As we enter the final weeks of the 2017 program, we’re excited for you to join us for our corporate accelerator Demo Day and see what the companies have accomplished! Seven companies will be presenting at the 2017 Corporate Accelerator Demo Day on the morning of Tuesday, June 27th at the National World War […]
Centiment combines biological human emotion and artificial intelligence to make advertising more ethical and efficient for everyone. What is Centiment? We’re the Google for feelings. We empower large and small brands with the ability to better understand people, making the connections between people that exist in the natural world real for bigger brands. In simple […]
Today the Kauffman Foundation announced its support of eight local venture accelerators working to advance entrepreneurship through mentoring and access to resources and services that enable entrepreneurs to grow and scale their companies. “Like our founder, Ewing Kauffman, we believe every person has a fundamental right to turn an idea into an economic reality,” said Nathan […]
This week, we sat down with Bruce Rasa, CEO of AgVoice, to learn more about the company. Meet AgVoice! What is AgVoice? AgVoice is a mobile voice interaction service designed for food and agriculture professionals to capture insights on the go. We assist and empower agrifood companies to increase the traceability of their food […]
Connected Cars: Say hello to DART Technologies! What is DART? DART Technologies is a digital (art) product studio working at the intersection of media and mobility. DART builds location-based solutions for modern transit and urban development — placing tech-enabled mobile, augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR) solutions in the hands of passengers. DART […]
This week we sat down with Renee Smith, Director of Marketing to learn more about My Dairy Dashboard! My Dairy Dashboard connects data to simplify dairy decisions through a visual dashboard of aggregated herd, feed, milk, and weather data. What does that mean? My Dairy Dashboard is a cloud-based dashboard solution that provides […]
We sat down with TradeLanes CEO/Founder, Vijay Harrell to talk about his company. TradeLanes digitizes and automates the supply chain for shippers, merchants, and traders. So what does that mean, and how does this work? Ninety percent of everything around us travels by ocean container. TradeLanes is a “document room” which ensures that […]
Meet Oodles Rewards! This week marks the second installment of our weekly highlight of the companies in our 2017 Accelerator program. This week, we sat down to interview the Oodles Rewards team: Zul Momin (CEO), Ahmed Moledina (CTO,) and Josh Cruz (Vice President of Marketing). What does Oodles Rewards do? (Give us your […]
Today we start a weekly blog to highlight the great companies that make up our 2017 Accelerator program. First up, meet HerdDogg! Melissa Brandao and Duppy Proctor are the core team from HerdDogg, a company that has been called the “FitBit for cows”! HerdDogg’s smart ear tag and reader for livestock, revolutionizes the two most […]
“Screw it, let’ do it!” That’s Richard Branson’s line and we live it at Virgin Mobile® USA. We are just one company under the Virgin Group, Richard’s global mega brand that started in the early 1970s with mail-order records. From Virgin Records® to Virgin Galactic®, Richard’s entrepreneurial spirit is legendary. And his attitude permeates the […]