RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Last year’s Venture Connect event shared an impressive 88 companies with investors but this year it’s hitting the gas. A total of 180 companies will be at this week’s event to pitch their start-ups.
The showcase, being put on by the Council for Entrepreneurial Development, is set for Wednesday and Thursday at the GSK Campus in RTP.
It’s broken into six “sectors” and is being grouped by themes for 21 sessions across two stages. Each session will include 7-8 companies and lasts an hour. The event also includes three “Reverse Pitch” sessions where investors take the stage to make their own pitches for how they can support start-ups.
With so much going on, attendees are encouraged to plan their schedules. CED, once again running the event, is utilizing a mobile app for sharing the agenda, companies, and attendees. The app also allows attendees to request meetings and book a meeting space, facilitating even more networking and connections.
“I always love to meet new investors and trade ideas and best practices,” says Mike Mahan, a returning investor from Stanely Ventures. “Raleigh-Durham has a strong start-up community.”
The 180 companies, grouped by sector, are listed below.
Agtech
108LABS, Founder: Shayne Giuliano
AVALO, Founder: Brendan Collins
CELLULAR FARMS, INC., Founder: Arash Amini
ENVISION EES, Founder: James S Friedrich
HOOFPRINT BIOME, Founder: Kathryn Polkoff
INNATRIX INC., Founder: Jiarui Li
PHINITE, INC., Founder: Jordan Phasey
PRECISION FERMENTATION, Founder: Jared Resnick
Biotech
ACHELIOS THERAPEUTICS INC., Founder: Crist J Frangakis
AD ASTRA DIAGNOSTICS, Founder: Joy Parr Drach
AERAMI THERAPEUTICS, Founder: John Patton
ALTOPA, INC., Founder: Nicole Wicker
AMALGENT THERAPEUTICS, Founder: Malcolm A Meyn
ANILUXX BIOTECHNOLOGY, Founder: Stefan C Weiss
AVIOR BIO, Founder: Niraj Vasisht
AYUVIS RESEARCH, INC., Founder: Suchi Acharya, PhD
BAIYA PHYTOPHARM, Founder: Waranyoo Pang Phoolcharoen
BEAM DIAGNOSTICS, INC., Founder: Sarah Snider
BIOAESTHETICS, Founder: Nick Pashos
BOREAS MONITORING, Founder: Will Baird
COUPLET CARE, LLC, Founder: Kristin Tully, PhD
CYTEXORTHO, Founder: Brad Estes, Ph.D.
CYTORECOVERY, INC., Founder: Rafael Davalos, Ph.D.
DEEP BLUE MEDICAL, INC., Founder: Howard Levinson
DIGNIFY THERAPEUTICS, Founder: Ed Burgard
DNALI DATA TECHNOLOGIES, Founder: Kyle Tomek
DRIVE THERAPEUTICS, Founder: Douglas Gooding
ELDEC PHARMACEUTICALS, Founder: Robert Tarran
ENFUEGO THERAPEUTICS, INC., Founder: Chad Pecot
EPIGENOS BIOSCIENCES, INC., Founder: Nate Hathaway
FREE TO FEED, Founder: Trillitye Paullin
FREEFLOW MEDICAL DEVICE, Founder: Andrew Jones
GLYCAN THERAPEUTICS, Founder: Jian Liu
GRADIENT MEDICAL INC., Founder: Michael Sano
GREEN SOLUTIONS GROUP LLC, Founder: Larry Kennedy
HELIXOMER, INC., Founder: Thom LaBean
IMPULSE WELLNESS LLC, Founder: Jasper Mark
INSOMA BIO, INC., Founder: Stefan Roberts
INTEGRATED PRECISION BIOSYSTEMS, Founder: John Ryals
LAVNI INC, Founder: Marcus Azeh
LINDY BIOSCIENCES, INC., Founder: Deborah Bitterfield
LIRA, Founder: Andres Tello
LUMINELLE, Founder: Allison London Brown
MAA LABORATORIES, INC., Founder: Anjani Jha
MABSWITCH INC., Founder: Yemi Onakunle
MGENERX INC., Founder: Nasser Hassan
MIGN, INC., Founder: Lisa Tweardy
MYODENOVO INC., Founder: George Engelmayr
NANOCHON, Founder: Dr. Ben Holmes
NOVA THIN FILM PHARMACEUTICALS LLC, Founder: Madhu Hariharan
NUPULSE, Founder: Douglas Altschuler
ONCOTECT, Founder: Chan Namgong
OPIAID, Founder: David Reeser
OPUS GENETICS, Founder: Ben Yerxa
OROX BIOSCIENCES, INC., Founder: Mehran Moghaddam
PHASE, Founder: Zeke Barlow
PHOSPHOGAM, Founder: Dr. Richard Lopez
PLAIO, Founder: Johann Gudbjargarson
PLAKOUS THERAPEUTICS, INC., Founder: Scott Washburn
PLURITEM HEALTH, Founder: Ben Newton
POLARIS QUANTUM BIOTECH, Founder: Shahar Keinan
PRAETEGO, Founder: Pepper Landson
PROHUMAN TECHNOLOGIES, Founder: Justin Dues
QATCH TECHNOLOGIES, Founder: Zehra Parlak
RAREBIRD, INC., Founder: Jeffrey Dietrich
REDBUD LABS, Founder: Richard Spero
RESELUTE, INC., Founder: Cambre Kelly
SINON NANO SCIENCES, Founder: Afreen Allam
SPLENDO HEALTH, Founder: Luc Demarteau
TEN63 THERAPEUTICS, Founder: Marcel Frenkel
VIAMER BIOSCIENCES, Founder: Matthew Becker
VITALFLO, Founder: Luke Marshall
WINTER INNOVATIONS, Founder: Lia Winter
ZEALCARE, INC., Founder: Ralph Snyderman
ZYMTRONIX, Founder: Stephane Corgie
Consumer
JABIN BEVERAGE CO., Founder: Homayoon Ershadi
MOMTECH INC., Founder: Hal Eason
PARTICIPANT ASSISTIVE PRODUCTS, Founder: Keoke King
WH FARMS CO., Founder: Q. Nicole Vanderhorst
WISELY, INC., Founder: Rachelle McCray
Semiconductor
OCULI, Founder: Charbel Rizk
SWIR VISION SYSTEMS, INC., Founder: Ethan Klem
Tech
ACTIVE DEFENDER, Founder: Jim Boyte
ALL ELEMENTS, Founder: Mutuk Karpakakunjaram
ALLERGOOD, Founder: Michelle Addison
ARCHAIUS INC., Founder: Rick Vosburgh
ARCHIVECORE INC., Founder: Lennox McNeary
ARPIO, Founder: Doug Neumann
BATTERYXCHANGE, INC., Founder: Desmond Wiggan
BAY NANO TECHNOLOGIES INC., Founder: Charles Tse
BEAM DYNAMICS, Founder: David Kaszycki
BLUERECRUIT, Founder: Rich Camacho
BOULO SOLUTIONS, Founder: Delphine Carter
BRISTLES, INC., Founder: Tina Tang
CADENCE, Founder: Charles Inokon
CARENEXIS, Founder: Daniel West
CAREWORK, Founder: Jackie Ramieri
CAREYAYA HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES INC., Founder: Neal Shah
CHEKHUB, INC., Founder: Jon Trout
CINCH CCM, INC., Founder: Regina Murray
CLEVER EDUCATION SOLUTIONS, Founder: Dominique Mouthon
COPRATA, Founder: Brian Stoner
COWORKS, Founder: DeShawn Brown
DIGITAL HEALTH NAVIGATION SOLUTIONS, INC., Founder: David Miller
DIME, INC., Founder: Abby Huang
DRAFTFUEL INC., Founder: Tom Mangan
DRAGONFLY ATHLETICS.COM, Founder: Kirk Miller
E-SENTIENCE, Founder: Sloane Tilley
EASYVOTE SOLUTIONS, Founder: Charles Davis
ECOBOT, Founder: Lee Lance
EDISON MARKS, Founder: Ed Carroll
ELDR, Founder: Will Craig
EQUITY SHIFT, INC., Founder: Tom Gordon
ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL, Founder: Scott Monroe
F3TCH, INC., Founder: Jose Quiros
FATHOM SCIENCE LLC, Founder: Ruoying He
FLOODLIGHT SOFTWARE, Founder: Nasrin Azari
GLAMO, Founder: Rishielle Giscombe
GOALMAKERS LLC, Founder: Jeremy Wall
HANK AI, Founder: Jack Neil
GROUPUPS, Founder: Yasin Abbak
HAPPYLY, Founder: Caitlin Iseler
INSTRYDE, Founder: Mike Schmid
INTAKE HEALTH, Founder: Michael Bender
IVY CLINICIANS, Founder: Leon Adelman
JOURNEYTRACK.IO, Founder: Ania Rodriguez
JUST HER RIDESHARE, INC., Founder: Kimberly Evans
KREPLING, Founder: Liam J. E Gerada
LOADHIVE, Founder: Reza Moghtaderi
MADE TRADE, Founder: Cayley Pater
LOOT LOOP, INC., Founder: Tim Tidwell
MADE TRADE, Founder: Cayley Pater
MENTORFORCE, Founder: Jay Parker
MESUR.IO, INC., Founder: Michael Prorock
- TOMATO, Founder: Haroon Elsarrag
MULTI3D INC., Founder: Allen Gray
MUUKLABS, INC., Founder: Ivan Bajaras
MYMATR, INC., Founder: John Starke
NALA MEMBRANES, Founder: Sue Mecham
NANODE, Founder: Brian Worfolk
NEIGHBORHOOD NATIONAL, Founder: Jeff Testa
NYSSA CARE INC., Founder: Eden Laurin
ONE DONATION, Founder: Ross Treakle
PEOPLELOGIC, Founder: Matthew Schmidt
PERMITS.COM, Founder: Ray Antonino
PLUM COOWNERSHIP, Founder: Matt Williamson
POLYPV, Founder: Harald Ade
PROAXION, INC., Founder: Justin Rothwell
PROXIMAL LLC, Founder: Jeffrey Pomerantz
SALEM CYBER, Founder: Jon Bagg
SEABIRD APPS, INC., Founder: Sean Cann
SHIPAL, Founder: Jason Brown
SOCIAL CASCADE, Founder: Scott McQuiggan
SPARTA BIOMEDICAL, Founder: Dushyanth Surakanti
STERN SECURITY, Founder: Jon Sternstein
SUGGESTION OX, Founder: Wade Minter
SWITCHFRAME, Founder: Justin Kelsey
TACTYC, Founder: Anubhav Srivastava
TALLI, INC., Founder: Lauren Longo
THE DIVERSITY MOVEMENT, Founder: Donald Thompson
TOWNHALL, Founder: Dr. Larysa Nadolny
TRAKID, Founder: Brandon Kashani
TRANSLATIONAL IMAGING INNOVATIONS, INC., Founder: Eric Buckland
TRUENTITY HEALTH, Founder: Mike Desai
TSV ANALYTICS, Founder: Trevor Ferree
UBIQUITX INC., Founder: Mathew Barnett
VENTI LLC, Founder: Edward Hoffmann
VERTICAL SOLAR LLC, Founder: Brian Iversen
VIVASPOT, Founder: Andrew Fox
WINDLIFT, INC., Founder: Rob Creighton
ZINNIA, Founder: Lauren Marturano
ZOEE, Founder: Nichole Lowe
Other
ACUITY HEALTH, Founder: Jim Szyperski
AJA LABS INC., Founder: Osahon Ojeaga
BNNANO, INC., Founder: Steve Wilcenski
INCREDIBLE EATS INC., Founder: Dinesh Tadepalli
JERICHO SCIENCES, LLC, Founder: Heidi Kay
OLFAX MEDICAL, Founder: Jason Cook
OUTSYDE, INC., Founder: Aaron Bumgarner
REFUNDWIZ, INC., Founder: Simon Karmarkar
SERVESCAPE, Founder: Mario Cambardella
SITEBRIDGE RESEARCH, INC., Founder: Christopher Komelasky
TAX TITANS, Founder: Alan Blakeborough
