Awards Program to Elevate and Support Startup Founders and Teams
Awards Program to Elevate and Support Startup Founders and Teams
Startup of the Year® Online Events
Presented by Established
Thank you for joining us for our September Pitch Competition that Celebrated Black Founders.
Greater Colorado Pitch Series
Established Presents
July 30 | 2 - 4 PM EDT (NOON - 2 PM MT)RSVP today to be a part of this pitch event supporting the Founders building the future of Rural Colorado. Seven startups will pitch for $250,000 in potential investment, $10,000 + in-kind awards, and more!
2020 Virtual Events Presented & Produced by Established
Startup of the Year Online Pitch Event: Celebrating Black Founders
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TOP 5:
- CPRWrap (Hixon, TN)
- Freeman Capital (Charlottesville, NC) - Fast-track Winner
- SoLo Funds (Los Angeles, CA)
- Thermaband (Weston, FL)
- Youth Enrichments (Houston, TX) - People's Choice Award
JUDGES:
- Shila Nieves Burney, Founding and Managing Parter, Zane Venture Fund
- Kathryn Finney, Founder, digitalundivided (wasn't able to participate)
- Edward Jean-Louis, Parter, Tale Venture Partners
- Aubrie Pagano, General Partner, Corigin Ventures
- Christie Pitts, General Partner, Backstage Capital
Startup of the Year Virtual Pitch Competition: Honoring U.S. Veteran Founders
Miss it? Watch the recording here.
TOP 5:
- GovLia (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
- Milk Money Kitchens (New York, NY)
- Target Arm (Ridgefield, CT)
- TCare (St. Louis, MO) - People's Choice Award
- TruGenomix (Rockville, MD) - Fast - track Winner
Judges:
- Burunda Prince, Chief Innovation Officer, B6
- Jason Rathje, Partner - AF Ventures, AFWERX
- Derren Burrell, President and Founder, Veteran Ventures Capital
- Kim Folsom, Co-Founder and CEO, Founders First Capital Partners, and Founder, LIFT Development Enterprises
Established Produces: Greater Colorado Pitch Series
Miss it? Watch the recording here.
On July 30th, founders building the future of Rural Colorado pitched for $250K and more.
Startups & Government - Compatible at Last
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Learn how to get government funding for your startup, and debunk the myth that having the government as your client will ruin your startup.
PANELISTS:
- Kira Blackwell, NASA iTech
- Joey Arora, AFWERX
- Samantha Snabes, re:3D - 2019 Startup of the Year Winner
EMCEE: Rich Maloy, Established
Startup of the Year Virtual Pitch Competition: Celebrating Female Founders
Miss it? Watch the recording here.
TOP 5:
- Cherry Blossom Intimates (Washington, D.C.)
- MITO Material Solutions (Indianapolis, IN)
- Pocketnest (Ann Arbor, MI)
- PredictivCare (Bethesda, MD)
- ReThink Words (Chicago, IL)
JUDGES:
- Jean Case, National Geographic, Case Impact Network
- Eric Bahn, Hustle Fund
- Cheryl Campos, Republic
- Jesse Draper, Halogen VC
- Phil Nadel, Forefront Venture Partners
Startup of the Year Special Event: Startups & COVID-19
Miss it? Watch the recording here.
PARTICIPATING STARTUPS:
- Aperiomics (2018 Grand Prize Winner, Established Ventures Portfolio
- Fiveable (2019 Top 100)
- Kamana (2019 Top 100; Established Ventures Portfolio)
- Lazarus 3D (2018 Top 15)
- OneMilo (2018 Top 100)
PANEL OF EXPERTS:
- Jared Evans, Partner, AF Ventures, AFWERX, Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- David Hall, Managing Partner, Revolution's Rise of the Rest Fund
- Susan McPherson, CEO, McPherson Strategies
- Zachary Poll, Head of U.S. Healthcare Partnerships, Plug and Play
Startup of the Year Virtual Pitch Competition - SXSW Established House
Miss it? Watch the recording here.
TOP 5:
- Jeenie - Fast - track Winner
- EarBuds
- CanaAIry
- Collective Liberty
- CarpeDM
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD:
- ConverSight.ai
Click here to meet all of the startups and judges!
Meet the Veteran-led Startups Competing on July 23!
Register today to hear them pitch!
Cast your vote for your favorite in the People's Choice Award Poll.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
GovLia is a cloud-based platform that simplifies state and local government procurement processes to help increase small business participation in order to foster economic opportunity and growth for women-owned, veteran-owned and minority-owned companies and the communities they represent.
New York, NY
Milk Money Kitchens is the "Amazon Web Services" of the food industry. Providing the infrastructure to start a food business (commercially-licensed kitchens, supply chains, licensed food staff, etc.) & rent out by the hour to help food businesses launch & scale profitably.
Ridgefield, CT
Target Arm produces a device that enables autonomous launch and recovery of both rotary and fixed wing drones from any moving vehicle, and even during high wind conditions.
St. Louis, MO
TCARE reduces long-term-care claims for Medicaid & Life/LTC insurance carriers by providing an evidence-based family caregiver support program thus delaying/preventing nursing home placement.
Rockville, MD
TruGenomix is a precision behavioral health company focused on advancing the diagnosis and treatment of behavioral and mental health disorders and offers a scientifically proven way to identify those living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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