For the third year in a row, Neuvokas Corporation was selected as a semifinalist at the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition (AMIC). On November 4th, at 2:20 pm company founder and CEO, Erik Kiilunen will pitch Neuvokas to a panel of judges at the Westin Book Cadillac hotel in Detroit, MI. The winner of AMIC’s “Shark-Tank” style competition is eligible for up to $500,000 in cash and prizes. “Not only is this an opportunity to bring home some cash” says Mr. Killunen, “but it's a amazing chance to let the rest of the world know the significant things we’re doing up here in the UP.”
Held November 4th and 5th at the Westin Book Cadillac hotel in Detroit, MI, AMIC is an international business competition celebrating its sixth year of connecting later-stage entrepreneurial companies with national and international investors. The competition showcases the best and brightest businesses to the investment community in order to foster engagement and economic growth.
Founded in 2012,Neuvokas Corporation is an Ahmeek, MI based company that manufactures and distributes FRP rebar made from basalt fiber (BFRP). Distributed under the GatorBar™ brand Neuvokas’ BFRP is seven times lighter than steel, is non-corrosive and sells for the same price as its steel counterpart.