We launched 5 brand new startups this week; including teacher testing tools, super-safe sunscreen and recycled rubber.
Plus it’s your last chance to invest in on-demand jets, influencer tech, tiny homes and consumer VR.
Featured Startup ️
ReGrained — Reducing food waste through upcycling technology.
• Active partnership development moving forward with 60+ companies across 20+ food & beverage sectors.
• Founder has given TED Talk, been awarded Forbes 30 Under 30, and co-founded Upcycled Food Association
• Mission-driven: Certified B Corp, 1% For The Planet, Sustainable Packaging Collaborative.
ReGrained is revolutionizing the way we think about waste and ingredients. They’ve pioneered a patented technology to turn otherwise wasted outputs of the supply chain into better-for-you ingredients that can be used in almost any consumer product. What better way to reduce waste than re-purposing it into something delicious? I fully expect to see ReGrained as an ingredient in every consumer product within the next decade.
New
Tiro – Better testing for teachers. Deeper learning for students.
• Founders have 25+ years of teaching experience in private and public schools, K-12 and college.
• Allows teachers to give high-quality, personalized feedback even in a remote learning setting.
Love Sun Body – Breakthrough sunscreen technology: safe for your body and the planet.
• Despite 65% retail store closure for 4 months, sales for 2020 already over 50% of last year’s total.
• Ramping up digital: e-commerce sales growing 100% MOM and up 30% to last year, with July up 600% YOY.
Ron Artesano – Handmade rum from the mountains of Puerto Rico.
• Intended international distribution: Caribbean, Europe and USA by Q4 2021 (Year 1).
• Federal “Rum Cover Over” law makes Puerto Rico the most profitable place to produce rum in the world.
Smart Tire Recycling – Turning waste products into a lucrative commodity.
• Healing the environment by cutting CO2 emissions from two of the biggest sources.
• Huge untapped market with cheap, readily-available materials.
Inspire Studios – Entertainment for empowerment: inspiring true stories.
• Co-producer is global boxing champ and icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao.
• Fully developed screenplay that’s production partner and director ready.
Closing Soon
RAD Intelligence – Platform providing advertiser content for users to share.
KinectAir – The future of flying: the affordable on-demand flight network.
InfiniteVR – Connecting people with future technologies; VR, AR, and AI.
Stackhouse – Developing affordable, portable tiny homes across the country.
Close to Goal
Rhino Hide 88%
Bulletproof wall filler protecting people wherever they gather.
HealtheMed 71%
Improving the lives of our community’s most vulnerable people.
Sniffy Labs 70%
Digital dog trainer making professional dog training accessible and easy.
Most Raised This Week
FuelGems – Revolutionary fuel additive making fuel cleaner and more efficient.
Love Sun Body – Breakthrough sunscreen technology: safe for your body and the planet.
Rad Intelligence – Platform providing advertiser content for users to share.
Smart Tire Recycling – Turning waste products into a lucrative commodity.
Makeba – Easier payments and remittances for emerging markets.