{"id":1036852,"date":"2026-09-01T12:16:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T12:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1036852\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T12:16:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T12:16:33","slug":"chang-robotics-announces-winners-of-the-2026-jacksonville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1036852\/","title":{"rendered":"Chang Robotics Announces Winners of the 2026 Jacksonville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept.  01, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=HxZAvmuFAEOXSOZow_7j-mBkis1lRV_lIINChLv-YIpjJjOMbmIeulT29Kt3zSzQZu_h-xEZEBtPjOoLimRZJzOHOa4ZYNdBewN_SX9yWM0iM2mjFDja9om9kRNQ1sne0r2SKtBZZh6m7ygeh93Ze3EkU3l9CXHltsELl4aHeysxvkqnP98k2a6CYqNxUkVV7HjnF5LRIRteOyZ-hQn3LA==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><strong>Chang Robotics<\/strong><\/a>, a national leader in advanced automation and robotics engineering, today announced the results of the fourth annual Jacksonville Venture Competition (JVC). Matthew Chang, founder and PE of Chang Robotics served as host of the 2026 event. Chang Robotics Fund was the lead investor. <\/p>\n<p>2026 judges included the following industry and entrepreneurial leaders:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><strong>Summer Vyne<\/strong> \u2013 Founder and CEO of Anuvision Technologies<\/li>\n<li><strong>Randall Thomas<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Chief of Strategy at\u00a0The Link<\/li>\n<li><strong>Forrest Hayes<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Fund Director at\u00a0Chang Robotics Fund<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jim Stallings<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 CEO of\u00a0PS27 Ventures<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Charles Bruce<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Chief Innovation Officer at\u00a0Mayo Clinic\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"JVC-9295\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/jvc-9295.jpg\" width=\"600\" data-dpi=\"300\" data-caption=\"Judges panel from left to right, Jim Stallings, Summer Vyne, Randall Thomas, Forrest Hayes, and Dr. Charles Bruce.\" data-filename=\"JVC-9295.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s competitors included<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=TPOeC4bOp6NfKC1YVnrrI38bUXTYvuVcLm9EC1zgzRYMni6xMuhL_J1TIesF_dMX2WIrbrSL3GnPcT_L781-9g9V0DVa-fnCu7IRfCI70CEwuLqMpLHYwJG6KjUEqFIVViKevjPbwaa7fm9DikwRA9ttbYiNnwm-E8e8sUSVb9F6Sh6TqBLCkyPyVCpjXjgn8lZ2NmdnGfubETQF5veWdznpGCwskaMNMtZEO9Ngs92MENQ_QswsJim6VjwiHXEIB5y5ALbVHb84RXsCgRAtB0ewWO04NM_SCG-wkoRceRxbAJVTgJzD5ctYa6fMqlDB164-TAnhxSk7tvsj0GyQkfqJZiJB3Atoa6lzR2-EUcp7bCnRLBwVWoLtHPKwGkAUg6ctQkw8wEFuymR6WZLqh1UYxg5mQikC1C8GiZ0V4wlQTko7CuWLByAOoh2HqtQLvJD3NvklsDvSzvx77eP-3dPgVt3JMp1RH0nHlNpJsq-klmWE7D8tbdk1P91XeywZbLvXEXh-hZi0YR8KjzbzpRSVYyYG-be0o7xNs4qzoas1pJi6UTAV9xAiAZndzvNHl7lowR-8U-Ls0bxdvk6ri6k4Y1BrsKKh396Oo2uwMAjL7OI7ZrIc7ZuVWO_RaDDkIXBdB6_IKtL-Nhw1eIicDFxKSS2Icn3TqCDlzs9rBnQWD83vpKOEJ9iEbY_B6BS4Ssdz5nI30ZZLtlO_qic6Pl7AZAJhPmczsIeAG4P5rWvryabLWANnXyjCZSV73E7pWhvL4e5-GaLIt4_gNtWt0A05O2K3dI5Bt-s3q9mWAICHJSBrT9ClksoWZea6DGnlL5FO-I93ZheM4l3njYoKfkvGpMhqxE6ELyUoLR1JRMnYu-Z9a7ReAmshC_OhPsuoV2-kRbQPVHfy116FkadoA98Dc-bb0FP0tvWZ9GeT4eSvyCVg8b7H4pUXiQlc3GuXPKLsNz96D1fUezy0Dc8Cmphh_zDgbX55_--z0iVtptNs-06Ipz5IdHB8bNx0nIlgloK_rVmLt6UExSeXwrt73HohH17OXv1I5GUktE3nhmL0W15JqmyQ-X6t6OW86waOs6S0qOhi24nUvEUHaGidwo6h3tQAF0l9JM05BOn8DXbuqbpEPTtbOEi3Mv2gq95SSS8NdgQxTh44gKQgqaBgfNrZJPGD9UhULyb5QJC3gwOx_16ZDqb76iU_EelYwVyp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><strong>Aurumn<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Sit Hein<br \/>A Jacksonville-designed everyday carry tool that packs a light, blade, magnetic mount, and emergency SOS alert into one pocket-sized device.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=TPOeC4bOp6NfKC1YVnrrI8ugR2ZNW7JdG85xUc3Y7bRulnpcK8R7Pfxp5B5J4N94k1XRFsWc2g2SJkvh2dwDXJ2_I3NaeUwt85K_gPEc3MquTLll15K0BjPnlohOqDC_jDw30UanWJ_mVpqrXZuKWAP44DpcWTHHFGy9qg3W5OLfp7kOiFs8khJzlO-p8p9r5ZIqvw0AquNA5l5ik7KQYlKyPBu7uo5qjaVfIcXrAsZwrHKw7s7byQIvIbcrrW3oWbhL3PzZsV0SxIEH8fnOlt3MQ2Dsoaf0bvHT_0inyWBQ8pWXA4lsPUwo0ke27tywsUVlSqkcj1JfAaBA9g8er7E0DxhgR5jXWN1a9stDn8zvKhK9Q128bvWxjYoFLXaEh4ERj9rhbV2QMvPMwcm98LaeA3De6yQ6AiX9n3OWk1NG71Qx2ecUWo7teuzWESGUni8m03zH6mpMkighbqnDGdm2QBUiBS6ZySDLIB5uJzQSUWsmMPIR0VodV1G_MEqhKiLBH564f6jsiE6BZ3mdU4Xo-ejLdIe2ztiuqsJG5V0bTucEymNEvq3ABw9xUwgqmTwsVIin_XC7z0XXU8KPaoWJacltaOAVZJar8jjJHNboJxKlwdd70klhbXugIdzzocWddY7Fbg5dtQ-2PwsWXJiteTWYQhcJAEDx6PQDxFi4XZQSSaWrseF5sBrZ3FRGUAS3aMu3yEfgszkxl-oMOirITiNSjEUNUKFkPh6AekFLE1XCOJrgdoBLMfMjVhwO2UTv3ItcXMSpM7tnvJqD1QM23GWJUn90jjtBoZPU2S4DkHrUIb8WpmqSjGH70xuQS2z44vVW4FMFeuo9Iqj2YEYshAoxUGPEsYHZzvrkEE6521OQTBmWCh-9gWvm6MpPso_yKqtFhyVgyv-hbVOEEc4CUNmPyB8fbP1JBp8Uvb-hdyeBMOEvOtD1MZoSXreQp2Ta1qfn2II1jLN2B9dN2FK6LlK0yWpV1Yqhl_JuVk21IJ5dPWpFGu5bbs0hb-u_TvSYNed77ubLRkMAaaTTFSD0cvhP4EHiXYioezehcrkGIYS_oEUiv2MdfgsI-nuBILv5ozX--9Wd1L9bAbcLc9uLX9ReZir7KPBJhiIRz47GiDMEALBZQBmT4-Q8rwLu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><strong>Acorn<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Brian Keith<br \/>An AI chief of staff for founders that lives in Slack and runs on your own server instead of someone else&#8217;s cloud.<\/li>\n<li><a 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rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><strong>ChainMail<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Jesse Benedick<br \/>Hurricane and flood coverage that pays out in minutes instead of months, using sensor data and automated contracts to close the deductible gap.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=TPOeC4bOp6NfKC1YVnrrI2TY5DL-rOYvFlukdHQQ9HXBqehf3ilRs41usXqIT9C9MfaBtsxIIHoNGnc0FSaAD41vxfGbZpKAxyUH9ldzzcSYScdZhyeJrx_t_ki1Me1elE766onaIcrgTZhxXB20eQnGc9AxDBKUQOta1OdDaM4cvfT5R1Ds_a8vx-DRPVSSMw1maXt3UoEuoiV9aEpjIZ54dCZI509iHmkx3pvyv4uHUVLlY83bRlJzAH3MAV9GVcjdRretHlqQJIcoOA3iBKGKck8eoPbSWUPitiulNVD_pzCm2v1T-e4e83L0QLT7QIbMdw-GgMm-4rl46p_RcIOVG8fTZXoJaS6p-SH31U8HRMGkGUncD3mn5oTkJe9tfWIk-SQMDCAAGG3nSvzTDwqdvgbXi8cie-NDqT0wTswc-s0EVDZrlVpksNRH35gsWu_oTeG1IbgKSIMFYKYNaK-JFbWsYZkEPciE1oFKYkV3V2gdnOiezP_gIQlfTcC-10olzNRExa35XBMU3QuvvgAT-4m_E5xll5HiWrOBWsj-2Tdi9yY7Q44F2eaKrDnMyHaY01QHlkw57QRsRVlthLFmUd1cr56WLR_WWWpc8Mx4KwKhFV-4RD3XyzoNQGQ313A2pLyflU8mXr5Xp3tzedFfRSSQLyfvUuL_Mz3uhrH0VNGy0x_6v7bIxXUM_JiOEXYCezoRDsPpZh6i8BnhQs3QdUCXPNOcyBCdFTV5PvwT-VCbtScnB9OC0L3hrGtIkAlzzEP14jLNePhLfE3-__S71hy18A23I0c2x0bhOMrfSOCpc0pZ60_bdwtGNGg_O4HlFPCOxZvogPdDnyVJ6vQOa_sufM97VwuCsCkCV408RJibZOOVXEC7wUTg85tdKJd1qEDoyhc5EDUF3EDLQr0w_y_s_BYNUEzhUC7VUoXkFAbW5e-G6E8NDCxxX4H2mRNKetyhZSD5TzcsW0Z4DRLYwUACzLYTnr4F3LNdMklzs2c3UQR7djhoHbqCVXh0f3WCxRO22R84EYic17UccQ1973DUexo6e2pY_VC5SuZzo5cLNV4QJclB2xyS5XSFkCetKjoYjzsBsBOhsBpV_cqQjqygsSlI5GBUzX6KMq5UNMHu764E6yO3AX2keadzPy7rn8MTIkry13lS0YrbTyoLFYsZ0NafC5shg630kFVIVmdvAHB-v8zuC_h0oqKd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><strong>RACOS<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Joey Frisco<br \/>AI that reads construction drawings and specs and turns them into defensible scopes of work, cutting weeks out of preconstruction.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=TPOeC4bOp6NfKC1YVnrrI4g_Jh4E1pHRY6FApL7eUozvg6rVBM_3rwYOo-0AFKJ7d7u5OKkcpGGwMGFGWFa2DVVSJYU2gPw1WAbOH_-kMy3fXmNRtbzD307ybCy6LkKTvIrPclbojB1HmzQf5FMJcrOUhqsefH5uGnBQ01K-u7RAa88Wlpdq2l8JzSd8j-itCTBq88J3SMORN3IWlaeAf26s--NB1Py97X0GIoefQQ1aQ0BA9ZrmSc-gE5Rts50Ap_yfjkShEviD1w_otPSSR2TzwrYjD97aY5BIEUqkuuGfbsTbUsxZGPT9sYFzLSdPww2Ntv2h5mbfvKg0ETTddOixkpYQHtf6735sxW_pI0lj02zJWZm3YLQUycTi4rxGNBpzjBS6s3Mm-1WLcv_43wQKlSdFTnJ0NUW_fvbAvCPSCQsyUeNwjHt4rFyJ-lucKvBE6daRVjbfpH2rz0KAjul_pi0jNreBopvE_N83NeWbZK3ESd62U0-M3Warm4hoJjACxH4yNNPKLoA7VmWBObiKNkHJo2kvUD95qUZ71SyDICLzuPETwz1LJDir_LCtFRadbXVYMciNnVOkxZQ9Mfk4HNiGF-c5wLYMF8ZOku_G73t1aVT8TrWc84dZaMZxy4RhMDb5-Dpg-J9ndHi8-bbdGfA3qYhH2T9WrVOeSug42niDsjgzp2f1eiFX6_bV1TNo-AjZrAysgqpdwsNJkZFPtwQg2Bj3qgzo64qwllWLtXSMijWeZGdugBdVvvKYaPY0lEZyNBE_lGPJa-6hkN9iHyJLK3gQq2FerGishUY2lLHWdhVsTLmZmUrVtS04PpgdqSBYyK_S7xNQiJ-QsnISK4byqUkjXrZNLuXrrcitfiovXtZMskqaGsNh39vlXAcpwqQIHsYlFJsmyQ1RR77T-lh1CT-taXGe_qS9JyBOQBhmMlz27VGUB-SJStQgBPx3txkX83-Tj5sw0Zv9mdzMRS6ZO23y0xVdc64sxPtY9h0F1d7NmfhEyPZFyNVfcPygtSaNgAguhHN9A7cHHrKpQeECQBYc_becFHXMsHVoHSfuA-Ji2vxZrGZXvfB9rW7_wSXXiMdj14v8GI1yse1WWWr2u_e5L_g-sd66hdkpkFLR4UQOLeDKaRT088912p8xM_YZ3NsxR5u7e1EYeFgjCvGoSutZowGyhCfd9MNHqeCzLvC4qbK0W1zzoThI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><strong>Optitrade<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Chirag and Jigisha Rana<br \/>Options analytics that runs several AI analysts over the same trade and synthesizes their reads into a single view.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=TPOeC4bOp6NfKC1YVnrrI4iIzZvJRxelWyZJ0ihO2nrkkpaxdMbc9XEOPou6ax1WPm8rApN4XKHHsrXeUwYnCfgcWiFMMkdQWqu8weh7QkPSxXFSvJCl0_U0vN8ydghdjOg9tTiAoPDu-7CXe7ztbXyhNBfAvCd9JjlIC81X2G4u1SOcLt-uQ3Wo5DERYDoAH6si1AMIi3ywBhjenWUxdOJq1zklOVYeEGHOWbdsROZ65DvdF4hOeK4pQYIRKLdSN9HeoJBhRxZPH9Vag0-jJUIP8lIIl7jU8rQ9UT--xwhSnV_RlLysCTB4QLCIjHe_GQMnp4EMtr9Ua-rs4oBmdHghSsGXM3P1RVGZQ1j7-Svxq5dqYKI2enac4pO_u4lCHfFW6j8gY4z_OEv43ARy5oe8ay2REPj5JFon1fQ1m-2H2ZNH9cInRU25ca3gCnvuG9arL4A6bs_yZb5PYO-gTA60LtuR_J94aMfaoFK_iJoGnW_b_klAIWtDvcC4hNJQjglutnGs6mkwaGoDUJXvWfbgOke9-wLMT0cZ3hfjliU5dAJsGhd0OeSomZlhKXql2lHSkWTr9SfDNesm9rcPU_Pttv9XR02AOCaL7aa6wrONkxLyUJWQNb6omdPbhZCGLDHeKJpeITkvTibrOGO2xGw8f1_1Hal1SScUte47TnuF6QeKSAL37qsOLO7qpu89DSpHkFfDtqm0qkgRCyDsdAoWwHik2cB5ETIJ517n9-X0nHKntcqshrJRztZuHGYEQHaw8zN2an-_h1nd3bqF5lWCnotqJWG_H0GtGe5KkyVxA5RSAwI97MiUkMs94tE7eeP7jRSthsP4B9ECB2Vg1TJFGEkyNQRMMYaaX9Qqpvpy59OSAzUlXpuQTWL0XnhuhnBmU6uZwXOEWsaWmbdSfZONwbRfKp9_TPXVJbzsjYDifeCY8Lub6tSLLJKBVnMkhT8O1Tg9NoVtpuoYccNssskzNkDhO9yAlwN9S13YrQ5_Zg63z1BAi-Or_mgNOicnPTLDXi4ndj9EBxOnd1NK9sFAUDM1xsec1dTQFKVjDQZkd5Q5rAXnh7gZx4RiLLHi5757uTUeUmEEY0V7jdi0riQ1yavTSz37YkwMtgLJrB0VGS9ExC05EB0F8GuQrg2bC5dwTR4k4_kluFC_BZ0naT5dz4RTLghD6Iu4_itoON1S9n6-GKXzJhnXG7ZBSUb8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><strong>FreightScout<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Connor Miller<br \/>An operating system for freight brokerages that researches accounts, prices the book, and runs every load from build to billing. Live on more than 140,000 loads.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>And the winner is\u2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"JVC-9645\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/jvc-9645.jpg\" width=\"600\" data-dpi=\"300\" data-caption=\"Matthew Chang and JVC 2026 winner Connor Miller, Founder of FreightScout\" data-filename=\"JVC-9645.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>JVC 2026\u2019s winner is Connor Miller and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=TR9H_tLZBZLv_EFtYC-9wZYHHTYXcHLK_Opyf9uI12pbXzVXTAcLxZVr2UsbCQD_Pi7TSC7K2lnGr1Yhw_9tlA==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"FreightScout\">FreightScout<\/a>, an AI operating system for freight brokerages, which won both the judges\u2019 award and the crowd favorite award. A 12-year freight operator, Miller built the platform for $40,000. The system is now live and in production at a mid-market brokerage running roughly 3,000 shipments a month. As the competition\u2019s winner, the company is now entering due diligence for investment from the Chang Robotics Fund.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I spent twelve years running freight before I ever wrote a line of software,\u201d Miller said. \u201cFreightScout is the tool I always wanted on the floor and could never buy. Standing in a room full of Jacksonville builders and watching both awards go to that tool told me the problem is exactly as real as I thought it was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will enter full production with our founding customer in September,\u201d Miller continued. \u201cHaving Matthew and the Chang Robotics team behind us makes Jacksonville feel like the right place to be.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Chang noted, as he has at prior events, that although there\u2019s only one official winner at the competition, many participants will receive funding from the audience as well and will make impactful connections during the event.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"JVC-9715\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/jvc-9715.jpg\" width=\"600\" data-dpi=\"300\" data-caption=\"JVC competitors from left to right, Brian Keith, Connor Miller, Sit Hein, Randall Thomas, Matthew Chang, Joey Frisco, Jesse Benedick, and Chirag Rana\" data-filename=\"JVC-9715.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\u201cWe\u2019ve loved the opportunity to invest in Jacksonville\u2019s rich entrepreneurial culture through these annual events,\u201d Chang noted. \u201cWe love spending the time and focus on these participants through networking and mentoring, and with the Chang Robotics Fund we\u2019ve loved the opportunity to participate as investors as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Chang Robotics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chang Robotics is an engineering firm at the forefront of advanced manufacturing, collaborative robotics, and disruptive automation. Founded in 2017, Chang Robotics has rapidly grown, delivering innovative, data-driven solutions, including some of the world&#8217;s largest autonomous systems. Recognized as one of Fast Company&#8217;s 2024 Best Workplaces for Innovators, and one of Inc.\u2019s Best in Business, the company revolutionizes supply chain automation and enhances workforce productivity through human-focused robotics. 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