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Extreme Tech Challenge Announces Top 10 Semi-Finalists to Present at CES® 2018NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- CES Unveiled - All eyes will be on the largest consumer electronics showcase in the world, CES® 2018 as the Top 10 Semi-Finalists from Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) are slated to present live on-stage, January 11th, 2018 at the Bellini Ballroom at the Venetian Las Vegas. Ahead of CES® 2018, XTC formally revealed the Top 10 who will forge on to the next stages of the contest in hopes of being one of three startups selected to move onto the final round, with an opportunity to pitch to a phenomenal panel of judges spearheaded by Sir Richard Branson. Announced in New York City at CES® Unveiled, this year's Top 10 is arguably the strongest candidate pool to date. Co-Founder of XTC, Bill Tai remarks: "We are incredibly proud of this year's group as they exhibit variety and are poised to disrupt current technology trends, and tackling the most pressing issues our generation." Traversing international borders and significantly distinct in both hometown and industry, the contenders hail from Rwanda to Los Angeles, and nearly everywhere in between. The 2018 XTC Top 10 Semi-Finalists advancing to the CES® Showcase are ABRA (Mountain View, CA), AirSwap (Brooklyn, NY), BioCellection Inc. (San Jose, CA), Chooose.today (Oslo, Norway), Neurotrack (Redwood, CA), Owlet Baby Care Inc. (Lehi, UT), Powerledger (Perth, Australia), Rayton Solar 2018 (Los Angeles, CA), SafeMotos (Kigali, Rwanda), and Tissue Analytics (Philadelphia, PA). Extreme Tech Challenge is proud to announce the return of the XTC 2018 Wildcard, who will have the opportunity to showcase in conjunction with the Top 10 Semifinalists at CES® 2018. Congratulations to Piaggio Fast Forward, a company pioneering the intelligent movement of people and goods.
Jockeying for the ultimate prize of global visibility and invaluable resources, the Top 10 Semi-Finalists will pitch their budding ventures to a phenomenal panel of judges, spearheaded by Branson and comprised of the world's leading minds in innovation:
Since its inception, XTC has gained international notoriety for elevating innovative startups into a new frontier of technology. Who will be crowned the next champion of XTC? Watch the contest unfold here. XTC 2018 Timeline
XTC would like to extend special gratitude to the current sponsors on board for 2018 - Sompo, Ally & Plug and Play, OWC, Zoom, Jungle Creations, Cisco, Qualcomm, and Meltwater. Thanks to their generous partnerships, XTC 2018 will be the most comprehensive iteration to date! STAY CONNECTED: XTC About Extreme Tech Challenge XTC pulls this all together into an experience that money cannot buy with showcase events at the world's largest technology trade show, CES, and also at Sir Richard Branson's own Necker Island. Hurricane Irma Relief: For more information, contact: [email protected]
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