Techstars
Techstars Central LLC, founded in 2006 and based in Boulder, Colorado, operates as a startup accelerator and venture capital firm focused on supporting early-stage technology-oriented companies. It specializes in a mentorship-driven accelerator program, selecting ten startups each summer to participate in a three-month incubation period, offering funding of $120,000 in exchange for equity. Techstars invests primarily in sectors such as fintech, artificial intelligence, blockchain, augmented reality, and IoT, while avoiding investments in medical devices, healthcare technology, and local service-oriented businesses. In addition to its primary accelerator, Techstars has various specialized programs, including those focused on music, retail, mobility, and social impact, with global reach extending to regions such as Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The firm prefers taking minority stakes, typically between six and ten percent, without seeking board representation or investor rights. Techstars has built a robust network of entrepreneurs, mentors, and corporate partners to foster innovation and growth within its portfolio, which includes over 1,000 companies with a significant collective market capitalization.
Developer of an automatic beer brewing machine designed to brew, ferment, carbonate, and serve beer. The company's brewing machine allows making over a gallon of craft beer and all the beer fermentation process is controlled by an application, enabling customers to enjoy beer conveniently.
Kumulus machines create drinking water from solar power and air by imitating the dew phenomenon in the water creation process and adding elements such as multiple embedded systems/predictive algorithms to allow for the machines to be “smarter” and controllable remotely from anywhere in the world.
Vervet is a manufacturing company that specializes in retail, sales, and distribution of beer and cocktails.
bext360 develops technologies to streamline critical supply chains in emerging economies. Its “bext-to-brew” platform utilizes IoT, blockchain, machine vision and artificial intelligence, to transform the supply chain -- bringing more transparency to the process, allowing for the traceability of products, and ensuring that fair-trade payments are made. A guiding principle of bext360 is to build community, by enabling buyers and other organizations with direct paths to improve the quality of both the product and the communities that provide product.
The Noir community supports and connects local food and wine producers that have global ambitions. They always promise to think sustainably, go directly to producers, and bring you phenomenal experiences for the best price.
kencko foods, inc. produces and sells organic fruit and vegetable products in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The company offers sachet-based drink, including ten pack, thirty pack, and sixty pack. kencko foods, inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in New York, New York with a processing facility in Lisbon, Portugal.
Qi Aerista is a tea maker system designed to facilitate tea brewing company.
kencko foods, inc. produces and sells organic fruit and vegetable products in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The company offers sachet-based drink, including ten pack, thirty pack, and sixty pack. kencko foods, inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in New York, New York with a processing facility in Lisbon, Portugal.
kencko foods, inc. produces and sells organic fruit and vegetable products in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The company offers sachet-based drink, including ten pack, thirty pack, and sixty pack. kencko foods, inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in New York, New York with a processing facility in Lisbon, Portugal.
Milkful, LLC manufactures and markets nutritional snack bars for nursing moms. It offers bars made of rolled oats, brewers yeast, flax seeds, black sesame seeds, nuts, fenugreek, Chia seeds, hemp seeds, and organic virgin coconut oil. The company adds sweetners to its products such as brown rice syrup and honey. It offers its products online. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Wisk Solutions Inc. is a Toronto-based company that specializes in developing and selling software designed to manage alcoholic operations. Founded in 2014, Wisk's software facilitates inventory management, consumption analysis, product pricing, and the optimization of purchase orders. Its clients include a variety of establishments such as hotels, clubs, restaurants, and bars. The software aims to enhance operational efficiency by reducing the time required for inventory counting and data compilation, thereby providing users with a more accurate and precise inventory solution.
Restaurant profits are low. Somm’It thinks beverages are the main driver for profit within restaurants, but are not leveraged enough because of management complexity, lack of tools, skills, and expertise. Somm’It is the automated sommelier for every restaurant. Restaurants can also optimize the management of beverages through data intelligence, easy stock management, dynamic purchasing, and reliable, in real-time management of the wine lists.
BlendBow is a company based in Paris, France, specializing in the design and manufacture of innovative cocktail machines aimed at bar owners. Established in 2015, BlendBow has dedicated 24 months to research and development, resulting in the filing of three patents for its unique technology. The cocktail machines are designed to simplify the cocktail preparation process by cutting lemons, crushing ice, blending mixtures, and measuring ingredients like mint and rum. These machines also feature a range of customizable cocktail recipes that are pre-configured to enhance efficiency and quality in cocktail service. BlendBow's products are available in France, Belgium, and Switzerland, addressing key challenges in the hospitality industry related to cocktail quality and preparation time.
Bybe, Inc. is a technology company based in Columbus, Ohio, that develops a mobile platform designed for retailers to manage alcohol promotions. Founded in 2017, Bybe's platform facilitates the management of offers for beer, wine, and spirits, catering to both leading adult beverage brands and retailers. The company’s vertically integrated technology streamlines the process of offer creation, distribution, validation, remittance, and customer support, while also providing data visualization tools. Bybe specializes in ensuring compliance with state-specific regulations for alcohol promotions and focuses on enhancing retail integration and user experience. The platform aims to simplify digital alcohol promotions, enabling brands and retailers to connect effectively with consumers through engaging digital programs.
Matchaful LLC, founded in 2015 and based in Brooklyn, New York, specializes in producing and supplying organic matcha. The company offers a range of matcha-making equipment to cafes, offices, and individual consumers, promoting the organic matcha movement. Its team, known as "matchapreneurs," consists of individuals with diverse backgrounds, all dedicated to sharing the benefits of high-quality matcha.
kencko foods, inc. produces and sells organic fruit and vegetable products in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The company offers sachet-based drink, including ten pack, thirty pack, and sixty pack. kencko foods, inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in New York, New York with a processing facility in Lisbon, Portugal.
NaCa Fermentation specializes in improving fermentation for beverage distilleries, breweries, and wineries.
The beverage processing company aims to eliminate stuck, slow, and unpredictable fermentations by transforming a biological process into a mechanical one. With its specially designed fermenters and patent pending fermentation technology, the company is successful in achieving consistent fermentations that never stick and can ferment in 24 hours, without compromising the quality of the products.
Drinkeasy is your pocket sommelier. Built for SMS, Drinkeasy’s experts are your personal shopping assistant for buying premium and craft spirits from distilleries around the world. Most not available in your local liquor store. Part A.I, part human, Drinkeasy is one of the first companies to focus on building a personalized conversational shopping experience.
IntelligentX is a brewing company that has developed an innovative system to produce beer using artificial intelligence. Their approach involves leveraging complex machine learning algorithms to create a premium beer that evolves based on customer feedback. By utilizing an online feedback system, IntelligentX gathers data on customer preferences and uses this information to refine and adjust the brewing process. This allows the company to offer personalized beers that cater to individual tastes, setting it apart in the beverage industry.
Hidrate creates a smart water bottle that tracks users’ hydration over time and syncs with their phones to remind them to drink water. Its objective is to make healthy hydration habits easy and fun. It automatically generates how much water its users should drink per day while reminding them when to drink, and tracks their progress.
Hidrate was launched in 2014.
Brewbot, Inc. is a company that specializes in designing and manufacturing stainless-steel-and-wood beer brewing machines and systems. Founded in 2013 and based in San Carlos, California, Brewbot also offers a mobile application that enables users to brew beer and track the brewing process. The company's products and services cater to a diverse clientele, including restaurants, bars, breweries, and companies in the United Kingdom and the United States. In addition to its brewing systems, Brewbot provides a recipe platform that allows users to download or create various beer recipes, enhancing the brewing experience for both amateur and professional brewers. With a multidisciplinary team based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Brewbot combines expertise from various fields, reflecting its commitment to innovation in the brewing industry.
Bevi aims to eliminate waste from the production, shipping, and disposing of bottled beverages. We envision a future where a smarter platform (powered by the municipal water supply) transforms how beverages are delivered. It is an ambitious goal, but we are on it!
Laveem specializes in providing tools for healthier food decisions. It is driven by a belief that the only way to stem the growing epidemic of diet-related disease is to empower people with the information to make better choices daily. At Laveem, its goal is to provide this information for every food, everywhere. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
Tonx is a small team of experts dedicated to helping you brew outstanding coffee at your home or office. They believe it's easy to make a better cup in your kitchen than you'll get at the best cafes, and for a fraction of the cost. They carefully source the finest coffees in the world and roast them mere hours before shipping them your way.