2026 Warehouse Innovation Showcase Celebrates Six Colorado Companies and Their Innovations
People’s Choice Award winners Katrina Hellmann and Eliszabeth Van of Origami Motion with Warehouse Business Accelerator Executive Director Allison Seabeck
On August 26, the Warehouse Business Accelerator brought the innovation community together for the 2026 Warehouse Innovation Showcase, featuring six Northern Colorado companies presenting innovations at a live pitch competition at the Forge Event Center in Loveland.
The Showcase gives scaling companies an opportunity to step into the spotlight, share what they are building, and connect with the broader business, manufacturing, investment, and innovation community. This year’s six presenting companies were:
Ahmed Hashem of Agroptics
Amit Munshi of Darwin Energetics
Blake Hyde, M.D., F.A.C.S of Decorum Medical Innovations
David Burks of Insight Ultrasonics
Jim Hartman of O&M Robotics
Eliszabeth Van of Origami Motion
Each company had seven minutes or less to make its pitch, giving the audience a fast-paced look at the products, technologies, and ideas being developed right here in Colorado.
Celebrating Innovation and Achievement
The evening included four awards recognizing different aspects of innovation, disruption, audience engagement, and a company’s potential to scale.
CR Miles Most Innovative Award Presented to Origami Motion
People’s Choice Award Presented to Origami Motion
Most Disruptive Award Presented to Decorum Medical Innovations
First Western Trust Best Path to Scale Award Presented to Insight Ultrasonics
Origami Motion took home two awards, earning both the CR Miles Most Innovative Award and the People’s Choice Award—a strong reflection of both the company's innovation and its ability to connect with the audience.
The awards also highlighted the diversity of ideas represented throughout the Showcase. From disruptive technologies to innovations with a clear path toward scale, each company brought something unique to the stage.
More Than a Pitch Competition
While the pitches were the centerpiece of the event, the Showcase was about much more than competition. It was about connecting people. The Warehouse Business Accelerator helps advanced manufacturing and technology companies scale through mentorship, education, connections, and access to physical industrial space. Events like the Warehouse Innovation Showcase create another opportunity for that community to engage with one another, discover what local companies are building, and genuinely help each other move forward. For scaling companies, visibility and connections can be just as important as capital or physical space. Bringing entrepreneurs, manufacturers, investors, business leaders, and community partners into the same room creates opportunities that can continue long after the event ends.
Thank You to Our Sponsors and Community Partners
The 2026 Warehouse Innovation Showcase would not have been possible without the businesses and organizations that invested in the event and in Colorado’s innovation community. A special thank you to our Presenting Sponsor, CR Miles, along with: First Western Trust, Airgas, BizWest, Whole Brand Agency, Castner Creative, GSC, TechWears, and Graze Craze. Their support helps the Warehouse Business Accelerator continue creating opportunities for scaling companies to connect, learn, grow, and be recognized.
Building Colorado’s Innovation Community
Innovation Showcase Happy Hour following awards announcements
The Warehouse Innovation Showcase is one part of a larger effort to strengthen the ecosystem for advanced manufacturing and technology companies in Northern Colorado. At the Warehouse Business Accelerator, we believe companies shouldn't have to figure out how to grow alone. Access to the right space, people, knowledge, and connections can make a meaningful difference as a company moves from early-stage development into its next phase of growth. The Showcase gave six companies a chance to share what they are building and where they are headed. More importantly, it gave the community a chance to listen, engage, and genuinely support the companies building the future of manufacturing and technology in Colorado. We’re proud to celebrate all six companies and the innovation they are bringing to Northern Colorado, and grateful to everyone who continues to invest in the people and companies making that innovation happen.