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We’ve got a bountiful crop of new companies this week; from smart shades and simple office leasing, to movie-making apps and mountainside glamping
It’s also your final call to invest in affordable legal services, thrilling young adult action, and a brand new women’s soccer team
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Sen Jam – Pharma for the people.
• Creating highly accessible, affordable, safe drugs that work.
• Lead indications for oral COVID-19 therapeutic, opioid withdrawal, and alcohol hangover prevention.
RYSE – Smart home tech to automate window shades and save energy.
• $4.5M in sales to date; 4 patents, including an Amazon Court Judgement win, preventing the sales of copycats.
• Saving cooling and lighting costs by up to 24% and 74%, reducing emissions.
Xoca – Gut-healthy soda made from upcycled cacao fruit.
• Average 480% month-to-month growth online via website and Amazon.
• Patent-pending process to produce, eliminating food waste.
ReelwUrld – “Hollywood in your Pocket”: app for everyone to make movies.
• 7.5M+ views on first community-produced show.
• Incubated and accelerated at NYU, UCLA Anderson, StartED, and VentureOut.
Untapped Global – Profitable impact investing in emerging markets.
• $1M in annual recurring revenue, profitable, and growing 40% month-over-month.
• 15+ operating partners in the world’s fastest-growing emerging markets.
extraSlice – Simplifying office leasing and management.
• Used by Accenture, Birla Soft, HMD/Nokia, HCL, Juul, Schneider Electric, and many more.
• $1.5M prior funding from Benaroya Capital and tech sector angel investors with $15.5M post valuation.
EX Venture – Growing the next generation of impact companies.
• Team has raised over $150M for tech startups.
• Highly experienced management team in venture capital and government, listed the first German company on the Nasdaq.
Viroment – High-tech, sustainable barns.
• Manure filtration technology eliminates odors in real-time while creating a high-value dry fertilizer.
• Aim for each project to create 42 farm-to-table jobs, with lower costs, less regulation, and a sustainable process for farmers.
WedFunApp – Wedding streaming channel meets wedding planning app.
• Selected as Canva’s wedding planning partner, opportunity to leverage Canva’s 51M monthly users.
• CEO founded the Wedding TV Cable Network and was President of MTV China.
Oculis Mountain Side – Hybrid of glamping, vacation rentals, and hotels.
• 70% less staff than traditional hotels of the same capacity, 67% less construction costs compared to vacation rental homes in the same area.
• A+ rating on AIRDNA for location at Mt. Baker, WA.
There Were Giants – Film and TV universe featuring the Nephilim of Genesis.
• One of the oldest and most controversial topics of the Old Testament that remains untapped.
• Founder has worked on films and TV series for Netflix, Hulu, BET, and CBS, and produced $500K+ in commercials.
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Minnesota Soccer Holdings – The first community-owned MN women’s soccer team.
UpCounsel – Bringing legal to the people.
The Calculated Movie – Global, young-adult motion picture franchise.
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UpCounsel – Bringing legal to the people.
Atom Limbs – Bionic prosthetics to end disability.
Viroment Equity – High-tech, sustainable barns.
SolarGaps – Energy efficient and sustainable smart solar blinds.
Gamestar+ – The future of game night: streaming games on-demand.