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(OWC CEO Larry O’Connor – second from right – is among the judges for the Extreme Tech Challenge 2019.)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 5th annual race to Sir Richard Branson\u2019s Necker Island continues to heat up for Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC), the world\u2019s largest startup competition. <\/span><\/p>\n

After announcing the Top 25 teams on Necker Island this past October, the list of contenders has now been narrowed down to the Top 10 Semi-Finalists. This year\u2019s XTC semi-finals took place on January 10th, 2019 in the Bellini Ballroom at the Venetian Hotel.  Each of the 10 companies pitched to a captured audience in the packed room, the judges found it extremely difficult to pick the Top 3. It was one of the most divers Top 10\u2019s to date with companies from Switzerland, Sweden, Turkey and throughout the United States, presenting a variety of inspiring technologies, including blockchain, transportation, wearables, IoT and biotech.<\/span><\/p>\n

The XTC<\/b> 2019 Top 3 Finalists<\/b> are ActiveProtective<\/b><\/a> (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), developing a wearable that protects the hips of older adults using wearable airbags, Elevian<\/b><\/a> (Boston, Massachusetts), creating regenerative medicines, with the potential to treat and prevent many age-related diseases and Lynq<\/b><\/a> (Brooklyn, New York), the the world\u2019s most advanced long-range tracker.<\/p>\n

OWC Founder and CEO Larry O’Connor in among the expert judges tasked with choosing the finalists for the competition. <\/p>\n

Congratulations to the XTC Top 3!<\/b>
\nThe Top 3 Finalists will now compete for the top spot at the XTC Finals on Necker Island on April 3rd, 2019.<\/p>\n

Since 2015, XTC has established itself as the premier competition empowering entrepreneurs with visibility, and resources, leading to and enabling exponential growth. Semi-finalists represent a broad range of industries, including Biotec, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Energy, Accessibility, Transportation, Internet-of-Things, and more. As a worldwide competition, semi-finalists were travelling to Las Vegas from Australia, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Switzerland, and throughout the United States to make their presentations to judges and the crowd. The diversity in the industries, backgrounds, and current stages of the finalists adds an extra layer of complexity and intrigue to the competition as the judges evaluate each company. Each year it has proved to be an exciting event for all present.<\/p>\n

The fate of the 10 Semi-Finalists rested in the capable hands of an expert judging panel including \u2013 in addition to O’Connor \u2013 Veronica Serra (Founding Partner, Pacific Investimentos and Innova Capital), David Hagan (CEO, Boingo Wireless, Executive Board Member CTA), Shankar Chandran (Sr. Vice President & Managing Director, Samsung Catalyst Fund), Lisa Andrews (CEO, Ignite Alliance).<\/p>\n

XTC is proudly partnering with well-known companies in the tech industry, including Bitfury, Cisco, OWC, Zoom, Joy Ventures, INCmty; event partners CES, Necker Island, IBM and Revl as well as supporting partners AP Live, Beep, Onkaro, The Confluence, Imaginex, The Ticket Fairy, Poltio, F6S and VR Fest. Together with XTC, these sponsors offer support and exposure that money cannot buy with this showcase event at the world\u2019s largest technology trade show, CES, and then also at Sir Richard Branson\u2019s Necker Island in April 2019.<\/p>\n

Learn more about all the semi-finalists, and additional details about the event here: https:\/\/goo.gl\/UZJM6V<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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