Three start-ups have been chosen to compete for a €10,000 prize in the Docklands Innovation Park Enterprise Awards.

The three proposals – software platform Propertygate, health technology firm Pura Light and Simply Connected, which offers an enterprise or cloud-based platform to manage and monitor smart devices – are fighting for the title of best investment proposal 2014. The projects will be pitched to a panel of judges, with the final award being made on March 6th.

All three are currently participants in the Dublin Institute of Technology Hothouse New Frontiers Programme

The awards are in their 12th year, backed by the Bolton Trust, Docklands Innovation Park and DIT Hothouse.

“At this time it is more important than ever for strategic investment in young innovative companies who represent growth opportunities for our economy,” said chairman of the Bolton Trust Pat McCormack. “This year’s finalists have been selected from a cohort of 15 excellent applicants all representing real opportunities with global potential for investment.”