The Technology Association of Iowa announced Thursday the companies that will be present during the third annual i2iowa Investors and Innovators Forum. 

While the forum will only be open to investors, the afternoon’s Pitch & Grow and the i2iowa’s keynote speaker, Drive Capital co-founder Chris Olsen, will be open to the public.

Thirty-four companies from across the Midwest applied to present during i2iowa, but the event’s selection committee chose 18 to pitch to investors, including:

• Anemometry Specialists, Alta, Iowa (Clean Technology)
• BettrLife, Urbandale, Iowa (Software/Health & Wellness)
• Bloomsnap, Des Moines (Consumer Services)
• Emploi.us, Des Moines (Construction)
• Find Alma, Des Moines (Education)
• Foundations in Learning, Inc., Iowa City, Iowa (Software)
• Golf Challenges, LLC, Des Moines (Mobile)
• Goodsmiths, West Des Moines (Internet/Web Services)
• Igor, Inc., Johnston, Iowa (IT Services)
• Iowa Approach, Iowa City, Iowa (Medical Devices and Equipment)
• Kamath Biosciences LLC, Coralville, Iowa (Food and Beverage)
• Medical Engineering Innovations, Inc., Madison, Wisc. (Medical Devices and Equipment)
• Memcine Pharmeceuticals, Coralville, Iowa (Biotechnology)
• Men’s Style Lab, Des Moines (Fashion)
• NextStep.io, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Healthcare Service)
• Offspring, Waukee, Iowa (Software)
• OTT Communications, Denver, Colo. (Telecommunications)
• Pear Deck, Iowa City, Iowa (Internet/Web Services)

The i2iowa selection committee included Tej Dhawan, StartupCity Des Moines; Mike Colwell, Business Innovation Solutions; Josh Cramer, CramerDev; John LaMarche, VentureNet Iowa; Kevin Robinson, InfoDog Security; and Don Schoen, BettrLife.

The networking event is April 9 at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in Des Moines, and will be followed by the ninth annual Prometheus Awards.