KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Two Knoxville entrances took home a total of $15,000 from Innov865 Alliance’s 2024 Startup Day pitch competition. The annual “Shark Tank”-style competition highlights some of the up-and-coming startups in East Tennessee .
Safire won the $10,000 Judges’ Choice Award, and Loop won the Crowd Favorite cash prize of $5,000. Safire develops advanced Li-ion battery safety technologies while Loop helps organizations extract data and share information reliably and efficiently.
Meet 6 Knoxville-based startups competing for $15K in 2024
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Safire won the $10,000 Judges’ Choice Award -
Loop won the Crowd Favorite cash prize of $5,000 -
The Traction Award winner was StoragePub. -
Knox Bots won the $2,500 Emerging Entrepreneur Winner prize
The event also gave away two additional awards. Knox Bots won the $2,500 Emerging Entrepreneur Winner prize while the Traction Award winner was StoragePug.
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Innov865 Week continues with events including Raising & Rising, 121 Tech Hub Grand Opening and Devmoot. To see the full lineup, visit the Innov865 Week event calendar …