Eye3 has been crowned the winner of the 2024 Pitch to the Chief™ competition, hosted by the V13 Policetech Accelerator, a joint initiative of Nventure and the Cobourg Police Service.
Held at Venture13, the event saw the short-listed, top six innovative Ontario-based ventures present to technology designed to enhance policing efficiency across Canada.
Cobourg police chief Paul VanderGraaf lauded all the presenters who competed at the event.
For Port Hope police chief Tim Farquharson it was his first chance to judge the event.
Eye3’s CEO, Kate Riley, delivered a compelling pitch for the company’s breakthrough roadside oral fluid drug-testing solution, which offers police accurate and quantitative results in minutes through a handheld device.
“Eye3 has developed a truly novel technology that will contribute to shaping a safer, more efficient, and more responsive law enforcement landscape,” said Paul VandeGraaf, Chief of Police for the Cobourg Police Service, who was joined on the judging panel by Chief Shawna Spowart (Cornwall Police Service) and Chief Tim Farquharson (Port Hope Police Service). VandeGraaf praised the participating entrepreneurs, noting the challenge of selecting a winner from such a competitive field.
Cornwall police chief Shawna Spowart was a first-time judges of the event and said every one of the pitches showed great potential use in policing.
Wendy Curtis, CEO of Nventure, highlighted the competition’s role in connecting innovative start-ups with the needs of law enforcement. “The Policetech Accelerator is an exceptional platform for bridging the gap between innovative start-ups and law enforcement,” she said, applauding all participants for their contributions to the future of policing.
Eye3’s innovative technology stood out among the six finalists, earning Eye3 the $30,000 Grand Prize Package, which includes cash, investment consideration, space at Venture13, and a pilot project collaboration.
To learn more about Pitch to the Chief, visit V13 Policetech Accelerator’s Pitch to the Chief™ | Cobourg Police Services
(Written by: Joseph Goden)
