7th Annual North Bay Innovation Summit
Where startup and early stage companies compete for recognition and cash prizes in the morning and pitch for investment in the afternoon.
8am − Noon
Morning Session: Innovators Compete
Open to the public
Early stage and startup companies pitch competition. Judges will select 3 companies from each of the 4 categories below to give a 10-minute pitch in the morning session. Companies must be no more than 5 years old with no more than 10 full-time employees.
There will be a winner in each category. The overall Top Innovator winner will be awarded a $10,000 cash prize.
No solicitation for funds in this morning section.
2014 Top Innovator
Pulp Works designs and manufactures eco-friendly packaging for consumer products to replace plastic. NOTE: The Top Innovator Prize for 2015 has been increased to $10,000.
Categories
SaaS, Social Media, IoT, Web, IT, Cloud
Health Care, Medical Tech
Clean Tech & Sustainable Products
Ag & Food
Apply or nominate a company
Click to apply or nominate a company. Applications are due by August 15th 2015.
Buy your ticket
Click to attend the Innovation Competition. Lunch is included in the ticket price.
Noon- 1:30pm
Lunch
Included in ticket price
Participating Angel Groups in 2014 included
North Bay Angels • San Joaquin Angels • Sierra Angels • Bay Angels • Sacramento Angels • Sand Hill Angels • Shasta Angels • Angels’ Forum • Berkeley Angels • HBS Alumni Angels, Northern California • Artisan Angels • Keiretsu Forum North Bay • Venture Greenhouse • Innovate North State • Cal-X Stars • Golden Seed • SoCo Nexus
Testimonials
We were delighted to have participated in the North Bay Investor Summit. In addition to providing us a platform to showcase one of our strongest deals, we found the luncheon for the leaders of the 9 participating angel groups — held just prior to the summit itself — to be of tremendous value. The structured discussion, led by Che Voigt, of the North Bay Angels, was topical and enabled a rich interchange of ideas and experiences of all members. (Indeed, we all found it to be so valuable that we’ve established a forum for continuing to exchange best practices and collaborate in a mutually beneficial manner.) Overall, the NBIS was extremely professionally managed event. Hats off to the North Bay Angels (especially Cliff Detz).
— Wendy Robinson Chair, Selection Committee HBS Alumni Angels
I enjoyed the Investor Summit very much. The opportunity to meet and interact with my counterparts in other regional Angel groups was valuable, and has helped increase the level of collaboration between our groups.
— John Selep
I was very impressed with the newly redesigned North Bay Investment Showcase. I loved the gathering of angel groups from all over the Bay Area and thought the companies were all top notch and interesting. This kind of event expands our networks and increases deal flow. I am very much looking forward to the next Showcase!
— Lisa R. Tamayo President investorMetrix
Presented by
Food / Ag 2014 category winner
Hip Chick Farms produces organic frozen chicken products.
2014 Judges for category:
SaaS, Social Media, Web, IT, Cloud
2014 panel discussion
Panelists from business, non-profit, and government sectors discuss the keynote: “Today is the Prototype for Tomorrow.”
The North Bay Innovation Summit is part of
the North Bay Innovation Week: Sept 14 – 20, 2015
North Bay iHub announces the second annual North Bay Innovation Week highlighting innovation in the North Bay the week of Sept 14 – 20 2015. It is a Relationship & Information Conference for Entrepreneurs that is dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs through a mostly free, crowd-sourced, decentralized conference in multiple venues within Sonoma, Marin, and Napa counties. Entrepreneurs can connect and exchange ideas that inspire the entrepreneurial & innovative spirit, within a hands-on format that is all about high-energy, sharing ideas, connecting with new people, and stoking the fires of new possibilities.