Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation (KSTC)

The Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation (KSTC) is a private, nonprofit corporation committed to the advancement of science, technology and innovative economic development founded on Kentucky know-how. KSTC is a fast-paced leader with a reputation for developing and managing creative initiatives in education, economic competitiveness and scientific research. Established in 1987, as the Kentucky Science and Technology Council, Inc., and later re-named the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation, KSTC is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of leaders from business, education, and government

Kelby Price

Executive Director, Venture Finance

55 past transactions

EdjAnalytics

Series A in 2020
EdjAnalytics specializes in predictive modeling techniques aimed at enhancing data analytics for businesses across various sectors, including healthcare, education, athletics, and commodities markets. The company offers a robust analytics platform that provides actionable insights, helping organizations eliminate uncertainty and optimize revenue. By leveraging a decision model that incorporates business and organizational context, EdjAnalytics identifies all potential outcomes based on existing data sets. This empowers clients to make informed and impactful decisions, ultimately improving their operational effectiveness and strategic planning.

GoWild

Seed Round in 2019
GoWild is a social commerce platform tailored for outdoor enthusiasts, combining a robust social network with an e-commerce engine. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, the platform allows users to share their outdoor experiences while shopping for gear from an extensive marketplace that features hundreds of thousands of products. It also offers tools for tracking various outdoor activities such as hiking, scouting, hunting, and archery, enabling users to connect with like-minded individuals and brands. By fostering community engagement, GoWild effectively serves the needs of consumers passionate about outdoor adventures.

Xometry

Series C in 2018
Xometry Inc. is a provider of on-demand manufacturing services, specializing in 3D printing and CNC machining technologies. Founded in 2013 and based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, the company offers a range of services including rapid prototyping, volume production, mechanical assembly, and aftermarket solutions. Its capabilities encompass various manufacturing processes such as selective laser sintering, fused deposition modeling, PolyJet 3D printing, and wire electrical discharge machining. Xometry operates as an AI-enabled marketplace that connects buyers, including engineers and product designers, with sellers of manufacturing services, facilitating efficient sourcing of custom parts and assemblies. The company generates the majority of its revenue from its U.S. operations, with an additional office located in Bethesda, Maryland.

Cloverleaf.me

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Cloverleaf LLC offers a visualization and scenario-planning platform designed to enhance team management and employee development. Founded in 2015 and based in Covington, Kentucky, the platform analyzes employee data to provide insights into team dynamics by cross-mapping personality traits, skills, and organizational culture. This enables users, including agile practitioners, project managers, and human resource professionals, to position team members effectively, improve communication, and identify suitable candidates to boost productivity. Additionally, Cloverleaf's automated coaching features deliver personalized nudges through commonly used tools like Google Workspace, Microsoft Outlook, and Slack, fostering collaboration and performance improvements within teams.

BehaVR

Seed Round in 2018
BehaVR, LLC, established in 2016 and headquartered in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, operates a virtual reality platform designed to enhance practices and treatments within the healthcare sector. The company specializes in developing digital therapeutics for behavioral health, particularly at the intersection of behavioral health and chronic disease management. BehaVR's focus is on fostering skills such as stress resilience, emotional regulation, and self-efficacy, which aid individuals in coping with their conditions, adhering to care plans, and ultimately improving their overall health outcomes.

Switcher Studio

Seed Round in 2018
Switcher Studio is a mobile video application that enables users to synchronize multiple iPhones and iPads for recording and live streaming video to platforms such as YouTube and Ustream. The application includes a suite of live production tools that allow content creators to utilize their mobile devices as portable video mixers, facilitating the capture of video from various angles. Additionally, Switcher Studio offers features such as the ability to insert photos and graphic overlays, manage multi-view effects, and enhance audience engagement. This platform is designed to support users in creating dynamic and interactive live video content.

Podchaser

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Podchaser, LLC, founded in 2016 and based in Louisville, Kentucky, operates a comprehensive podcast database and discovery tool. The platform allows users to search for and review podcasts and individual episodes, enhancing the way listeners engage with audio content. Users can follow their favorite podcasts, creators, and other users to receive personalized updates, while creators benefit from features such as profile pages and custom podcast lists. Podchaser aims to enrich the podcast ecosystem by providing insights that facilitate discovery for listeners, podcasters, and brands, thereby fostering greater interaction and audience expansion within the podcasting community.

Onovative

Venture Round in 2017
Onovative, LLC is a provider of comprehensive marketing software tailored for banks and credit unions, based in Louisville, Kentucky. The company offers two main products: Core iQ, which automates various customer communication channels such as email, postcards, SMS text, and phone calls for onboarding and marketing campaigns, and Base iQ, an intelligent survey platform that allows clients to create and manage surveys while benchmarking results against industry averages. By integrating its solutions with core banking systems, Onovative enables financial institutions to enhance customer relationships through automated onboarding, targeted marketing, cross-selling initiatives, and customer feedback collection. Established in 2012 and originally named Bank On Software LLC, Onovative rebranded in 2014 and currently operates as a subsidiary of Main Street Inc.

FlyWire

Seed Round in 2017
FlyWire is a company specializing in video technology that provides innovative solutions for the fishing industry. Their patented platform enables at-sea verification of sustainable fishing practices by translating video data into actionable insights. By working closely with fishers and seafood suppliers, FlyWire delivers electronic monitoring services that include onboarding, crew training, technical support, data retrieval, and reporting. This precision fishing platform enhances operational efficiency while minimizing monitoring costs. The company aims to promote more sustainable fishing practices and a transparent supply chain, contributing to the overall health of marine ecosystems. FlyWire is based in Honolulu, Hawaii.

PowerTech Water

Convertible Note in 2017
PowerTech Water, Inc. is a company that develops and markets innovative water treatment solutions, focusing on chemical-free technologies. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, the company specializes in its flagship product, CapCo, an electrochemical filter designed to effectively remove various metals from water. PowerTech Water serves a diverse range of industries, including batteries, microelectronics, electroplating, automotive, metal finishing, mining, food and beverage, and oil and gas. The CapCo filter targets contaminants such as lead, copper, manganese, iron, silver, gold, mercury, zinc, nickel, and aluminum, aiming to provide efficient and sustainable solutions for wastewater management.

Revon Systems

Venture Round in 2017
Revon Systems is a developer of a platform for connecting physicians and patients. It offers a web platform that allows physicians to deliver care to patients remotely, specializes in helping patients with cardiovascular and lung conditions to self-manage signs and symptoms, intervene early on health decline that enables patients to manage their health and improve quality of life.

MobileServe

Seed Round in 2017
MobileServe is a mobile application developer that enables its users to manage volunteerism within their organizations through interactive mobile and web-based applications. It developed a mobile application that allows organizations to communicate their social impact and service to the community quickly, easily, and efficiently. Through its application, users are able to record and verify service work, allowing easy tracking, aggregation, and reporting by individuals, companies, school-groups, fraternities, and more. MobileServe was launched in 2015.

HANDLE Global

Venture Round in 2016
HANDLE Global specializes in transforming the healthcare capital equipment supply chain through innovative technology solutions. The company's flagship offering, Capital Cycle Management™, serves as an end-to-end operating system that enhances capital planning for healthcare providers, enabling them to make faster and more accurate decisions. HANDLE Global's platform also includes a B2B Marketplace, which facilitates access to a fully vetted secondary market for refurbished equipment. This marketplace simplifies the buying and re-marketing process with a single-login HAN Dashboard, allowing users to track savings and sales over time. By leveraging real-time fleet data and insights into equipment sales and planning, HANDLE Global supports healthcare systems in optimizing their operational efficiency and resource management.

Switcher Studio

Seed Round in 2016
Switcher Studio is a mobile video application that enables users to synchronize multiple iPhones and iPads for recording and live streaming video to platforms such as YouTube and Ustream. The application includes a suite of live production tools that allow content creators to utilize their mobile devices as portable video mixers, facilitating the capture of video from various angles. Additionally, Switcher Studio offers features such as the ability to insert photos and graphic overlays, manage multi-view effects, and enhance audience engagement. This platform is designed to support users in creating dynamic and interactive live video content.

FreshFry

Seed Round in 2016
FreshFry LLC, based in Louisville, Kentucky, specializes in frying oil purification solutions aimed at enhancing sustainability in commercial kitchens. Founded in 2014, the company offers innovative products such as the FreshFry porous pod cover and a cooking oil filtration pod. These products are designed to purify frying oil by capturing dissolved impurities, including free fatty acids and polar molecules, thereby extending the oil's life and improving its quality. By simplifying the process of oil filtration, FreshFry enables food businesses to maintain cleaner and brighter cooking oil, allowing them to concentrate on food preparation while promoting a more sustainable approach to cooking oil usage.

NX Development Corp.

Seed Round in 2016
Upon conducting research with leaders in the field, it is clear that an ideal solution for neurosurgeons approaching removal of Glioblastoma is a procedure which: increases the precision and extent of tumor resection, has a manageable capital equipment cost for the hospital and has appropriate cost-benefit characteristics to the payers and does not introduce new medical risk factors - the use of Gliolan™ in conjunction with existing and growing installed base of fluorescence add-on kits manufactured by the two leading surgical microscope manufacturers provides just such a solution.

MakeTime

Series A in 2016
MakeTime is an online platform that enables companies to produce machined components quickly and more efficiently than ever before. MakeTime does this by collecting unused CNC machine time from qualified machine shops across the United States and placing each order with the right shop for the job. MakeTime’s software helps customers streamline time-wasting processes, gives insight and transparency to a confusing process, overcomes capacity shortages, and takes the mystery out of pricing. Its goal is to make CNC machining production straightforward and simple. MakeTime is located in Lexington, Kentucky, in the heart of American manufacturing.

Smart Farm Systems

Venture Round in 2016
Smart Farm Systems, Inc. specializes in developing wireless monitoring and control systems tailored for agriculture. The company focuses on remotely located irrigation pumps, as well as soil moisture and water level monitoring devices. Utilizing radio frequency (RF) wireless technology, Smart Farm integrates smart sensors with pump modules to facilitate remote field monitoring and control. Its application allows users to oversee the status of their wells, crops, and local weather conditions, providing real-time, actionable insights that enhance decision-making for farmers. This innovative system enables precise irrigation, allowing farmers to apply the right amount of water at optimal times, which can lead to improved profitability. Founded in 2014, Smart Farm Systems is headquartered in Nicholasville, Kentucky, with an additional office in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Sentry Health

Series A in 2015
Sentry Health Solutions LLC specializes in employee health solutions, providing a range of services that include acute care, chronic care, limited-scope primary care, and behavioral health programs. Founded in 2010 and based in Louisville, Kentucky, the company serves employers, health plans, and health systems. Sentry Health aims to empower employees with personalized guidance and face-to-face care, particularly for managing chronic illnesses. Its interactive care management solutions are designed to enhance the delivery of health programs, ultimately leading to improved employee productivity and reduced healthcare costs for employers. By focusing on accountability and proven care principles, Sentry Health helps employees adopt healthier behaviors, which in turn contributes to lower absenteeism, decreased risk of disability, and measurable financial savings for businesses.

Onovative

Series A in 2015
Onovative, LLC is a provider of comprehensive marketing software tailored for banks and credit unions, based in Louisville, Kentucky. The company offers two main products: Core iQ, which automates various customer communication channels such as email, postcards, SMS text, and phone calls for onboarding and marketing campaigns, and Base iQ, an intelligent survey platform that allows clients to create and manage surveys while benchmarking results against industry averages. By integrating its solutions with core banking systems, Onovative enables financial institutions to enhance customer relationships through automated onboarding, targeted marketing, cross-selling initiatives, and customer feedback collection. Established in 2012 and originally named Bank On Software LLC, Onovative rebranded in 2014 and currently operates as a subsidiary of Main Street Inc.

Hijro

Seed Round in 2015
Hijro operates as a financial operating network specifically designed for global trade, utilizing distributed ledger technology to enhance efficiency and security in trade finance. By connecting banks, buyers, and suppliers within a unified network, Hijro aims to streamline settlement processes, mitigate fraud risks, and eliminate costly data silos prevalent in the open-account trade market, which is valued at approximately $4 trillion. The Hijro Network serves as a foundational “fabric” for trade, offering a variety of applications and solutions, including a multi-bank, multi-lender trade asset marketplace and flexible working capital options for businesses. Additionally, Hijro provides APIs to facilitate seamless integration into its network, allowing financial institutions to tokenize, transfer, and trade various digital assets such as receivables and approved payables. Through these innovations, Hijro positions itself as a modern solution for the complexities of global trade.

WeStyle

Convertible Note in 2015
Introducing WeStyle – Style Made Social! WeStyle offers instant style feedback plus discovery options that shift style uncertainty into total outfit confidence. WeStyle provides unlimited access to a community of style-savvy individuals who are ready to help make your looks better than ever. With WeStyle, you can: EXPRESS YOURSELF by designing your profile to reflect your taste with personal style types, brand favorites, personal blog/social handle information, and a customizable cover image. MAKE YOUR UPLOADS TOTALLY UNIQUE using our new filters and easy-to-use cropping tool GET THE STYLE GUIDANCE YOU’RE REALLY LOOKING FOR – Share your looks (in batches, or one-by-one) to a responsive, fashionable community with a style question and receive real-time advice with instant push notifications. - Need help on a single look? Share your style and receive “Yes” or “No” votes with helpful comments - Can’t decide between several different looks? Share multiple looks in a single post and receive let the community decide which look is best GIVE STYLE GUIDANCE – Give back to the helpful community by giving your own advice! Show off your eye for style to help other users by providing your opinion on looks posted to a rolling feed INSPIRE AND BE INSPIRED - Know your look is killing it and want to inspire others? Share one or multiple looks and receive likes - no votes necessary - Share the details of what you’re wearing - when sharing a look, tag the image with the brand, item type, size, color, and more DISCOVER WHAT’S NEW with our tailored-to-you Discovery Feed. Browse popular looks based on your unique style preferences - the more you use the app, the more “you” your suggestions will be! - If you have something already in mind - a brand, a style, a trending hashtag, WeStyle’s search feature will help you find it in a snap SUGGEST PRODUCTS – Guide others to over 1,000,000 of the latest styles and brands that you think might work for them

Revon Systems

Venture Round in 2015
Revon Systems is a developer of a platform for connecting physicians and patients. It offers a web platform that allows physicians to deliver care to patients remotely, specializes in helping patients with cardiovascular and lung conditions to self-manage signs and symptoms, intervene early on health decline that enables patients to manage their health and improve quality of life.

NX Prenatal

Series A in 2014
NX Prenatal Inc. is a molecular diagnostics company focused on developing diagnostic assays that address adverse pregnancy conditions, particularly preterm birth. The company utilizes its proprietary NeXosome platform, which allows for the advanced isolation and enrichment of exosome and microvesicle particles from bodily fluids, facilitating non-invasive biomarker evaluation. This technology is aimed at detecting and managing pregnancy-related complications, enabling healthcare professionals to intervene effectively and minimize risks for both mothers and their children. NX Prenatal, established in 2013 and headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, also operates a laboratory in Bellaire, Texas. The company has formed strategic partnerships with NxGEN MDx and Thermo Fisher Scientific to enhance its offerings. NX Prenatal operates as a subsidiary of NX PharmaGen Inc.

Tixers

Seed Round in 2013
Tixers is changing the way tickets are exchanged. With Tixers, you can exchange tickets you're unable to use now for tickets you can use in the future. Ticket holders receive instant credit for their tickets and can use those credits for other sporting events or concerts. Those who do not have credits on the site can name the game they want to go to and purchase tickets as well. Millions of tickets go unused each year and Tixers is trying to eliminate this problem. Tixers is different than competitors like Stubhub because Tixers guarantees some value immediately and is aiming to create a network that allows ticket holders, primarily season ticket holders, to "share" tickets among one another. Tixers primary customer are corporations and small businesses that purchase season tickets that they often let go unused. Revenue is generated through processing fees when sellers redeem tickets (similar to frequent flyer mile redemption fees) and on a spread based upon demand.

Liberate Medical

Grant in 2013
Liberate Medical is a medical device company that uses non-invasive respiratory muscle stimulation to reduce the cost and improve the quality of care for patients with pulmonary disorders. It licenses a platform technology, based on electrical stimulation of the abdominal muscles that is synchronized with a patient's breathing cycle. The company's proprietary technology uses electrical muscle stimulation to activate the expiratory muscles in synchrony with exhalation. Founded in 2013, Liberate Medical is headquartered in Crestwood, Kentucky.

Apellis Pharmaceuticals

Venture Round in 2013
Apellis Pharmaceuticals is an early-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapeutics and drug delivery technologies to address chronic inflammatory diseases, with an initial emphasis on diseases of the lungs such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The company is leveraging courageous science, creativity, and compassion to deliver life-changing medicines. They aim to develop best-in-class and first-in-class therapies for a broad range of debilitating diseases that are driven by uncontrolled or excessive activation of the complement cascade, including those within hematology, ophthalmology, nephrology, and neurology. It was founded in 2008 and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States.

NX Pharmagen

Debt Financing in 2013
NX PharmaGen Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Louisville, Kentucky, focused on developing blood-based diagnostic products aimed at improving surgical outcomes for cancer and other diseases. Founded in 2010, the company offers a range of diagnostic solutions, including the NeXosome prenatal and oncology diagnostics, as well as a fluorescence-guided resection imaging agent. Its lead technology, the NeXosome Platform, utilizes proteomics to analyze microvesicles released from placental, tumor, and diseased cells into the bloodstream. This innovative approach provides medical practitioners with actionable, disease-specific molecular data in a repeatable and cost-effective manner, facilitating timely and effective diagnosis of conditions such as preterm birth and cancer.

Sentry Health

Venture Round in 2013
Sentry Health Solutions LLC specializes in employee health solutions, providing a range of services that include acute care, chronic care, limited-scope primary care, and behavioral health programs. Founded in 2010 and based in Louisville, Kentucky, the company serves employers, health plans, and health systems. Sentry Health aims to empower employees with personalized guidance and face-to-face care, particularly for managing chronic illnesses. Its interactive care management solutions are designed to enhance the delivery of health programs, ultimately leading to improved employee productivity and reduced healthcare costs for employers. By focusing on accountability and proven care principles, Sentry Health helps employees adopt healthier behaviors, which in turn contributes to lower absenteeism, decreased risk of disability, and measurable financial savings for businesses.

Stadionaut

Grant in 2012
Based out of Lexington, KY from the accelerator of Awesome Inc., Stadionaut is a mobile application development firm. Currently developing the Crowded mobile application. Crowded engages sports fans and increases stadium revenue. This free application uses live interactive play prediction and trivia at baseball games to test the knowledge of competing viewers. Players are awarded accolades and offered the incentive of prizes for top scores, which will be tied into stadium concessions and prizes. The user interface allows fans of all ages and sports knowledge to play, while effectively delivering advertisements for team and stadium sponsors.

Apellis Pharmaceuticals

Series B in 2012
Apellis Pharmaceuticals is an early-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapeutics and drug delivery technologies to address chronic inflammatory diseases, with an initial emphasis on diseases of the lungs such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The company is leveraging courageous science, creativity, and compassion to deliver life-changing medicines. They aim to develop best-in-class and first-in-class therapies for a broad range of debilitating diseases that are driven by uncontrolled or excessive activation of the complement cascade, including those within hematology, ophthalmology, nephrology, and neurology. It was founded in 2008 and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States.

NX Pharmagen

Angel Round in 2012
NX PharmaGen Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Louisville, Kentucky, focused on developing blood-based diagnostic products aimed at improving surgical outcomes for cancer and other diseases. Founded in 2010, the company offers a range of diagnostic solutions, including the NeXosome prenatal and oncology diagnostics, as well as a fluorescence-guided resection imaging agent. Its lead technology, the NeXosome Platform, utilizes proteomics to analyze microvesicles released from placental, tumor, and diseased cells into the bloodstream. This innovative approach provides medical practitioners with actionable, disease-specific molecular data in a repeatable and cost-effective manner, facilitating timely and effective diagnosis of conditions such as preterm birth and cancer.

Equinext

Seed Round in 2011
Equinext, LLC develops technologies for the treatment of ligament and tendon injuries in horses in the United States. It offers nonsurgical exogenous crosslink therapy (NEXT), a chemically made device formed following injection of a crosslinking agent into the lesion of the tendon or ligament that interacts with the native proteins (collagen). The company’s products are also used to treat the causes of wobbler’s disease and intervertebral disc degradation. It has strategic partnership with Hagyard Equine Medical Institute. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Lexington, Kentucky.

Apellis Pharmaceuticals

Series A in 2011
Apellis Pharmaceuticals is an early-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapeutics and drug delivery technologies to address chronic inflammatory diseases, with an initial emphasis on diseases of the lungs such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The company is leveraging courageous science, creativity, and compassion to deliver life-changing medicines. They aim to develop best-in-class and first-in-class therapies for a broad range of debilitating diseases that are driven by uncontrolled or excessive activation of the complement cascade, including those within hematology, ophthalmology, nephrology, and neurology. It was founded in 2008 and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States.

IF Technologies

Venture Round in 2011
IFT provides analytics and transparency solutions to insurance and cost containment companies which measurably reduces healthcare costs.

Vivorte

Venture Round in 2010
Vivorte is a company based in Louisville, Kentucky, that specializes in the design and manufacture of orthopedic devices and bone graft substitutes. Founded in 2008, the company focuses on developing innovative solutions to enhance bone strength and facilitate healing for patients. Vivorte's product offerings include minimally invasive implantable devices aimed at reducing hip fractures, as well as synthetic and biologic bone void fillers. By utilizing regenerative technologies, Vivorte aims to improve surgical outcomes and advance the standard of care in orthopedic treatments.

Jacobs Automation LLC

Seed Round in 2010
Jacobs Automation LLC is a developer of intelligent track motion control technology. Jacobs Automation, Inc., based in Erlanger, Ky., is known for its innovative and leading-edge iTRAK technology. The company’s focus is developing reliable and sustainable solutions for the automation industry.

Seikowave

Pre Seed Round in 2010
Seikowave, headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, specializes in developing advanced measurement solutions for various sectors, including health care, security, and industrial applications. The company focuses on commercializing innovative technologies that enable high-speed, cost-effective 3D measurements, capable of generating point clouds with up to 350,000 points at rates of 1,000 point clouds per second. Utilizing expertise in digital signal processing, image processing, and optical systems, Seikowave's technology plays a vital role in applications ranging from automotive part measurement to pipeline inspection and dental restoration. Additionally, the company addresses challenges in the oil and gas industry by acquiring and analyzing 3D data to identify defects and anomalies, thus aiding in the determination of service fitness and guiding necessary repair procedures. Seikowave also manufactures hardware and software for general non-destructive testing applications.

Summit Biosciences

Seed Round in 2010
Summit Biosciences Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company based in Lexington, Kentucky, that specializes in the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of generic and innovative nasal spray drug products. Established in 2008, the company focuses on creating unit-dose, pre-filled, and disposable intranasal spray products aimed at addressing both chronic and acute care conditions. In addition to its own product development, Summit Biosciences offers contract development and manufacturing services, which include analytical development, testing, and regulatory support, catering to a diverse range of clients and partners in the pharmaceutical industry.

Apellis Pharmaceuticals

Venture Round in 2010
Apellis Pharmaceuticals is an early-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapeutics and drug delivery technologies to address chronic inflammatory diseases, with an initial emphasis on diseases of the lungs such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The company is leveraging courageous science, creativity, and compassion to deliver life-changing medicines. They aim to develop best-in-class and first-in-class therapies for a broad range of debilitating diseases that are driven by uncontrolled or excessive activation of the complement cascade, including those within hematology, ophthalmology, nephrology, and neurology. It was founded in 2008 and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States.

Allylix

Series C in 2010
Allylix, Inc., an early stage biotechnology company, develops terpene products and their derivatives for the flavor and fragrance, food ingredient, pharmaceutical, agricultural, and biofuel markets. Its products comprise nootkatone, which is a grapefruit flavor that is used in fruit juices and citrus flavored sodas. The company also develops sesquiterpenes that are part of aroma chemical segment of the flavor and fragrance market; and production platforms for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and agricultural markets. Allylix, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in San Diego, California with research and development laboratories in Lexington, Kentucky.

Hollison

Seed Round in 2009
Hollison, LLC is a company based in Owensboro, Kentucky, specializing in food safety and security solutions. Founded in 2005 and originally named Global Grain Security, LLC, Hollison develops advanced sampling technology that enables food manufacturers to detect and remediate pathogens within the food supply. The firm offers a proprietary web-based food tracking system that integrates with its sampling technologies, providing comprehensive chain-of-custody information alongside contamination test data. Hollison's services encompass the entire food supply chain, addressing the detection and identification of chemical, biological, and radiological contaminants in various food products, including raw commodities, processed foods, and beverages. Through its innovative products and services, Hollison aims to enhance food protection and ensure safety for consumers.

IF Technologies

Venture Round in 2009
IFT provides analytics and transparency solutions to insurance and cost containment companies which measurably reduces healthcare costs.

SinglePipe Communications

Series B in 2009
SinglePipe Communications is the leading provider of residential and turnkey business class VoIP phone services for wholesale, channel resale and private label. Our solutions are:

Resonant Vibes

Venture Round in 2008
Resonant Vibes LLC operates as a music blog. It enables DJs and fans to browse through various music tracks and mixes, as well as facilitates producers to collect various music samples in uncompressed format. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Louisville, Kentucky.

Bexion Pharmaceuticals

Seed Round in 2008
Bexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Covington, Kentucky, focused on developing biologic therapies for cancer. Established in 2006, the company is pioneering innovative treatments, notably BXQ-350, which employs a unique mechanism of action to target and eliminate tumor cells. This approach involves the identification of Phosphatidylserine patches found on tumor cells and neovasculature, leading to apoptosis through the activation of acid sphingomyelinase, resulting in ceramide generation and elevated caspase levels. Additionally, Bexion aims to address challenges like chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy by programming cell death, reducing tumor proliferation, and stimulating the immune response.

Zynerba Pharmaceuticals

Seed Round in 2007
Zynerba Pharmaceuticals is dedicated to the development of innovative transdermal cannabinoid treatments for patients with high unmet medical needs using modern drug delivery technology and appropriate regulatory pathways. Zynerba is developing two therapeutic candidates based on proprietary transdermal technologies that, if successfully developed, may allow sustained, consistent and controlled delivery of therapeutic levels of cannabinoids. Transdermal delivery reduces adverse effects associated with oral dosing. ZYN001 will be studied in fibromyalgia, neuropathic pain and chronic cancer pain utilizing a synthetically manufactured prodrug of THC in a transdermal patch to deliver THC through the skin and into the bloodstream. Zynerba expects to initiate ZYN001 Phase 1 clinical studies in 2Q 2015. ZYN002 will be studied in epilepsy and rheumatoid arthritis, utilizing a proprietary gel to deliver synthetically manufactured cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychotropic cannabinoid, through the skin and into the bloodstream. Zynerba expects to initiate ZYN002 Phase 1 clinical studies in 3Q 2015. Learn more at www.zynerba.com and follow the company on Twitter at @ZynerbaPharma.

Potentia Pharmaceuticals

Seed Round in 2006
Potentia Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company, develops anti-inflammatory drugs/therapeutics.

RhinoCyte

Series A in 2006
RhinoCyte engages in the development and commercialization of diagnostic tools and therapies for stem cell treatment of multiple degenerative and traumatic neurological diseases. Its technology facilitates functional recovery in patients, including therapeutic stem cell transplantation with cells from the patient's own nasal cavity eliminating the need for immunosuppressive therapy. The company's technology is used to treat conditions, such as Parkinson's disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, and spinal cord injuries. RhinoCyte, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is based in Louisville, Kentucky.

Mersive

Series A in 2006
Mersive Technologies, Inc. is a provider of wireless media streaming and collaboration software tailored for corporate, education, and government sectors. The company's flagship product, Solstice, allows multiple users to connect wirelessly to shared displays from various devices, enhancing collaboration in meeting spaces. Accompanying Solstice is the Solstice Dashboard, which enables IT administrators to manage and monitor Solstice deployments effectively. Additionally, Mersive offers Solstice Discovery Services to facilitate secure connections to displays and Kepler, a cloud-based platform that provides analytics on meeting space usage and collaboration efficiency. Together, these solutions transform traditional conference rooms and classrooms into dynamic, interactive environments, fostering creativity and improving productivity. Founded in 2004 and based in Denver, Colorado, Mersive serves its customers through a network of authorized resellers.

Allylix

Series A in 2005
Allylix, Inc., an early stage biotechnology company, develops terpene products and their derivatives for the flavor and fragrance, food ingredient, pharmaceutical, agricultural, and biofuel markets. Its products comprise nootkatone, which is a grapefruit flavor that is used in fruit juices and citrus flavored sodas. The company also develops sesquiterpenes that are part of aroma chemical segment of the flavor and fragrance market; and production platforms for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and agricultural markets. Allylix, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in San Diego, California with research and development laboratories in Lexington, Kentucky.

Allylix

Venture Round in 2005
Allylix, Inc., an early stage biotechnology company, develops terpene products and their derivatives for the flavor and fragrance, food ingredient, pharmaceutical, agricultural, and biofuel markets. Its products comprise nootkatone, which is a grapefruit flavor that is used in fruit juices and citrus flavored sodas. The company also develops sesquiterpenes that are part of aroma chemical segment of the flavor and fragrance market; and production platforms for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and agricultural markets. Allylix, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in San Diego, California with research and development laboratories in Lexington, Kentucky.

Ceptaris Therapeutics

Series A in 2002
Ceptaris Therapeutics, Inc. is a privately held specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing a proprietary gel formulation of mechlorethamine hydrochloride for treating early-stage (stages I-IIA) mycosis fungoides, a form of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (CTCL). If approved, this investigational drug would be the first topical mechlorethamine product available for managing the signs and symptoms of this rare cancer. In addition to this primary focus, Ceptaris is also involved in developing other therapeutic products, including YT-1006, an NMDA antagonist aimed at treating neuropathic pain while minimizing side effects associated with NMDA. The company's innovative approaches enable healthcare professionals to address both dermatological and central nervous system disorders effectively.
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