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RoboBusiness Pitchfire competition call for robotics startups

By Mike Oitzman | July 20, 2023

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Are you a founder of a robotics startup? The 2023 RoboBusiness Pitchfire start-up pitch competition is officially open for applications to this year’s event.

This is a unique opportunity to showcase your groundbreaking ideas and propel your company to new heights. RoboBusiness is the premier networking event in the robotics industry and the Pitchfire competition is a great way to get the attention that will help you build new partnerships and secure new funding sources.

Participating startups receive invaluable feedback from investors, network with industry leaders, get free passes to RoboBusiness, and will appear on a future episode of The Robot Report Podcast.

Tatum Robotics was the 2022 Pitchfire winner, featuring their robotic hand-signing solution for deaf-blind individuals. Through their participation at Pitchfire, the company founder, Samantha Johnson was invited to tell her story on The Robot Report Podcast and amplify their journey to helping improve the lives of an often isolated user base that now has a much more connected future in the palm of their hands.

The Tatum Robotics autonomous and robotic hand-signing device is connecting the deaf-blind community remotely to their loved ones and opening up a world of reading material that was previously closed to them. | Credit: Tatum Robotics

How to apply

There are a few basic criteria for Pitchfire submissions:

  • Currently developing or commercializing robots or related technologies
  • Less than 5 years old
  • Fewer than 30 employees
  • Unfunded or has received Seed funding

The deadline for submission is August 31, 2023.

To submit your company as a potential 2023 RoboBusiness Pitchfire participant, fill out the entry form below or here. If you’d like to be a judge for the event, please contact Steve Crowe: scrowe AT wtwhmedia.com

Pitchfire

  • MM slash DD slash YYYY
  • Please provide a link to your product page OR upload a photo or video of your product
  • Max. file size: 50 MB.

About The Author

Mike Oitzman

Mike Oitzman is Senior Editor of WTWH's Robotics Group and founder of the Mobile Robot Guide. Oitzman is a robotics industry veteran with 25-plus years of experience at various high-tech companies in the roles of marketing, sales and product management. Mike has a BS in Systems Engineering from UCSD and an MBA from Golden Gate University. He can be reached at [email protected].

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