SEASON 3 TECHRISE FINALE
Voting is now closed- Finalists will be announced Friday, November 10th!
Semifinalist Voting Process (check out our format explainer!):
1) The 36 Semifinalists you’ll see below were selected as Winner or Runner Up during one of the ‘regular season’ TechRise Pitch Competitions.
2) These Semifinalist Startups were divided into (4) randomly generated voting blocks, and from October 16-27th, your vote will help propel them to the Finale Stage.
3) On October 27th, the top (3) voted Semifinalist Startups within each voter block will be passed to an independent VC panel, who will select the (6) Finalists to pitch onstage.
Sponsorship Opportunities
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BLOCK A
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Matthew williams
Approachable is a social networking mobile app designed to help adults make authentic, offline, face-to-face social connections! On our mobile app, users can find on-demand companions for any experiences or activities they’d prefer not to do alone, like trying new restaurants, going to movies and concerts, hitting the gym, and even simple errands like shopping every day on Approachable!
Vielka Hoy
Bridge is a SaaS platform that combines deep social insights and machine learning to match students to colleges that are an academic, financial, and social fit.
Mia Umanos
Clickvoyant is an AI data analyst that points the way to new revenue for ecommerce managers, UX designers,and Shopify Merchants by showing them what customer behaviors do and don’t lead to purchases and making recommendations on how to improve the shopper’s experience.
Dana Todd
Balodana Custom Fashion Lab helps clothing brands offer infinite sizes to reduce returns and increase sales, through on-demand custom manufacturing and AI-driven measurement technology.
Hubly Surgical
Casey Grage
Hubly Surgical has created the patented and FDA Cleared Hubly Drill, complete with SMART auto-stop, cordless power, and LED Force Indication, to make surgical drilling safe across all settings. We’re first starting with the high-complication, hand-cranked, most common neurosurgery: bedside craniotomy.
Freddy Mota
makeART : an interactive art studio for the Next Gen.
Combiming tech + Ai + different art modes for you to makeART on your phone.
Kwamane Liddell
Nutrible builds AI Social Workers for health systems, governments, schools, and community organizations that enroll family into utility, food, housing, healthcare, and other social programs on-demand!
Olivia Bordson
Women wear 20% of their closets, 80% of the time. Pareto’s simplified wardrobe for life on the go makes it easier than ever to put together effortless, stylish outfits. With feel-great basics and go-anywhere, shoppable outfits, all in one place.
Ismael El-Amin
Join the PiggyBack community and experience the transformative power of hassle-free, shared transportation. Together, we can simplify the lives of busy parents, create a stronger sense of community and make a positive impact on the environment.
BLOCK B
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Sophia Wennstedt
Blip energy is building a smart home battery that provides critical backup power to households, saves on household electric bills, and gives grid operators new tools and data to build a better, smarter grid for all of us
Wendy Slone
Healing wounds from the “inside out.” bTECH’s disruptive wound care technology prevents lower extremity amputations from chronic non-healing wounds.
Eydis Lima
At Curiva we believe real-time diagnosing is the best approach to cervical cancer prevention – diaPatchTM is a wearable diagnostic patch for detection of gynecologic oncology malignancies.
Jannae Gammage
A cloud based AI powered platform that verifies and derisks current and future borrowers in minutes with just 4 pieces of information.
Brooke McKean
REACH is the college and career pathway that connects under-resourced students to colleges and companies in a vibrant virtual community based on Chicago Scholars’ proven curriculum serving nearly 6,000 students at 2-7X the national average. Join us in the IRL Game of Life.
Madilynn Beck
The Better Spot is a platform that helps certified wellness professionals connect with one another, build their client base securely and easily access studios to practice in-person.
Ashton Clark
Ticket Falcon empowers event organizers to host successful general admission and reserved seating experiences from start to finish. We provide direct access to ticket sales revenue via our Stripe partnership. Take flight with the best solution for event registration and management.
Payton McCoy
VeriLinks is a digital asset verification platform for M&A teams.
Andrew Ramirez
Mulley is a mobile app that uses gamified giveaways and product drops to help Men’s Lifestyle brands connect with a targeted audience, generate leads and sell more products
BLOCK C
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Qudsia Khan & SANA JAFRI
Vote for babygami’s collapsible baby bottle as we help parents save space and reduce waste with interchangeable sippy cup and snack cup tops.
Lisandra Martinez
Bloqsy is the first blockchain-based marketplace that enables anyone to commission custom art as the perfect gift for a loved one or licensed for commercial use for your corporate clients for a flat fee.
Mariana Padilla
KIKrr is an automated demo marketplace that makes it refreshingly simple to buy and sell cybersecurity software.
Faith Anderson
L.O.V.E. Girls empowering the next generation of girls to become amazing leaders, role models and upstanding community members.
Andre Johnson
LiveEquipd provides rehabilitation healthcare organizations an intelligent platform that streamlines equipment procurement, amalgamating pertinent providers and customizing search results to individual needs. This efficiency saves time, eases administrative tasks, and facilitates access to crucial equipment for patients with paralysis-related disabilities.
Shima Rayej
Safe Rate is a social lending platform that harnesses the power of community to lower mortgage rates and accelerate the path to homeownership.
Emmanuel Noel
Skilbi is a career exploration platform that aligns students’ interests and skills with real-world career pathways. Using our proprietary ML model we recommend careers and provide interactive challenges to build essential skills and attributes employers look for in early talent.
The Travel Landseairge
Taricka Clinton
Travel Landseairge is your gateway to effortless journey planning, curating diverse travel narratives that transform overwhelming options into personalized, enriching travel experiences.
Sujee Jeganathan
We use AI to help industrial companies to easily list and sell their excess inventory.
BLOCK D
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Ursula De La Sotta
Captivating audio stories in Spanish, specially crafted for kids’ emotional growth.
Mercedes Pickett
ER Data Solutions (ERDS) is an analysis tool that identifies a nonprofit’s effectiveness and inefficiencies while improving end-user services. ERDS utilizes the organization’s data to analyze impact and discover program insights.
Lisa Bailey
FeaturesFirst Auto is an EdTech training and skills development firm who partners with fleet owners, automakers and OEMs to improve driver safety by educating drivers and owners on how to use driver assistant technologies that reduce the risk of a collision.
Ritu Chakrawarty
Let our AI help your employee secure last-minute childcare.
Cierra Valor & Ashley Pradhan
IN BOLD PRINT.’s technology platform helps small to mid-sized companies in the consumer goods space measure their carbon emissions and share their sustainability journey. Think of IN BOLD PRINT. as the ‘TurboTax’ of carbon accounting.
Jourdan Brunson
kinkofa is the only digital family history platform intentionally designed to reconnect Black families.
Lavelle Hall
MOMLogics is a Black maternal health and wellness company helping to make the lives of busy, moms easier and helping them identify health risks early through community, coaching and technology.
Michael Amir
OASIS: Rebuilding underserved communities one investment at a time.
Testament
Josiah Hood
Testament is on a mission to make estate planning accessible for all. Testament is a free estate planning platform thanks to our partnerships with community organizations and nonprofits. We help nonprofits make the world a brighter place and we empower individuals and families to secure their financial future.
