Overlooked Ventures

CarpeDM is an online dating community designed specifically for singles seeking meaningful relationships with professional Black women. The platform operates as an exclusive, member-only service that connects users through a personal matchmaking system. It focuses on creating a vetted community by ensuring that participants meet specific dating criteria and minimum compatibility rankings. Utilizing a video dating application, CarpeDM enables users to engage with potential matches in a more personal and meaningful way, fostering connections that go beyond superficial interactions.

Blooming Health provides a comprehensive digital platform aimed at addressing social isolation and loneliness among older adults. The platform is designed for social and healthcare aging service providers, facilitating engagement through remote social monitoring, personalized program recommendations, and companionship services via cell phones, automated text messaging, and voice calls. By offering an easy-to-use and scalable solution, Blooming Health meets the diverse needs of older adults and their caregivers across multiple channels and languages. Additionally, the company is actively developing a community-based network of social determinants of health (SDOH) providers, which enhances holistic support for aging individuals, allowing healthcare and aging service providers to foster meaningful connections and improve overall well-being.

Govalo is a software startup founded in 2021 by Kelly Vaughn and Rhian Beutler, specializing in a gifting platform that enhances digital gifting experiences. The company has developed a Shopify app that allows users to create custom gift cards and integrates with various e-commerce platforms. This functionality enables customers to offer gift subscriptions and provides access to a wider array of gifting products, as well as discount coupons for sending gifts to friends and family. Govalo aims to simplify and enrich the digital gifting process for both consumers and retailers.