Innovation Park has announced the judging panel, along with the public relations and advertising agency partners for the $25,000 TechGrant Pitch Night Competition.

Ana Melendez, A&E Wholesale of North Florida, Kevin Pope, Ikove Capital, Amy Recht, Beresford Ventures, Antonio Montoya, Bentley Systems, and Bill Lickson, North Florida Innovation Labs, are excited to participate in the judging panel for this year. The judges are currently working to narrow down the field to the five finalists who will present their innovations in a timed five-minute pitch.

To perfect their presentations for the pitch competition, the finalists are paired with outstanding PR firms in our community including; Salter Mitchell Pr, Digital Opps, The Zimmerman Agency, The Moore Agency and BowStern Marketing Communications.

The judges, alongside participation from the audience, will determine the $25,000 TechGrant prize winners at the final pitch event. The Innovation Park TechGrant ‘23 Pitch Night Competition will take place on 5:30 p.m. May 11 at Goodwood Museum and Gardens. The event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited. Reservations are required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/techgrant-23-tickets-532192170107

The TechGrant Program was created to support North Florida’s entrepreneurial ecosystem in 2005. Since then, $562,000 in grants have been given to 35 technology companies to aid in the commercialization of their innovations.

For more information, contact Christian Wnuk at cwnuk@inn-park.com, 850-980-1859.

This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Judges and PR partners announced for $25,000 TechGrant competition