With a total prize pool of $140,000, the contest features the InnoVEX Grand Prize worth $30,000, alongside the Future Star Award, designed to highlight early-stage startups showing strong potential. 10 awards in total are set to be presented on the day. This year’s competition attracted over 150 applications from startups representing 20 countries.

On 12th May, a panel of judges from both local and international backgrounds selected the top 15 finalists for the Pitch Contest, narrowing the field to the most promising entrants.

Here’s a list of the top 15 finalists that will be pitching, and in for a chance of winning, on the 22nd May.

• AeiRobot: South Korea, AI category, with its product ALICE4
• AuthenX: Taiwan, AI category, with its products ELS, ILS, pluggable FAU for CPO applications
• Deeli AI: United States, AI category, with its Deeli Intelligence Platform
• DeepRad.AI: Taiwan, Health & Biotech category, with its DeepLung-CAC
• EndoSemio: Taiwan, Health & Biotech category, with TracheoSight, a next-gen endoscopic image-guided tracheostomy kit
• Enext Technology Co.: Taiwan, Greentech category, with its ENext-Anode
• Femtosense: United States, Semiconductor Application category, with its SPU-001 (Sparse Processing Unit)
• Jmem Technology Co.: Taiwan, Semiconductor Application category, with its PFU Based PQC Hardware security chip
• KopherBit Co.: Taiwan, Smart Mobility category, with itd KopherBit ECU Development Platform
• LiPro Vision Co.: Taiwan, Smart Mobility category, with its Metalens Optical Engine
• NeuReality: Israel, AI category, with its NRI AI Inference Appliance
• Rayleigh Vision Intelligence: Taiwan, AI category, Xnow MicroLED Binning and Colour-Mixing technology
• Sarcomere Dynamics: Canada, Precision Manufacturing category, ARTUS Robotic Hands
• SOIC Marine Solutions: Taiwan, Smart Mobility category, with its AI Sailor
• Yun Dong Education Logistics: Taiwan, AI category, with its AI CampusGPT – YunFei Academy

The final round of the InnoVEX 2025 Pitch Contest is scheduled to take place on 22nd May, from 13:00 to 16:00, at the InnoVEX Center Stage. Each of the 15 finalist teams is set to deliver a 10-minute pitch, followed by a Q&A session with the judging panel. Winners will be announced at the conclusion of the session, with an award ceremony held immediately after.

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