Innovation Challenge

JUNE 17-19, 2024
WASHINGTON, DC

We want to share your technology with our community

Join the world's largest multi-sector commercialization program for emerging deep technologies. Showcase, pitch and connect your innovations for licensing and investment opportunities with leading corporate, investment and federal prospectors.

How to Participate

Submit Innovation (due December 15)
If selected to pitch, choose your TechConnect World Experience!
*There is a fee to Pitch and Participate

Questions about the startup Challenge? Contact Emma Mooney, Outreach and Project Manager

Click HERE for a detailed guide of last year's program

Submit Innovation »

Who Should Apply

University & Research Lab with actionable IP and spinouts
Startups seeking investment, licensing, and partnering actions
Federal Awardees such as SBIR/STTR, DARPA. ARPAE, BARDA, OTA, etc.
Accelerators & Incubators searching for development opportunities

Important Dates:

Early bird Deadline: Friday, December 15, 2023
Early bird Notifications: Mid-January 2024
Deadline to Confirm: Wednesday, January 31, 2024

How Selection Works

Step 1.
Submissions Open

Step 2.
Review and Announcements

Step 3.
Choose your Experience

Top-ranked technologies are invited to the program. We will send confirmation and official invitations to join our TechConnect World event in March. If you receive a confirmation email, then TechConnect World was made for companies just like yours.

Innovator Experiences

Business Pitch

Share your technology with experts in government, military and industry. You will have 5 minutes to highlight on of your company's technologies. This will be followed by valuable feedback, questions, and concerns from the experts you want to hear from to take your company to the next level

Demos and Drinks

Enjoy 10 drink tickets that you can share during happy hour in our expo hall. During this time, industry, investment, and military leadership will be directed towards showcase tables, one of which designated to your technology. This will help to gain your team additional exposure.

Exposition

An expo booth provides your company with a 10x10 station where you can share your technology for the full 2-day exhibition. Exposition booths have prime placement. Additionally, industry, investment and military leadership will be directed to visit your booth, helping gain your team maximum exposure.

What past innovators are saying

Drs. Daniel Boamah and Kimberley Green represented Western Kentucky University (WKU) admirably well and had opportunities to visit with representatives from Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, the various branches of Military, and other Federal agencies.

In addition, WKU received an invitation from FEMA, integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS) representatives to tour their facilities and further collaboration is currently being developed.
Western Kentucky University

Thank you so much, TechConnect team. It was an absolute privilege to participate and we are so honored to have been selected. The team was so excited for me to bring good news back. Thank you again and we look forward to participating in future events!
Grayscale AI LTD

We were thankful for the chance to participate. We really appreciated the chance to pitch and the helpful feedback from the judges. Thanks again and hope to see you again too!
EdgeTechnologies

A look into last year

1000
Perspective Partners

250
Technology Exhibitors

$20B
TechFunding

18
Government Agencies

2500
1-on-1 Meetings

For more information , please contact Jennifer Rocha (Vice President, Strategic Partnerships) at

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