Global Network, Awards Program, and Resource Established to Elevate and Support Startup Founders
Global Network, Awards Program, and Resource Established to Elevate and Support Startup Founders
Startup of the Year® Winners
These stellar companies took home the grand championship title!
SCOUT | Alexandria, VA
2021 Startup of the Year Winner
SCOUT is building the first in-space observation systems to safeguard orbital infrastructure.
SoLo | Los Angeles, CA
2020 Startup of the Year Winner; Established Ventures Portfolio
SoLo is an iOS lending exchange connecting lenders & borrowers to provide affordable access to loans under $1,000.
2019 Startup of the Year Winner
re:3D is committed to decimating the cost and scale barriers to 3D printing. After pioneering the world's first affordable, human-scale industrial 3D printer, they are now enabling 3D printing directly from reclaimed plastic pellets or flake.
Oska Wellness | Carlsbad, CA
2017 Startup of the Year Winner; Established Ventures Portfolio
Oska Wellness is committed to developing health and wellness technology-driven products that assist individuals in living a more active, pain-free lifestyle.
ShearShare | McKinney, TX
2016 Startup of the Year Winner; Established Ventures Portfolio
Connects salon and barbershop owners to individual beauty operators to fill unused salon suites and stations on a temporary basis, allowing salon and barbershop owners make money on their excess inventory.
Blendoor | San Francisco, CA
2015 Startup of the Year Winner
A blind recruiting app that facilitates job matching based on merit, not molds.
HIS Energy | Hampton, VA
2014 Startup of the Year Winner
Maxwell Health | Boston, MA
2013 Startup of the Year Winner
UPDATE : Maxwell Health acquired by Sun Life Financial June 2018 for an undisclosed amount.
The first ever operating system for employee benefits. Maxwell simplifies benefits, reduces costs, and improves employee health. Maxwell Health has gone on to raise over 69 million dollars in funding.
Congratulations to the 9th Annual Startup of the Year Winners
2021 Startup of the Year Winner
SCOUT, Inc | Alexandria, VA
Breakout Success Award
GENESIS SYSTEMS | Tampa, FL
Top 5 Finalists
HEROSHE | Houston, TX
Home Lending Pal | Orlando, FL
Relavo | Baltimore, MD
SCOUT | Alexandria, VA
Target Arm | Ridgefield, CT
People's Choice Award
Cope Notes | Tampa, FL
Top 15
Top 5 +
Cope Notes | Tampa, FL
getWise | Framingham, MA
Humantelligence | Miami Beach, FLinterviewIA | Denver, CO
KarbonPay | Richardson, TX
MARVL | Tampa, FL
Neural Lab | El Dorado Hills, CA
Shamrck | St. Petersburg, FLSpontivly | Tampa, FL
The Beans | San Francisco, CA
2021 Semifinalists
Orange, CA
Agtools is real time worldwide data offering market intelligence to manage volatility and increase profitability for over 500 commodities.
McKinney, TX
AUTIX is the premier online and social engagement destination for specialty vehicle owners, automotive enthusiasts and vendors to create + share their vehicles while documenting vehicle value as an asset.
Austin, TX
Blended Sense is a Media-Technology platform that connects small business owners with creative professionals locally on a subscription model.
Raleigh, NC
BlueRecruit is a direct-hire marketplace built for skilled-trade workers who want to grow their career and the companies desperate their talent.
Los Angeles, CA
BOMANI Cold Buzz makes alcohol-infused cold brew coffee - at 5.7% ABV and 1/2 a cup of coffee's worth of caffeine, BOMANI is only 110 calories, 0g sugar, and 0g carbs.
Asheville, NC
Bridge separates the treatment of pain from the risk of addiction with strong, yet safe alternatives to opioids for pain and greatly improved therapies for addiction in order to save thousands of lives and disrupt multi-billion dollar markets.
Alpharetta, GA
BrightPay is a web/mobile app that makes paying for care more convenient through price transparency and self-managed payment options.
Miami, FL
Carenodes simplifies access to comprehensive health solutions for providers, patients, payers, and employers, while developing and supporting the growth of economic opportunity within the communities served.
Miami, FL
CashQ platform facilitates international bank cards networks, and e-wallets provide single-point access to the global financial ecosystem and build network rails for instant money transfer.
Tampa, FL
Chattr is a next generation HR software, powered by an AI digital assistant, that automates hourly hiring from first impression through the first day of work.
Denver, CO
CheckDrv is a marketplace application that allows a car purchaser to connect with a mechanic anywhere in the country to do a pre-purchase inspection of a vehicle.
Portland, ME
Circa offers financial stability to residents by removing payment friction, reporting to the credit bureaus and more. At the same time we improve the bottom line for real estate property owners. Our mission is to build stronger communities with payment innovation.
Broomfield, CO
CLEAR Child Psychology partners with families to provide diagnostic assessments, clarity and a customized roadmap for supporting their unique child.
Tampa, FL
2021 PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD WINNER | Cope Notes is daily mental health support via text message.
Tampa, FL
CROOW is a workflow collaboration platform built to enable clients and creative production teams to streamline processes, centralize assets, and improve communication.
Salida, CO
DifferentKind is a patient-focused platform that redesigns how consumers find, experience, and evaluate their dental care.
Altamonte Springs, FL
ecoSPEARS is a cleantech company ushering in the carbonless future of environmental cleanup utilizing green technology developed by NASA.
Tampa, FL
Edgility eliminates friction in the healthcare system with air-traffic control like systems operations and orchestration engine.
West Palm Beach, FL
Emergency Ventures is the first citizen centric technology that ensures the right information reaches the right individual at the right time. During disasters, we can no longer rely on outdated, clunky systems which provide unstructured information at our biggest time of need.
Jersey City, NJ
EnerYields makes it easy for building owners to save time and money on green construction and retrofits.
Saint Paul, MN
FishDonkey allows for creating and running fishing tournaments on a mobile phone.
Tampa, FL
GA_universe provides the entire software industry with a modern integration platform to move business models into the cloud era, providing highest customer value.
GENESIS SYSTEMS -WaterCube 5.0
Tampa, FL
2021 BREAKOUT AWARD & PEOPLE'S CHOICE CATEGORY WINNER | Genesis Systems provides water at the edge: elegant, sustainable, economical, and green water solutions.
Framingham, MA
2021 TOP 15 | A proprietary technology platform facilitating on-demand expert advice to support business and career growth.
Houston, TX
GotSpot is a digital marketplace where businesses that have space can make it available for day-rental, and businesses that only occasionally need space can borrow what they need, when they need it.
San Juan, PR
PEOPLE'S CHOICE CATEGORY WINNER | Hallo is a peer-to-peer marketplace increasing Accessibility, Inclusivity, and Cost Efficiency for On-demand Services or Work. 1st App to use Supply&Demand-based Algorithms to bring you a hyper-local tailored options.
Houston, TX
2021 TOP FIVE FINALIST | Heroshe makes shipping affordable and easy for international online shoppers.
Berkeley, CA
Higher Rewards is closing the nonprofit funding gap by issuing nonprofits' userbases branded credit cards that passively donate 2% of every transaction.
Orlando, FL
2021 TOP FIVE FINALIST | Home Lending Pal, an AI-powered mortgage advisor and blockchain-based marketplace built to address mortgage inefficiencies and biases.
Miami Beach, FL
2021 TOP 15 | Humantelligence helps surface and connect key talent and culture intelligence across teams to provide insights to improve collaboration, performance , and effectiveness.
Los Angeles, CA
Inclusology is a diversity, equity, and inclusion solution. It is an automated DEI platform helps HR professionals build the world's most inclusive workplaces.
Birmingham, AL
Insured Nomads provides benefits beyond insurance, global medical and safety protection that is tech-enabled for those going beyond borders.
Harrison, NJ
Integrate allows teachers to reduce the number of platforms needed to run their classrooms and efficiently create and manage lesson plans.
Richardson, TX
2021 TOP 15 | KarbonPay is automated payroll processing across multiple countries. Data in, calculation out. It's that easy.
Tampa, FL
2021 TOP 15 | MARVL is a language instruction tool that provides evidence-based bilingual instruction and curriculum support for K-12 English language learners. With MARVL, students learn English words simultaneously with their home language, potentially reducing academic achievement inequalities.
Tampa, FL
Maya is a communicative voice bot that predicts what businesses need accomplish next to grow. Then helping facilitate those tasks through an integrated network of partners.
Denver, CO
Your ideas are the currency: MindMiner rewards innovation through the automation of patent applications, crypto rewards for crowdsourced solutions and the creation of Idea NFTs.
Dallas, TX
PEOPLE'S CHOICE CATEGORY WINNER | MyndVR fights isolation and improves the lives of older adults using virtual reality
El Dorado Hills, CA
2021 TOP 15 | Neural Lab provides plug-and-play touchless technology to promote hygienic interaction with shared computing surfaces such as ATMs, Kiosks, or Point of Sales devices.
Ontario, OR
In order to combat deforestation and climate change, ODIN Materials is creating a wood substitute with superior attributes compared to traditional lumber with a fraction of the cost by using hemp fibers and biomimicry.
Miami, FL
Paradigm Evergreen is building a new way to do laundry, an easier way, a more convenient way, and a more sustainable way.
Tampa, FL
Paypixl makes it easy for drone pilots to create digital portfolios, share projects with customers, and get paid.
Detroit, MI
Plain Sight is the future of work connections, helping find places to go for networking and to make quality connections while there.
Houston, TX
PlaneAhead is a "travel hack" that will return travel credits back to you as your flight gets cheaper.
New York, NY
Play Out is a digitally native consumer brand building the future of inclusive fashion through a new gender-equal values-driven shopping ecosystem.
Mountain View, CA
Predictiv is the building of the personalized Digital Twin to predict and prevent diseases and adverse drug reactions by analyzing 20,000 genes for 22,000 diseases and 750 drug reactions.
Tampa, FL
RB Technologies is a blockchain startup focused on creating transparency and credibility in various health-related industries that lack regulatory oversight.
Baltimore, MD
2021 TOP FIVE FINALIST | Relavo is changing the way that kidney failure patients receive treatment by making home dialysis safer and more accessible.
Milwaukee, WI
Rex Academy is a one stop solution for Computer Science(CS) Learning. Witha self-paced curriculum, easy integration, remote teachers, and 24*7 live learning support, they are removing the roadblocks that exist for CS education.
Abita Springs, LA
Rx Interactive helps health care organizations increase patient and medication adherence by using game design and gamification technology to make patient education more engaging.
St. Petersburg, FL
2021 TOP 15 | Shamrck is a workforce development platform in K-12 that uses artificial intelligence to pair, train, and provide career experience for students by linking them with potential employers before they enter adulthood.
Tampa, FL
Shufflrr makes presentations easier for everyone in the company, by formatting all files as slides, ready to present. Shufflrr is presentation management.
Tampa, FL
Shyftoff helps struggling contact centers connect to the gig economy to eliminate long hold times, attract & retain better talent, and significantly reduce cost.
Wesley Chapel, FL
Smat Edge Technologies is a RFID Tracking & Monitoring System for Retail & Supply Chain
Evanston, IL
Spark by Gabby is a digital mindful fitness platform for high burnout professions.
Tampa, FL
2021 TOP 15 | Spontivly is a Community Management System that enables every organization to gain valuable insights on their community.
San Francisco, CA
SOMOS is the first dynamic platform impacting +650 million Latinos for future tailored health and drug discovery
Portland, ME
StashUp is a budgeting and payments app that lets users create and manage their budget, pay, and save all in one mobile app.
Ridgefield, CT
2021 TOP FIVE FINALIST | Target Arm's device, Tular, enables launch and recovery of both rotary and fixed wing drones from any moving vehicle, autonomously.
Houston, TX
Totem creates budget friendly social media posts and levels the playing field for small businesses and entrepreneurs using the power of AI.
Tampa, FL
PEOPLE'S CHOICE CATEGORY WINNER | Trustate closes estates at the click of a button.
Edinburg, TX
Viva is a network of housing that allows tenants the flexibility of renting at market rates, while earning up to 8% cash back, which converts into interest-bearing equity at the end of their lease.
Milwaukee, WI
washbnb automates luxury linens as a tech-enabled service for Airbnb hosts and other accommodations managers like boutique hotels.
Tampa, FL
Wedzee is the only smart wedding & events-focused marketplace that allows users to buy, sell and ship their new, used and handmade items.
Austin, TX
Zungleboo is a plant-based dinnerware brand that is kinder, safer, and easier to use everyday. Tableware made from real plants, for real life.
2020 Top 100
8th Annual Startup of the Year® Summit | November 16 - 18, 2020 - Virtual
Los Angeles, CA
2020 Startup of the Year World Impact Award
70 Million Jobs is the first national, for-profit employment platform for people with criminal records.
College Park, MD
2020 People's Choice Category Favorite - AI Robotics
Airgility builds AI-powered aerial robots capable of both outdoor/indoor autonomous, self-directed flight, leveraging AI.
Detroit, MI
2020 Top 15 Startup of the Year Finalist
Andonix Safely Pass and Smart Work Station is the essential connected worker platform for people who don't have the choice to work from home.
Ann Arbor, MI
HALO (Hand-washing with Antimicrobial Light Output) is a breakthrough device that safely disinfects over 99% of germs from your hands & phone in seconds - with just light.
Austin, TX
2020 Startup of the Year Honorable Mention
Exclusive bookings for Military and Federal Travelers.
Boston, MA
2020 Startup of the Year Honorable Mention
Beagle Learning is an AI-powered platform that helps teams work together through a simple process.
Spokane, WA
Solace (formerly known as Bliss) provides information and resources to guide transgender people through transition.
Salt Lake City, UT
2020 Startup of the Year Honorable Mention
An all-in-one tool that solves double booking your events, simplifying scheduling, and allows you to analyze how you spend your time to improve.
Parker, CO
CAPE Inclusion is a Certified Minority Supplier in the DE&I space, creating an easy way to manage your DE&I program.
Houston, TX
CaseCTRL is a SaaS appliance that supercharges your surgical pipeline leveraging automation and artificial intelligence.
Charlotte, NC
Catapult™ is an all-in-one Request for Proposal solution that streamlines procurement departments through repeatable workflows and automation.
Washington, DC
Chekmate is a dating marketplace designed to facilitate genuine connections by bridging the gap between online and offline interactions using a data-driven personalized AI approach.
Washington, DC
2020 Top 15 Startup of the Year Finalist
Cherry Blossom Intimates is a luxury breast health facility + intimates boutique for every woman, no matter her bra size, skin color, or cancer status.
Austin, TX
QbDVision (formerly CherryCircle) is a biopharma purebred — a cutting-edge platform designed specifically for biotech products, teams, and processes.
Austin, TX
Recruiting platform that connects chronically ill and disabled professionals to flexible work opportunities.
Broomfield, CO
2020 People's Choice Category Favorite - Health & Wellness
Clear Child Psychology is a Telehealth autism assessment and management platform for parents and clinicians.
Boulder, CO
2020 Startup of the Year Honorable Mention
Cloud Campaign is a digital platform that helps marketing agencies streamline social media management.
Hixson, TN
2020 Startup of the Year World Impact Award
CPRWrap is a single-use template that protects and guides any non-medical responder during CPR.
Delray Beach, FL
Cuemby provides the next generation Kubernetes and Cloud-Native technology to manage your applications and infrastructure.
Alpharetta, GA
Cyble provides real-time visibility to cyber threats and risks using proprietary risk models and AI.
Philadelphia, PA
Dorothy provides immediate cash advancements before disaster happens. Traditional insurance and federal aid can take 6-12 months to distribute payment, Dorothy offers cash in 4-5 days.
New York, NY
A 3D-ready cloud platform that helps manage and deliver AR/VR content to apps and devices everywhere.
Dallas, TX
PowerEd generates culturally responsive solutions and resources to energize educators, empower students, and eradicate inequity.
Austin, TX
Environmental Quality Solutions provides long-term sustainable solutions for the health of aquatic ecosystems.
Dallas, TX
The Quarterback Equalizer is an app-based training game built to help QB's and Coaches read defensive coverages, game decisions, and passes.
Raleigh, NC
2020 Top 5 Startup of the Year Finalist
Finmark provides financial planning and modeling software for startups by distilling down complex financial concepts and calculations into a simple to use interface.
Livingston, NJ
FLYX is a fun streaming social network that helps you discover what to watch and where to watch.
Charlotte, NC
2020 Top 15 Startup of the Year Finalist
Freeman Capital provides a platform where users can receive on demand and long term wealth building actions.
Minneapolis, MN
2020 Startup of the Year Honorable Mention
New technology to support a new resurgence of manufacturing growth. Moving faster requires more data, better automation supported by a new modern platform.
Seattle, WA
Hummingbirds AI converges the universe of computer vision, big data, and behavior analytics, creating a comprehensive pool of data for enterprises and smart cities.
Providence, RI
Automating sales and delivery for ambitious businesses in Africa, IderaOS helps African Entrepreneurs sell to anyone, anywhere.
Oxford, UK
iLoF is enabling a new era of personalized medicine, by using AI and photonics to build a cloud-based library of diseases biomarkers and biological profiles.
Santa Monica, CA
Harness disruptive Augmented Reality innovation with a fast turnover to enhance your engagement like never before.
Austin, TX
2020 Startup of the Year Honorable Mention
Get access to an app-based ecosystem with tools, personalized advice, and a rad community to help you grow food at home.
Berkeley, CA
2020 Top 5 Startup of the Year Finalist
GLASS is an ecosystem of powerful tools for government decision makers.
Tampa, FL
2020 Top 15 Startup of the Year Finalist; People's Choice Winner
Grifin is a patent pending app that automatically buys you Stock Where You Shop™!
Fort Worth, TX
Grow your wealth with Harvest Returns, the Internet's one-stop shop for investments in agriculture.
Charlotte, NC
Hey Trabajo expands job opportunities for Hispanics in the U.S. and connects them with resources to succeed.
Telanagana, India
Heamac is a Revolutionary Phototherapy device for neonatal jaundice management.
Memphis, TN
Hera Health Solutions is developing an innovative biodegradable drug delivery implant aimed to revolutionize drug delivery.
Morristown, NJ
2020 Top 5 Startup of the Year Finalist
Hoy Health offers primary health to any consumer anywhere in the world without the need of health insurance.
Malibu, CA
2020 Top 15 Startup of the Year Finalist
Inclusology is a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion solution. Its automated DEI platform helps HR professionals build an inclusive workplace.
San Francisco, CA
Hubly Surgical is a cranial and orthopedic platform drilling solution to improve patient outcome and increase quality of care for surgery.
Boston, MA
Jaxon eliminates the biggest bottleneck in AI today by automating the process of labeling data, allowing data science teams to build fully-trained models in days vs months.
Washington, DC
2020 .US Startup of the Year Winner; 2020 Top 5 Startup of the Year Finalist
Jeenie is a mobile platform with a live, HIPAA-trained medical interpreter from a mobile device or computer for on-demand, in-person patient communication and Telehealth consultations.
Tampa, FL
2020 People's Choice Category Favorite - FinTech
JustProtect is a SaaS platform that helps enterprises simplify the process of distributing and responding to internal and 3rd party assessments.
New Orleans, LA
Kinemagic creates enterprise and industrial XR solutions that allow you to create DigitalTwins of your projects within minutes or hours.
Boston, MA
KAIT Solutions provides the best educational experience to every student through efficient individualized and AI-enhanced learning insights.
Austin, TX
knowRx developed
EPCARE® as the digital platform to help achieve Therapeutic Equity℠ for better health outcomes.
Alexandria, VA
kweliTV celebrates global black stories through curated indie films, docs, shows, kids series and live events. Kweli means truth in Swahili.
Denver, CO
2020 Startup of the Year World Impact Award
Leaf Global Fintech's platform offers secure way to safeguard and transfer money across borders and ultimately create an economic identity.
New York, NY
2020 Startup of the Year World Impact Award
Leda Health has developed resources such as self-administered DNA collection, sexual health testing, and more to meet the needs of sexual assault survivors.
Sydney, Australia
Liftango powers some of the most successful on-demand shared transport systems across the world.
Fayetteville, AR
2020 Startup of the Year Honorable Mention
Lineus Medical created SafeBreak Vascular, a device designed to prevent the loss of IV lines and medical spills, for both nurses and patients.
San Francisco, CA
Loop is a private app for families that created a radically different solution, by pairing the app with a home display.
Austin, TX
Mekumi utilizes proven methods and AI to dramatically improve student learning, teaching skills & content effectiveness.
Astoria, NY
Meritorious is the only national network exclusive to military veterans and military spouses in senior level positions with a member portal, networking events, and professional development.
City of Industry, CA
2020 Top 15 Startup of the Year Finalist
Plastic-alternative Biomaterials made from Agricultural Waste redefining circular economy.
City of Industry, CA
Milk Money Kitchens helps food businesses launch and grow by providing a shared commercial kitchen space.
Indianapolis, IN
2020 Top 15 Startup of the Year Finalist
MITO Materials develops hybrid graphene additives for polymer composites to enhance the performance, durability, and light-weighting capabilities of materials with no change in the manufacturing process.
Atlanta, GA
Totem brings your brand to life with powerful design. Our AI-powered brand-maker creates custom design assets for you so you can spend more time focusing on your small business.
Los Angeles, CA
Native is a new gen messenger app with a powerful real time translation engine behind. Talk to anyone in the world in your own native language.
San Francisco, CA
2020 People's Choice Category Favorite - EdTech
Neolth is solving the student stress epidemic by helping schools provide 24/7 stress management to every student that's personalized for their neurodiverse needs.
Tampa, FL
Nickelytics combines the massive impact of vehicle advertisement, with the precision of online retargeting, to deliver the most efficient advertising campaigns to our brands.
Wilmington, DE
Numio makes crypto easy by building payment, storage, and identity verification applications that anyone can use.
Akron, OH
O2 RegenTech is commercializing cost-effective, easy-to-use wound care solutions with OXAID™: An oxygenating, moist, antimicrobial wound dressing.
Washington, DC
2020 Top 15 Startup of the Year Finalist
Otolith Labs has developed a clinical stage therapeutic technology that is fast acting and the most effective treatment for motion sickness and vertigo.
St. Paul, MN
2020 Startup of the Year Honorable Mention
Otrafy is an AI powered supplier management system that manages and optimizes supplier quality assurance.
Atlanta, GA
Patientory empowers our users with actionable insights from health data, incentivizing them to take control of their health outcomes.
Berkeley, CA
2020 Startup of the Year World Impact Award
Perimeter is a disaster visualization and communication platform for public safety by providing access to first responders.
Long Beach, CA
On-demand platform for Brands + Retailers to gather product data (and competition) from everyday shoppers, instead of workforces.
San Francisco, CA
Pngme's open financial data API provides unified access to consumer financial data to lenders and financial institutions in emerging markets.
Ann Arbor, MI
Pocketnest provides compressive financial planning in a digital, methodical format.
San Francisco, CA
Predictiv is the first DNA Digital Twin to assess your risk level of 22,500+ diseases & simulate
your personalized reactions to 750+ drugs.
Atlanta, GA
An apparel treatment robot that can disinfect, clean, press, and dry clothes in less than 5 minutes.
St. Paul, MN
A customizable electromagnetic tracking platform that is accurate, modular, and works in any setting. Supplying key components for the Image-Guided & Robotic Surgery Market.
Dallas, TX
2020 Startup of the Year Honorable Mention
Rosy is the first-of-its-kind platform offering women a holistic approach to sexual health and wellness.
St. Petersburg, FL
Scale your value-based pharmacy strategy with RxLive’s
telehealth services, software and analytics solutions.
Memphis, TN
SecondKeys redefines property management by bridging the gaps between property owners, property managers, and tenants.
Cranbury, NJ
SkyeBrowse simplifies drone 3D modeling for first responders. With our patented 2 tap simplicity, first responders can make 2 minute 3D models of emergency scenes with 0 training required.
Los Angeles, CA
2020 Startup of the Year Winner
SoLo Funds is an iOS lending exchange connecting lenders & borrowers to provide affordable access to loans under $1,000.
Boston, MA
Southie Autonomy is automation solution designed for contract packagers, manufacturers, and logistics providers makes it easy to deploy robot arms at the beginning, middle, and end of production lines.
Los Angeles, CA
2020 Startup of the Year Honorable Mention
Spira creates algae-based ingredients for those replacing artificial and animal-derived food and beverage products.
Charlestown, MA
Surgicure Technologies secures breathing with a device that makes intubation safe and effective.
Memphis, TN
2020 Top 15 Startup of the Year Finalist
With a fresh approach using Manuka honey, SweetBio’s first product, APIS®, is designed with the patient in mind to treat tough wounds including ulcers and surgical sites.
North Hollywood, CA
2020 Startup of the Year Honorable Mention
TipTags' patented technology allows users to create preserve and share any data on any map with extreme accuracy. This platform is solving hard problems for the US Air Force, NATO, leading supply chain and insurance companies.
Ridgefield, CT
2020 Startup of the Year Honorable Mention
Target Arm has a device that enable launch and recovery of both rotary and fixed wing drones from any moving vehicle autonomously, and even during windy conditions.
Fort Collins, CO
2020 Startup of the Year Honorable Mention
Tilt is a tech-enabled services platform that streamlines the entire leave process and brings the human back to leave management.
Berlin, Germany
Tracks decarbonises logistics with an accredited CO2 allocation solutions that makes it possible and profitable for businesses to meet and exceed their emission goals.
Rockville, MD
2020 Startup of the Year Honorable Mention
TruGenomixis 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).
Boca Raton, FL
UBQFIT utilizes AI/VR tools to enable face and body sensing tech in creating games and gamifications that transform live-stream 1-on-1 and class sessions into fun, social and virally sharable events.
Las Vegas, NV
Uplift Solar's unique technology, harvests more power from shaded solar panels, using a novel “microburst” energy harvesting technique.
2020 Startup of the Year World Impact Award
Vonzella aims to help low-income people who’ve been arrested, but can’t afford to pay bail, through a cost-sharing system, something that’s sort of like, but also is different, from insurance.
Lagos, Nigeria
2020 Top 15 Startup of the Year Finalist
Yellow Card is the easiest way to buy and sell Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether instantly at the best rates with zero fees.
Houston, TX
2020 Startup of the Year World Impact Award
Youth Enrichments uses the power of technology, empowerment and data to develop a healthy self esteem in kids so they can reach their full potential.
New York, NY
Zaya brings a personal and human touch to help all mothers receive insurance-coverage care and free text support.
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An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an on-line identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person. b) Visitor Visitor is any identified or identifiable natural person, whose personal data is processed by the controller responsible for the processing. c) Processing Processing is any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction. d) Restriction of processing Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future. e) Profiling Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements. f) Pseudonymisation Pseudonymisation is the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific visitor without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person. g) Controller or controller responsible for the processing Controller or controller responsible for the processing is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data; where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law. h) Processor Processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller. i) Recipient Recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients; the processing of those data by those public authorities shall be in compliance with the applicable data protection rules according to the purposes of the processing. j) Third party Third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the visitor, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorised to process personal data. k) Consent Consent of the visitor is any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the visitor's wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her. 2. Name and Address of the controller Controller for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), other data protection laws applicable in Member states of the European Union and other provisions related to data protection is: Established LLC Established 150 Las Vegas Blvd N 1514 Las Vegas 89101 USA Phone: 703-201-6315 Email: contact@est.us Website: https://www.established.us 3. Cookies The Internet pages of the Established use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in a computer system via an Internet browser. Many Internet sites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a character string through which Internet pages and servers can be assigned to the specific Internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows visited Internet sites and servers to differentiate the individual browser of the dats subject from other Internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific Internet browser can be recognized and identified using the unique cookie ID. Through the use of cookies, Established can provide the users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting. By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized with the user in mind. Cookies allow us, as previously mentioned, to recognize our website users. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to utilize our website. The website user that uses cookies, e.g. does not have to enter access data each time the website is accessed, because this is taken over by the website, and the cookie is thus stored on the visitor's computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in an on-line shop. The on-line store remembers the articles that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie. The visitor may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies through our website by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used, and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. If the visitor deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be entirely usable. 4. Collection of general data and information The website of Established collects a series of general data and information when a visitor or automated system calls up the website. This general data and information are stored in the server log files. Collected information may be (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers), (4) the sub-websites, (5) the date and time of access to the Internet site, (6) an Internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) any other similar data and information that may be used in the event of attacks on our information technology systems. When using these general data and information, Established does not draw any conclusions about the visitor. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website as well as its advertisement, (3) ensure the long-term viability of our information technology systems and website technology, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in case of a cyber-attack. Therefore, Established analyzes anonymously collected data and information statistically, with the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of our enterprise, and to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a visitor. 5. Registration on our website The visitor has the possibility to register on the website of the controller with the indication of personal data. Which personal data are transmitted to the controller is determined by the respective input mask used for the registration. The personal data entered by the visitor are collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the controller, and for his own purposes. The controller may request transfer to one or more processors (e.g. a parcel service or payment processor) that also uses personal data for an internal purpose which is attributable to the controller. By registering on the website of the controller, the IP address—assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) and used by the visitor, date and time of the registration are also stored. The storage of this data takes place against the background that this is the only way to prevent the misuse of our services, and, if necessary, to make it possible to investigate committed offences. Insofar, the storage of this data is necessary to secure the controller. This data is not passed on to third parties unless there is a statutory obligation to pass on the data, or if the transfer serves the aim of criminal prosecution. The registration of the visitor, with the voluntary indication of personal data, is intended to enable the controller to offer the visitor contents or services that may only be offered to registered users due to the nature of the matter in question. Registered persons are free to change the personal data specified during the registration at any time, or to have them completely deleted from the data records of the controller. The data controller shall, at any time, provide information upon request to each visitor as to what personal data are stored about the visitor. In addition, the data controller shall correct or erase personal data at the request or indication of the visitor, insofar as there are no statutory storage obligations. The entirety of the controller’s employees are available to the visitor in this respect as contact persons. 6. Subscription to our newsletters On the website of Established, users are given the opportunity to subscribe to our Established's newsletter. The input mask used for this purpose determines what personal data are transmitted, as well as when the newsletter is ordered from the controller. Established informs its customers and business partners regularly by means of a newsletter about Established offers. Established's newsletter may only be received by the visitor if (1) the visitor has a valid e-mail address and (2) the visitor registers for the newsletter shipping. A confirmation e-mail will be sent to the e-mail address registered by a visitor for the first time for newsletter shipping, for legal reasons, in the double opt-in procedure. This confirmation e-mail is used to prove whether the owner of the e-mail address as the visitor is authorised to receive the newsletter. During the registration for the newsletter, we also store the IP address of the computer system assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) and used by the visitor at the time of the registration, as well as the date and time of the registration. The collection of this data is necessary in order to understand the (possible) misuse of the e-mail address of a visitor at a later date, and it therefore serves the aim of the legal protection of the controller. The personal data collected as part of a registration for the newsletter will only be used to send our newsletter. In addition, subscribers to the newsletter may be informed by e-mail, as long as this is necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or a registration in question, as this could be the case in the event of modifications to the newsletter offer, or in the event of a change in technical circumstances. There will be no transfer of personal data collected by the newsletter service to third parties. The subscription to our newsletter may be terminated by the visitor at any time. The consent to the storage of personal data, which the visitor has given for shipping the newsletter, may be revoked at any time. For the purpose of revocation of consent, a corresponding link is found in each newsletter. It is also possible to un-subscribe from the newsletter at any time directly on the website of the controller, or to communicate this to the controller in a different way. 7. Newsletter-Tracking The newsletter of Established may contain so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in such e-mails, which are sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and analysis. This allows a statistical analysis of the success or failure of on-line marketing campaigns. Based on the embedded tracking pixel, Established may see if and when an e-mail was opened by a visitor, and which links in the e-mail were called up by visitors. Such personal data collected in the tracking pixels contained in the newsletters are stored and analysed by the controller in order to optimize the shipping of the newsletter, as well as to adapt the content of future newsletters even better to the interests of the visitor. This personal data will not be passed on to third parties. visitors are at any time entitled to revoke the respective separate declaration of consent issued by means of the double-opt-in procedure. After a revocation, this personal data will be deleted by the controller. Established automatically regards a withdrawal from the receipt of the newsletter as a revocation. 8. Contact possibility via the website The website of Established contains information that enables a quick electronic contact to our Established, as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address of the so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). If a visitor contacts the controller by e-mail or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the visitor are automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a visitor to the data controller are stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the visitor. There is no transfer of this personal data to third parties. 9. Routine erasure and blocking of personal data The data controller shall process and store the personal data of the visitor only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as far as this is granted by the European legislator or other legislators in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject to. If the storage purpose is not applicable, or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data are routinely blocked or erased in accordance with legal requirements. 10. Rights of the visitor a) Right of confirmation Each visitor shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed. If a visitor wishes to avail himself of this right of confirmation, he or she may, at any time, contact contact@est.us. b) Right of access Each visitor shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller free information about his or her personal data stored at any time and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European directives and regulations grant the visitor access to the following information: the purposes of the processing; the categories of personal data concerned; the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations; where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period; the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data, or restriction of processing of personal data concerning the visitor, or to object to such processing; the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority; where the personal data are not collected from the visitor, any available information as to their source; the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and envisaged consequences of such processing for the visitor. Furthermore, the visitor shall have a right to obtain information as to whether personal data are transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. Where this is the case, the visitor shall have the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer. If a visitor wishes to avail himself of this right of access, he or she may, at any time, contact contact@est.us. c) Right to rectification Each visitor shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, the visitor shall have the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement. If a visitor wishes to exercise this right to rectification, he or she may, at any time, contact contact@est.us. d) Right to erasure (Right to be forgotten) Each visitor shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning him or her without undue delay, and the controller shall have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies, as long as the processing is not necessary: The personal data is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed. The visitor withdraws consent to which the processing is based according to point (a) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR, or point (a) of Article 9(2) of the GDPR, and where there is no other legal ground for the processing. The visitor objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the visitor objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR. The personal data have been unlawfully processed. The personal data must be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject. The personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1) of the GDPR. If one of the aforementioned reasons applies, and a visitor wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by Established, he or she may, at any time, contact contact@est.us. An employee of Established shall promptly ensure that the erasure request is complied with immediately. Where the controller has made personal data public and is obliged pursuant to Article 17(1) to erase the personal data, the controller, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the personal data that the visitor has requested erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of, those personal data, as far as processing is not required. An employees of Established will arrange the necessary measures in individual cases. e) Right of restriction of processing Each visitor shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller restriction of processing where one of the following applies: The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the visitor, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data. The processing is unlawful and the visitor opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of their use instead. The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by the visitor for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. The visitor has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the visitor. If one of the aforementioned conditions is met, and a visitor wishes to request the restriction of the processing of personal data stored by Established, he or she may at any time contact contact@est.us. The employee of Established will arrange the restriction of the processing. f) Right to data portability Each visitor shall have the right granted by the European legislator, to receive the personal data concerning him or her, which was provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. He or she shall have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided, as long as the processing is based on consent pursuant to point (a) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR or point (a) of Article 9(2) of the GDPR, or on a contract pursuant to point (b) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, as long as the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller. Furthermore, in exercising his or her right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) of the GDPR, the visitor shall have the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and when doing so does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others. In order to assert the right to data portability, the visitor may at any time contact contact@est.us. g) Right to object Each visitor shall have the right granted by the European legislator to object, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, at any time, to processing of personal data concerning him or her, which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions. Established shall no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the visitor, or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. If Established processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the visitor shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her for such marketing. This applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the visitor objects to Established to the processing for direct marketing purposes, Established will no longer process the personal data for these purposes. In addition, the visitor has the right, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning him or her by Established for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest. In order to exercise the right to object, the visitor may contact any employee of Established. In addition, the visitor is free in the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to use his or her right to object by automated means using technical specifications. h) Automated individual decision-making, including profiling Each visitor shall have the right granted by the European legislator not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her, or similarly significantly affects him or her, as long as the decision (1) is not is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the visitor and a data controller, or (2) is not authorised by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the visitor's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is not based on the visitor's explicit consent. If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the visitor and a data controller, or (2) it is based on the visitor's explicit consent, Established shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the visitor's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and contest the decision. If the visitor wishes to exercise the rights concerning automated individual decision-making, he or she may, at any time, contact contact@est.us. i) Right to withdraw data protection consent Each visitor shall have the right granted by the European legislator to withdraw his or her consent to processing of his or her personal data at any time. f the visitor wishes to exercise the right to withdraw the consent, he or she may, at any time, contact contact@est.us. 11. Legal basis for the processing Art. 6(1) lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the visitor is party, as is the case, for example, when processing operations are necessary for the supply of goods or to provide any other service, the processing is based on Article 6(1) lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations which are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of inquiries concerning our products or services. Is Established subject to a legal obligation by which processing of personal data is required, such as for the fulfilment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6(1) lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the visitor or of another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in Established and his name, age, health insurance data or other vital information would have to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6(1) lit. d GDPR. Finally, processing operations could be based on Article 6(1) lit. f GDPR. This legal basis is used for processing operations which are not covered by any of the above mentioned legal grounds, if processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by Established or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the visitor which require protection of personal data. Such processing operations are particularly permissible because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. He considered that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the visitor is a client of the controller (Recital 47 Sentence 2 GDPR). 12. The legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party Where the processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1) lit. f GDPR our legitimate interest is to carry out our business in favour of the well-being of all our employees and/or shareholders. 13. Period for which the personal data will be stored The criteria used to determine the period of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiration of that period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, as long as it is no longer necessary for the fulfilment of the contract or the initiation of a contract. 14. Provision of personal data as statutory or contractual requirement; Requirement necessary to enter into a contract; Obligation of the visitor to provide the personal data; possible consequences of failure to provide such data We clarify that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or can also result from contractual provisions (e.g. information on the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be necessary to conclude a contract that the visitor provides us with personal data, which must subsequently be processed by us. The visitor is, for example, obliged to provide us with personal data when Established signs a contract with him or her. The non-provision of the personal data would have the consequence that the contract with the visitor could not be concluded. Before personal data is provided by the visitor, the visitor must contact contact@est.us. Established clarifies to the visitor whether the provision of the personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data and the consequences of non-provision of the personal data. 15. Existence of automated decision-making As a responsible company, we do not use automatic decision-making or profiling. Reference: RSGDPR1547512396