4 startups from around the world. 3 minutes to pitch their cybersecurity solution. Hatch Pitch, the radical startup pitch competition, announced its Cyber Pitch winners at the 5th annual Houston Cyber Summit on October 20.

Each of the startups had 3 minutes to pitch their company before answering questions from a panel of judges on-air and in the live chat. The judges selected the overall winners with Stash Global (1st), Allthenticate (2nd), and Trustpage (3rd). The entire online audience also got to score the companies. They selected Allthenticate as the Audience Favorite.

“Our goal at Hatch Pitch is to support startups using information technology to make life better. I am pleased to present these 4 startups making our lives online safer and better. We believe they are the right fit for this audience of cybersecurity executives and professionals representing some of the largest companies and government organizations,” said Greg Wright, the founder of Hatch Pitch.

“It is worth reminding everyone that these 4 companies are finalists. They are the crème de la crème picked from a pool of hundreds. They have won already just by being here,” said emcee, Kate Baucherel.

THE 2021 CYBER PITCH FINALISTS

1st Place - Judges choice

Stash Global (Wilmington, Delaware) -  turns ransomware into just another business problem that can be solved with the click of a button – without paying a cent (or cyber coin) of ransom. Presented by Founder & CEO Janine Darling

2nd Place - Judges choice and Audience Favorite

Allthenticate (Goleta, California) - a single solution for both physical access control and digital authentication, replacing legacy systems such as keys, passwords, smartcards, credit cards, and other hardware tokens with a single, secure smartphone app. Presented by CEO Chad Spensky.

3rd Place - Judges choice

Trustpage (Detroit, Michigan) - lets your entire team collaborate and communicate trust with customers. Presented by Founder & CEO Chase Lee.

4th Place - Judges choice

RankedRight (York, United Kingdom) - ranks vulnerabilities based on the rules set by its user, factoring in what is critical to the business and delegating it to the most appropriate person to resolve. Presented by CEO Thomas MacKenzie.

Learn more about the finalists at https://www.hatchpitch.com/news/2021-cyber-finalists-announced

JUDGES

The on-air judges were Steve Forte (Fresco Capital), Richard Munassi (Tampa Bay Wave), and Joseph Kopser (Grayline Group).

Off-air, but very active in the livestream chat, were scoring judges Katie Baker, Eric Shu, Keith Kreuer, Justin Kallhoff, Grace Rodriguez, Umesh Verma, Kyle Cox, Deborah Mansfield, Sajeev Prelis, Mark Streich, Michael Crider, Jake McKee, Femi Moito, Tim DeSilva, Marc Nathan, Stephen Webster, and Mike Steely.

HATCH PITCH AND HOUSTON CYBER SUMMIT

Cyber Pitch is Hatch Pitch’s startup pitch competition focused on innovative solutions to cybersecurity, privacy, and safety problems. The event took place at the 5th Annual Houston Cyber Summit. This is the second year of Cyber Pitch.

Hatch Pitch is the radical pitch competition for innovative startups tackling environmental, economic, and social challenges to make life better. They are based in Houston and have a 10 year history of exciting competitions at SXSW in Austin, TX. Consistently ranked as one of the top pitch competitions, Hatch Pitch finalists have raised over $400 million.

Houston Cyber Summit is a gathering of experts in the business of cybersecurity from some of the largest businesses in Houston and Texas, as well as city, county, academic, and various government agencies.

To learn more about Hatch Pitch history, coaches, alumni, etc. go to: www.hatchpitch.com/about/

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