gener8tor

Gener8tor is a nationally recognized accelerator based in Madison, Wisconsin, that focuses on investing in high-growth startups across various sectors, including software, IT, SaaS, life sciences, MedTech, e-commerce, and hardware. The accelerator operates three times a year, investing $100,000 in each of five selected startups during a 12-week program designed to provide a concierge experience. Startups benefit from extensive mentorship and guidance through a network of experienced mentors, technologists, corporate partners, angel investors, and venture capitalists. Gener8tor is a GOLD-tier member of the Global Accelerator Network and is ranked among the top accelerators in the United States by the Seed Accelerator Rankings Project. Additionally, Gener8tor manages a venture capital fund that aims to invest in the software and technology, media, and telecommunications sectors, supporting a minimum of ten companies with investments ranging from $90,000 to $140,000.

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Nia Benefit

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Nia Benefit aims to fill the gaps of health care with virtual clinic.

Everywhere

Pre Seed Round in 2022
SupporTrends is adding value to consumer feedback by analyzing large volumes of unstructured customer service and support events. Our technology allows quantitative analysis of large-scale trends within product lines, brands, and industries that would previously have been difficult or impossible to identify.

Greener Crop

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Greener Crop provides data-driven hydroponic farm management to enable the deployment of hydroponic farms at a meaningful scale. Our customers are private and corporate investors, farmers, ranchers, real estate developers, hotels & restaurants, and food manufacturers. We support our clients with the setup of their farms, supplying them with growing supplies, developing crop strategies, and operating their farms on a daily basis.

AQUAOSO

Venture Round in 2022
AQUAOSO Technologies, Inc. is a company specializing in water risk management and mitigation tools tailored for the agricultural sector. Established in 2016 and located in Folsom, California, AQUAOSO leverages data science and machine learning to provide comprehensive insights into water data, enabling users to better understand and manage water-related risks. The company's platform offers a range of services, including mapping, research, and risk analysis, designed for financial institutions, investors, and agricultural operators. By providing an accessible water score, AQUAOSO helps farmers and water managers identify, monitor, and mitigate issues related to water scarcity, thereby enhancing decision-making in the modern agricultural economy.

Vyrill

Seed Round in 2022
Vyrill Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in the discovery and analytics of user-generated video content (UGVC). Founded in 2015, Vyrill provides a platform that aggregates various types of videos related to consumer products, including demos, commercials, unboxing, and reviews. This platform not only helps retailers and brands leverage authentic video content to enhance revenue and attract new customers but also offers insights for demand generation and content marketing. Vyrill's website features guidance on product pricing, purchasing options, and related product recommendations, while also generating relevant hashtags for each video. By focusing on video commerce, Vyrill aims to facilitate a deeper connection between brands and consumers through engaging visual content.

SolarSteam

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of renewable heat energy systems designed to reduce carbon emissions and lower costs. The company offers hard-to-abate industries like cement, steel, chemical processes, food and alcohol production, and mining which rely upon high-temperature heat from carbon-intensive sources to create the products consumers use every day, enabling companies across various industries to opt for alternate sources of energy.

itselectric

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Provider of electric vehicle charging products and services intended to bring affordable, curbside, electrical vehicle charging points for drivers. The company offers a public charging service to address the infrastructure and environmental justice barriers cities face posts using a behind-the-meter approach to draw spare electrical supply from adjacent buildings, enabling clients to earn a passive income while making it easy for everyone to charge EVs.

Mycocycle

Seed Round in 2022
Mycocycle is an environmental remediation company that specializes in decarbonizing waste streams through the innovative use of fungi in a process known as mycoremediation. By developing engineered ecosystems, Mycocycle transforms toxic waste into non-toxic biomass, which can then be repurposed for the manufacture of new products. The company serves a diverse clientele, including waste management firms, landfill operators, material recycling facilities, and manufacturers seeking to adopt closed-loop processes. Its technologies not only help divert materials from landfills but also enable businesses to reuse feedstock in manufacturing or recycle it for other applications, contributing to a more sustainable waste management landscape.

Blip Energy

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Blip Energy provides a sustainable energy storage solution with a focus on saving renters money on their electricity bills.

Folioboost

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Folioboost is a fantasy crypto trading game that plays at the intersection for gaming and trading. Users compete for the best crypto portfolios over a period of time to win real crypto rewards.

4Degrees

Seed Round in 2021
4Degrees helps professionals build better relationships, and democratize access to social capital - driven by machine learning. The company envisions to equalize opportunity by enabling you to build stronger professional relationships. Its platform identifies the right connections for you to focus on, works with you to strengthen those relationships over time, and helps you activate your network when you need it.

Mark Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Mark Labs Inc. is a data analytics software company that specializes in providing a platform for nonprofits and their donors to understand and communicate social impact data. Founded in December 2015 and based in Washington, D.C., with an additional location in London, the company enables donors to track, analyze, and report the impact of their grant-making and sustainability initiatives. Nonprofits benefit from the platform by tracking their activities and reporting outcomes to funders. Mark Labs employs artificial intelligence and innovative methodologies to assess the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance of investments. By offering actionable insights into ESG risks and opportunities, the company empowers clients to make informed investment decisions and effectively communicate the impact of their portfolios to stakeholders.

CrossKudi

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Blockchain-based international money transfer platform.

All I Do Is Cook

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Adun is a manufacturer of dishes and food products, packaged and delivered to suit modern-day lifestyles. They offer nigerian food, ethnic food, food delivery, direct-to-consumer, consumer packaged goods, and african food.

Tip a ScRxipt

Seed Round in 2021
Tip a ScRxipt is a mobile payment service dedicated to assisting vulnerable communities by enabling people to cover the costs of medical prescriptions. The company has developed an application that allows users to send or request funds specifically for medical expenses, including prescribed medications, medical supplies, and equipment at pharmacies. This service facilitates financial support among friends and family, ensuring that individuals can more easily manage their medical bills and access necessary healthcare resources. By focusing exclusively on pharmacies, Tip a ScRxipt combines technological innovation with social responsibility to address critical health-related financial challenges.

Rocket Dollar

Series A in 2021
Rocket Dollar, Inc. is an alternative retirement investment platform based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2018. The company provides self-directed accounts, including traditional, Roth, beneficiary, solo 401(k), and SEP IRAs, enabling customers to invest their retirement funds in a variety of alternative assets. These investments encompass single-family rental properties, real estate syndications, private real estate funds, startups, venture capital, private equity, cryptocurrency, and precious metals. By allowing individuals to access their retirement accounts for these investments, Rocket Dollar offers a unique opportunity to diversify portfolios without incurring immediate tax liabilities.

Awayr A.I.

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Awayr A.I. uses data-driven design and machine learning to produce SaaS software products. Our solutions help engineers understand the human attention and distraction implications of designs in real-time, to help them build better and safer user interface.

ChalkTalk

Seed Round in 2021
ChalkTalk Solutions, Inc. is a Boston-based company that operates a platform designed to enhance teacher-led courses in high school English language arts and math. Founded in 2013, ChalkTalk utilizes machine-learning technology to analyze results from student placement tests, enabling the generation of customized, standards-aligned curriculum materials that fit within existing class schedules. The platform produces lesson plans, instructional resources, and small group activities for teachers, while also providing personalized practice problems and review exercises for each student. This adaptive approach acts as a comprehensive support system for educators, tailoring instruction based on class progress and individual learning needs. Schools implementing ChalkTalk have reported significant improvements in student growth, with increases in state test scores that are 2 to 6 times greater than those of peers receiving traditional instruction after just 15 weeks of use.

Unscrambl

Venture Round in 2021
Unscrambl, Inc. designs and develops a data driven technology platform. It develops streaming platform Unscrambl OXYGEN and Unscrambl BRAIN to apply analytics to the data to create insights for enterprises. It caters to telecommunications, healthcare and banking industries. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Silver Bills

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Developer of bill paying technology intended to take over the burden of paying bill for seniors. The company's technology receives clients' bills electronically, scrutinizes and pays them, employs technology-based secure systems to alleviate the hassles of daily money management and charges an economical, flat monthly fee, enabling elderly Americans and their families live in their homes without the stress and anxiety that often accompanies paying bills.

Truelytics, Inc.

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Truelytics is a B-to-B Enterprise SAAS startup located in Boston, pioneering what we call the Advisor Transition Management platform. We are the first end-to-end data-driven platform to help wealth management enterprises recruit, grow, and retain businesses while reducing time and costs related to transitions.

Beereaders

Seed Round in 2021
Beereaders is a digital platform that promotes literacy skills among Spanish-speaking students presenting personalized learning and using original Spanish content in a game-like experience.

Earnest Agriculture

Pre Seed Round in 2021
At Earnest Earth, we partner with farmers to turn their agricultural waste into proprietary engineered fertilizer that increases crop yields. By managing waste, we save farmers time, space, and help them generate additional income while making a greener and cleaner world. Our patent-pending bioreactors (agricultural waste converters) use composting (heat: kill pathogens), vermicomposting (earthworms: remove heavy metals, infuse microbes), microbes (microorganisms), and machine learning to engineer biofertilizers that increase crop yields (promoting drought resistance, pathogen suppression, and improving soil quality).

Full Reign

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Full Reign is a Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based company founded in 2020 that specializes in a recommendation platform for hair-care products. The platform aims to enhance consumer experience by providing tailored product suggestions based on individual needs and preferences. By leveraging technology, Full Reign seeks to streamline the process of finding suitable hair-care solutions, making it easier for users to navigate the vast array of available products in the market.

AION Prosthetics

Pre Seed Round in 2021
AION Prosthetics develops a prosthetic system designed to provide an adjustable, durable, and affordable future for amputees. The company's unique approach to robotics and socket design creates an adjustable system that starts at the residual limb. AION Prosthetics was founded in 2021 and based in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Reframe History

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Reframe History builds virtual exhibitions and shares tools to help individuals and organizations document past and present history. It is dedicated to keeping stories alive through archiving the past, recording the present, and advocating for the future.

Dora Maar

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Operator of an e-commerce platform intended to offer a curated selection of preowned luxury fashion. The company's platform helps consumers discover the pre-owned luxuries that are found among their network's enviable closets and connect their closets to a network of women inspired by their personal style and intentional approach to fashion, enabling customers to shop from the closets and collections of influential tastemakers, consignors, and their network.

Tip a ScRxipt

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Tip a ScRxipt is a mobile payment service dedicated to assisting vulnerable communities by enabling people to cover the costs of medical prescriptions. The company has developed an application that allows users to send or request funds specifically for medical expenses, including prescribed medications, medical supplies, and equipment at pharmacies. This service facilitates financial support among friends and family, ensuring that individuals can more easily manage their medical bills and access necessary healthcare resources. By focusing exclusively on pharmacies, Tip a ScRxipt combines technological innovation with social responsibility to address critical health-related financial challenges.

HUED

Venture Round in 2021
HUED is a platform that diversifies the patient/doctor connection by connecting patients with diverse healthcare providers.

Streo

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Streo allows artists to live stream, archive, and distribute their gigs thereby creating their own online music library for paid access. It is a one-stop platform for Artists to live stream & archive their live events, enabling a global audience to watch unlimited events on-demand for a monthly subscription. Streo pays royalties to perform artists as well as copyright owners which could be the original composer or a label, creating a new revenue stream for both the content providers.

Share My Change

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Share My Change is a web-based application that provides location-based commerce tools to support retailers.

Wildwonder

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Producer of beverage products intended to provide tea-based sparkling wellness drinks. The company's beverages include herbs and teas blended with real fruit juice and made with fresh ingredients and are offered in a variety of flavors, providing consumers with herbal drinks packed with nutrition and various health benefits.

Freeman Capital

Venture Round in 2021
Diversified investments for a diverse world.

AION Prosthetics

Pre Seed Round in 2021
AION Prosthetics develops a prosthetic system designed to provide an adjustable, durable, and affordable future for amputees. The company's unique approach to robotics and socket design creates an adjustable system that starts at the residual limb. AION Prosthetics was founded in 2021 and based in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Bumper

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Bumper makes investing more engaging and accessible for Gen Z teenagers. Bumper has taken a traditional custodial investment account, typically built for and run by the parents, and put the focus on younger teenagers. Kids are able to find companies and ETFs they want to own, learn about the security through news articles and analysis, and request the trade. Bumper also gives the account sponsor, typically parents or guardians, safety guardrails and controls to encourage healthy investing habits.

RiftPay

Venture Round in 2021
Banking and finance done with others. Introducing a social banking, finance, and mobile payment platform. The financial industry is designed to cater to the individual. RiftPay puts groups first, making us truly unique.

SoLo Funds

Venture Round in 2021
SoLo Funds, Inc. is a mobile money exchange and lending platform that connects lenders and borrowers, allowing users to borrow on their own terms and lenders to benefit from their contributions. Established in 2015 and based in New York City, SoLo Funds operates as an alternative financial solution, offering rapid loan options to borrowers while providing lenders with significant value. The platform has evolved from a unique lending marketplace into a comprehensive community banking solution that leverages individual capital, insurance, and banking products, supported by advanced A.I. underwriting technology.

Babypalooza

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Community marketplace connecting first-time pregnant and new moms to the products and resources they need.

Acclinate

Pre Seed Round in 2020
We are a trusted healthcare solutions provider integrating culture and technology to source diverse participants for genomic research and clinical trials

Transcend

Seed Round in 2020
Transcend enables members to access and discover unique personal care and holistic services.

Lucendity

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Lucendity is a loan comparison shopping service that helps consumers acquire loans at banks that align with their financial goals. It provides borrowers with multiple financing products including personal loans, residential mortgage loans, education loans, and auto loans. Users need to apply for a loan via its online lending platform by providing necessary personal details, and upon credit approval, it connects borrowers with multiple lending partners to choose from a range of financing products based on lending criteria. Tanya Ferrell established the company in 2020 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Nexus

Seed Round in 2020
Nexus is an AI-based precision dosing algorithm that minimizes drug resistance and reduces negative side effects.

Castle One

Seed Round in 2020
Castle One is an operator of a cybersecurity platform dedicated to empowering small businesses. The company's platform takes complex features and transmutes them into digestible and actionable steps, thereby enabling small enterprises to make it easy to protect their devices, passwords, and emails.

Elena Velez

Seed Round in 2020
Elena Velez is an apparel and fashion company known for its non-traditional synthesis of metalsmith and high fashion. It was founded by Elena Velez in New York, New York in 2018.

FANTM

Seed Round in 2020
FANTM develops an AI-based and wearable neuro-computer interface for gesture sensing. The wearable is a battery-powered, non-invasive sensor array that is easily worn by the user to wirelessly transmit measurements of neuromuscular activity and motion. It enables users to interact with their computers and other systems intuitively, powered by sensor fusion and machine learning. The FANTM development platform is designed for professionals and hobbyists alike to drive controls in games, powered prosthetics, VR, teleoperation, and more. It was co-founded in 2020 by Finn Kuusisto and Ezra Boley in Madison, Wisconsin.

Vyflow

Seed Round in 2020
Vyflow provides a portal for investors to access portfolio company updates, data rooms, financial data, and confidential communications. The San Francisco, California-based company was founded in 2020 by Nikhil Trivedi.

(Un)stuck

Seed Round in 2020
(Un)stuck offers a free brand audit and course recommendation for companies from the leading continuing digital marketing educator.

TCARE

Series A in 2020
TCARE, Inc. is a provider of a caregiver support software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution designed to prevent caregiver burnout. The company's cloud-based platform enables care professionals to assess the risk factors associated with family caregiver burnout and recommend timely interventions. TCARE's technology has demonstrated its effectiveness by saving significant costs for agencies such as the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, which reported over $10 million in savings through a pilot program that delayed nursing home admissions for caregivers by 18 to 24 months. By partnering with government and healthcare entities, TCARE focuses on helping family caregivers manage their responsibilities while allowing their loved ones to age in place. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

RealityBLU

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
RealityBLU is a developer of a self-service design platform that empowers non-technical marketers to create and publish augmented reality (AR) experiences for AR-enabled devices. By offering an intuitive interface and streamlined workflow, RealityBLU removes the technical barriers typically associated with implementing and measuring AR content, enabling marketers to engage customers more effectively. The platform provides organizations with complete ownership and control over their AR assets, messaging, and strategies, allowing them to execute marketing campaigns without the need for coding skills. With over 420 users and a revenue growth of three times year-over-year, RealityBLU is establishing itself as a significant player in the B2B augmented reality space.

NEER

Convertible Note in 2020
NEER is a comprehensive integrated real time water management platform. The Platform uses Machine Learning, to model and assess the risk condition of drinking water distribution mains, sewer and stormwater collection systems.

Full Reign

Convertible Note in 2020
Full Reign is a Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based company founded in 2020 that specializes in a recommendation platform for hair-care products. The platform aims to enhance consumer experience by providing tailored product suggestions based on individual needs and preferences. By leveraging technology, Full Reign seeks to streamline the process of finding suitable hair-care solutions, making it easier for users to navigate the vast array of available products in the market.

QuNav

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
QuNav is a team of talented engineers and researchers motivated by advancing the technology of positioning, navigation, and timing.

Cloudux

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Cloudux, Inc. is a technology company founded in 2019 and based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It specializes in developing a software platform designed to simplify the creation, management, and deployment of code within multi-cloud environments. This platform enables software engineers, even those without extensive cloud development knowledge, to efficiently build and deploy serverless and containerized applications across various cloud providers. By eliminating the risk of vendor lock-in, Cloudux empowers users to operate flexibly in distributed networks, enhancing productivity and streamlining the coding process.

Alive & Well

Pre Seed Round in 2019
A direct-to-consumer startup that sells sustainable hair care products specifically for people with wavy and curly hair. Its kit includes reusable bottles for their hair products, and every month users receive refills in the mail.

Altin Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Developing a machine monitoring solution that enables manufacturers to monitor the performance of manufacturing equipment in real time for predictive maintenance. Its first product, Altin Links, allows manufacturers to capture electrical, mechanical, optical and other data from their machines and send the data to the cloud.

Last Lock

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Last Lock, founded in 2019 and based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, specializes in manufacturing secure smart locks that enhance the functionality of traditional mechanical lock systems for homes and businesses. By integrating electronic sensors into smart cylinders, the company enables the scanning and storage of physical key profiles, allowing owners to manage, track, and grant access digitally. Last Lock's products offer various access methods, control over entry points, and self-powered battery cylinders, providing efficient installation solutions for users seeking improved security.

Tango

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Tango’s suite of applications provides data and analytics to alcohol brands by leveraging proprietary data from consumers’ purchases at their favorite bars and breweries. Alcohol brands unlock insights on consumer preferences and purchasing behavior. Bars and breweries increase sales and save on processing fees. Consumers benefit from a seamless and secure purchasing process.

Vishion

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Vishion Corporation is a technology company based in Charlotte, North Carolina, founded in 2017. It has developed a mobile application that allows users to search for decor and furniture by specific colors. The app utilizes true color data, user preferences, and current fashion trends to assist shoppers in finding ideal decor items. In addition to its color-based search capabilities, Vishion's platform enables users to organize design plans and ideate on various design concepts. The application is compatible with both Android and iOS devices. Furthermore, Vishion connects users with home renovation experts for consultations or complete projects, catering to a wide range of customers from DIY enthusiasts to professional interior designers.

ilixer

Pre Seed Round in 2019
ilixer creates nutritionally-complete meals providing an optimal ratio of macronutrients and micronutrients from actual food. ilixer sells direct-to-consumer and wholesale through select retailers. ilixer is a Cincinnati-based, Delaware C-Corporation. Executive Summary available upon request.

EVA

Pre Seed Round in 2019
EVA is a solution for booking entertainment and experiences for virtual and live events. It offers virtual services that include custom content, experiences, and event management. Each experience and enhancement is designed to increase user attendance and engagement for virtual events. The company was established by Makenzie Stokel and Channing Moreland in Nashville, Tennessee in 2015.

Accern

Seed Round in 2019
Accern Corporation, based in New York, develops a no-code web surveillance software platform that automates research and data analysis processes. Its technology is particularly beneficial in financial research, fundamental investing, coverage banking, and quantitative trading, serving a range of clients, including hedge funds, asset managers, and news media sectors. Accern's platform leverages advanced natural language processing and forecasting features to extract insights from unstructured data, thereby minimizing time to value and maximizing return on investment. The company partners with significant industry players and is recognized as a Forbes 30 Under 30 company. Accern was incorporated in 2014 and is supported by various venture capital firms.

OnRamp Insurance Accelerator

Convertible Note in 2019
OnRamp Insurance Accelerator the accelerator for insurance innovation.

Zemble

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Zemble operates as ClaimSpace, a software as a service (SaaS) platform designed to enhance communication between insurers and their customers. Founded in 2017 and based in Sydney, Australia, ClaimSpace provides a web-based, white-labeled collaboration tool that facilitates personalized digital experiences for both customers and external stakeholders. The platform aims to streamline and automate the administrative aspects of complex claims and complaints, thereby improving transparency and visibility throughout the claims process. By delivering valuable customer data to enterprise clients, ClaimSpace fosters stronger relationships between insurers and their customers.

Y Translator

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Y Translator, Inc. develops speech to text translation software. It offers natural language processing to mimic professional captioners, auto-translation, auto-save, auto-punctuation, export options, and transcript. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California.

WorldSibu

Pre Seed Round in 2019
We are building a whole technology ecosystem in an internet-of-organizations approach. From tools for developers to easily create smart contract systems, and a multi-cloud infrastructure administration platform, to a marketplace of enterprise decentralized services based on any blockchain technology.

Pet Krewe

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Pet Krewe Inc. specializes in designing and manufacturing a range of pet costumes, toys, and crafting kits. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, the company offers products for both dogs and cats, including a variety of costumes and unique items such as pet horoscopes. Pet Krewe sells its products through an online platform and a mobile application, making it accessible to pet owners seeking innovative and fun accessories for their pets.

Fiveable

Convertible Note in 2019
Fiveable, Inc. is an educational technology company founded in 2018 and based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It operates an interactive social learning platform designed specifically for Advanced Placement (AP) students and teachers. The platform facilitates engagement through live-streamed lessons, interactive discussions, and supportive communities, allowing students to connect with peers and educators. Fiveable offers resources across various subjects, including history, social science, STEM, and languages, to enhance academic and social-emotional learning. By fostering collaboration and interaction, Fiveable aims to create a dynamic educational environment that supports both teaching and learning outside of traditional classroom settings.

Lumanu

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Lumanu, Inc. is a digital marketing platform that connects companies with brand ambassadors, focusing on the creator economy. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Oakland, California, with an additional office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Lumanu offers several solutions to facilitate collaboration between brands and creators. Its SocialCert solution enables influencers to share content and usage rights with marketers, while Content Manager allows for easy ingestion of influencer content. SmartBoost generates advertisements using influencer-created content, enhancing marketing effectiveness. Lumanu streamlines business transactions and payments for creators, ensuring they earn more and receive payments promptly. For businesses, the platform reduces friction in accessing exclusive creator intellectual property and first-party data, ultimately improving return on investment.

Panty Drop

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Panty Drop, Inc. is a subscription-based business that specializes in providing personalized underwear boxes for women. Established in 2017 and located in Reno, Nevada, the company aims to empower women by encouraging boldness and confidence through its offerings. Panty Drop caters to a diverse range of body sizes, offering premium-brand panties in sizes XS to 6XL. Each subscription box not only delivers customized underwear but also supports the company's mission to address gender leadership disparities through its 1/1/1 program, which contributes to relevant initiatives.

Fiveable

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Fiveable, Inc. is an educational technology company founded in 2018 and based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It operates an interactive social learning platform designed specifically for Advanced Placement (AP) students and teachers. The platform facilitates engagement through live-streamed lessons, interactive discussions, and supportive communities, allowing students to connect with peers and educators. Fiveable offers resources across various subjects, including history, social science, STEM, and languages, to enhance academic and social-emotional learning. By fostering collaboration and interaction, Fiveable aims to create a dynamic educational environment that supports both teaching and learning outside of traditional classroom settings.

Bottlespark

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Bottlespark, Inc. is a Burlington, Vermont-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in connecting online influencers with advertisers and sponsors through its software platform. The company operates as an advertising network, allowing advertisers to efficiently access influencers and content creators, thereby facilitating scalable marketing opportunities.

AirShare

Pre Seed Round in 2019
AirShare combines over 75 years of experience in advanced technology development and combines talents in high technology telecommunications, digital signal processing, embedded systems, and aerospace development, commercialization, and operations.

Car Body Lab

Seed Round in 2019
Car Body Lab, Inc. owns and operates mobile vans for auto repair. It offers services in the areas of auto body repair, auto body paint, and paint less dent removal. The company serves customers in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Sacramento, and Bay Area, California; Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, and Tampa, Florida; Dallas and Houston, Texas. Car Body Lab, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Miami Beach, Florida.

Pear Commerce

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Pear simplifies retail marketing by connecting CPG advertisements directly with retailers. Pear brings your digital marketing to life by adding a call to action. Consumers can purchase a product or claim an offer right from the ad, and Pear takes care of creating the connection to a local retailer who can fulfill the transaction. Pear collects your consumer’s information, so you’ll know your customers and their purchasing behavior better, while driving more sales for your products.

Norton Hurley

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Norton Hurley operates an online platform created to provide adult absorbent briefs. It provides monthly and tailored subscriptions and delivers absorbent briefs at the user's home, enabling people who suffer from incontinence to get access to absorbent briefs easily in a discrete manner. David Woodbury established the company in Spearfish, South Dakota.

Brandefy

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Brandefy is a developer of a personal care product reviewing platform that provides consumers with comprehensive information and reviews about beauty and personal care products. The platform allows shoppers to compare store brand and name brand items based on honest consumer feedback, as well as offering its own evaluations, including ingredient analyses and personal experiences. By facilitating this comparison, Brandefy enables customers to uncover valuable insights about products before making a purchase. Additionally, the company assists users in finding affordable alternatives to prestige beauty products through user-generated content and ingredient analysis. If an affordable option is not available, Brandefy also manufactures its own products, ensuring beauty enthusiasts can access the best choices for their needs.

Nollapelli

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Nollapelli, Inc. manufactures bedding products. It offers bed sheets and pillowcases through its online store. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Allegheny, Pennsylvania.

Ad Badger

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Ad Badger uses intelligent automation to help Amazon sellers dramatically improve their Amazon PPC campaigns. Its quick customization abilities save sellers tons of time managing paid traffic campaigns and produces superior results compared to manually managing campaigns.

SteamChain

Seed Round in 2018
SteamChain.io, Inc., founded in 2017 and based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, provides usage-based financing solutions as hardware-as-a-service for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The company specializes in the development and deployment of smart contracts, which facilitate multi-party agreements to manage financing, operations, service, and warranties for machines and devices. By leveraging blockchain technology, SteamChain allows OEMs to receive payments based on the productivity of their machines throughout their lifecycle, enhancing the long-term financial benefits for OEMs while aligning their incentives more closely with those of their customers.

PAXAFE

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Paxafe, Inc. specializes in developing innovative hardware and software solutions for packaging that enhance the security and traceability of high-value shipments. Founded in 2018 and based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the company offers Internet of Things-enabled products that monitor and protect against theft and chain-of-custody failures in various sectors, including jewelry, electronics, and pharmaceuticals. Paxafe's comprehensive platform aggregates real-time parcel data, facilitating data-driven shipping insurance and enabling shippers and insurers to manage and salvage at-risk shipments effectively. By leveraging telematics and predictive analytics, Paxafe enhances risk management in supply chains, allowing for the automation of claims processes and improving operational efficiencies for businesses involved in B2B logistics.

SNAPSHYFT Labor Marketplace

Seed Round in 2018
The SnapShyft Labor Marketplace is a Staffing-as-a-Service software and mobile app connecting food service and food manufacturing businesses with fully vetted & experienced professionals, on-demand. We help fill shifts fast— combining the best attributes of the gig-economy and HR Tech while eliminating bias and discrimination in the process. As the #1 rated most reliable staffing solution in the market the SnapShyft platform is generating positive socio-economic outcomes through empowering businesses to staff-on-the-fly, and tens of thousands of essential workers to have full flexibility to generate income as needed, and the community at large.

Noirefy

Funding Round in 2018
Noirefy is a digital platform that gives corporations the tools they need to attract and retain diverse talent. Noirefy uses a referral model and proprietary scoring model to connect diverse professionals and corporations in a more efficient way.

Virtue Analytics

Seed Round in 2018
Virtue Analytics Inc., a boutique consulting company, specializes in business management consulting and data analytics. The company offers predictive analytics, marketing promotional campaigns, sales forecasting, and network modeling services. It helps its clients with design, development, data modeling, testing, and customer education phases of project implementations. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in St. Paul, Minnesota with additional offices in the United States and India.

PopBase

Pre Seed Round in 2018
21st century communication must be interactive, immersive and react directly to the consumer to be future proof, we are the first to build this infrastructure for scale. Good communication is good storytelling and our system superpowers any story. We ware using this power for good by targeting a market with a lot of white space and huge positive impact: Digital Wellness ($575B). We are launching our technology through our first product: Woodland Mysteries: Making wellness information easy to learn, retain, and reference through an immersive, story driven, educational experience for kids ages 4-6. Content is updated through a patented content management system allowing quick and easy distribution of information vetted by experts. Our tech is a railway system. Woodland Mysteries is just the first train to ride it.

Cellular EMT

Seed Round in 2018
Cellular EMT is a smart device repair startup that repairs phone, tablet or any electronic device. Cellular EMT services includes screen repair, battery repair, water damage repair, simple and hard data recovery and an on demand repair.

Ease

Seed Round in 2018
Ease, Inc. is a software company that specializes in providing a freelancer management platform and project management tools designed for business owners to efficiently work with remote talent across the United States. Founded in 2016 and based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Ease's platform helps organizations manage their independent contractors and freelance workforce seamlessly. The company focuses on delivering cloud-based solutions that facilitate the remote placement of freelancers, workforce consulting, and support for startup scaling. By offering tools that streamline the management process, Ease enables businesses to access top talent from various fields, including software development and digital strategy, thereby enhancing productivity and operational efficiency.

PlaceMe

Pre Seed Round in 2018
PlaceMe simplifies the rental market for young professionals and grad students by leasing all-inclusive fully-furnished bedrooms at a flat monthly rent with flexible lease terms.

Advocatia Solutions

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Advocatia Solutions, Inc. is a company based in Lake Bluff, Illinois, that specializes in providing benefit advocacy and enrollment software solutions tailored for hospitals and employers. Founded in 2016, Advocatia offers a range of tools, including Benefit Screening, Benefit Text, and Benefit Triage, designed to assist uninsured and underinsured patients in finding and securing available benefits. By partnering with Advocatia, hospitals can reduce bad debt, improve internal workflows, and create an audit trail of patient enrollment. The company's services not only facilitate access to healthcare options but also enable patients to seek necessary care following discharge, ultimately enhancing overall patient support and outcomes.

TCARE

Seed Round in 2018
TCARE, Inc. is a provider of a caregiver support software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution designed to prevent caregiver burnout. The company's cloud-based platform enables care professionals to assess the risk factors associated with family caregiver burnout and recommend timely interventions. TCARE's technology has demonstrated its effectiveness by saving significant costs for agencies such as the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, which reported over $10 million in savings through a pilot program that delayed nursing home admissions for caregivers by 18 to 24 months. By partnering with government and healthcare entities, TCARE focuses on helping family caregivers manage their responsibilities while allowing their loved ones to age in place. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

GenoPalate

Seed Round in 2018
GenoPalate, Inc. offers personalized nutrition advice. It takes saliva samples from customers, analyzes the DNA, and then produces personalized nutrition recommendations based on their genes and responses to a lifestyle and health questionnaire. The company also sells DNA test kits and existing DNA data through its online platform. GenoPalate, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Swannies

Seed Round in 2018
Swannies Footwear, LLC is a lifestyle brand specializing in golf apparel and footwear, based in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. The company offers a diverse range of products, including sandals, polos, outerwear such as quarter zips and hoodies, hats, and various accessories like backpacks and flags. Notably, Swannies is recognized for introducing the world's first soft spike golf sandal. The brand aims to provide comfortable and innovative golf wear suitable for various occasions at an affordable price. All products are available through the company's online marketplace, catering to the needs of golf enthusiasts seeking stylish and functional apparel.

Alacarte

Convertible Note in 2018
Alacarte Inc. is a food delivery service based in Miami Beach, Florida, that allows customers to order meals from a variety of restaurants. The company manages the entire food preparation and delivery process from a single location, ensuring efficient handling of over 15 proprietary and partner restaurant brands. By utilizing a data-driven approach, Alacarte enhances the online ordering experience and provides faster delivery times for its customers.