Plano-based CodeLaunch is gearing up for their first annual World Championship on November 20. The organization brings a startup accelerator competition, technology tradeshow and networking expo full of tech up-and-ups to the area annually.
The organization held four events across three countries (the U.S., Canada and Mexico) this year, gathering four champions and four at-large finalists prepared to go head-to-head at the World Championship this month at Gilley’s Dallas.
Winners will receive “the ultimate title” and $50,000 in funding as investments from the CodeLaunch and Improving Fuel Fund.
Competitors are:
- SeekerPitch: A job interviewing platform set on improving candidates’ soft skills through mock interview rooms with generative AI feedback
- Endora: Turns personal memories into interactive, nostalgia-driven games by turning user photos into games like solitaire and trivia
- VSOD.io: Created an online network for veterinarians to keep cases in house by utilizing a network of thousands of other veterinarians with varying areas of expertise
- Welcome Innovations: A platform connecting homeowners, service providers and HOA organizations
- Materia Bioworks: An informatics platform that helps consumer package brands (CPG) replace plastics with bio-based materials
- Lodestone: A product management platform that helps product teams and founders allocate resources
- FIZI: An app that displays products available from stores near a driver’s route
- AlterGard: Develops AI-powered tools for customizable video games so that players can design levels, missions and characters
General admission tickets to the competition are $20 and investor tickets, which provide access to an investor/finalist-only reception, are $89.
