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The video game industry is concentrated in a handful of locations, leaving incredible talent in underserved areas frequently overlooked. Ben Kvalo started Midwest Games to change that narrative, supporting underrepresented game developers because increasing diversity in game development leads to better products and bigger markets. Ben recently joined us to talk about Midwest Games, the challenges of raising capital in the Midwest, the importance of small developers in maintaining a healthy video game ecosystem, and the potential benefits of AI for the industry.
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Consumer weather models are too coarse for farms and conservancies that are large enough to occupy their own microclimates. Dr. Carlos Gaitan started Benchmark Labs to solve this problem, leveraging artificial intelligence to create custom weather models for farmers and conservators—helping them increase their crop yield and better manage their land. Carlos recently sat down with us to discuss Benchmark Labs, his experience as an immigrant founder, the value of government funding for startups, and how policymakers should approach AI policy.
Courtroom5 is a Durham-based startup that provides automated legal support to people representing themselves in civil court. We recently spoke with the Co-Founder and CEO, Sonja Ebron, to learn more about her background, the company’s use of artificial intelligence, and what policymakers can do to address funding disparities.
Based in the Motor City, Alerje is a health management startup focused on improving the lives of people living with food allergies. We spoke with Javier Evelyn, the Founder and CEO of Alerje, to learn more about his startup’s efforts to help people coping with food allergies, his experiences as a Black founder, and his thoughts on what makes Detroit such a unique city in which to launch a startup.
With Georgia becoming a global destination for film and television production, an Atlanta-based startup named Productions.com (formerly known as Film Connx) is working to promote diversity and simplify the hiring process within the production industry—in the Peach State and beyond—by connecting stakeholders with local and vetted production professionals. We recently spoke with Carolyn Pitt, the CEO and Founder of Productions.com, to learn more about her startup’s role as a job marketplace for productions, the challenges she’s experienced as a Black founder, and the steps that policymakers should take to support more equitable investments in early-stage companies.
SampleServe is a startup that’s helping field technicians, laboratories, and consultants streamline the collection and testing of environmental samples by using a digital chain of custody process to quickly turn testing data into reports. We recently spoke with Russell Schindler, the Founder and CEO of SampleServe, to learn more about his startup’s work, his thoughts on crowdfunding, and his plans for branching out into new markets.
Journimap L3C is a social enterprise startup and cloud-based application that uses qualitative research methods and ethnography concepts to map out the experiences and journeys of patients, customers, service workers, and others. We spoke with the Founder and CEO of Journimap, John Corrigan, to learn more about his startup’s work, how the pandemic has affected his business, and why net neutrality and social business models are important.
Arrowhead Incubator is working to advance social and economic welfare through the empowerment of Native American entrepreneurs, small businesses, and industry. We recently spoke with Shiloh Slomsky, the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Arrowhead Incubator, to learn more about the organization’s work providing business ideation education, growing Native American entrepreneurship, and the policy challenges faced by Native American entrepreneurs.
As scientists and other researchers continue to raise concerns about the role of methane in global warming, startups like New York-based Bluefield Technologies are using satellites, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to better pinpoint methane emissions from space. We spoke with the Founder and CEO of Bluefield Technologies, Yotam Ariel, to learn more about his startup’s work, his experience as an immigrant entrepreneur, and how policymakers can support the growth of other innovative immigrant-founded startups across the country.
21Labs is an autonomous testing and analytics platform that lets mobile app developers and engineering teams accelerate their release cycle and perfect the user experience of their iOS and Android applications. We recently spoke with 21Labs’ CEO, Shani Shoham, to learn a little more about his startup’s work, his experience as an immigrant founder, and why it’s so important for the U.S. to attract and attain the best talent from across the world.
Founded in 2013 to improve Fresno’s technology ecosystem, Bitwise Industries is a startup that’s working to increase workforce opportunities for diverse and often marginalized workers in “underdog cities.” We recently spoke with Bitwise’s CEOs and Co-Founders, Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin Jr., to learn more about their startup’s work, what makes Bitwise’s business model so unique, and how policymakers can work to support a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce.
LoanWell—a Durham-based fintech startup—is seeing years of hustle pay off, and finding ways to help get financial relief to small businesses across North Carolina, during the pandemic. We spoke with Bernard Worthy, LoanWell’s CEO and Co-Founder, to learn more about his startup, the company’s unique efforts to support economic relief, and his thoughts about how communities and governments can and do support underrepresented founders.
Fiskkit provides users a platform to engage granularly with online content, discuss important topics together, and present accurate, valid, and relevant evidence to counter misinformation on the Internet. Users can comment on and critique articles line-by-line, identifying what is true, false, well-reasoned, or unsound. Through this engagement, Founder and CEO John Pettus thinks that Fiskkit can promote critical thinking and civility in our discourse. We recently spoke to John to learn more about Fiskkit, how startups can benefit from a wider array of corporate structures, the importance of intermediary liability frameworks, the value of balanced copyright laws, and his vision for Fiskkit moving forward.
Based in Las Vegas, Door to Door Health is an early-stage healthcare startup that’s using technology integrated with in-person medical care to improve primary medical care services for lower-income households. We spoke with David Crane—the CEO of Door to Door Health—to learn more about his startup’s mission, how technology can be used to improve healthcare, and the steps that policymakers can take to incentivize more private investments in startups.
HitchPin is a platform connecting farmers and ranchers to enable the efficient allocation of products and services across the agriculture/food industry. We spoke with the CEO and Founder of HitchPin, Trevor McKeeman, to learn more about the startup, the solutions they’re providing for farmers, and his experience starting a business in middle America.
Broomfield-based startup niolabs provides a platform for users and companies to create, design, and deploy their own distributed computing systems. We recently spoke with niolabs’ CEO, Doug Standley, to learn more about the startup’s work, the importance of application programming interfaces (APIs) and interoperability, and how policymakers can work to reduce unnecessary administrative burdens on early-stage companies.
Shift is a platform that provides current and former members of the U.S. military with the resources, guidance, and immersive experiences needed to advance their careers. We recently spoke with Mike Slagh, the CEO of Shift, to learn more about the startup’s work with veterans and service members, the importance of investment in talent and nascent technologies, and the criticality of veterans as a talent pool in the future economy.
Infiltron is a veteran-founded startup that uses software and other solutions to safeguard personal information—especially biometric data and data on Internet-connected devices—from outside intrusion. We recently spoke with Infiltron’s Founder and CTO, Chasity Wright, to learn more about her startup’s work, how her experience in the Air Force shaped her entrepreneurial journey, and how her company is working to mitigate some of the risks and concerns associated with the use of facial recognition.
Fresno-based startup BeeHero uses sensors and machine learning to monitor the health of beehives and help farmers maximize their crop yields by tracking the pollination process. We spoke with BeeHero CEO and Co-Founder Omer Davidi to learn more about his startup’s work, how the pandemic has upended the farming industry, and why it’s important for policymakers to provide access to the capital startups need to reach consumers and hone their products.
TheraTec is a digital health startup whose platform helps improve outcomes for patients with musculoskeletal conditions while also lowering their cost of care. We recently spoke with Tony Hyk, CEO of TheraTec, to learn more about the company, policy challenges they’ve encountered, their experience as the target of a patent troll, and what they see on the horizon.
Nova Credit is a cross-border credit reporting company that allows immigrants to easily transfer their international credit histories to the United States. We recently spoke with Nicky Goulimis, Nova Credit’s Co-Founder and COO, to learn more about the startup’s work, the important role that immigrants play in the U.S. economy, and how policymakers can better support foreign-born workers and visa holders.
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