Indianapolis, USA – Techne Infinite Ventures and Progress Advisors Worldwide Community – GAIN, are proud to announce the Nextwave Seed Funding Problem @ HITEC ‘25, a daring new initiative giving one hospitality tech startup, attending or exhibiting at HITEC ’25 in Indy, the possibility to safe a $50,000 funding and game-changing strategic business assist.
One Startup. One Shot. $50K on the Line.
That is greater than a pitch – it’s a high-stakes alternative for founders to fast-track their progress, skip the noise, and join instantly with Silicon Valley buyers and business advisors on the hospitality tech business’s premier occasion. And this yr, we wish YOUR assist nominating essentially the most deserving startup.
Nominate a game-changing hospitality tech startup, who’s confirmed to be attending or exhibiting at HITEC ‘25, for a shot at $50K from Techne Infiniti Ventures and GAIN.
Nomination functions are open from June 2 – 10, 2025.
Out of the general nominations acquired, eight quick listed startups could have the distinctive alternative to satisfy 1-on-1 with Techne and GAIN, throughout the Hospitality Monetary and Know-how Professionals (HFTP) HITEC convention.
One closing standout might be chosen and introduced on Thursday June nineteenth throughout the closing day of HITEC ’25, to advance to Techne’s due diligence course of for a possible $50,000 funding by Techne’s Scaler Program, together with 20 hours of high-impact skilled business advisory assist from GAIN.
Hospitality innovation wants activation platforms just like the Nextwave Seed Funding Problem @ HITEC’25, which are daring, founder-first, and targeted on actual outcomes. At GAIN, we’re proud to face beside Techne in launching this initiative at HITEC ’25, that delivers true affect and streamlines direct engagement with some the highest founders in our business. Michael Cohen, Managing Companion of Progress Advisors Worldwide Community – GAIN
To qualify, startups should be registered as HITEC attendees or exhibitors. This ensures solely lively, engaged start-up corporations attending the convention get a shot on the prize, and that each dialog at HITEC is actual, related, and growth-focused.
Techne is a hospitality targeted fund investing in transformative applied sciences. Our Scaler Program is designed to assist excessive potential startups get from traction to scale with a customized engagement for every firm targeted on go-to-market and ecosystem led progress. Our world class advisors come from Silicon Valley tech, prime hospitality and journey business management, and the enterprise funding neighborhood. With this confirmed mannequin, we count on our portfolio corporations to create outsized worth and drive disruption to the business. At HITEC ’25, we’re proud to be partnering with GAIN and we’re elevating the stakes. Anjali Arora, Founding Companion at Techne Infiniti Ventures
Able to Nominate?
Electronic mail [email protected] with the startup firm identify, web site, LinkedIn web page and speak to information of the founders, to appoint a deserving startup who’s additionally confirmed to be attending or exhibiting at HITEC ‘25. Let’s form the way forward for hospitality tech — one startup at a time.
Founders, self-nominations are welcome!
About Techne Infiniti Ventures
Techne is a Silicon Valley enterprise capital agency investing in next-generation AI-driven hospitality & journey applied sciences. With deep business, know-how and funding experience, and an intensive international community of specialists in hospitality and journey, Techne operates a enterprise studio, a scaler program, and makes direct investments.
About Progress Advisors Worldwide Community (GAIN)
GAIN, the main international journey & hospitality advisory agency for progress & innovation, is a specialised community of journey and hospitality business veterans, innovators, and strategists. By means of strategic business entry, networking and VIP occasions activations, and extremely targeted product, go to market and AI-enhanced advisory providers, GAIN permits startups, scaleups and enterprise entities, to speed up innovation and effectively scale, in a quickly evolving international market. gainadvisors.com