SETsquared Bristol announces line up of companies pitching at Tech-Xpo 2019

The full line up of companies that are pitching at Tech-Xpo 2019 has been announced by SETsquared Bristol. Actuation Lab, Bristol Pound, Data Cubed, ELEM Biotech, iXport, Maths with Parents, TableTiger, and Vitamica will pitch to an audience of academics, investors, business leaders, and public sector representatives at the invite-only showcase, with 18 companies also exhibiting at the event. The annual showcase will be held at Paintworks, Bristol, on 18^th June 2019.

Technologies from a diverse range of sectors, including fintech, edtech, and healthtech will be pitching for investment at Tech-Xpo 2019, where delegates will vote for the Best Elevator Pitch. Companies that have previously won the accolade have gone on to celebrate great successes, including 2018’s winner, LettUs Grow Founder, Charlie Guy, who has since secured £1 million investment to further their aeroponic farming technology.

Charlotte Bermingham of Vitamica, who will be pitching for the first time at Tech-Xpo 2019, said: “We’re looking forward to demonstrating our technology and pitching at Tech-Xpo. It’s a great opportunity to network and meet potential investors, and we’re currently fundraising for our second seed round. We’re presenting our fast antibiotic test, which enables doctors to make informed decisions about antibiotic prescriptions, something that is ever more important with the growing global threat of antimicrobial resistance. We hope to make some good connections and show what our technology can do.”

Chris Morton of ELEM Biotech said: “We are very excited to attend Tech-Xpo this year and to present ELEM (and our Virtual Heart) to UK investors for the first time.  Tech-Xpo has a great reputation in the South West. For us, the fusion between tech-innovators and tech-investors makes it the place to be. More than just a show, we know things happen here for startups.”

Other winners of Best Elevator Pitch include Interactive Scientific Founder, Becky Sage (2016), who was selected by Innovate UK as one of the top 15 Women in Innovation in the UK, Lisa Matthews, CEO of Our Canary, who was named in the Top 50 Women in Engineering in 2018, and Gareth Williams, founder of YellowDog, which has made its name as one of the region’s hottest scale-ups.

SETsquared Bristol Centre Director, Monika Radclyffe, said: “As one of our largest events of the year, Tech-Xpo is a great opportunity for all exhibitors and pitchers to network with potential investors and clients. This year’s brilliant line-up of pitchers boasts talent from a range of sectors, which is representative of Bristol’s famously diverse tech scene. It will be one to watch.”