FlashStarts

Flashstarts is an early-stage venture capital firm and startup accelerator based in Cleveland, Ohio, founded in 2012. It focuses on innovative applications of software and technology, particularly in Enterprise IT and Healthcare IT sectors. The firm provides essential resources, capital, and guidance to support early-stage entrepreneurs through a structured 12-week accelerator program. This program emphasizes rapid feedback, customized mentorship, and access to an extensive network of industry experts and corporate partners. Flashstarts also features specialized "R&D labs" that offer vertical-specific resources to enhance the expertise of its teams. Cleveland's robust healthcare ecosystem, which includes top hospitals and a significant number of health-related companies, positions Flashstarts teams to leverage valuable local assets. The firm is actively seeking entrepreneurs with unique ideas and also welcomes individuals without specific concepts, offering support in idea generation. In addition to its accelerator program, Flashstarts operates a venture capital fund that aims to create and support multiple software companies annually.

Shannon Lyons

COO

26 past transactions

VirtualSpaces Inc

Seed Round in 2018
Today, a typical floor plan to be converted into a VR render takes about 3 weeks - Imagine doing it in 20 Minutes! Thats what we at VirtualSpaces are doing! VirtualSpaces uses Virtual Reality to visualize spaces that are yet to be constructed. We only work on Mobile and Standalone VR systems such as Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Go. This helps Real Estate developers to send properties to potential buyers instead of buyers coming to the property. We are at AAA console visual quality on Mobile/Standalone VR which means that we develop photorealistic, visceral renders of the property that doesnt exist. Rendering 6 Million raw vertices on a standalone HMD ike Oculus Go which uses the Snapdragon 821 is unheard of in teh industry and you can view the demo here: https://youtu.be/E4zklkdJ3pU Here is a link to our demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NILkxyy8f7M We can also showcase paints in VR and how lights affect teh visualization of paints before painting is done and here is the demo: https://youtu.be/Tv4hSo7zxdY Mobile VR solutions for yet-to-be-built properties in Real Estate helping RE developers enable property buyers to visualize properties and get a sense of scale, size, height & depth using AAA console visual quality on Mobile devices. 6 million raw vertices on an Oculus Go which uses the Snapdragon 821, is unheard of in the industry. You can view the vide here: https://youtu.be/E4zklkdJ3pU

Adminix

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Adminix Solutions, Inc. is a Cleveland-based platform that offers software deployment and management solutions tailored for Internet of Things (IoT) companies. Established in 2018, Adminix focuses on reducing the time required to set up server infrastructure and manage IoT devices in production environments. The platform provides essential features such as code deployment on devices, device management, automation of updates and scripts, and monitoring capabilities. Additionally, Adminix specializes in cloud workflow automation, assisting small and medium-sized businesses in digitally transforming their internal processes using serverless technology. This approach allows organizations to build low-code processes and deploy them as serverless logic in their cloud environments, streamlining routine business operations.

Komae

Angel Round in 2017
Komae, Inc. is an application-based platform that facilitates the exchange of babysitting services among parents within their personal networks. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Akron, Ohio, Komae allows users to trade babysitting favors in exchange for Komae points, enabling parents to create a trusted circle of friends and family for child care. The app, which has garnered over 12,500 accounts, simplifies the process of scheduling playdates and coordinating free child care. Komae's vision extends beyond child care, with plans to expand into services such as pet sitting, carpooling, and elder care, reinforcing its commitment to community support, reflected in its name derived from the Greek word for "village." As of June 2019, Komae operates as a subsidiary of Wana Family Network.

Windrush

Seed Round in 2016
Windrush is a provider of a collaborative data visualization platform tailored for the financial sector. Its platform features a user-friendly drag-and-drop interface that allows analysts to create live-updating interactive charts directly within Excel, enhancing productivity and the quality of reports. By enabling the creation of branded and interactive content without the need for coding, Windrush streamlines the reporting process for large organizations. Additionally, the platform supports model and visualization versioning, which assists organizations in tracking their data’s audit trail, thereby saving significant time and resources for compliance teams. Overall, Windrush aims to increase productivity, engagement, and compliance for its users in the financial industry.

Colign

Seed Round in 2015
Colign is a provider of an online marketing platform designed to facilitate intellectual property and research partnerships. The company connects research institutions, corporations, and entrepreneurs, enabling them to collaborate across various industries. By streamlining the process of innovation, Colign helps users discover and implement solutions that address current and future challenges.

Brilliency

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Brilliency, Inc., established in 2014 and headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, specializes in developing a cloud-based customer engagement platform tailored for utility companies. The platform aims to enhance the relationship between consumers and utilities by providing personalized, game-based educational tools and communication channels. It features an interactive dashboard that displays comparable consumption and cost data, empowering users to better understand their energy usage. Additionally, Brilliency's platform supports behavioral demand response, encouraging consumers to actively measure, manage, and control their consumption of electricity, gas, and water, thereby promoting energy conservation and efficiency.

Remesh

Seed Round in 2014
Remesh Inc. operates an AI-powered platform that facilitates live conversations with customers or employees, allowing users to engage with up to 1,000 participants simultaneously. Founded in 2013 and based in the United States, the company focuses on gathering and analyzing audience responses in real-time. This technology enables organizations to quickly collect valuable insights and opinions, empowering them to make more informed business decisions. By integrating artificial intelligence with market research, Remesh provides a unique solution for advertisers and brands to understand the collective thinking of their target audiences, thus enhancing their ability to communicate effectively and respond to consumer needs.

Consult Mango

Seed Round in 2014
Consult Mango Inc., based in Cleveland, Ohio, operates a digital advertising platform designed to assist colleges in recruiting international students. The platform enables educational institutions to market their brands on foreign social media, providing a modern alternative to traditional international recruiting strategies. By facilitating the automatic posting of sponsored ads and content creation, Consult Mango streamlines the recruitment process, allowing colleges to effectively reach and engage potential students across global markets.

Bracketr

Seed Round in 2014
Bracketr is a Cleveland, Ohio-based company that specializes in digital marketing solutions aimed at enhancing product promotion and fostering brand loyalty. Utilizing predictive consumer insights, Bracketr assists brands in identifying and reaching their target customers, ultimately improving sales and increasing brand awareness. Through its innovative approach, the company focuses on delivering effective marketing strategies that align with consumer preferences and behaviors.

Class6ix

Seed Round in 2014
Class6ix, LLC is a video news discovery platform that offers personalized newscasts accessible via the web, iOS, and Android devices. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Twinsburg, Ohio, the company utilizes a patent-pending personalization algorithm to curate content from national, local, and community news sources. This platform continuously retrieves and updates video content in real-time, allowing users to watch and skip videos at their convenience, creating a seamless viewing experience across devices. By learning from users' viewing habits, Class6ix assembles an individualized news channel that caters to diverse preferences, making it easy for audiences to engage with relevant news content, whether they have just a few minutes or longer to catch up.

STEMpowerkids

Seed Round in 2014
STEMpowerkids is dedicated to addressing the challenges in STEM education by integrating it with early childhood learning. The organization specializes in providing hands-on STEM activities and educational programming tailored for schools, daycares, and civic organizations that serve children aged 3 to 8 years. Additionally, STEMpowerkids offers a monthly subscription box service that extends STEM education into the home, featuring coordinated online content to enhance learning. Through these initiatives, STEMpowerkids aims to empower young learners with essential skills and knowledge in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Lufthouse

Seed Round in 2014
Lufthouse is a new technology startup that has revolutionized multimedia content delivery. Their intuitive app, which accesses a diverse range of interactive content through the use of iBeacon technology, provides a unique and powerful way of delivering messages in the right place at the right time. In addition to their phone application, Lufthouse also provides a drag-and-drop content management system, which clients can use to easily modify beacon content as frequently as they want. Founded in Cleveland in 2014, Lufthouse is currently a Flashstarts startup accelerator company and their first product launches in September.

KnotProfit

Seed Round in 2014
KnotProfit owns and operates a Website that specializes in donation-based wedding registries and wedding favors. Its online platform enables the couples to donate a part of their online purchases from vendors. The company’s platform also enables the couples to avail vendor discounts while shopping for their wedding. KnotProfit is based in Cleveland, Ohio.

Travel Later

Angel Round in 2014
Travel Later Inc. is a company that offers an online budgeting tool designed to assist users in planning, budgeting, and paying for vacations through scheduled installment payments. Founded in 2014 and based in Cleveland, Ohio, with an additional office in Chicago, Travel Later provides a user-friendly platform that connects financial and social accounts, facilitating consumers in achieving their vacation savings goals. The service aims to create an engaging experience for users by allowing them to share their savings objectives, vacation plans, and photos across various social media platforms. Travel Later aspires to become a leading resource for vacation budgeting, similar to how Mint.com serves financial planning.

Vestor

Seed Round in 2014
Vestor, Inc. operates an online crowdfunding platform focused on real estate investments and financing. Founded in 2014 and based in Cleveland, Ohio, the platform connects real estate developers with private equity sources to support their projects. Simultaneously, it offers accredited investors an engaging opportunity to invest in real estate ventures. This dual function facilitates access to capital for developers while providing investment opportunities for individuals looking to enter the real estate market.

Bold Guidance

Seed Round in 2014
BOLD Guidance, Inc. is a technology company based in Cleveland, Ohio, that specializes in developing a mobile and web-based college application planning tool. Founded in 2012, the company offers a Software as a Service platform designed to streamline the college application process for students, counselors, and parents. The software allows students to organize application requirements, deadlines, and tasks while providing counselors and parents with tools to monitor progress and communicate effectively. With the increasing complexity of college applications—often involving multiple institutions and numerous requirements—the platform features an interactive checklist, automated reminders, and customized guidance for each university, helping to ensure that important deadlines are met. BOLD Guidance's solution aims to alleviate the stress associated with college admissions, making the process more efficient and accessible for all parties involved. The company's services cater to schools, non-profit organizations, and families, supporting the educational aspirations of millions of students each year.

Crowdentials

Seed Round in 2014
Crowdentials, Inc. specializes in developing compliance software solutions tailored to the requirements of the JOBS Act, facilitating the processes involved in equity crowdfunding. Founded in 2013 and based in Cleveland, Ohio, the company offers various products, including an automated Accredited Investor Verification tool that allows companies to confirm investor status without accessing sensitive financial information. Other offerings include Crowdentials QuickCheck for secure accreditation verification, Bad Actor Checks to assess the status of issuers, and an automated Solicitation Engine to streamline general solicitation processes. Additionally, Crowdentials provides solutions for Title III Compliance and Auto Form D filing, which assist users in meeting regulatory requirements and filing with state and federal authorities. These tools are designed to support issuers, crowdfunding platforms, broker-dealers, investors, entrepreneurs, and attorneys in automating their compliance efforts, thereby reducing the complexities associated with capital raises. Crowdentials operates as a subsidiary of 530Funds, LLC.

Complion

Seed Round in 2014
Complion Inc. is a developer of a web-based document and workflow management platform tailored for clinical research sites, academic medical centers, hospitals, health systems, and contract research organizations. The platform enables secure and compliant management of regulatory documents and administrative tasks, providing features such as document tracking, e-signatures, and real-time compliance insights. It facilitates various aspects of clinical trials, including study startup, amendment processing, safety reporting, and training, while ensuring high data security. Complion's solutions streamline information for auditors and quality assurance personnel, enhancing collaboration among researchers and sponsors. The company also offers customer support, training resources, and a searchable online help center to assist users. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Complion was previously known as RegBinder, Inc. before rebranding in 2013.

Crowdentials

Seed Round in 2013
Crowdentials, Inc. specializes in developing compliance software solutions tailored to the requirements of the JOBS Act, facilitating the processes involved in equity crowdfunding. Founded in 2013 and based in Cleveland, Ohio, the company offers various products, including an automated Accredited Investor Verification tool that allows companies to confirm investor status without accessing sensitive financial information. Other offerings include Crowdentials QuickCheck for secure accreditation verification, Bad Actor Checks to assess the status of issuers, and an automated Solicitation Engine to streamline general solicitation processes. Additionally, Crowdentials provides solutions for Title III Compliance and Auto Form D filing, which assist users in meeting regulatory requirements and filing with state and federal authorities. These tools are designed to support issuers, crowdfunding platforms, broker-dealers, investors, entrepreneurs, and attorneys in automating their compliance efforts, thereby reducing the complexities associated with capital raises. Crowdentials operates as a subsidiary of 530Funds, LLC.

Smooth

Seed Round in 2013
Smooth offers a comprehensive financial planning platform designed to enhance money management for individuals and businesses. It serves as a financial dashboard that allows users to oversee their current income, debt, personal budgets, and spending habits. Unlike traditional financial planners, which can be prohibitively expensive, Smooth combines advanced financial projection capabilities with data aggregation technology to deliver insights and foresight into users' financial futures. This platform is recognized for its sophistication paired with ease of use, utilizing bank-level security to ensure user data is protected. By addressing the limitations of existing personal finance tools, Smooth empowers users to make informed financial decisions more effectively.

Complion

Pre Seed Round in 2013
Complion Inc. is a developer of a web-based document and workflow management platform tailored for clinical research sites, academic medical centers, hospitals, health systems, and contract research organizations. The platform enables secure and compliant management of regulatory documents and administrative tasks, providing features such as document tracking, e-signatures, and real-time compliance insights. It facilitates various aspects of clinical trials, including study startup, amendment processing, safety reporting, and training, while ensuring high data security. Complion's solutions streamline information for auditors and quality assurance personnel, enhancing collaboration among researchers and sponsors. The company also offers customer support, training resources, and a searchable online help center to assist users. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Complion was previously known as RegBinder, Inc. before rebranding in 2013.

Curiosidy

Seed Round in 2013
Curiosidy, Inc. is a Cleveland-based company that specializes in developing a social media platform focused on storytelling for organizations. Established in 2013, it offers a solution that allows members to create profiles to share personal narratives with peers. This platform is designed to enhance communication within cross-functional teams, catering to non-profit organizations, businesses, and universities. By providing a secure and user-friendly environment, Curiosidy aims to facilitate more effective interactions among members, fostering a sense of community and collaboration.

Aproofed

Seed Round in 2013
APROOFED INC is an online platform designed to assist writers and editors in enhancing academic performance. Founded in 2013 and located in Brunswick, Ohio, the company facilitates collaboration between writers, primarily students and alumni, and professional editors. The platform allows writers to submit documents for review, where vetted editors provide constructive comments and corrections. This service aims to help users succeed in their academic endeavors by ensuring high-quality written work. The editors are self-employed and must meet rigorous standards to be included in the marketplace, ensuring a reliable and effective editing process.

Bold Guidance

Angel Round in 2013
BOLD Guidance, Inc. is a technology company based in Cleveland, Ohio, that specializes in developing a mobile and web-based college application planning tool. Founded in 2012, the company offers a Software as a Service platform designed to streamline the college application process for students, counselors, and parents. The software allows students to organize application requirements, deadlines, and tasks while providing counselors and parents with tools to monitor progress and communicate effectively. With the increasing complexity of college applications—often involving multiple institutions and numerous requirements—the platform features an interactive checklist, automated reminders, and customized guidance for each university, helping to ensure that important deadlines are met. BOLD Guidance's solution aims to alleviate the stress associated with college admissions, making the process more efficient and accessible for all parties involved. The company's services cater to schools, non-profit organizations, and families, supporting the educational aspirations of millions of students each year.

OnShift

Seed Round in 2008
OnShift provides cloud-based human capital management software and proactive services tailored for the healthcare sector, specifically focusing on post-acute and long-term care facilities. The company's platform addresses workforce challenges by offering solutions for hiring, scheduling, employee engagement, and talent acquisition. With features such as workforce analytics and customer success management, OnShift empowers organizations to enhance productivity and profitability while ensuring consistent staffing and quality care. Its intuitive design and use of predictive analytics have made it a trusted choice for numerous senior living and post-acute care organizations seeking to optimize their workforce management.
Spot something off? Help us improve by flagging any incorrect or outdated information. Just email us at support@teaserclub.com. Your feedback is most welcome.