UP Cycle Design
Grant in 2021
UP Cycle Design is a sustainable fashion brand creating handmade, UPcycled products with a zero-waste transparent process.
ShareWallet eliminates the awkwardness and inefficiency of sharing referrals by replacing the current 1-on-1 method of referring a friend with a social network-based solution. In a matter of minutes and with no hassle, ShareWallet users can upload their referrals from their favorite retail sites, subscriptions, and SaaS applications for their entire contact network to use. Instead of having to individually approach friends to sign up for programs using their link or code, ShareWallet users seeking savings have their friends' referrals instantly available. This way, they can get rewarded while benefitting those closest to them with the same ease of use as promo code browser extensions.
Navigating Access
Grant in 2021
Navigating Access is a pre-revenue startup that uses crowdsourcing to help people with disabilities (PWDs) navigate campus and increase disability inclusion.
Supremely Sweet
Grant in 2021
Supremely Sweet provides sweet and healthy options, starting with a chocolate bar, for their customers made with ingredients that are friendly to their dietary needs by eliminating all traditional allergens like nuts, corn, gluten, egg, and lactose.
Stemmer is a post-revenue online platform that processes recorded songs and makes them sound professionally produced.
Pick-Up Sports
Grant in 2021
Pick-Up Sports encourages young athletes to play multiple sports instead of just one to reduce overuse injuries and mental burnout.
Founded in 2016, Swap is an app that allows its users to automatically follow someone on multiple social platforms with one simple scan or click. It allows users to collect contact information and social media information of a person.
Elix is a social impact incubator for teen entrepreneurs promoting a positive teen driven change. Elix's Cohort 1 Venture Group was produced over six successful social enterprises including Savvy, Eco Wash Network, Cozy, Smart Paint, and Noviaris.
AnCatt is a pioneering company recognized for developing the world's only heavy-metal free high-performance anti-corrosion coatings. After 50 years of research and development, AnCatt has created the iBarrierTM coating, which not only meets stringent environmental standards but also surpasses existing products in performance metrics, including durability and ease of application. The company offers three product lines: a wash primer system, an epoxy primer system, and a waterborne epoxy system, the latter being the only high-performance waterborne epoxy anti-corrosion paint available. AnCatt's innovative technology utilizes a conductive polymer nano-dispersion to replace hazardous anti-corrosion pigments such as chromate, lead, and zinc, making it suitable for protecting various structures, including steel, pipelines, and bridges. Founded in 2008, AnCatt has scaled its manufacturing processes and holds patents and trademarks in the U.S., EU, and Canada, positioning itself to lead the $30 billion global anti-corrosion coating market through a focus on sustainability and advanced performance.