Avani Enterprizes wins Tech419 Pitch Competition
Dr. Sridhar Viamajala, Ph.D., pitches Avani Enterprizes
The University of Toledo Business Incubator hosted the Tech419 Pitch Competition on Thursday, November 7th, and Avani Enterprizes won first place, earning $10,000 in project funding.
About Avani Enterprizes
Avani Enterprizes, LLC. is an Ohio-based small business that is developing sustainable technologies for recycling waste polypropylene into a pure, high-value product.
With a patent-pending technology that dissolves polypropylene but not other types of plastic, Avani hopes to divert millions of tons of polypropylene waste from landfills, setting new standards for resource efficiency and environmental stewardship.
About Tech419
The event, hosted by The University of Toledo Business Incubator, marked the culmination of a 12-week program that honed five tech entrepreneurs’ storytelling skills through intensive deck reviews, feedback sessions, and mock judging panels.
In a final 5-minute pitch showdown, contestants presented to a panel of investors and business leaders, competing for a total of $19,000 in project funding.
The judges included Tom Brady (in the Plastics Hall of Fame) and Todd Hendricks Jr. (a previous winner of the competition).
Formerly known as “Pitch and Pour,” the annual event has been a cornerstone of the tech entrepreneurship ecosystem in the Toledo region since 2013. The most prominent Pitch and Pour winner is Grypshon, which eventually became Grypmat (and a Shark Tank sensation).
The Other Competitors
CerviStrength Solutions: a system that assess cervical muscle strength and quantify individual concussion risk.
EventPin: event discovery by focusing on user privacy and exploration through a transparent, map-based interface.
EZ-FIT: a tool for dispensing fluids from a 5-gallon bucket.
SuReLight: bio-based photoinitiators for radiation curing.
All of the competitors will get additional services from the incubator to help them advance their products and services.
Learn more about the Tech419 competitors.
