Betaspring

[Betaspring](http://betaspring.com) is a mentorship-driven Providence-based startup accelerator program for technology and design entrepreneurs who are ready to build a product, launch a company, and change the world. Betaspring runs two 13 week accelerator sessions a year (Spring and Fall) that attract top-quality startup teams from across the US and around the world.

Jennifer Schwall

Startup Operations Manager

Past deals in Rhode Island

APE Systems

Seed Round in 2013
APE Systems Inc. provides training plan creation, communication, and progression-tracking tools for colleges and pro teams. It offers APE System that allows coaches to manage individual athletes; create and customize annual periodization plans; and track and analyze personal records, averages for entire teams year-over-year, or drill into the data for new findings. The company also provides Athlete Engagement Application that connects strength coaches and athletes by enabling real-time training plan communications and feedback. Its application is used during training. APE Systems Inc. was founded in 2013 and is based in the United States.

Sitefly

Seed Round in 2013
Sitefly allows people to build beautiful mobile optimized websites in 1-click using their Facebook pages.

Pennant

Seed Round in 2013
Pennant’s powerful ad creation tool, enables ad agencies to create interactive advertisements, delivered via advertising networks to desktops, phones, and tablets.

Care Thread

Seed Round in 2013
Care Thread, Inc. offers secure mobile messaging and collaboration solutions designed to enhance patient care and improve healthcare outcomes. Founded in 2011 and based in Providence, Rhode Island, the company provides a platform that allows healthcare providers to connect with every member of a patient's care team in real time. This includes Care Team Mapping, which maintains an up-to-date roster of clinical teammates and facilitates the sharing of critical patient information. Care Thread's HIPAA-compliant messaging solution supports real-time communication and collaborative workflows, promoting better coordination among care teams. Additionally, its tools include hand-off summaries for care transitions and task lists that can be shared among team members, all aimed at improving teamwork, patient safety, and reducing discharge times.

TennisHub

Seed Round in 2013
TennisHub, Inc. is dedicated to enhancing the tennis experience by connecting players with quality playing opportunities and providing tennis clubs with essential tools for business growth. Founded in 2011 and based in Providence, Rhode Island, the company facilitates the arrangement of play and court bookings through its online platform. It offers clubs a comprehensive competition module to manage leagues, ladders, and tournaments, while also streamlining player communications through email and text messaging. TennisHub enables communities to create and promote customized tennis programs, eliminating the need for paper forms by allowing online enrollment and payment collection. Additionally, the platform centralizes communication, captures scores, and updates standings, all while leveraging social media to attract new players.

RaftOut

Seed Round in 2013
RaftOut, Inc. is an online platform that facilitates concert attendance among friends by allowing users to create dedicated pages for specific events. Users can invite friends, track attendance, discuss plans, and share related content such as music videos and playlists. This service not only enhances the experience for concert-goers but also assists promoters and venues in boosting ticket sales by providing an easy way for fans to coordinate attendance with their friends. Based in the United States, RaftOut aims to foster social connections through shared musical experiences.

Eventcheq

Seed Round in 2013
Eventcheq, Inc. offers second-screen platform for live events like sports, concerts, theatre, and other performing arts. It operates mobile and web applications. The company is based in Providence, Rhode Island.

ShutterCal

Seed Round in 2013
ShutterCal LLC provides an online daily photo journal and monthly print service. Its service enables users to post their favorite images from computers, iPads, and phones; document their children's growth; and journal their weight loss, home renovation, a year or self portraits, or a daily sketch. The company also journalizes, prints, and delivers the photos to customers. ShutterCal LLC is based in Providence, Rhode Island.

Rootless

Seed Round in 2013
Rootless, Inc. operates an online ridesharing community that allows drivers to pick up passengers along their route. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Providence, Rhode Island.

Kuratur

Seed Round in 2012
Kuratur, Inc. is a New Jersey-based company that specializes in developing a content curation platform aimed at social media users and freelancers. Founded in 2012, Kuratur's platform allows users to create customized automated web "magazines" in a matter of minutes, streamlining the content curation process. The service connects niche publishers with branded content marketers, facilitating the assembly of targeted content for websites. By enabling freelancers to automate their content curation and publishing, Kuratur enhances their online presence while preserving a personal touch. The company is committed to supporting freelancers, whom they view as pivotal to the evolving economy and society.

Plandree

Seed Round in 2012
Plandree is a collaborative vacation planner that allows users to collect vacation ideas and book activities, services and lodging directly from our marketplace. As a group, users simply create a plan that everyone can contribute to. Then, no matter if you are posting an update, adding a new idea or have made a booking, we give you real time updates about the plans progress. Discover your next adventure and plan together with your family and friends at Plandree.com

HealthID

Seed Round in 2012
HealthID is a mobile health manager that provides users a simple way to update, manage and communicate all aspects of their personal health directly from their HealthID account, HealthID Band or Card. Their product focuses on three key areas: chronic disease management, medication compliance, and efficient communication of personal medical information to emergency personnel or healthcare providers. HealthID directly meets the needs of both the consumer and the healthcare provider by leveraging the latest technology and value-adding features that can reduce costs, increase outcomes/revenue and potentially save lives.

Prepmatic

Seed Round in 2012
Prepmatic, Inc. is a company based in Providence, Rhode Island, that specializes in developing online tools designed to enhance the study process for students. By integrating traditional study techniques with contemporary research in memory retention, Prepmatic offers innovative solutions that actively engage learners. These tools aim to make exam preparation more effective, facilitating easier learning and retention of information for students.

A Curated World

Seed Round in 2012
A Curated World is an online store based in Providence, Rhode Island, that specializes in lifestyle and home goods. Founded in 2012, the company offers a diverse range of products, including accessories, bed and bath items, clothing, décor, entertainment, and children's products. The platform highlights handcrafted objects sourced from various regions worldwide, providing customers with access to a carefully curated selection of beautifully designed fashion and home décor. Additionally, A Curated World enriches the shopping experience by sharing dynamic stories through essays and videos that showcase the master artisans and trendsetting designers behind the products, connecting discerning clients with the unique craftsmanship and cultural narratives of the items they purchase.

AutoShag

Seed Round in 2012
AutoShag helps customers buy – or “shag” – used cars from wholesale car auctions. Until now, only car dealers had access to these wholesale prices -- forget haggling with car dealers. AutoShag has developed a purchasing platform and delivery service that allows buyers to purchase a used car without ever setting foot in a car dealership.Using Autoshag.com, buyers can find and purchase the car they want and we will deliver it to their home or office.

Lessonwriter

Seed Round in 2012
LessonWriter, Inc. specializes in developing print, web, and mobile-ready literacy lessons aimed at enhancing reading comprehension across various subjects. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, the company offers tools that allow educators to create, manage, and collaborate on lesson plans easily. Its platform enables automatic lesson generation, saving teachers significant time and providing a more tailored learning experience for students. The company has three primary products: TEACHER, a free literacy tool; TEAM, and SCHOOL, which are premium offerings that facilitate collaboration and online learning solutions for educational institutions. LessonWriter also supports features such as video integration, automated assessments, and reporting, making it a versatile resource for both teachers and students.

Sproutel

Seed Round in 2012
Sproutel, Inc. manufactures toys that help children newly diagnosed with a chronic illness learn and cope through play. The company's product, Jerry the Bear, enables children with diabetes to learn compliant behaviors through play and become empowered throughout their lives. Sproutel, Inc. is based in the United States.

MoveableCode, inc.

Seed Round in 2012
MoveableCode, inc. develops mobile entertainment applications. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Providence, Rhode Island with a subsidiary operation in Bengaluru, India.

Thumbs Up

Seed Round in 2012
Thumbs Up is a social TV application designed to enhance the viewing experience by allowing small groups of friends to connect and share their favorite television moments instantly. The platform integrates with second-screen applications through an API, enabling TV producers to engage audiences in real time. Users can vote, respond, and share highlights from shows with a single touch, which fosters interactive experiences that boost viewer engagement and live viewership. This innovative approach not only enhances the social aspect of watching TV but also has the potential to increase advertising revenue for content producers by creating a more engaged audience.

Everwall

Seed Round in 2012
Tweetwall is a completely real-time solution for displaying Tweets at an event. As the first commercial provider of Tweetwalls (since 2008), Tweetwall has led the industry in features and usability. Their leaderboards increase event engagement, their full moderation and filter based moderation make it easy to make sure your Tweetwall is only showing appropriate content and their fully customizable self service platform means that Tweetwalls can be created within minutes. Until 2013, Tweetwall was known as Socialping, which was a Twitter Analytics provider. Because of their experience working on a highly performant analytics engine, Tweetwall is able to handle events of all sizes in real-time, and provide the related stats for the event in real-time too. Tweetwall's clients include Microsoft, CNN, PayPal, eBay, Citrix, Intel, Intuit, Samsung, Sprint, SendGrid, Walmart, and hundreds of other well known brands.

RecoVend

Seed Round in 2012
RecoVend, Inc. is an online platform designed to assist colleges and schools in optimizing their purchasing processes for goods and services. Established in 2011 and headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, RecoVend addresses the challenges faced by educational institutions, particularly in light of declining funding and tighter budgets. The platform facilitates collaboration among administrators, enabling them to efficiently discover, research, and acquire the necessary products at competitive prices. By streamlining the purchasing process, RecoVend allows schools to work together internally across departments and externally with other institutions. This collaborative approach not only drives economies of scale but also provides access to real-time spending analytics, ensuring that schools can make informed decisions and maximize their budgets effectively.

GBooking

Seed Round in 2012
GBooking Ltd. is a company that specializes in designing and delivering online booking and appointment scheduling systems tailored to various industries, including healthcare, automotive, food, sports and fitness, legal services, government, education, and beauty care. Founded in 2010 and based in Providence, Rhode Island, the company aims to enhance the efficiency of buyer-seller relationships by streamlining the process of selecting and comparing services. The founder, Alexander Naslednikova, initially focused on market optimization services and developed methods to improve enterprise profitability through optimization algorithms. GBooking’s mission revolves around maximizing convenience and time savings for both providers and customers while refining its customer-centric strategy.

Mosec, Mobile Secretary

Seed Round in 2011
Mosec, Mobile Secretary, is an Android-only mobile app that helps build stronger business relationships by automatically organizing your communications. I’m a die-hard iPhone user, but, as Inman News columnist Teresa Boardman pointed out in a recent column, "Android’s a viable option for real estate pros," many smartphones run on the Android OS — which means more choices, options, prices and flexibility.

Tracelytics

Seed Round in 2011
Tracelytics is the SaaS-based application performance solution that understands scalable web architectures. Erase the boundaries between applications, layers, and machines; start tracing.

StudyEgg

Seed Round in 2011
StudyEgg adds an assessment layer on great educational video: Khan Academy videos, MIT OpenCourseWare, TED Ed videos, etc. We use individual usage data to organize and prioritize each lesson based on what students need more help with. We are students, teachers, scientists, engineers, and hackers who love learning. We believe that by combining the latest research on how our brains learn, leveraging hundreds of personal data points collected while you study, and providing simple, intuitive feedback mechanisms, we can make the whole learning process easier and more effective for both students and educators.

Manpacks

Angel Round in 2011
Manpacks.com is a web-based service for the delivery of men's essentials, including underwear, razors, condoms, grooming and other products from top-name brands such as Calvin Klein, Champion, Gillette, Saxx, Grooming Lounge, and PACT. Scheduled deliveries occur on 3-month intervals with customers managing their service via dashboards where they modify upcoming orders, delay shipments, or "ship now" to receive products right away.

Catapulter

Seed Round in 2010
Today, it's painful and tedious to find the best way to get from one place to another using ground transportation, including bus, train, taxi, car service and metro. Catapulter solves this problem with a door to door, ground transportation search portal. They pull data from hundreds of transportation websites into their proprietary routing engine to create a comprehensive set of recommendations to get you from point A to point B in the best way possible.

Databraid

Seed Round in 2010
DataBraid, Inc. develops a web-based statistical software for academic researchers. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Providence, Rhode Island.

tu.nr

Seed Round in 2010
Tu.nr is a company based in Providence, Rhode Island, that has developed an internet-based application for mobile devices, designed to enhance the music experience in venues. The application allows users to browse a venue’s music library and current playlist, enabling them to request and vote for songs. By automatically ranking and playing the most popular selections, Tu.nr's platform acts as a socially connected jukebox for businesses, facilitating greater engagement between patrons and the music played in public spaces.

Periscape

Seed Round in 2010
Periscape is a hyper-local social network where conversations about the people and places in your city happen through short messages and images.

Diavibe

Seed Round in 2010
Diavibe is an early-stage medical device company that is utilizing drug-free technology to reduce the pain of injections. Their product in development will benefit those self-administering injectable medication for both acute and chronic conditions.

Jobzle

Seed Round in 2010
Jobzle, Inc. operates a Website that connects employers and students. It enables employers to find and hire local college students; and helps students to find casual works, part-time jobs, and internships near campuses. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Providence, Rhode Island.

DiJiPOP

Seed Round in 2009
DiJiPOP is a shopper marketing technology company that powers on-demand digital merchandising and advertising in any retail environment. We power monetization and optimization of digital shelf space for retailers and their consumer brands or advertisers. Our turn-key “platform-as-a-service” B2B solution matches retailers’ digital shelf space with manufacturer and advertiser marketing dollars, allowing retailers to monetize traffic and advertisers to increase awareness at the digital point-of-purchase.  We empower both retailers, consumer brands, and advertisers to take control of their digital shelf space.

Accelereach

Seed Round in 2009
Accelereach, Inc. offers a web-based platform designed to enhance communication between health and wellness professionals and their clients through text messaging. Founded in 2009 and based in Providence, Rhode Island, the service enables users to schedule messages, monitor client responses, and filter client input. This approach addresses a significant issue in healthcare, as unhealthy behaviors contribute to substantial avoidable costs. By facilitating continuous engagement between coaches and clients, Accelereach aims to improve client outcomes and retention. The platform addresses the critical need for interaction outside scheduled meetings, providing tools that empower health and wellness coaches to support their clients more effectively, ultimately fostering sustainable behavior change.

WeOwe

Seed Round in 2009
WeOwe provides a simple, fun way to connect with an extended network of friends and family to help reduce student debt. With the skyrocketing costs of higher education, students are forced into accumulating a significant amount of debt in order to earn their degrees. At the same time, debt holders receive a large number of gifts from family and friends during significant life events such as graduations, birthdays, holidays, etc. WeOwe allows traditional gift-givers to funnel their generosity towards the payment of student debt through the removal of the discomfort associated with cash giving and by leveraging existing online payment technologies to facilitate micro-payments from a large number of family and friends. WeOwe makes it easy for student loan holders to be free of debt earlier, and provides a fun and meaningful rich media experience for friends and family members to maximize the utility of their gifts while contributing to a meaningful cause.

Leotus

Seed Round in 2009
Leotus is redefining home cooling with a modular air-conditioner that will change the way we think about window units.

NuLabel

Seed Round in 2009
NuLabel Technologies, Inc., founded in 2009 and based in East Providence, Rhode Island, specializes in developing innovative label and packaging solutions aimed at helping companies reduce costs and minimize waste. The company has created patented adhesive technologies and patent-pending hardware that utilize activatable adhesives, thereby eliminating the need for traditional non-stick liner backings and messy wet glues in product packaging. As of August 2017, NuLabel operates as a subsidiary of Altana AG.

Expedit.us

Seed Round in 2009
Despite the fact that location-based services are becoming ubiquitous, today's online maps are stuck in a one-size-fits-all model of the world. Computers give us directions in an entirely different way than humans do. Expedit.us thinks this is a design problem as much as a technological one. They are working on a few ideas that will enhance the navigation experience, helping people find their destination more easily and with greater confidence.