Riot was invited to Digital Catapult’s startup presentation evening. On display were 12 startups hoping to court investor interest, for future funding rounds. But the evening highlighted key challenges for startups in the LPWAN space, concerning coverage and potential margins on products. Digital Catapult is a UK government backed organization, that aims to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) grow and scale faster. The UK LPWAN market is still nascent, more so than other European countries. The lack of LPWAN network connectivity is hard to overlook, and presents a large challenge to some of the startups. The evening gave the companies a chance to present their products for five minutes. They ranged from devices aimed at public bicycles, pet health…