Cambridge Tech Week Pitch Competition Shortlists Top 20 Deep Tech Companies
Pitch Competition Headline Sponsor is Mills & Reeve and the Competition Award co-sponsors are PwC & Julius and Clark. The Pitch Competition celebrates the UK's most exciting emerging deep tech businesses, providing founders with the opportunity to showcase their innovations to investors, industry leaders and delegates from across the global technology ecosystem.Applications this year showcased an impressive breadth of innovation, spanning artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, health technology, climate technology, advanced engineering and other emerging deep tech sectors.
A Rigorous Independent Judging Process
The Pitch Competition has been designed to ensure every application is assessed through a fair, transparent and independent process.
All submissions were reviewed by an experienced Stage 1 Pre-Judging Panel, bringing together expertise from venture capital, finance, innovation and commercial growth.
This year's Pre-Judging Panel comprises:
- Paul Hughes, Managing Director, BDO
- Jamie Bignal, Director, HSBC Innovation Banking
- Mayank Shah, Co-founder & CEO, Grow Beyond Borders
- Anne Dobre, Investor Director, Parkwalk Advisors
- Isabelle O'Keeffe, Early Stage Investor, Twin Path Ventures
- Martin, HMGCC
Congratulations to the Top 20
We are delighted to congratulate the following companies on reaching this stage of the competition:
HotHouse Therapeutics Ltd | HutanBio Ltd | Lambda Energy Ltd | Myonerv | Xplore Intelligence | ColoriQuo | Decent Energy | GreenMixes | LYEONS | Memorify Technologies | NANOPLUME | Phaseshift | Polytecks Ltd | Precica Limited | TriCell | Uflow | Vauxminster Aeronautics Ltd |Vital Technology Nexus | VocaLoci
The standard of applications was exceptionally high, making for a highly competitive judging process. We would like to thank every company that took the time to enter this year's competition.
What's Next?
The judging process now continues as the Top 20 companies are reviewed to determine the five finalists who will pitch live on stage during Cambridge Tech Week on Wednesday 16 September.
The finalists will present their businesses to our Stage 2 Live Judging Panel, comprising some of the UK's leading investors and venture capital professionals:
- Zickie Lim, Partner, Head of VC & Investments, Mills & Reeve
- Marilena Ioannidou, Senior Director, British Business Bank
- Emmi Nicholl, CEO, Cambridge Angels
- Richard Lewis, Managing Director, Foresight Group
The live final will take place in front of the Cambridge Tech Week audience, with judges selecting the overall winner, alongside a People's Choice Award voted for by delegates attending the session.
The five finalists will be announced soon. Keep an eye on our website and social media channels as we reveal the companies that will take to the Cambridge Tech Week stage this September.
