Fifth annual Startup Saratoga event on Wednesday

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. >> As the tech scene in Saratoga Springs continues to grow, the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce and AT&T are presenting the fifth annual Startup Saratoga event to showcase area companies and entrepreneurs pitching their business ideas.

The event, including networking and a pitch event hosted by Startup Tech Valley, is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at the Racing City Brewing Company, on Excelsior Avenue, in Saratoga Springs.

“This Startup Saratoga event historically attracts more than 200 people who come out for the chance to meet up and hear from startups and area entrepreneurs about their new ventures,” said Todd Shimkus, president of the Saratoga Chamber of Commerce, in a press release. “We are excited to be able to host the fifth annual Startup Saratoga event this time at the Racing City Brewing Company. We’re also thrilled to have AT&T’s as a partner for this event and our regional efforts to grow the tech economy.”

The presenters will include Aurelius Coworking, which builds and operates coworking communities in middle markets and opportunity zones; Knitt LLC, a dynamic platform that connects the right charities to the right donors to foster stronger communities and smarter giving; The Relief Room, a new destruction therapy business that allows clients to destroy, destruct and demolish a wide variety of items; and CultureTalk, leveraging organizational culture as a strategic tool while driving measurable value in recruiting and retention, M&A, branding and leadership development, as well as an update from Hudson Reality Capture.

“AT&T is proud to team up with Startup Tech Valley and the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce to power Startup Saratoga again this year because it provides a unique forum for local innovative thinkers and makers to share their creative, entrepreneurial and technological ideas with the community and potential investors,” said Benjamin Roberts, director of public affairs for AT&T, in the release.

“Our support for this event grows out of our ongoing commitment to foster local innovation by providing opportunities in New York for entrepreneurs, technologists, makers and developers to create new technologies and ideas that could positively impact their communities and strengthen the Capital Region’s growing innovation economy.”

More information about Startup Saratoga is available online at https://chamber. saratoga.org/events/details/ startup-saratoga-presented-byat-t-41430.