Fire Pitch Competition 2019 Winners

Jen Douglas
CFO, Ria Health, San Francisco, California
Ignite’s Cash Prize – $15,000
Ria Health is a telemental health practice that leverages technology and evidence-based care to deliver a suite of convenient, accessible, effective treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder.

Carolyn Mee
Founder & CEO, Sound Scouts, Syndey, Australia
Ignite’s Cash Prize $5,000
Sound Scouts is an innovative digital health company leading the way in the detection of hearing issues, particularly amongst school-aged children. The company is focused on delivering a reliable hearing check, that assesses a range of hearing issues, in a fun and accessible way.

Mylea Charvat, Phd
CEO, Savonix, San Francisco, California
Ignite’s Cash Prize $2,000
The Savonix Digital Cognitive Assessment Platform provides a simple and cost-effective way to gauge cognitive function, and organize, track and store data at the patient and population levels. Our technology improves patient outcomes and accelerates medical innovation.
Houston Area Angel Network

Investment Prize - $200,000
Tracy MacNeal, CEO & President, Materna Medical, Mountainview, California
Materna Medical empowers women to protect and restore their pelvic health.
Texas Halo Fund

Texas Halo Fund's - Corona Awards $100,0000 Investment Prize
Sinead Miller, PhD, CEO & Co-Founder, PATH EX, Houston, Texas
PATH EX is a unique pathogen extraction platform designed to directly capture and eradicate bacteria and associated toxins from the blood, regardless of bacterial type or drug-resistance.

$50,000 Investment Prize
Xina Quan, PhD, Co-Founder & CTO, Cupertino, California
PyrAmes is a platform of wearable blood pressure monitors that are comfortable and easy to use without the pain and risk of an arterial line.
TMC Venture Fund

Investment Prize $50,000
Jen Douglas, CFO, Ria Health, San Francisco, California
Ria Health is a telemental health practice that leverages technology and evidence-based care to deliver a suite of convenient, accessible, effective treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder.