IAN ESTAPHAN-OWEN of Jaia Robotics LLC, left, won the Innovate Newport Quick Pitch contest. He is pictured with Innovate Newport Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Mollie Frazer Williams. / COURTESY INNOVATE NEWPORT
NEWPORT – Coworking space Innovate Newport hosted a Startup Showcase & Quick Pitch contest on Oct. 22 as part of the state’s first-ever “RI Startup Week.” The live Quick Pitch contest, sponsored by the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce, consisted of 12 startups each making a three-minute presentation, competing for up to $1,000 and a…