Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast

Knoxville Business News Tennessee Mountain Scenery Background
October 11, 2020 | Tom Ballard

Three finalists and keynote speaker announced for next week’s “Spirit of Innovation Awards” event

The Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce has named three finalists for its annual “Spirit of Innovation Awards” event that honors businesses that originated in the region and have potential to impact many people and inspire change.

The companies are Text Request, Landrace Bioscience and Trekka.  The winner will be announced during the annual awards event that will be held virtually this year at 7 p.m. October 21 as part of “Startup Week Chattanooga.”

Keynote speaker for the celebration will be Arlan Hamilton, Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital, a venture capital fund she built from the ground up while homeless.

The event will be streamed live of the Chattanooga Chamber’s YouTube channel. The link is here.


Don’t Miss Out on the Southeast’s Latest Entrepreneurial, Business, & Tech News!

Sign-up to get the Teknovation Newsletter in your inbox each morning!

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.


No, thanks!