Cogtive Wins 1871’s Fall Latin Pitch Competition

Cheers to Cogtive for winning 1871’s fall 2022 LTNtech Pitch Competition, a component of their Latin affinity program offerings.

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On 10.13.22, global tech innovation hub 1871, hosted the fall 2022 LTNtech Pitch Competition at their Chicago headquarters, where Cogtive took home the top prize. The competition started off with 60+ founders pitching to win, the top 20 moved into the semi-finals, and the top five got to  pitch in the final competition.

Congratulations to the 2022 LTNtech Pitch Competition winner

Cogtive Software Industrials | Rodrigues Ribeiro Junior, CEO

Taking home: $15K in cash, $4K in equity, $10K in software development credits from Aloa, and 6 months of 1871 membership.

Other prizes received:

Kadeya | $2K in cash, $5K in equity, $2,500 in software development credits from Aloa, & 6 months of 1871 membership

MindCo Health | $10K in cash, $2,500 in software development credits from Aloa, & 6 months of 1871 membership

Science on Call | $7K in cash, $2,500 in software development credits from Aloa, & 6 months of 1871 membership

Speeko | $2K in cash, $5K in equity, $2,500 in software development credits from Aloa, & 6 months of 1871 membership

Judges for the competition included:

David Kokonas, Senior Associate at OCA Ventures

Jason Weingarten, Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Subconscious Ventures

Jorge Calderon, Managing Director  at Inicio Ventures

Roza Szafranek, CEO at HR Hints

About LTNtech

Our LTNtech initiative supports Latin entrepreneurs & leaders with regular programming, tailored resources, mentorship, & community designed to help them embrace their unique strengths & break down the barriers they face.

Why?

In 2021, venture capital investors funneled $150 billion to startups but only 2.1% of those funds were distributed to Latin founders. Despite the rapid growth of Latin entrepreneurship, there is a vast and growing funding gap.

This event activates our community of early stage startups, corporate partners, venture capitalists and the wider tech ecosystem. As a collective we aim to deepen the pool of funds that Latin founders can access.

Learn more about our affinity programs under LTNtech Founders.