FAU Tech Runway
Venture Class 9

Congratulations to Venture Class 9 (VC9) for successfully completing the FAU Tech Runway Venture program!

Entrepreneurship is an extremely challenging path to pursue, and we commend their perseverance to thrive this past year.

FAU Tech Runway mentors, advisory board, sponsors, community partners and staff wishes VC9 continued success in their future endeavors.

Companies listed are in no particular order or hierarchy.

Atligo

Atligo

An online platform for student athletes to rate universities and build a professional social network with athletes, coaches, universities and employers.

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Catalyst GEM

Carbon Limit Co.

A carbon capture utilization and storage company, with a proprietary carbon technology that removes atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2).

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"The most valuable tool by far is the one-on-one product/market-fit interviews for [the National Science Foundation] I-Corps. Mastering this technique will provide ongoing benefits to the enterprise."

SIDNEY H. KLEIN
SafeDate.io

ROSI Servicing, Inc

Rosi Giving

Rosi is a platform that empowers people to meaningfully support and engage with any causes or charities (especially local charities) that are important to them, anytime or anywhere by simply using a smart phone.

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ROSI Servicing, Inc

Pet HealthCare Innovations

Improving health and quality of life for pets and their owners through innovative pet healthcare solutions.

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"Having been in the healthcare industry for 2 decades, I came into the program with preconceived notions, thinking that with a great idea and a market in need we can hit the ground running. One of the most eye-opening exercises was taking part in the NSF I-Corps customer discovery phase, where we led over 60 interviews among diverse roles across healthcare stakeholders. Through this journey, we learned to listen more and talk less, validate, adapt, and pivot quickly, and unravel fundamental pain points and opportunities that drive value. Yet, the most meaningful part of the program that helped to shape and accelerate our growth was the access to an incredible mentor team (Ron Tarro, Heather Miller, Josh McJilton, Dawn Scranton, and Charles Cooper) who were matched to fit our exact needs. With their support, Synchronyx is now primed for market entry. By next month we expect to launch our connected health platform (TapptTM), and start enrolling patients in clinical trials across 5 large academic institutions."

TAMAR SAPIR, PH.D.
Synchronyx

Marine Connex

Marine Connex

A one-stop source to find service providers exclusively dedicated to the marine industry.

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Synchronyx

Synchronyx

A connected health platform focused on measurably improving medication adherence and care coordination for patients with chronic and medically complex conditions.

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"FAU Tech Runway has created transformative improvement for me and my company, Pet HealthCare Innovations™, by providing outstanding resources and world-class mentorship! Through the program, we achieved many key milestones, won pitch competitions at the university, state, and national level for funding, were recognized as a next generation inventor, were featured in the media frequently, and much more. I can’t thank the Tech Runway team and my mentor team enough!"

JOHN THOMERSON
Pet HealthCare Innovations

Fit Oven

Fit Oven

Utilizes an intelligent vending machine to refrigerate, heat up, and dispense healthy meals prepared by Steele Meals.

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Catalyst GEM

Catalyst GEM

A connected platform transforming the international student recruiting process through a global education marketplace.

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"Our mentor team’s advice has been tremendously accurate and precise all year and always consistently pushes us in the correct direction. A good example is recruitment of help from a Clinical Regulatory Consultant. It has been an extremely productive year."

HOWARD PRENTICE
EYE-GEN

SafeDate.io

A dating platform that vets everyone before permitting membership and access. The result is SafeDate.io safe online and in-person dating.

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SaVi H2O, LLC

SaVi H2O, LLC

Aims to connect people to nature again. A manufactured patented product called SaVi H2O that is a structured water system that simultaneously cleans water.

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"We made a major pivot 3 months into the program, pivoting from a Direct Air Capture machine to a carbon negative cement technology and we are so excited about it! We would also love to make a shout out to all three of our Tech Runway mentors, Kevin Cox, Kuka Elemesova and Tyler Quinn."

TIM SPERRY
Carbon Limit Co.

use My Benefits

UseMyBenefits

Provides an easy-to-use loyalty benefits program to its clients.

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Vitruvian VDR

Vitruvian

A software company solving fit uncertainty in the apparel e-commerce space with our size suggestion tool and virtual dressing room.

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"For Melissa Maniscalco [Tech Runway mentor], thank you for your patience, guidance, and feedback in helping my company DiaM Life grow. Diabetes is such a delicate and personal journey for so many, and your support has been valuable and incredibly inspiring in helping support our Diabetes community."

LORENNA FELIZ SANTOS
DiaM Life

DiaM Life Inc.

DiaM Life Inc.

A unified diabetes care and management software to improve results associated with diabetes.

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Roomaters LLC

Roomaters LLC

A mobile app marketplace that helps identify compatible roommates through a roommate personality test.

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EYE-GEN

EYE-GEN is a biotechnology company with a vision to employ gene-related research to deliver innovative therapies for eye diseases that threaten the vision of millions of Americans, such as age-related macular degeneration.

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