InnoVEX 2023 Pitch Contest Finalists Announced
2023-05-25
As the co-organizer of InnoVEX, Taipei Computer Association (TCA) announced that the InnoVEX 2023 Pitch Contest preliminary round judging process has been concluded. InnoVEX 2023 will be held in Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 2 (TaiNEX 2) 1F. This year, the InnoVEX 2023 Pitch Contest will not have a semifinal round and will proceed directly to the Finals which will take place on June 2, 13:00 – 15:10 on the Pi Stage and the Pitch Contest winners will be announced on June 2, 16:00 – 17:00 on the Center Stage.
This year, many international startups registered for the InnoVEX Pitch Contest; 35% of which were from a total of 12 countries/areas, including Japan, Hong Kong, Italy, US, Brazil, Canada, South Korea, Chile, Egypt, Germany, and India. From the 80 participants, 10 startups were selected to proceed to the final stage to compete for the prizes with a total value of USD 120,000 ranging from cash prizes, networking opportunities, professional services/ resources, and more. The categories of the finalists include 5G & IoT, AI & Big Data, Healthcare & Biotech, and Manufacturing Technology that represent the industry’s main interests.
The 10 finalists are:
| Company Name | Product Name | Country of Origin | Industry |
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| Asiabots Limited | Omnichannel A.I. Customer Service | Taiwan | AI & Big Data |
| BELX BIO-PHARMACEUTICAL (TAIWAN) CORPORATION | Botanical new drug BEL-X | Taiwan | Healthcare & Biotech |
| Blumind Inc. | Ultra-low power AI Analog Compute | Canada | AI & Big Data |
| DEEPX Co. |Ltd | NPU (AI Processor) | South Korea | AI & Big Data |
| HoneyBear Biosciences | Inc. | Trimannosyl Site-specific Conjugation | Taiwan | Healthcare & Biotech |
| KAICO LTD. | Oral Vaccine, Feed Additive, Antibody Test Kit | Japan | Healthcare & Biotech |
| Mechavision Inc. | T-Skin Tactile Technology | Taiwan | Manufacturing Technology |
| Nearthlab | NeathWIND (Pro2, Mobile), Zoomable | South Korea | AI & Big Data |
| Ranictek Inc. | 5G/6G Base Station chips | Taiwan | 5G & IoT |
| Smart Tag Inc. | S.M.A.R.T. KIT | Taiwan | 5G & IoT |
The finalists will pitch onsite to the judges, including: Ravi Belani, a Co-Founder of Alchemist Accelerator (US); Tom Vanhoutte, the founder and managing partner of imec.xpand (Belgium); Michel Chu, President/CEO of ITIC (Taiwan); Jason Lu, Director of Darwin Ventures (Taiwan); and Alyssa Chen, Principal of AppWorks (Taiwan). Those who are interested in the final pitching session are welcome to join onsite.
Visit the InnoVEX 2023 Pitch Contest - Finals and sign up to join the event live.
About InnoVEX
Started in 2016, InnoVEX is a startup focused exhibition organized by Taipei Computer Association (TCA) and Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA). Positioned as the innovation hub of Asia, InnoVEX is held alongside Asia’s leading ICT B2B Tradeshow, COMPUTEX; to connect startups and their innovations to global VCs, CVCs, manufacturing partners, buyers, and media.
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