Entrepreneurs / Small Business  December 7, 2016

7 startups cap Boomtown Accelerator program with demo night pitches

BOULDER – Seven startups capped off the latest Boomtown Accelerator session by pitching their companies to investors and the public at a Demo Night event at the Boulder Theater.

In exchange for a 6 percent equity stake, Boomtown provides startups with $20,000 in seed money and a 12-week mentorship program.

The seven startups pitching Tuesday included six that were part of the latest Boomtown cohort, as well as one that’s been participating in Boomtown’s connectivity lab. In addition to those seven Boomtown invited two student teams, one from the University of Chicago and one from the University of Colorado Boulder to pitch their companies.

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The seven Boomtown startups pitching Tuesday included:

IndiCard, Denver: A community of hospitality employees that helps them save money on food and drinks around the country for being in the industry.

Predictive ReCognition, Boulder: Deep learning and visualizations to help the neighborhood hospital save $20 million in fees, costs and penalties associated with value-based care.

WorkTrip, Boulder: Provides the mobile tools to track and record tax deductions for business travelers.

Meer: Uses Facebook’s data to personalize travel packages based on the budget and timeline provided.

Wellness Intel, Denver: Helps people make intelligent health decisions.

Alef Omega, Boulder: An app that turns equations into tangible things that you can explore and play with without first having to know the rules.

Grownetics, Boulder: Combines big data and machine learning optimization algorithms to help growers reduce costs, decrease energy usage and increase yields.

The two college startups pitching Tuesday included:

Riviter, University of Chicago: Helps retailers turn buyer intent into sales by suggesting products that deliver what the customer is seeking without IT integration or private customer data.

Qualify, University of Colorado Boulder: Gamefies college mobile dating by requiring successful quiz completion before gaining access to view someone’s profile.

BOULDER – Seven startups capped off the latest Boomtown Accelerator session by pitching their companies to investors and the public at a Demo Night event at the Boulder Theater.

In exchange for a 6 percent equity stake, Boomtown provides startups with $20,000 in seed money and a 12-week mentorship program.

The seven startups pitching Tuesday included six that were part of the latest Boomtown cohort, as well as one that’s been participating in Boomtown’s connectivity lab. In addition to those seven Boomtown invited two student teams, one from the University of Chicago and one from the…

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