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Mi Padrino is an event planning service to help parents and families organize, plan, and fund events celebrated in the Hispanic tradition. They help you organize and share the details of your events with your friends and family around the globe, instantly. Your loved ones can be a part of your celebration no matter where they are in the world. Kim Gamez, the CEO and founder of Mi Padrino, saw a need for a more efficient solution for organizing Quinceañeras, Weddings, Baptisms, and more for the Hispanic community. As a mother of 5, Kim appreciates the complexity of coordinating all aspects of these time honored traditions with families near and far. Mi Padrino is a one of a kind solution to plan and share your special day and they are so excited to offer this easy event planning platform to simplify this age-old tradition.

AaDya Security Inc. develops, owns, and operates a platform that offers cyber security software for small and medium businesses. Its products include Marzo4, a cyber security protection platform for businesses. The company’s platform helps in password management, anti-phishing, and endpoint protection. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Detroit, Michigan.

Myine Electronics, LLC, doing business as Livio Radio, designs and manufactures electronic audio products. Its products include Bluetooth Internet radio car kits for iPhones and Android phones, and car audio players. The company also provides Livio Connect API, a middleware framework protocol that enables hardware to connect to and interact with various mobile phone applications. It offers its products through retailers, resellers, and online. Myine Electronics, LLC was formerly known as Myine Corporation. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Ferndale, Michigan.

Orbion Space Technology, Inc. develops and manufactures plasma propulsion systems for small satellites. It offers electric propulsion technology and space systems. Orbion Space Technology, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Houghton, Michigan.

TurtleCell will offer its customers unique and stylish protective cases for the most popular smart phones on the market. The first case to be offered will include a mechanism to retract and store a set of headphones inside the volume of the protective case. TurtleCell’s proprietary design allows a full length cord to be stored within a volume thinner than the leading external battery case.

PAWNGURU, INC. operates an online platform to buy, sells, and pawn used goods for pawnshops and their customers. Its platform enables customers to pawn electronics, jewelry, musical equipment, musical instruments, precious metals, power tools, fur coats, vehicles, watches, antiques, and furniture. The company is based in Detroit, Michigan.

Ocuphire Pharma is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to the development and commercialization of therapies to treat patients with a variety of ophthalmic disorders. We are currently focused on providing a novel once-daily eye drop treatment option, Nyxol®, to treat multiple front-of-the-eye disorders, including night vision disturbances, glaucoma, pharmacologically-induced mydriasis, and presbyopia. Nyxol eye drops are an investigational 505(b)(2) drug candidate in late-stage clinical development with over a decade of safety and efficacy data from Phase 1 and 2 trials. Part of our strategy is to explore opportunities to acquire additional ophthalmic assets for both the front and the back of the eyes, and to seek strategic partners for global commercialization.

PAWNGURU, INC. operates an online platform to buy, sells, and pawn used goods for pawnshops and their customers. Its platform enables customers to pawn electronics, jewelry, musical equipment, musical instruments, precious metals, power tools, fur coats, vehicles, watches, antiques, and furniture. The company is based in Detroit, Michigan.

Eighty-Six Inc. provides a subscription service for restaurants, cafes, and other commercial kitchens, to help them manage food and beverage equipment service. The company manages repairs for hot side equipment, cold side equipment, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and fire suppression systems. It’s serving Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, Minneapolis, and Jacksonville areas. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Shoptelligence, as a Style Discovery Platform, bridges the gap and delivers style inspiration integrated with shopping in all retail channels. What if shopping could be a playground of discovery – a fun way to pull together the perfect work outfit or inspire an effortless living room ensemble? What if shopping could get more intelligent the more a customer engages with it? What if shopping could help identify a customer’s unique style and make them feel like the best version of themselves?

Orbion Space Technology, Inc. develops and manufactures plasma propulsion systems for small satellites. It offers electric propulsion technology and space systems. Orbion Space Technology, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Houghton, Michigan.

Genomenon, Inc. develops a suite of software tools to prioritize data points for decision-making in genetic diagnoses and discoveries. The company offers GENOMENON, a software solution that allows rapid, automated, and accurate analysis of next-generation sequencing data to speed up discovery work and diagnosis. Its diagnostic and discovery tools enable physicians and researchers to identify disease-causing variants from genomic-sequencing datasets. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Workit Health is a healthcare technology company offering digital evidence-based substance use disorder treatment including medication for opioid and alcohol use disorders. Workit’s patient-centered web and phone apps bring gold standard substance use disorder treatment to the privacy of home, with therapeutic interactive recovery curriculums, video visits with clinicians and counselors, online recovery groups, and virtual drug testing. Workit Health partners with individuals, health plans, and employers.

Ripple Science Corporation develops a web-based software for health sciences that facilitates the recruitment and management of participants in clinical, translational, and social science studies. The company’s software is used for study dashboard, recruitment campaign management, potential participant tracking, enrolled participant tracking, and task management. It offers solutions for academic investigators, clinical trial sites, and CROs. Ripple Science Corporation was founded in 2016 and is based in is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Workit Health is a healthcare technology company offering digital evidence-based substance use disorder treatment including medication for opioid and alcohol use disorders. Workit’s patient-centered web and phone apps bring gold standard substance use disorder treatment to the privacy of home, with therapeutic interactive recovery curriculums, video visits with clinicians and counselors, online recovery groups, and virtual drug testing. Workit Health partners with individuals, health plans, and employers.

Plinqit develops a SaaS platform that allows banks to offer a goal based, micro-savings account. The company's solution offers onboarding and administration of Plinqit accounts, analytics across all Plinqit users and activity, and publishing tools to provide content and cross sell. Plinqit was founded in 2015 and is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Plinqit operates as a subsidiary of HT Mobile Apps, LLC.

Akadeum Life Sciences is working on the problem of isolating mammalian and bacterial cells from complex mixtures. It creates the simplest bioseparation products and fundamentally change the way that isolating cells and other biological targets approached. The company currently uses microbubbles for applications in cell separation and other related areas. Akadeum Life Sciences was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.

Tome is a tech company that develops connectivity products to keep people and mobiles active, and creates value as a focused niche within the larger Internet of Things movement. It was created as the result of a passion for connecting hardware products to software applications. Tome was founded in 2014 by Jake Sigal and Massimo Baldini. It is based in Royal Oak, M.I. Tome is a member of the StartUp Health accelerator, based in New York City.

Genomenon, Inc. develops a suite of software tools to prioritize data points for decision-making in genetic diagnoses and discoveries. The company offers GENOMENON, a software solution that allows rapid, automated, and accurate analysis of next-generation sequencing data to speed up discovery work and diagnosis. Its diagnostic and discovery tools enable physicians and researchers to identify disease-causing variants from genomic-sequencing datasets. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Sportsman Tracker is a cross-platform digital toolset designed to increase success opportunities for hunters and fishermen and allow them to quickly share their experiences. Powered by W.I.T. (Wild Life Intelligence Technology), the tracker calculates the variables that directly affect wildlife behavior. The platform lets track species and gets adaptive features that are specific only the species. Founded in 2012 by Jon Schwander and Jeffrey James Courter, Sportsman Tracker is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

ToDoolie is a social platform that connects community members to help each other with their to-do list. It allows users to hire a local student to help with simple outdoor tasks for $20 per hr with an additional $5 for the booking fee. ToDoolie does not provide specialized services such as landscaping, deep cleaning, professional moving, event staffing, handyman work, or any other service that requires a level of expertise beyond what a typical college-age student can offer. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan.

PeachWorks Inc. provides cloud-based business analytics and real-time management software for restaurant, hospitality, and retail industries. It offers employee scheduling, inventory management, point of sale reporting and intelligence, and enterprise connection solutions. The company was formerly known as WhenToManage Inc. and changed its name to PeachWorks Inc. in March 2015. PeachWorks Inc. was founded in 2005 and is based in Southfield, Michigan. As of April 25, 2018, PeachWorks Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Beyond.

The American Mountain Co. crafts the finest mountain wear available. Their products are created with an unwavering obsession for every aspect of performance, quality, functionality, and design; blending both classic style and optimum performance, while leaving neither lacking.

Instore provides a cloud-based POS platform for local merchants, including restaurants, cafes, and coffee shops. The Instore platform starts at the point-of-sale, then extends into people, menu, and customer management. Merchants use Instore to run their businesses more intelligently and cost-efficiently. As the world's first open POS platform, Instore allows merchants to integrate 3rd party services, including payments, online ordering, loyalty, social media, and accounting, to name a few.

FlexTal is the #1 flexible talent matching platform leading the future of work. Every day, we match organizations small and large with elite independent contractors for flexible hourly and project-based engagements on demand The future of work is here, and most organizations aren’t equipped to handle the speed of change that is happening within the workforce. Access to vetted, independent contract talent is the key to agility in today’s business landscape, yet many don’t have the resources to find, vet, and hire the talent they need. We’re on a mission to fix this by making world-class talent more accessible and affordable for organizations everywhere. Organizations with access to our contract talent network have 3-4x more operating leverage than those without. By democratizing access to our network of contractors, we can help shape the future of work while also increasing the pace of human evolution. As the way we work continues to evolve alongside digital transformation and automation, more professionals are choosing to enter the contract workforce. With the number of independent workers growing at an unprecedented rate, the question is: Who will they work for? What tools will multiply their efficiency? Our platform gives organizations and independent professionals the ability to achieve work faster and easier than ever before. Through FlexTal, millions of people are discovering a better way to work that enhances productivity, efficiency, and quality of life. And…we’re just getting started.

VNN is the largest and fastest growing high school sports marketing platform in America. As the exclusive web/mobile platform for over 7million passionate fans across 40+ states (adding 8,000 fans daily), VNN is rapidly aggregating the fragmented, multi-billion dollar high school sports market onto an intelligent platform that transforms the consumer experience of high school sports.

Eighty-Six, Inc. is based in the United States.

Airspace Link digitizes local airspace for urban air mobility. It provides government, citizen, and business drone solutions to support local government airspace management, fostering citizen empowerment, and business innovation through consumer and b2b air logistical support and services. It was founded in 2018 and is based in Detroit, Michigan.

Sportsman Tracker is a cross-platform digital toolset designed to increase success opportunities for hunters and fishermen and allow them to quickly share their experiences. Powered by W.I.T. (Wild Life Intelligence Technology), the tracker calculates the variables that directly affect wildlife behavior. The platform lets track species and gets adaptive features that are specific only the species. Founded in 2012 by Jon Schwander and Jeffrey James Courter, Sportsman Tracker is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Workit Health is a healthcare technology company offering digital evidence-based substance use disorder treatment including medication for opioid and alcohol use disorders. Workit’s patient-centered web and phone apps bring gold standard substance use disorder treatment to the privacy of home, with therapeutic interactive recovery curriculums, video visits with clinicians and counselors, online recovery groups, and virtual drug testing. Workit Health partners with individuals, health plans, and employers.

ardentCause provides online solutions for using data, to achieve better outcomes, to foundations, funders, nonprofits, collaborations and schools.Outcomes and Impact – Data collection, analysis and visualization across multiple programs can help you gauge your community impact. Visual Knowledge for Nonprofits – Use data you have for informed decision making. Nonprofit Collaboration Dashboard – Share Information across the collaborative. Self Sufficiency Matrices (SSM) – Collective impact using SSM data of any type across your community! Online Client, Activity and Asset Tracking. MatrixPath: Outcomes Assessment Matrices – Data entry and management solutions. LiteracyPath: Adult Literacy – Client and activity tracking with robust reporting functionality. Education Solutions - Collects separated student data into ONE easy to access location, automatic alerts and indicator formulas for student performance; school and district dashboards that help visualize performance trends for improved communication and decision making.

Ocuphire Pharma is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to the development and commercialization of therapies to treat patients with a variety of ophthalmic disorders. We are currently focused on providing a novel once-daily eye drop treatment option, Nyxol®, to treat multiple front-of-the-eye disorders, including night vision disturbances, glaucoma, pharmacologically-induced mydriasis, and presbyopia. Nyxol eye drops are an investigational 505(b)(2) drug candidate in late-stage clinical development with over a decade of safety and efficacy data from Phase 1 and 2 trials. Part of our strategy is to explore opportunities to acquire additional ophthalmic assets for both the front and the back of the eyes, and to seek strategic partners for global commercialization.

Gamez International Inc., doing business as Mi Padrino, develops a crowd-gifting platform for organizing, planning, and funding Hispanic events. It enables users to create an event page, share page with friends and family, and collect funds from padrino's and others. Gamez International Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Airspace Link digitizes local airspace for urban air mobility. It provides government, citizen, and business drone solutions to support local government airspace management, fostering citizen empowerment, and business innovation through consumer and b2b air logistical support and services. It was founded in 2018 and is based in Detroit, Michigan.

AaDya Security Inc. develops, owns, and operates a platform that offers cyber security software for small and medium businesses. Its products include Marzo4, a cyber security protection platform for businesses. The company’s platform helps in password management, anti-phishing, and endpoint protection. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Detroit, Michigan.

360ofme is a new platform that provides consumers with portability, ubiquity and insights from their digital life. From healthcare to financial and insurance to automotive and home, 360ofme provides a simple means of securely sharing critical data with family members, doctors and others that consumers choose. Utilizing cognitive computing from IBM, new insights about people's lives will be surfaced. Consumers will gain control of their digital footprint. Visit 360ofme.com for more information.