our impact will be in making in vitro fertilization affordable, accessible, and effective. Ravata's platform for embryo grading and selection is currently commercially available for biomedical, conservation, and livestock applications. Pre-clinical data collection for the FDA is underway.
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How to Vote:
Fans can visit Kings.com/Capitalize to view each of the final pitch videos and vote by:
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Rules:
The Capitalize: Technology contest is just one of the franchise’s commitments to support innovation and entrepreneurship in the Sacramento region and beyond. Later this year, the Kings will launch the expanded contests of the Capitalize platform, providing two new sectors with support in capacity building, connections and pilot opportunities, including Capitalize: Food and Capitalize: Innovation.
For more information on the Capitalize: Technology contest, visit Kings.com/Capitalize.