Winners of TechSpark's Silicon Gorge pitching competition announced

The winners of TechSpark's Silicon Gorge pitching competition have been revealed, with – for the first time in the event's history – more women pitching than men.

Seventy tech start-ups applied to pitch to a panel of judges from Invest South West's Investment Activator Programme, with pitching events taking place over the past six weeks.

The winners will pitch for investment of between £150,000 and £2 million at the Investor Showcase on May 18 at the offices of PWC in Bristol.

In alphabetical order, the winners are:

Encortec provides energy-harvesting wireless sensor technologies that remotely discover, predict and advise on rail track or industrial equipment health conditions with real-time data.

Englebert is a compliance solution for crypto companies that need to be registered with the FCA.

Expordite offers HMRC-integrated software that supporters British international traders and freight forwarders with export compliance and risk assessment.

Ferryx develops innovative food supplements and pharmaceutical products based on live bacteria (live biotherapeutic products) which support gut health.

ForceTeck has created machine learning (ML) models that can estimate the force with which 2 players collide in any sport, from video footage, which will allow broadcasters to overlay this information.

Gritty Talent is a tech-driven talent company, supplying the UK’s creative industries with products and services to grow and strengthen their talent value chain.

Map Impact provides biodiversity/environmental reporting tools that are accessible to a wide user base empowering clear and concise decision making.

More Happi delivers unlimited 1:1 coaching for every employee for life and work, while delivering rapid skills development for coaches.

PreActiv is developing an AI-based platform to provide individualised prehabilitation programmes for patients undergoing surgery.

Radii ensures that any device which interfaces with the body is comfortable, fast-to-fit, and enables quality of life for the end user.

RunYourself is a leadership development platform, designed to help leaders make better decisions with greater confidence and lead their teams more effectively.

SpatialCortex is reducing workplace manual-handling injuries by 70 per cent, through our revolutionary technology, MOVA.

Workbit Training Content Management System (TCMS), Workbit Author, is an enterprise software platform revolutionising how organisations approach professional development.