NORTH ADAMS â Keva Health, of Lexington, bested five other firms, including a company from Stockbridge, to finish first Friday in the Connect Tech Innovation Challenge produced by the startup accelerator and innovation network Lever.
It was the fourth and final event in a series of COVID-19 challenges produced by Lever that focused on state companies developing products to help stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Edgi Learning, of Stockbridge, was one of the six companies that had been selected as a finalist for the competition.
Keva CEO and founder Jyotsna Mehta was awarded the $40,000 first-place prize bestowed on the winner of the final pitch contest, as determined by a panel of judges. Thrive Community, of Boston, received $10,000 for finishing second.
Local companies among finalists selected for Connect Tech Innovation Challenge
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WESTBOROUGH Six companies from across Massachusetts were recently selected as finalists for the Connect Tech Innovation Challenge, the fourth in a series of pitch competitions organized by the Innovation Institute at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative and Lever, Inc. to identify and grow innovations inspired by challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and recession.
Hopkinton’s Outside Interactive and Industrial Polymers and Chemicals of Shrewsbury are among local companies participating in the challenge.
Finalists in the Connect Tech Innovation Challenge will participate in a six-week accelerator that will help them develop connective technologies with the potential to spark the Commonwealth’s economic recovery and improve the flow of goods, services, and information.
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