Startup Pitch: Technologies Driving Cost Savings and Efficiencies
Case Studies Stage

Startup Pitch: Technologies Driving Cost Savings and Efficiencies

Wednesday, Sep 23, 2026
9:50 AM - 10:30 AM | America/Los_Angeles

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About
The latest edition of Groceryshop’s startup pitch program is here! During this session, six startup founders and CEOs present how their solutions cut costs and power productivity for retailers and brands. After hearing all pitches, esteemed judges select two startups to advance to the final interview round and pose tough questions to each finalist. Then the audience gets the final vote by choosing their favorite company from the two finalists and crowning the startup pitch winner.

Speakers

Hank Crawford

Co-Founder & CEOBlue Collar Robotics

Audrey Djiya

Co-Founder & CEOHandled

Hanson Li

Founder & CEOPeltier Technology

Brian McRoskey

CEOPerfect Store Group

Jeremy Pee

Co-Founder & Co-CEOThri5

Moderators

Harshad Agashe

VP Data & Data Science product managementAlbertsons Companies

Caleb Carr

Head of Data Science & EngineeringSchnuck Markets, Inc.

Deepak Jose

VP, Head of Data & Decision IntelligenceNiagara Waters

Manuel Queiroz

PartnerBright Pixel Capital

Deborah Weinswig

Founder & CEOCoresight Research