CNM Ingenuity Awards $10,000 to Promising New Mexico Startup, Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Ski Lift Pitch Competition
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Taos Ski Valley, NM, Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CNM Ingenuity, Central New Mexico Community Colleges technology and innovation nonprofit arm, recently awarded $10,000 to NeuroGeneces after the New Mexico startup won this years Ski Lift Pitch competition, the 10th anniversary of the unique event.Based in Santa Fe, NeuroGeneces competed against eight other New Mexico-based startups, pitching its brain health monitoring technology on the eight-minute lift ride up the mountain before moving inside for the final of the day-long contest.Given the judges and the breadth of their experiences, the fact that all of them validated that this is a big deal gives us a lot of credibility, said Karen Crow, CEO of NeuroGeneces. We think that the whole move toward preventative is the next wave in medicine, and brain health is the next frontier.Ski Lift Pitch stands out as one of the most unique startup/venture capital events in the U.S., held at New Mexicos Taos Ski Valley each year. The convening brings together inspiring startup founders and impactful economic development leaders from within the state, and influential investors and high-profile guests from across the country, around celebrating the innovation and ingenuity present within the Land of Enchantment.The standout annual pitch competition was held at the world-renowned Taos Ski Resort. "Seeing the breadth and depth of startups innovating in New Mexico at this years Ski Lift Pitch inspires us to continue investing in the state," said Matt Bigge, partner at Menlo Park-based Crosslink Capital, who helped judge startups on the lift up the mountain. "More opportunities build on past successes here, like our early investment in Albuquerques X-Bow Systems, especially in industries like enterprise software and national security.