GRAIN Ecosystem
Seed Round in 2025
GRAIN Ecosystem is a start-up that addresses global warming and accelerates decarbonization. By simplifying the process of removing carbon from the earth’s atmosphere, they can empower carbon project developers to do more. GRAIN Ecosystem is a new venture incubated at Greentown Labs, funded by Schneider Electric, and accelerated by the Cleantech Open Northeast and Microsoft Founders Hub.
Stellar
Seed Round in 2025
Stellar integrates AI, LLM, and machine learning throughout all aspects of business operations. Stellar guides businesses in evaluating their AI readiness, identifying and prioritizing AI opportunities, and implementing cutting-edge solutions to enhance end-to-end operations and financial outcomes securely. The company's expertise and solutions empower employees, customers, and stakeholders to achieve heightened performance, accelerated revenue, and enhanced customer experiences.
Rhome
Pre Seed Round in 2025
Rhome is a global homeownership platform that offers co-ownership as a flexible and accessible alternative to traditional real estate. Designed to address modern housing challenges, Rhome empowers individuals to buy, share, swap, and sell portions of homes seamlessly. Rhome simplifies real estate transactions, offering co-buyer matching, seamless equity maintenance, and the ability to swap properties while retaining equity. Unlike competitors focused on secondary homes or temporary markets, Rhome targets primary residences, offering first-time homebuyers a way to build wealth and enjoy mobility without traditional barriers. Rhome is committed to making homeownership flexible, equitable, and scalable for a new generation of buyers.
Amplified Sciences
Seed Round in 2024
Amplified Sciences LLC is a molecular diagnostics company based in West Lafayette, Indiana, that specializes in the early detection of debilitating diseases, including pancreatic cancer and kidney disease. The company utilizes an ultra-sensitive molecular sensing technology, licensed exclusively from Purdue University, which allows for the detection of disease markers at the single-molecule level. This technology is versatile and disease state agnostic, enabling accurate diagnosis using bodily fluids such as urine and saliva. Amplified Sciences has developed a point-of-care system that combines sensing and assay methods with low-cost biospecimen collection devices, facilitating scalability and accessibility in healthcare settings. Their first application focuses on the early detection of pancreatic cancer, addressing a significant unmet medical need and offering a favorable reimbursement pathway. With a working prototype and published proof of concept data, Amplified Sciences aims to provide healthcare professionals with innovative diagnostics that can operate with a single sample on one instrument.
Biometry
Seed Round in 2024
myBiometry is developing a platform to monitor/manage patients with chronic disease using biomarker data from proprietary sensors and ML to identify patients at risk of treatment failure. Our initial focus is asthma where treatment failure occurs over 46% of the time (11.5M US patients, $80 billion). We are developing a single use, disposable sensor and device to track a biomarker of inflammation in breath. The data determines changes in adherence, treatment response, and risk of attack.
Ascent Integrated Tech
Seed Round in 2024
Ascent Integrated Tech develops life-saving technology aimed at enhancing the safety and effectiveness of first responders, including firefighters and special forces. The company’s hardware-enabled software platform, known as the Tactical Assault Kit (TAK), provides real-time situational awareness through a dashboard that integrates with existing equipment and wearable devices. This technology enables incident commanders to monitor the locations and physiological conditions of their teams in hazardous environments, facilitating informed decision-making during emergencies. Ascent’s solutions are already in use across major U.S. metropolitan departments and are expanding internationally through collaborations with original equipment manufacturers and distributors. The company is supported by government contracts and venture funding, positioning it as a leader in redefining situational awareness for emergency response.
Your Money Line
Series A in 2024
Your Money Line is a provider of financial wellness solutions that integrates AI-powered software with live expert coaching to assist employees in managing personal finance questions. The company focuses on enhancing financial literacy and stability, thereby reducing stress and improving workplace productivity. Its platform offers comprehensive financial education programs alongside advisory and planning services, equipping employees and individuals with essential tools for effective financial management. By addressing financial concerns in real time, Your Money Line aims to create a supportive environment for employees to navigate their financial challenges.
Pay4Me App
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Pay4Me App specializes in providing instant cross-border payment solutions, specifically tailored to the needs of international students and immigrants. Its platform enables users to efficiently pay tuition fees, as well as other expenses to educational institutions, businesses, and government agencies worldwide. The application facilitates various transactions, allowing users to send money and airtime for payments related to goods and services, while also accommodating payments to government and immigration entities. By streamlining the financial processes for its users, Pay4Me App enhances the accessibility of essential services and financial transactions on a global scale.
Paxafe Inc., established in 2018 and headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, specializes in developing hardware and software solutions for secure packaging and supply chain management. The company offers Internet of Things (IoT) enabled products that are reusable, traceable, and secure, designed to protect high-margin freight from theft and chain-of-custody failures. Paxafe's solutions cater to various industries such as jewelry, luxury watches, diamonds, electronics, pharmaceuticals, and more. Its AI-enabled risk management platform integrates telematics and other data sources to predict adverse supply chain events, enabling intelligent cargo insurance and improving operational efficiencies for shippers, carriers, and insurance providers.
Neurava
Seed Round in 2024
Neurava is a healthcare company focused on improving the lives of epilepsy patients through the development of non-invasive wearable diagnostic devices. These devices monitor critical biological signals associated with epilepsy and the risk of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), offering a reliable solution for both patients and their caregivers. By providing accurate and timely alerts, especially during nighttime, Neurava's technology empowers caregivers to respond quickly and take preventive actions, thereby enhancing patient safety and peace of mind. The company's commitment to advancing medical device manufacturing and health diagnostics highlights its role in addressing the challenges faced by those with uncontrolled epilepsy.
RootNote
Seed Round in 2024
RootNote is a collaborative business intelligence platform designed to assist content creators and creative teams in improving audience engagement, growth, and monetization. The platform consolidates key metrics from various applications and tools into a single, accessible location, facilitating efficient data management. By providing features for task management and progress tracking, RootNote enables users to organize and categorize content effectively, streamlining workflows and enhancing productivity in the content production process. This centralized approach empowers clients to leverage data-driven insights, ultimately optimizing their creative efforts.
PawCo Foods
Seed Round in 2024
PawCo Foods is a company focused on creating a new generation of healthy and delicious pet foods made from plant-based ingredients. It operates a subscription-based food platform that specializes in vegan pet foods, offering nutritious options designed to meet the dietary needs of pets. By providing plant-based meat alternatives, PawCo Foods aims to promote better health for pets while catering to the growing demand for sustainable and ethical food choices. Through its innovative approach, the company enables pet owners to access convenient and healthy food options for their animals.
Adipo Therapeutics
Convertible Note in 2024
Adipo Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on developing polymer-based nanotherapeutics aimed at treating obesity and type 2 diabetes. The company specializes in notch-inhibiting nanoparticles that are administered through weekly self-injections directly into subcutaneous white adipose tissue. These nanoparticles facilitate the conversion of energy-storing white fat into energy-burning brown fat, leading to significant metabolic changes. This process enhances energy expenditure, promotes weight loss, improves insulin sensitivity, and optimizes fat storage. By leveraging this innovative approach, Adipo Therapeutics seeks to help millions of individuals achieve natural weight loss and restore metabolic balance, ultimately transforming the management of obesity-related diseases.
Ekkobar
Seed Round in 2024
Ekkobar operates a specialized social media analytics platform designed for risk mitigation and reputational management in the sports industry. Utilizing proprietary predictive AI technologies and the world's largest social media dataset, Ekkobar offers two primary solutions: Risk Assessment and Conversational Insights. The Risk Assessment solution conducts comprehensive social media background checks using advanced 20-point AI technology, while the Risk Monitoring service provides round-the-clock surveillance for potential issues, alerting clients in real-time. Meanwhile, the Conversational Insights tool delves deep into brand conversations, offering actionable insights to enhance engagement and control within the industry.
PrīmSphera
Seed Round in 2023
PrīmSphera (fka Vital View Technologies) is a revolutionary sensor technology company pioneering break-through solutions to solve real-world challenges. Our vision is to create a contactless sensor platform to improve effective decision making by unlocking insights that are otherwise unavailable. With applications in defense, and food processing, PrīmSphera has selected Healthcare as a primary industry for the beachhead market. Founded as a catalyst to commercialize the research of Dr. Thomas Pratt at The University of Notre Dame, who is a pioneer in leveraging radio frequency polarization mode dispersion (RF-PMD) for a range of sensing applications. The name ‘PrīmSphera’ (Pryme-SFair-uh) embodies our mission to deliver pioneering solutions (‘Prīm’—meaning first) and highlights the unique spherical output of Dr. Thomas Pratt’s groundbreaking work. Today, PrīmSphera are actively developing its flagship product, a state-of-the-art connected solution for the hospital-at-home. This monitoring platform features a proprietary non-contact, at-home medical monitor that tracks fluid change over time. This provides early, actionable data to patients and clinicians to inform care plans.
ToolBelt
Venture Round in 2023
ToolBelt Inc. is a mobile application provider based in Vancouver, Washington, that specializes in connecting builders, remodelers, and residential contractors with subcontractors and skilled tradespeople. Founded in 2018, ToolBelt offers a platform that allows users to scout talent, browse work materials, and manage projects efficiently. The application facilitates communication between project crews and contractors, enabling them to share essential digital documents such as bids, proposals, and permits. Additionally, ToolBelt features tools for translating messages into Spanish and allows users to filter and search for project-ready talent, enhancing the hiring process in the construction industry. Through its services, ToolBelt aims to improve productivity and streamline employment within the residential construction sector.
On Target Laboratories
Series C in 2023
On Target Laboratories, LLC engages in discovering, developing, and commercializing small molecules that target specific pathological cells, when conjugated with fluorescent dyes. It offers folate and other targeting agents that target, lung, uterine, kidney, breast, colon, pancreatic, and prostate cancer cells. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Northbrook, Illinois.
Yourco is a B2B SaaS company founded in 2021, initially serving a family printing business before expanding to cater to diverse organizations with blue-collar workforces. It specializes in establishing internal communication infrastructure for these companies, enabling effective dialogue with non-desk staff. Clients include prominent entities such as Sherwin-Williams and the Indianapolis Airport Authority. Yourco's platform has demonstrated significant value, leading to rapid revenue growth and recognition at SXSW 2023 as one of the top future-of-work technology startups globally. The company is backed by several venture capital firms and strategic angel investors.
JourneyTrack
Seed Round in 2023
JourneyTrack is an enterprise Journey Management software-as-a-service company that enables brands to design, monitor, and manage customer journeys effectively. By utilizing artificial intelligence, JourneyTrack aims to enhance the overall customer experience from start to finish. The company specializes in providing market research services that address digital business challenges faced by global brands. Its offerings include qualitative and quantitative research methods such as usability studies, market analysis, remote studies, survey evaluations, persona development, and information architecture. These services empower businesses across various industries to gain actionable insights and make informed decisions to optimize customer engagement.
Plan Forward
Seed Round in 2023
Plan Forward, LLC is a company that specializes in developing an online dental membership platform aimed at providing uninsured patients with access to dental care alternatives. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Plan Forward collaborates with dentists, group practices, and dental office managers to create and manage in-house membership plans tailored for patients who do not have traditional insurance. The platform is designed to enhance patient loyalty, increase treatment acceptance, and support revenue growth for dental practices. By offering user-friendly software with pre-built dashboards, Plan Forward enables dental professionals to effectively manage membership plans, market their services, and ensure compliance with necessary regulations.
Laxis is an AI meeting assistant specifically designed for revenue teams, aimed at enhancing productivity and facilitating growth. The company's platform automates customer research prior to meetings, provides real-time transcription and insights during discussions, and generates essential follow-up items such as customer requirements and emails post-meeting. Additionally, Laxis allows users to engage in real-time chats to retrieve answers based on previous conversations, streamlining the workflow and improving overall efficiency for sales professionals.
HUMN Capital
Pre Seed Round in 2023
HUMN Capital specializes in AI-powered manager coaching, aiming to enhance manager effectiveness and team productivity. The company provides real-time feedback by shadowing managers in their roles, similar to tools like Gong but tailored specifically for management. By focusing on improving managerial skills, especially during transitions, HUMN Capital helps create a supportive work environment that fosters employee retention and satisfaction. The ultimate goal is to enable managers to prioritize their teams, contributing to a happier, more productive, and diverse workplace.
ReproHealth Technologies
Seed Round in 2023
ReproHealth Technologies is a biomedical technology company focused on advancing assisted reproduction in agriculture. The company specializes in reproductive medicine and embryology, offering services that enhance in vitro fertilization processes. By leveraging these technologies, ReproHealth Technologies aims to help farmers improve herd growth efficiency, ultimately saving time and resources in agricultural operations. Through its innovative approach, the company seeks to contribute to the development of more effective reproductive strategies in the farming sector.
Overfuel
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Overfuel is a provider of a no-code website platform that serves as an all-in-one solution for digital retailing and analytics. The company offers advanced tools for website management, content management, and lead generation, allowing businesses to streamline their online presence and enhance customer interactions. By integrating these capabilities into a single platform, Overfuel facilitates the growth of website traffic, improves customer connectivity, and increases lead conversion rates for its clients, particularly within the dealership sector.
ConverSight
Series A in 2023
ConverSight is a technology company based in Indianapolis, Indiana, that specializes in conversational intelligence. Founded in 2017, it has developed a contextual decision intelligence platform that leverages natural language processing and machine learning to bridge the gap between humans and machines. The platform features an AI assistant that facilitates business insights through natural conversation, enabling users to access and interpret customer data effectively. By generating actionable insights and recommendations, ConverSight empowers organizations to make informed decisions more rapidly, enhancing their monitoring, alerting, and interactive decision-making abilities.
Stamus Networks
Series A in 2023
Stamus Networks is a global provider of high-performance network detection and response systems designed to enhance the capabilities of enterprise security teams. The company focuses on developing solutions that expose serious and imminent threats to critical assets, empowering rapid response to mitigate risks. Its flagship product, the Scirius Security Platform, offers a comprehensive approach to network-based threat detection and hunting, delivering real-time insights into network activity. By supporting third-party and custom threat intelligence, Stamus Networks enables organizations to uncover urgent threats and streamline their response efforts, ultimately reinforcing the role of defenders in safeguarding digital environments against well-funded adversaries.
TitleWise
Seed Round in 2023
TitleWise is a software development company that specializes in real estate title research services. Its web-based platform is designed to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of the title research process, providing users with a flexible tool for digital reporting. The software enables real estate title abstractors to produce typed reports quickly and meet specific formatting requirements set by underwriters. With features that support legal descriptions and customizable language, TitleWise streamlines the generation of reports in the field or remotely, modernizing a critical aspect of the real estate settlement process.
Soloist
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Soloist, headquartered in Bloomington, is a B2C music technology company that has developed a mobile application for musicians. This platform enables solo musicians to record and share their practice sessions, including loops, tracks, and songs, and also facilitates connecting with other musicians for collaborative jam sessions. Notably, the application provides an opportunity for users to monetize their practice time.
Speak2Day
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Speak2Day is a B2B English education company based in South Bend that focuses on enhancing the job-specific English skills of migrants in the United States. The company operates an educational platform that provides a range of tailored features designed to improve language proficiency relevant to the workplace. These features include job-specific lessons, interactive learning modules, role-playing exercises, and tools for goal setting and progress tracking. By enabling learners to refine their vocabulary and language skills, Speak2Day aims to enhance their job performance and facilitate better integration into the workforce.
Lead My Care
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Lead My Care, based in Ellettsville, Indiana, is a healthcare technology company focused on empowering patients. It develops an artificial intelligence-driven health assistant software that simplifies patient engagement. The platform provides personalized health information, answers to common medical queries, and facilitates appointment scheduling, enabling patients to actively manage their healthcare.
Contango
Seed Round in 2023
Contango is an agricultural supply chain company located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The company specializes in developing software and algorithms designed to facilitate transactions between buyers and sellers of bulk commodities, including fertilizer. By leveraging technology, Contango aims to enhance efficiency and streamline operations within the agricultural sector, thereby supporting the needs of its clients in managing essential resources.
HUMN Capital
Pre Seed Round in 2023
HUMN Capital specializes in AI-powered manager coaching, aiming to enhance manager effectiveness and team productivity. The company provides real-time feedback by shadowing managers in their roles, similar to tools like Gong but tailored specifically for management. By focusing on improving managerial skills, especially during transitions, HUMN Capital helps create a supportive work environment that fosters employee retention and satisfaction. The ultimate goal is to enable managers to prioritize their teams, contributing to a happier, more productive, and diverse workplace.
Rides2U
Seed Round in 2023
Rides2U is a rideshare company founded in 2021 by Chad Mastagh and headquartered in South Bend, Indiana. The company operates an online ride-hailing platform that connects riders with drivers, offering reservation-based ride-sharing services. Rides2U provides a diverse selection of vehicles to ensure convenience and transparency in transportation. Its focus on creating a safe and reliable network enables passengers to access dependable transportation services at any time.
Utiliz is a B2B SaaS platform for a company that provides water infrastructure.
Drive Now App
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Drive Now App is a business-to-business driving education startup that tracks pupil driving time.
GemViz
Pre Seed Round in 2023
GemViz is a MedTech development firm that specializes in advancing surgical insights and enhancing patient outcomes within the medical device sector. The company provides a comprehensive range of services, including the development of innovative technologies and market strategies to bring groundbreaking ideas to fruition. GemViz employs digital solutions such as decentralized blockchain-style systems, augmented and virtual reality content development, and advanced visualization techniques. These offerings are designed to improve efficiency for clients and facilitate the commercialization of pioneering medical technologies.
MPB Essential Technology
Seed Round in 2023
Merrillville-based MPB Essential Technology is a B2B technology and manufacturing company.
ReproHealth Technologies
Seed Round in 2023
ReproHealth Technologies is a biomedical technology company focused on advancing assisted reproduction in agriculture. The company specializes in reproductive medicine and embryology, offering services that enhance in vitro fertilization processes. By leveraging these technologies, ReproHealth Technologies aims to help farmers improve herd growth efficiency, ultimately saving time and resources in agricultural operations. Through its innovative approach, the company seeks to contribute to the development of more effective reproductive strategies in the farming sector.
Phosio
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Phosio specializes in producing unique chemicals that facilitate the creation of metal oxide thin films using ultraviolet (UV) light at very low temperatures. These metal oxides are utilized across various industries, including semiconductors, batteries, optical coatings, and optoelectronic devices such as displays and solar cells. Additionally, Phosio develops photoresist materials designed to manufacture high aspect ratio nanostructures, focusing on low-temperature production of high-refractive-index optical coatings that are UV curable, transparent, and robust. These advancements support the tech hardware industry in developing smart devices for components like augmented reality, organic light-emitting diode (OLED), and light-emitting diode (LED) technologies.
PredictionStrike
Series A in 2023
PredictionStrike is a simulated stock market platform that enables users to buy and sell shares of professional athletes, creating a unique investment opportunity in the realm of sports. The platform allows fans to engage with their favorite athletes by analyzing performance metrics and market trends, thereby facilitating an interactive experience. Users can earn monetary returns by trading virtual shares based on athletes' performances, merging the excitement of fantasy sports with investment strategies. This innovative approach offers a fresh way for sports enthusiasts to connect with athletes while exploring the dynamics of a competitive financial market.
AfterSchool HQ
Seed Round in 2023
AfterSchool HQ is a company that offers a youth program management software aimed at enhancing the after-school and summer learning experience for children. The platform facilitates the connection between youth and various engaging programs, allowing parents to easily find, register for, and pay for activities online. By replacing traditional extracurricular activity flyers in schools, AfterSchool HQ streamlines the process for parents and helps students explore their interests and talents while fostering friendships with peers who share similar passions.
ZeroCarb LYFE
Venture Round in 2023
ZeroCarbLYFE is a food tech company with the mission to bring joy into healthy food. We invented multiple high proteins, and low/no carb foods that taste as good as or better than carb-loaded alternatives.
Tactile Engineering
Venture Round in 2023
Tactile Engineering is a technology company focused on enhancing information access for blind and visually impaired individuals. The company develops and manufactures affordable tactile graphics tablets designed to facilitate a more natural reading experience for users. Its innovative platform integrates an array of dots connected to a mobile device, enabling access to Braille and providing users with advanced graphical capabilities. This technology supports improved learning in STEM education by offering animated, highlighted, and interactive images. Tactile Engineering aims to empower blind individuals by providing them with new tools and methods for learning, enabling them to explore a wide range of subjects.
Elate
Venture Round in 2023
Elate is a developer of a strategic planning platform that enables companies to effectively communicate their vision, foster alignment, and monitor performance within a unified interface. The platform enhances organizational alignment and provides greater operational visibility, allowing businesses to define and measure key initiatives on a single dashboard. This comprehensive approach facilitates real-time decision-making, performance tracking, and collaboration, ultimately helping organizations to monitor growth and enhance productivity.
Toolsey
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Toolsey is a developer of a lead automation and management system that simplifies the process of managing company leads. The platform offers a centralized service that includes features such as a central lead repository, automated lead assignment, and custom communication templates. Toolsey enables real-time lead analytics, providing company-wide visibility into lead management. Additionally, the system produces comprehensive and customizable inspection reports, complete with photos, to facilitate effective sales management. Through its user-friendly interface, Toolsey alleviates the complexities associated with lead management, enhancing efficiency for its clients.
Authenticx
Series B in 2023
Authenticx, Inc. is a software company focused on the healthcare industry, specializing in the analysis and activation of customer interaction data. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Carmel, Indiana, the company offers a platform that consolidates various forms of customer interactions, including call center data, texts, chats, and emails, into a unified source of truth. This platform enables healthcare organizations to gain deeper insights into customer needs, preferences, and satisfaction levels. By organizing and structuring conversational data, Authenticx empowers its clients to make informed decisions, enhance revenue strategies, and improve overall profitability.
Qualifi
Venture Round in 2023
Qualifi is a digital screening platform designed to enhance the hiring process through on-demand phone interviews. By allowing recruiters to pre-record and administer audio interviews at scale, Qualifi enables human resource professionals to conduct numerous interviews efficiently. This approach minimizes the time required for screening candidates, helping recruiters engage with the best talent swiftly, often within a single day of outreach. The platform's capabilities streamline the hiring experience, balancing speed with a personal touch, and addressing the urgent need for timely candidate evaluations in a competitive job market. Through its innovative technology, Qualifi empowers recruiters to make quicker, informed hiring decisions, ultimately improving talent acquisition outcomes.
Overfuel
Seed Round in 2022
Overfuel is a provider of a no-code website platform that serves as an all-in-one solution for digital retailing and analytics. The company offers advanced tools for website management, content management, and lead generation, allowing businesses to streamline their online presence and enhance customer interactions. By integrating these capabilities into a single platform, Overfuel facilitates the growth of website traffic, improves customer connectivity, and increases lead conversion rates for its clients, particularly within the dealership sector.
Flamel.ai
Venture Round in 2022
Flamel.ai is a company established in 2022 and based in Cincinnati, Ohio, specializing in AI-driven design solutions for influencer marketing content. The company offers a platform that utilizes artificial intelligence tools to create a variety of marketing materials, including social media posts, videos, and radio advertisements. This innovative approach allows users to generate visually appealing and engaging content tailored for multiple platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and TikTok, enhancing their marketing strategies in the digital landscape.
KLOTOFY
Pre Seed Round in 2022
KLOTOFY is a social media platform designed to help individuals discover and share relatable fashion inspiration from creators and brands around the world. The platform allows users to customize their content feed through a unique algorithm that matches them with others who have similar body types and styles. This personalization enhances the fashion discovery experience, making it more relevant and engaging for users. Additionally, KLOTOFY provides brands with access to a diverse network of creators, enabling them to promote their products in a manner that resonates with real people and their unique fashion journeys.
Airoma
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Airoma is a social networking platform focused on enhancing users' mental and online health. It allows individuals to find, create, and share three-dimensional content linked to specific locations, utilizing augmented reality technology. This innovative approach aims to offer a healthier alternative to traditional social media platforms, which often have negative effects on mental well-being. In addition to serving individual users, Airoma provides a marketing solution for local businesses and organizations seeking to engage younger audiences without extensive budgets. The platform features geospatial advertising, displaying promotions only to users in the vicinity of the business, thereby enhancing local outreach while prioritizing user experience.
Rock Paper Coin
Seed Round in 2022
Rock Paper Coin, Inc. is a digital platform designed to facilitate collaboration between couples and event professionals in the wedding industry. Launched in 2019 and headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon, it provides a comprehensive solution for managing contracts, invoices, and payments. The platform allows users to select and engage vendors, streamline the payment process, and handle essential paperwork efficiently. By offering features such as branded electronic agreements, editable fields, and electronic signatures, Rock Paper Coin aims to simplify the administrative aspects of wedding planning, allowing clients and vendors to focus more on the creative elements of their events. With a significant portion of the $74 billion U.S. wedding industry utilizing its services, Rock Paper Coin addresses a critical need for improved financial and contract management in the sector.
Obatala Sciences
Series A in 2022
Obatala Sciences is a biotechnology company focused on developing an innovative in vitro humanized adipose tissue model system aimed at addressing the significant economic burden of obesity and diabetes. By treating body fat as a functional organ, the company seeks to enhance the understanding of its role in health and disease. Their three-dimensional screening tool simplifies tissue engineering, facilitating disease modeling, cell assays, cell identification, tissue analysis, and drug discovery. This model enables academic and pharmaceutical researchers to efficiently identify effective drug compounds, ultimately reducing the time, cost, and effort associated with testing potential treatments for obesity, diabetes, other metabolic diseases, and related cancers.
Traduality
Debt Financing in 2022
Traduality is a technology company that specializes in providing artificial intelligence-driven translation solutions for credit unions, community banks, and regulated entities. The company develops an infosec compliant platform that facilitates effective communication with non-English speaking customers across various channels, including branches, contact centers, and marketing. Traduality's system enables staff to create and manage content in multiple languages while monitoring language demand across different locations. Additionally, the company offers services that integrate professional human translators and AI technology to ensure high-quality translations and responsiveness for critical corporate communications, making it easier for organizations to serve diverse populations effectively.
Time Study
Venture Round in 2022
Time Study Inc., founded in 2016 and based in New York, develops web and mobile-based application software that provides enterprise solutions focused on time intelligence. The company's platform uses machine learning and predictive analytics to transform enterprise time data into real-time insights, helping organizations understand how time is spent and its impact on workforce effectiveness, operational efficiency, and compliance. Led by entrepreneur and computer scientist Kishau Rogers, Time Study's team has extensive experience in building enterprise software solutions. Many top US hospitals have adopted Time Study's cloud application to study workplace time management, aiming to address issues like turnover, burnout, and organizational efficiency.
CarpeDM
Pre Seed Round in 2022
CarpeDM is an online dating community platform designed specifically for singles seeking meaningful relationships with professional Black women. The platform serves as an exclusive member-only space where users can engage in personal matchmaking services. CarpeDM emphasizes a vetted community, ensuring that members meet specific dating criteria and compatibility rankings. Through its innovative video dating application, the company facilitates connections among users, allowing them to explore potential relationships in a supportive and focused environment.
Traction
Seed Round in 2022
Traction provides comprehensive farm management software aimed at enhancing operational efficiency for farmers. The platform integrates factual accounting data with field operations, allowing users to automate accounting transactions and monitor farm profitability. Traction's cloud-based application includes tools for tracking key activities such as planting, spraying, and harvesting, enabling farmers to maintain accurate records and make informed decisions based on real-time data. Additionally, the software generates farm-specific financial reports, supporting data-driven decision-making throughout the growing season and ultimately helping farmers maximize their profits.
TrovaTrip
Series A in 2022
TrovaTrip is a travel management platform designed to assist creators, entrepreneurs, and businesses in monetizing their audiences through group travel experiences. The platform enables hosts to plan and sell group trips, manage bookings, and facilitate payments, while also offering features for pre-trip communication. In addition to organizing travel, TrovaTrip allows hosts to provide paid or donation-based livestreams and sell digital products such as ebooks and recorded workshops. By streamlining the process of creating and managing group travel, TrovaTrip aims to make travel more accessible and affordable for both hosts and travelers.
Your Money Line
Seed Round in 2022
Your Money Line is a provider of financial wellness solutions that integrates AI-powered software with live expert coaching to assist employees in managing personal finance questions. The company focuses on enhancing financial literacy and stability, thereby reducing stress and improving workplace productivity. Its platform offers comprehensive financial education programs alongside advisory and planning services, equipping employees and individuals with essential tools for effective financial management. By addressing financial concerns in real time, Your Money Line aims to create a supportive environment for employees to navigate their financial challenges.
Bacon Inc. is a company that operates an online platform for on-demand employee hiring services. Founded in 2018 and based in Provo, Utah, Bacon develops a mobile application that connects established businesses with local gig workers. The platform allows employers to post part-time or temporary job shifts, while workers can apply for these opportunities based on their availability. Users can select candidates based on ratings, reviews, and performance, facilitating a mutual selection process. This innovative approach enables businesses to efficiently fill positions with qualified labor, while providing workers the flexibility to choose shifts that fit their schedules.
Laxis is an AI meeting assistant specifically designed for revenue teams, aimed at enhancing productivity and facilitating growth. The company's platform automates customer research prior to meetings, provides real-time transcription and insights during discussions, and generates essential follow-up items such as customer requirements and emails post-meeting. Additionally, Laxis allows users to engage in real-time chats to retrieve answers based on previous conversations, streamlining the workflow and improving overall efficiency for sales professionals.
Prospect XR
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Prospect XR is a company focused on developing a decentralized metaverse platform that facilitates VR content creation and community-building. Its innovative software provides users with a comprehensive toolbox designed to enable collaboration in crafting, controlling, and managing immersive content. By offering a suite of tools tailored for community engagement, Prospect XR aims to enhance the user experience within the metaverse, allowing individuals and groups to connect and create in a virtual environment.
Parker Technology
Seed Round in 2022
Parker Technology LLC is a provider of cloud-based parking solutions, specializing in enhancing customer service within the parking industry. Founded in 2010 and based in Indianapolis, Indiana, the company offers a comprehensive video intercom kiosk, known as PARCS, and call center software designed to assist users in navigating parking facilities. Recognizing that a significant portion of customer inquiries stem from human challenges rather than equipment failures, Parker Technology focuses on bridging the gap between technology and user experience. Their platform equips customer service representatives with real-time data and insights, facilitating efficient call resolution and improving operational effectiveness. By addressing the need for human interaction in an increasingly automated environment, Parker Technology aims to transform the parking experience for both facilities and their customers.
Erickson Motor
Seed Round in 2022
Erickson Motors is a company focused on the development and manufacturing of advanced combustion chamber engines tailored for generators and unmanned aerial systems, including drones. Specializing in high-efficiency engines, Erickson Motors emphasizes low vibration, minimal emissions, and cost-effective production. Their engines are designed to offer scalable power and operate on multiple fuel types, allowing clients to utilize low-octane fuels without the risks of auto-ignition or detonation. Additionally, the engines feature a quiet and cool exhaust system that eliminates the need for a muffler or spark arrestor. In addition to engine development, Erickson Motors provides commercial engineering and machining services, catering to both government and industrial clients.
Soteria Flooring
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Soteria Flooring specializes in innovative flooring solutions designed to enhance safety in high-risk fall locations. The company offers a unique dual stiffness flooring system that features a specially engineered sub-floor layer combined with a softer surface. This technology effectively reduces the impact and consequences of falls, making environments safer for users. Soteria Flooring's products are particularly suited for areas where the risk of falling is significant, providing an essential safety measure in various settings.
Traduality
Seed Round in 2022
Traduality is a technology company that specializes in providing artificial intelligence-driven translation solutions for credit unions, community banks, and regulated entities. The company develops an infosec compliant platform that facilitates effective communication with non-English speaking customers across various channels, including branches, contact centers, and marketing. Traduality's system enables staff to create and manage content in multiple languages while monitoring language demand across different locations. Additionally, the company offers services that integrate professional human translators and AI technology to ensure high-quality translations and responsiveness for critical corporate communications, making it easier for organizations to serve diverse populations effectively.
Caevisus
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Caevisus is a technology company focused on developing innovative wearable devices that utilize a patented approach combining infrared time-of-flight technology with inertial measurement units. This technology enables the observation of underlying physiological processes while a person is in motion, specifically analyzing soft tissues at the knee. Operating in stealth mode, Caevisus aims to leverage the data collected from these devices to create advanced artificial intelligence capable of accurately interpreting and understanding human movement dynamics.
ONEOQ
Pre Seed Round in 2022
ONEOQ provides Automotive, Smart Lighting, Nano-illumination technology and Lidar, Autonomous Vehicles, and Drone Navigation technology.
ArtBot.tv
Pre Seed Round in 2022
ArtBot.tv is an entertainment platform that serves as a marketplace for the music and video industry, leveraging blockchain technology. The company aims to create a transparent environment for creators, consumers, and advertisers by utilizing innovative technologies such as the InterPlanetary File System. This approach allows users to actively participate in the independent multimedia market, providing various revenue options and streamlined services. ArtBot.tv focuses on enhancing the interaction within the entertainment sector, fostering a more direct and equitable relationship among all stakeholders involved.
Plantennas
Seed Round in 2022
Plantennas is a company that specializes in automated solutions for plant propagation, life cycle inventory, and data management. It develops integrated automation equipment that utilizes radio-frequency identification technology to monitor and track crop health. Each plant is assigned a unique identification number that remains permanently attached throughout its life cycle, allowing for real-time data communication. This capability not only aids in effective management of plant health but also helps retailers audit their crops, particularly those sold under consignment terms, thereby reducing the risk of shrinkage in the workplace.
Probari
Seed Round in 2022
Probari is a clinical services company that specializes in providing nurse training and software designed to enhance patient care in nursing homes and reduce hospital transfers. By conducting clinical reviews of essential facility activities, Probari improves care quality and empowers nursing staff to concentrate on direct patient care. The company analyzes data from electronic health records to identify at-risk residents and recommend appropriate interventions. Additionally, Probari offers education, recruiting, and placement services to support nursing facilities. Its approach enables nursing teams to delegate complex tasks, allowing frontline staff to prioritize quality care at the bedside.
American Evidence Management
Seed Round in 2022
American Evidence Management is a company based in Vincennes, Indiana, established in 2021. It specializes in providing a graphical user interface (GUI)-based automation and evidence management platform that utilizes blockchain technology to enhance security and efficiency in the criminal justice system. The company focuses on developing solutions that facilitate the secure management of legal cases, enabling law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and crime labs to effectively handle evidence and workflow. By offering a comprehensive information management system, American Evidence aims to streamline processes within the legal framework and improve the overall handling of criminal justice workflows.
EatHere®
Pre Seed Round in 2022
EatHere® is revolutionizing the $2T food and beverage industry by providing small kitchens with a powerful and direct connection to customers who are hungry for something new. Our community-based visual recommendation engine is the ultimate dining guide to discovering what is happening around you in food. Our mission is to level the playing field and make food more equitable. With EatHere, you can browse, discover and purchase your local food and beverages brands all in one place. We equip our users with personalization tools, ensuring customers find not just an eating place, but a dining experience suited to their unique tastes and preferences. Let's eat, together.
Paradise Spreads
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Paradise Spreads provides organic, sweet plant-based protein spreads, and snacks that are gluten-free, healthy, and convenient. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Schererville, Indiana, United States.
Perpetua Technologies
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Perpetua Technologies is manufacture Calcium-based batteries.
SkySquad
Seed Round in 2022
SkySquad is a travel assistance company based in Bethesda, Maryland, founded in 2019. It specializes in providing support for families, seniors, and non-English speakers during their airport experiences. SkySquad's platform connects travelers with airport employees who offer help from the moment passengers arrive at the car door until they reach the plane door. This service ensures a smooth check-in and check-out process, making air travel less stressful for those who need extra assistance.
JetSweat
Venture Round in 2022
JetSweat is a health and well-being platform that focuses on promoting healthier lifestyles through engaging and personalized experiences. The company collaborates with innovative employers, health plans, and health systems to redefine holistic and preventative care. JetSweat's application offers boutique fitness classes, providing users with tailored workouts, a customized dashboard, real-time performance data, and offline content to support their fitness journeys. Additionally, the platform empowers studio owners by enabling them to transition to a digital model, enhancing their revenue potential and broadening their reach. Through its dedicated software and exclusive provider ecosystem, JetSweat aims to drive improved health outcomes for organizations and their populations.
Choix is a sexual and reproductive healthcare-focused Telehealth Clinic. Choix offer abortion care, birth control, emergency contraception, and urinary tract infection (UTI) care, to patients assigned the female sex at birth regardless of insurance or documentation status, in California and Illinois. It was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in San Rafael, California, United States.
Photon Marine
Seed Round in 2022
Photon Marine, established in 2021 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, specializes in developing electric outboard motor systems tailored for commercial boat fleets across tourism, transportation, and mariculture industries. Their offerings include two horsepower profiles alongside a fleet management platform that facilitates energy management guidance, predictive maintenance, and smart routing, thereby reducing operational costs and eliminating the need for fuel and oil changes. The company's mission is to preserve waterways and oceans through the wider adoption of electric marine propulsion technology.
Finniva
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Finniva Technologies is a company that specializes in providing a marketplace for multi-family and commercial real estate developers. It has developed innovative software aimed at streamlining the material sourcing process for these developers. The platform allows users to find suppliers for direct materials, compare options within their locality, manage project orders, and coordinate purchase orders with multiple suppliers. This functionality enables developers to efficiently identify and procure the best materials for their large-scale projects, thereby enhancing operational efficiency in the real estate development sector.
Smart Guided Systems
Seed Round in 2022
Smart Guided Systems is a manufacturer of precision guidance systems focused on enhancing agricultural efficiency and environmental sustainability. The company specializes in density-based sprayer technology, which allows high-value crop producers to significantly reduce pesticide usage—by more than half—while achieving higher yields compared to conventional methods. Their innovative tractor-like machines enable clients to optimize resource utilization, thereby promoting responsible agricultural practices. Smart Guided Systems is dedicated to helping farmers leverage data and technology to improve operational efficiency and meet environmental stewardship objectives.
Novilytic
Seed Round in 2022
Novilytic is a company focused on ensuring the quality of lifesaving medicines through innovative nanotechnology. Its flagship product, the Proteometer, enables drug development companies to monitor molecular structure changes in near real-time, serving as a critical tool in pharmaceutical manufacturing. This technology is designed to be easily integrated into existing processes, allowing customers to quickly convert their liquid chromatography systems into Proteometers without extensive training. The Proteometer provides at-line, real-time batch analysis, eliminating the need for sample preparation and reducing reliance on mass spectrometers. This capability enhances the efficiency of drug development, ultimately aiming to lower costs and improve accessibility to essential medications. Novilytic is supported by a robust intellectual property portfolio, including over 10 patents, and has established partnerships with various analytical instrument companies, pharmaceutical consortiums, and academic institutions. The company’s expert team comprises Ph.D. chemists and engineers dedicated to advancing the field of pharmaceutical manufacturing through cutting-edge science. Commercialization efforts for the Proteometer are underway, with a product launch anticipated in early 2023.
Tessellated
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Tessellated develops high-strength composite plastics to make products lighter, stronger, and environmentally sustainable.
Adranos Energetics
Series A in 2022
Adranos Energetics specializes in the development of advanced propellants and explosives for space and military applications. The company is focused on creating a cost-effective solid rocket propellant called ALITEC, which is designed to be more efficient, powerful, and environmentally friendly compared to traditional options. This innovative propellant not only improves rocket performance by increasing missile range and allowing for smaller, more affordable missiles but also eliminates harmful hydrochloric acid emissions associated with conventional aluminum-based propellants. Adranos aims to enhance the capabilities of both military and private space exploration users by expanding payload capacity and reducing the costs associated with launching into orbit.
HelloFrom
Seed Round in 2022
HelloFrom is a developer of an online gifting platform focused on enhancing personal relationships through the offering of quality cards. The company utilizes machine learning to assess the intimacy level of relationships, allowing it to curate personalized cards, envelopes, and stamps that are dispatched for significant occasions. By prioritizing personalization, HelloFrom aims to foster connections between individuals, making it easier for people to express their sentiments during important moments.
CSA360 Software
Seed Round in 2022
CSA360 Software is a provider of a Security Operation Management platform aimed at enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of security teams. The platform offers a range of features, including real-time project progress tracking, guard scheduling and assignment tools, and incident management. Additionally, it facilitates effective internal and external communication while providing summary reporting capabilities. By streamlining security operations, CSA360 Software enables clients to reduce risks and improve productivity. The service operates on a subscription-based pricing model, making it accessible for various organizations seeking to optimize their security operations.
Hacware
Seed Round in 2022
Hacware, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Dallas, Texas, focused on enhancing employee awareness to combat phishing attacks. Established in 2017, Hacware develops an artificial intelligence-driven software platform that identifies employees at risk of being targeted by hackers based on their behavior. The platform automates the delivery of simulated email hacks to educate users and improve their response to potential threats. Additionally, Hacware provides real-time analytics and tailored training recommendations to strengthen email security and create a culture of awareness within organizations. By combining threat intelligence with user behavior insights, Hacware aims to empower IT teams to effectively manage cybersecurity risks.
Ellipsis Education
Seed Round in 2022
Ellipsis Education operates a computer science curriculum platform aimed at empowering both educators and students. The company provides a full-year, customizable curriculum for grades K-12, featuring detailed lesson plans, pacing guides, and standards maps. This comprehensive approach supports differentiated learning pathways tailored to various grade levels. By integrating Ellipsis Education's resources into the classroom, teachers equip students with essential skills in collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving, preparing them to navigate a technology-driven world confidently. The platform also offers ongoing support to educators, ensuring effective instruction and integration of computer science education.
Paerpay
Seed Round in 2022
Paerpay is a Boston-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in providing contactless payment solutions for merchants across the United States. The company's financial application facilitates a seamless transaction experience by allowing users to scan a code at their table, which can be used to create a new bill or connect to an existing one. This innovative approach enables customers to easily pay, split, tip, and manage their bills without the need to change point-of-sale systems or payment processors. Additionally, the service does not require guests to download any apps, ensuring convenience and efficiency during their dining experience.
AfterSchool HQ
Seed Round in 2022
AfterSchool HQ is a company that offers a youth program management software aimed at enhancing the after-school and summer learning experience for children. The platform facilitates the connection between youth and various engaging programs, allowing parents to easily find, register for, and pay for activities online. By replacing traditional extracurricular activity flyers in schools, AfterSchool HQ streamlines the process for parents and helps students explore their interests and talents while fostering friendships with peers who share similar passions.
Canopii
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Canopii is a technology-driven agricultural company that specializes in automating the entire food-growing process using advanced systems for labor automation and energy management. By remotely controlling each farm, Canopii aims to eliminate uncertainties, inefficiencies, and expertise requirements typically associated with traditional farming methods. This approach enables Canopii to establish reliable, sustainable networks of farms, producing locally grown, healthy products at affordable prices while promoting environmental consciousness.
Qualifi
Seed Round in 2022
Qualifi is a digital screening platform designed to enhance the hiring process through on-demand phone interviews. By allowing recruiters to pre-record and administer audio interviews at scale, Qualifi enables human resource professionals to conduct numerous interviews efficiently. This approach minimizes the time required for screening candidates, helping recruiters engage with the best talent swiftly, often within a single day of outreach. The platform's capabilities streamline the hiring experience, balancing speed with a personal touch, and addressing the urgent need for timely candidate evaluations in a competitive job market. Through its innovative technology, Qualifi empowers recruiters to make quicker, informed hiring decisions, ultimately improving talent acquisition outcomes.
Safa
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Safa is a company focused on enhancing safety analysis through a traceability platform that integrates artificial intelligence. The platform is designed to streamline the processes of traceability and impact analysis, allowing software engineering teams to efficiently assess the implications of their changes in complex development environments. By reducing the cost and effort involved in evolving and reusing safety cases, Safa aims to maintain high safety standards while facilitating more efficient software development practices.
Maijker Corp specializes in the commercialization of advanced AI and sensor technologies, focusing on solving real-world challenges in the manufacturing sector. The company collaborates with manufacturing firms, universities, and development partners to translate innovative research into practical applications. By developing intelligent manufacturing systems and services, Maijker aims to enhance operational efficiency and address specific manufacturing issues through novel AI-driven solutions.
Polar Clean specializes in engineered cleaning solutions tailored for various commercial and industrial applications. The company offers environmentally safe and effective dry ice blasting services, as well as other abrasive cleaning methods, to address challenging cleaning needs. Their comprehensive, well-tested system efficiently removes rust, corrosion, adhesives, gummy films, syrups, oils, bacteria, powders, and baked-on materials, all while preserving the integrity of the underlying surfaces. By focusing on innovative techniques, Polar Clean provides reliable and sustainable cleaning solutions that meet the demands of diverse industries.
TechPoint is dedicated to promoting and accelerating the growth of Indiana’s technology community. The organization operates an online information platform that provides various talent programs, including internships, fellowships, and boot camps, as well as membership-based community initiatives. Through its platform, TechPoint offers resources to tech startups, facilitating access to talent, capital, customers, public relations, media, and mentorship. This comprehensive approach aims to foster a thriving tech ecosystem in Indiana.
AnalySwift offers simulation software for composite materials and structures. Their tools, SwiftComp and VABS, provide an advantage through cutting-edge technology for multiscale, multiphysics structural and micromechanics modeling.
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Third Coast Federal
Grant in 2022
Third Coast Federal helps companies build, grow and maintain a thriving federal contracting and R&D business, It guide companies as they expand their client base to include a federal client that is largely immune from economic downturns, helping to win contracts and R&D funds in the millions or tens of millions of dollars and it also help companies leverage the partners, talent and capital they need to effectively compete in the federal marketplace, accelerate innovation and drive sales.
SISK RIFLES MFG
Grant in 2022
Sisk rifles is a manufacturing company of rifles and builds hunting rifles for customer.