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Yena – On A Mission To Democratise High-Level Business Support For Anyone, Anywhere

ELEVATOR PITCH Yena has a mission to democratise high-level business support for anyone, anywhere. They provide business benefits to a growing community of startups, via a Netflix-style subscription, that supports them to start and grow a remarkable business. OUR STORY Back in 2013, Yena was just a group of 6 people sat around […]

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Greenhouse PR – Supports The Urgent Transition To A Sustainable World Where People And The Planet Can Thrive

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Greenhouse PR was formed over a decade ago with a single-minded belief in the power of PR to deliver positive social and environmental change. We work exclusively with pioneers who have the ideas, solutions, and technologies to accelerate positive change. We champion the changemakers and support the urgent transition to a sustainable world where people

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OJO Labs – Empower People To Make Better Decisions Through The Fusion Of Machine And Human Intelligence

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OJO Labs’ mission is to empower people to make better decisions through the fusion of machine and human intelligence. We’ve operationalized a patented AI technology with rich web applications that conduct text conversations with consumers at scale, serving as a powerful digital assistant within the real estate industry. OJO’s leading-edge platform has the potential to

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StoryFit-Harnesses The Power Of Intelligent Data To Make Discovering, Creating, And Marketing Stories Easier Than Ever Before

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ELEVATOR PITCH StoryFit leverages the latest in AI and natural language processing to drive innovation for the entertainment and publishing industries. With a deep understanding of narrative content and the largest corpus in the business, StoryFit harnesses the power of intelligent data to make discovering, creating, and marketing stories easier than ever before. OUR

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The Austin Forum On Technology & Society-Brings People Together To Learn

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ELEVATOR PITCH The Austin Forum on Technology & Society brings people together to learn about emerging and pervasive technologies and their importance, impact, and influence in society. OUR STORY Hundreds gather every month in Austin’s largest monthly technology event series to hear experts explain technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, the Internet of Things, social

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Women@Austin – We Advance Women Entrepreneurs Striving To Grow Their Companies

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ELEVATOR PITCH Our goal is to provide women entrepreneurs access to knowledge, collaboration, and capital so that they may fulfill their greatest business aspirations. OUR STORY The woman entrepreneur is the center of our story. We know that when women succeed, everyone succeeds. Families prosper. Communities grow. We all win. Founded in 2014, Women@Austin was

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ClearBlade Inc.-Building The Foundation For A More Connected World

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ELEVATOR PITCH We are building the foundation for a more connected world. Our Internet of Things platform can make railways safer and more efficient, allows oil pipelines to predict leaks before they happen, enables hospitals to track and measure patient movement… and that’s just scratching the surface. OUR STORY A New Industrial RevolutionClearBlade was founded

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Apptronik – The Next Generation Of Robotics

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ELEVATOR PITCH Apptronik is a robotics company developing some of the most advanced robotic systems on the planet. Our goal is to develop the “next generation” of robotic systems for humans to make our lives safer, more productive, and easier. We specialize in the building blocks of advanced robotics; high-performance electric actuators and real-time embedded

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Applaudo Studios-A Pioneer In Exporting Software Design And Development For Web And Mobile Platforms

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ELEVATOR PITCH For six years, Applaudo Studios has been a pioneer in exporting software design and development for web and mobile platforms, receiving numerous international awards for its work with clients in the FORTUNE 500 and as small as startups. OUR STORY In 2013, Applaudo was approached by a US company dedicated to software

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Ebco-Offers An Ever-Growing Library Of Trend Discovery Options

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ELEVATOR PITCH Ebco exists to enable innovation teams at the world’s largest companies through their unique approach to trend forecasting, which leverages fractal thinking and deep-dive trend analysis to reveal game-changing and leading-edge future opportunities. Fortune 500 brands like Starbucks and Colgate credit Ebco with helping them set the strategic direction for innovation efforts that

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Tankee Inc-Is An Austin-Based Media Company Dedicated To The Future Of Kids’ Digital Entertainment

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ELEVATOR PITCH Tankee Inc. is an Austin-based media company dedicated to the future of kids’ digital entertainment. Tankee, the company’s first offering, is a free entertainment app for kids 6-12 that helps parents protect their kids from inappropriate online content while giving kids access to the gaming videos they love. The safe, COPPA-compliant destination features

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knowRX – A Patient-Centered, Drug Management Platform Designed To Improve Your Health

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We, as human beings, consider ourselves to be unique. So why is this uniqueness so rarely reflected in the management of the drug therapy that we receive? That is, until now! knowRX is the patient-centered, drug management platform designed to improve your health by accommodating the uniqueness of YOU! knowRX provides a mobile, patient-physician interactive

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Molecula-Is A Data Virtualization Platform That Enables Humans And Machines To Make Better Decisions

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ELEVATOR PITCH Molecula is a Data Virtualization Platform that enables humans and machines to make better decisions. Enterprises trust Molecula to enable instantaneous, secure access to large, fragmented, and geographically dispersed datasets to support the most demanding Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) workloads. OUR STORY Molecula was founded in 2017 with a mission

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Erin Mays & Kalyn Rozanski, CO-CEOs – Ebco

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Thought leaders in the truest sense, Erin Mays and Kalyn Rozanski of Ebco are completely reenvisioning and disrupting the trend and innovation research space with unique and differentiated products and services that support global Fortune 1000 companies. Coming from design thinking and qualitative research backgrounds, Mays shares “we no longer operate in a world where

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HookBang-Innovative Problem Solvers

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ELEVATOR PITCH Machine Vision is changing the world by giving computers intelligent sight, allowing machines to assist humans with progressively more complex tasks. As society becomes increasingly reliant on this form of augmented human intelligence, reliability will be of paramount importance, especially in mission-critical implementations, because unreliable results can lead to catastrophic results. When building

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Golden Key Partnership-Helps Entrepreneurs Focus On Scaling Smart And Creating Sustainability

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OUR STORY Like most entrepreneurs, my path was not a traditional one. I started my career in medicine, which is not something you hear very often from someone with a consulting company (although ironically, I have been referred to as a “business doctor” from time to time). One day while I was working the

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Datafiniti-Mission To Democratize And Improve Data Inflows Into Companies Of All Sizes

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ELEVATOR PITCH Datafiniti’s mission is to democratize and improve data inflows into companies of all sizes. By centralizing the ETL process and paying particular attention to the “transform” stage, Datafiniti can both deliver data and maximize its potential value. Our team starts by collecting and structuring data from around the web, no easy feat in

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Eric Simone, CEO and CO-FOUNDER – ClearBlade, Inc.

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EARLY INTERNET – SAN FRANCISCO, CA (1994 – 2003)As a kid in the early 80’s when I was obsessed with my Apple computer, my eyes were opened to the power of software. After an early start at IBM, I became an entrepreneur and moved to San Francisco. While my first company Compete, Inc. (a services

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DivInc – The Case For Making Austin The #1 City For Diversity, Equity And Inclusion In Tech

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OUR STORY Back in 2014, after a 20-year career at Dell, I decided to take an early retirement and find a way to immerse myself into the startup ecosystem. I became a mentor at Capital Factory, then became an angel investor and member of the Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN). In 2015, I was appointed

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Z-Bikez-Is An Austin Based Startup That Combines Micro-Mobility With Mobility As A Service

Fair Trade Safaris-A Travel Company That Offers Memorable Trips To Africa

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ELEVATOR PITCH Fair Trade Safaris is a socially-conscious travel company that offers memorable trips to Africa—including breathtaking wildlife safaris, stunning beach vacations, exhilarating mountain climbing expeditions, sublime culinary experiences, and relaxing retreats. Fair Trade Safaris is the only travel company in the world that donates 100% of its profits back to wildlife conservation, poverty alleviation,

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