Seven startup companies have been selected as finalists for the TitletownTech Startup Draft which features a $1 million top prize.
TitletownTech, in partnership with the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft, will hold The Combine April 3–4 in Green Bay ahead of the $1 million investment decision on Startup Draft Day, April 24. Over the two-day Combine, they will meet with and get feedback from corporate partners, tour Lambeau Field, refine their pitches, and film content for the Startup Draft broadcast.
The finalists were selected from nearly a thousand applications across nearly all 50 states.
“We’re excited to welcome this group of talented founders to Green Bay,” said TitletownTech Managing Partner Craig Dickman. “This is a community that shows up for its team, its businesses, and now, for the next generation of innovators. The Combine gives founders a chance to experience the strength of the TitletownTech ecosystem and the collaborative spirit that defines how we do business here.”
The TitletownTech Startup Draft prospects are:
- Ateios Systems (Newberry, Indiana) – Ateios Systems has developed a chemistry-agnostic platform for manufacturing battery electrodes without toxic solvents or forever chemicals. The company’s RaiCure coating technology enables faster, cleaner, and more cost-effective production for next-generation batteries.
- Avant Genomics (Charlottesville, Virginia) – Avant Genomics streamlines liquid biopsy sample preparation through an automated microfluidics platform. The company’s solution reduces cost, waste, and processing time to make precision cancer diagnostics more accessible and scalable.
- CubeNexus (Chicago) – CubeNexus transforms complex sensor and spatial data into AI-ready structures by embedding time and 3D location directly into the data. The company’s technology enables real-time querying and visualization, supporting data-heavy industries like aviation, energy, telecom, and defense, even in GPS-denied environments.
- Devii (Fargo, North Dakota) – Devii offers a low-code platform that rapidly generates APIs and streamlines enterprise data integration. The company’s tools accelerate development workflows while managing secure, efficient access to data across systems.
- Shelfmark (Pittsburgh) – Shelfmark provides AI-powered visual inspection for middle-market manufacturers, enabling fast deployment with minimal training data. The platform helps reduce defects, labor costs, and waste without requiring system integration.
- SpaceRake (Cambridge, Massachusetts) – SpaceRake builds miniaturized laser communication systems designed for satellites, drones, and other critical small systems. The company’s free-space optical technology enables secure, jam-resistant communication from ground to space and everywhere in between.
- Ubicept (Madison, WI/Cambridge, Massachusetts) – Ubicept unlocks high-performance camera-based perception in all lighting conditions for robotics, mobility, and security applications. The company’s approach is based on advanced image sensor data processing, currently for conventional image sensors, while simultaneously paving the way for emerging single-photon image sensors.
Each company will be featured in the TitletownTech Startup Draft broadcast on April 24, streamed across LinkedIn, YouTube, and X.
The public can participate in voting for the TitletownTech Startup Draft Fan Favorite. Fans can follow TitletownTech socials to learn more about Combine prospects and cast their vote by visiting www.TitletownTech.com/TitletownTechStartupDraft. Voting is open now and will close on April 24 during the Startup Draft broadcast.
