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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.
After first hand experience with California’s water crisis, Lumo CEO Devon Wright decided to create a solution to make farmers’ water use cost-efficient and remotely accessible. We sat down with him to hear about his experience as a serial entrepreneur, the importance of broadband access to rural communities, and the ways the U.S. can realize our sustainability goals.
Vassil Mladjov is the chairman and investor at Tallio.io, a startup that delivers targeted Shoppable ads to TV viewers. Tallio aims to make the experience of watching TV more relevant to the viewers by personalizing the ad experience. We spoke with Vassil about the history of Tallio and how it pivoted from a live stream shopping platform to a personalized TV advertising system, as well as the current landscape of data privacy laws and the implications of allowing companies to copyright their application programming interfaces (APIs).
getWise is an online platform that offers affordable access to exclusive video tips and training from vetted and trusted experts. When major life events forced her to restart her career, founder Kathryn Rose used the power of her professional network and crafted a vision for getWise. We spoke with her about her arduous fundraising journey, navigating numerous privacy frameworks, and the need for resources for women entrepreneurs.
Emily Brown, Co-Founder and CEO of Free From Market, is an ardent believer that food is medicine. She has firsthand experience with the impact that a lack of access to healthy foods can have on health outcomes, and created an e-commerce service to address this very issue. We spoke with her about her thoughts on barriers to accessing capital, compliance with data privacy rules, and current restrictions around SNAP and EBT eligibility.
Lightscline is building AI-based software that helps engineering teams achieve up to 90 percent cost reduction in sensor data pipeline management. The software collects 2-10x fewer data, reducing the power, compute, storage, transmission, and latency in digital transformation applications. Deep tech-focused founder Ankur Verma gave us insight into his background as a student entrepreneur operating with his University’s support, his experience navigating the U.S.’s immigration system, and his goals for Lightscline.
As part of her work, Dr. Chelsea Monty-Bromer was working with a team of researchers to develop new technology to assist veterans with prosthetic limbs. The result of that work was new technology that became the basis of her company, SweatID where she is the Founder & Chief Technology Officer. We spoke with Chelsea to learn more about SweatID’s product, her experience raising capital from public and private sources, and her experience navigating intellectual property systems here and abroad.
Inspirit VR is a Palo Alto-based virtual reality technology platform that is looking to revolutionize the way children learn and harness their imagination by providing new experiences right in the classroom. We spoke to Co-Founder & CEO Aditya Vishwanath about the work his company is doing, his experience navigating the U.S. immigration system as a founder, and what the day-to-day experience is like for a startup leader navigating a wide array of compliance frameworks in the U.S. and abroad.
Global Response Systems ("GRS") provides physicians, dentists, chiropractors, and urgent care clinics with HIPPA-compliant communications tools such as messaging solutions and secure file sharing. We sat down with CEO Joshua Denhardt to get a sense of current interoperability between electronic medical record systems, his experience building a company headquartered in rural Wyoming, and the importance of net neutrality for startups.
After many encounters with financial advisors who failed to understand her on a cultural and personal level, Tani Chambers wanted to create a judgment-free space for Black women to achieve their wealth goals. As Founder and CEO of RAVN, a wealth-planning platform that matches women with finance professionals and peer accountability groups based on their values and goals, she’s done just that. We spoke with Tani about her background, how RAVN operates within state-based privacy frameworks, and how policymakers can step in to make capital access more equitable for startups.
Throughout his time working with environmental, social, and governance data in the finance industry, George Lee knew there had to be a better way to manage and analyze the data than manual entry spreadsheets. Now he’s the Founder & CEO of Hydrus.ai—a startup working to tackle that challenge. We spoke with George to learn more about the Hydrus platform, his experience working with internationally-based employees and clients, and what policymakers should keep front of mind while thinking about developing technologies.
Premier pet tech industry leader Petcube keeps owners connected to their pets by providing cameras that offer real-time video monitoring and other interactive features. We spoke to Co-Founder Andrey Klen on the impact of being a Ukrainian-founded company, their experience fighting abusive patent assertions, and how they’ve navigated various privacy rules, both in the U.S. and abroad.
After building her own medical practice, Dr. Renee Dua has relied on that experience to found and grow two innovative tech startups in the healthcare space. The company she currently leads, Renee, as Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, provides members with a generic medication subscription service as well as an automated health assistant to support the care of elderly or sick individuals. We spoke with Renee about the important healthcare access benefits of her caregiving platform, the lessons she has learned about navigating the fundraising ecosystem as a two-time company founder, and why companies, as well as policymakers, need to be thoughtful in how they approach automated systems.
Lofty is a blockchain-based investment platform making it easy for anyone in the world to diversify into real estate. CEO & Co-Founder Jerry Chu spoke with us about his experiences as a Canadian growing a U.S.-based business, his journey raising capital, and the ways in which policymakers can craft policy to support the responsible growth of emerging technologies.
People Clerk’s innovative legal technology platform works to create a more accessible legal system and helps users of different social, economic, and cultural backgrounds navigate the bureaucracy of small claims courts. Co-Founder Camila Lopez spoke with us about why she decided to start People Clerk, the challenges that arise when complying with state patchwork privacy laws, and the unique challenges founders face when building a legal tech company.
Noula Health is a data-driven virtual care platform offering personalized, accessible health care through at-home hormone testing and 1-on-1 coaching from experts. Noula helps its customers craft reproductive health care plans tailored to their individual needs with science-backed recommendations determined from a quick finger prick test and ongoing assessments. Founder & CEO Noelle Acosta, motivated by her own health care journey, shared with us her story, her unique experiences raising capital, and the future outlook of her company.
Carefully is a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based platform enabling parents to collectively share the responsibilities of childcare. We spoke to the Founder & CEO Leslie Borrell about how working as a single-mom inspired the creation of Carefully, why policymakers should prioritize solving the childcare crisis, and how founder support programs were critical to helping her build a startup.
Airpals is a New York City, N.Y.-based platform working to close gaps in the local delivery logistics market. They have built their technology with “a triple bottom line approach”—focusing on people, the planet, and profit—in mind. We spoke to the Founder, CEO, & Creative Director Joshe Ordonez about the goals she has for Airpals, how she navigates building her workforce as a growing startup, and the ways in which policymakers can support the interconnected tech ecosystem.
Ecobot is a mobile and cloud platform optimizing fieldwork by speeding along regulatory approval and lowering costs. We had a conversation with Co-Founder and CEO Lee Lance about Ecobot’s impact on environmental permitting fieldwork, his experience raising capital as an Asheville-based founder, and how the potential expansion of broadband impacts Ecobot’s work.
Grapefruit Health is a B2B tech-enabled platform helping to solve one of the biggest problems in health care: the workforce shortage. We spoke with Founder and CEO Eric Alvarez about his background in health care, the importance of startup support organizations when it comes to generating early funding, and the company's own fundraising journey.
Eskuad is a field data platform designed to work offline, allowing fieldworkers to easily manage their data without the hassle of trying to find and connect to a signal. Founder and CEO Max Echeverria spoke with us about his experience working with accelerators and raising capital and how policymakers can better fill talent gaps.
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