by Jonas Clark | Sep 2, 2022
Pointz is a mobile app that helps bicyclists find the safest route to their destination. This “waze for bikes” determines these routes by using road data and crowdsourced route information. Recently, this venture was awarded the grand prize of $40K at Texas Christian University’s (TCU) Values and Ventures Competition where 42 out of 235 teams from across the globe were invited to TCU’s campus to pitch their ideas. The Pointz app is now available on the App Store and Google Play. A 2020 B-Lab and 2021 Community Lab Venture, Pointz was founded by Maggie Bachenberg ,’22 (right) and Trisha Ballakur, ’22 (left)
To learn more, read its feature in the Providence Business Journal.
Photo Credit:TCU Values and Ventures® Competition
by Jonas Clark | Aug 31, 2022
ResusciTech’s app, SMART Certification, offers convenient, smartphone-based CPR training that provides compression practice with real-time feedback. The app launched in 2019. ResusiTech was among a handful of companies selected to pitch to Tim Cook during the Silicon Slopes Summit in Salt Lake City. In February 2021, ResusciTech received a $40,000 grant from the American Heart Association as part of the organization’s accelerator program.
ResusiTech was founded by Abigail Kohler, ’20 and Greg Fine, ’20 and received 3rd place in Brown Venture Prize in 2020. The firm is also a 2019 B-Lab alum. Read their profile in Brown Alumni Magazine.
Photo Credit: RI Inno
by Jonas Clark | Aug 24, 2022
Uproot is a food service provider specializing in sustainable, affordable plant milk. Offerings include almond, soy, coconut, oat, and chocolate pea milk; Uproot products are fair-trade and non-GMO. The company was founded by Kevin Eve, ‘18 in 2018. Uproot received the 2019 Brown Venture Founder award and was a part of the 2018 B-Lab cohort.
Since then, Uproot launched its single-serve cartons and is now the primary milk provider to Brown University, Roger Williams University, and Villanova University, to name a few. Uproot’s cartons were also the #1 new release in the oat milk category on Amazon.
Photo Credit: Kevin Eve
by Jonas Clark | Aug 22, 2022
Founded in 2015, Vitae Industries is a pharmaceutical manufacturing company founded by Daniel DiCiccio, ’15. The company utilizes 3D printing technology to streamline and personalize drug manufacturing. Rather than a generic prescription drug, the company’s AutoCompounder allows patients to receive personalized dosages. Since its launch, the company has secured more than $2 million in venture funding.
The venture was a 2015 B-Lab alum and awarded the Manufacturing Awards Emerging Manufacturer by Polaris MEP in 2021.
Photo credit: Brown University
by Sunny Satpathy | Aug 22, 2022
Zencare is the simplest way to find your ideal therapist. Proudly founded by a Japanese woman, Zencare is Yuri Tomikawa’s (Brown ’12) hope to simplify the therapist search process for all, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, ability, race, ethnicity, age, class, or religion. Two Japanese characters are translated to the word “zen” in English: 善 means “good” and 全 means “all”. The company name comes from their drive to increase access to inclusive, quality mental health care.
Zencare removes the guesswork to ensure you have a personalized, smooth, and comforting experience. Clinicians are vetted by their team so you receive the highest quality care. Zencare is currently in these locations!
