Oklahoma Venture Forum announces finalists for the 2024 OVF Awards

OKLAHOMA CITY - March 29, 2024 - PRLog -- OKLAHOMA CITY  – Oklahoma Venture Forum will host its 23^rd Awards ceremony on May 16^th, 2024, from 11:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Oklahoma History Center.  This year's award ceremony features a keynote presentation by Matt Payne CEO of Prairie Surf Creative.

The Oklahoma Venture Forum is a non-profit organization formed in 1987. OVF is dedicated to supporting entrepreneurial ecosystems and economic development in Oklahoma. The organization provides opportunities for investors, entrepreneurs, and others to exchange business ideas and experiences to foster growth of new and existing small businesses.

The OVF Awards incorporate three of the most prestigious recognitions a company can receive because they represent the triumph of the entrepreneurial dream and spirit. Evaluation criteria for the Economic Impact Award, the Venture of the Year Award, and the Most Promising New Venture award are based on: product or service innovation, market potential, potential economic impact, and more.

Venture of the Year Finalists: MaxQ is a provider of cold chain packaging and compliance automation solutions for safe transport of blood, vaccines, and other biologics.

Wheeler Bio is a biomanufacturing pioneer founded by a team of industry experts and strategic investors who believe a different CDMO model is needed for innovators to bring new therapeutic leads to the clinic faster, without the risk and cost associated with traditional outsourcing models.

Ten Nine Technologies brings to market breakthrough materials for the energy and chemical industries across a broad range of applications, including energy storage.

Most Promising New Venture Finalists: Titan Intake specializes in modernizing the patient referral process for specialty clinics. Our solution seamlessly automates the outdated and manual steps involved, without requiring any behavioral changes from the referring providers.

Soaak Technologies is a health and wellness company dedicated to optimizing overall well-being through a comprehensive approach.

Sci-Lume Labs makes Bylon, the truly circular apparel fiber to replace conventional fibers like nylon, polyester, and cotton.

"The award selection committee is always impressed by the submissions and look forward to the interview process where they dig deep to learn of each company's achievements and to get a glimpse at what future innovations they have planned. Each year the selection process reveals a new group of entrepreneurial pioneers who deserve to be publicly recognized for their achievements. OVF is proud to be the organization who gets to highlight these Oklahoma talents." explains Che' Loessberg, Executive Director of Oklahoma Venture Forum.

The 2024 OVF Awards will be hosted on May 16^th, 2024, from 11:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Oklahoma History Center. Please register online through the website: www.ovf.org. and please invite a guest.