Shuswap robotics business wins $145,000 investment grant
SALMON ARM, B.C. — A robotics company that caters to difficult applications is the big winner at the 2021 OKGN Angel Summit.
Salmon Arm’s TechBrew Robotics, and its founder Mike Boudreau, received a $145,000 investment fund for topping the third annual event that featured ten weeks of pitches, meetings and training. The summit’s goal is to bridge the gap between companies looking for growth capital and investors looking for investable companies.
TechBrew Robotics makes vision guided robotics and automation products for difficult applications, including a system that picks, trims and packages mushrooms, and another that stacks sandwiches.
This year’s summit saw participants from all over British Columbia sign up to participate. Easier access to the OKGN Angel Summit was made possible by this year’s transition to virtual, removing any need for travel during the ongoing pandemic. Weekly investor meetings were hosted through Zoom, while the pitches and public finale were delivered through Remo, a virtual conference platform.