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 Katie Calabro | Aug 22, 2022
Tagg is a social medial platform founded in 2021 by Victor Loolo, ’20, Blessing Ubani, ’21, Sophie Chen, RISD ’21, Izayah Powell, ’21 and Steven Fang. Currently, being a content creator is the most coveted career of kids but only 0.25% of the market earns 100% of revenue generated in the economy. Tagg allows users to build earnings from creating content. To date, Tagg has raised over 2 million in venture funding, and 9,000 content-creators have earned from the platform. Read more about Tagg here.
Tagg was named a Top 5 Startup to Watch in San Francisco and Rhode Island in 2022. Founders say Brown was pivotal in Tagg’s initial success by gifting them an initial user-base. Later down the line, the Brown network was key in their raise as well as growth as entrepreneurs.
Top (From Left to Right): Izayah Powell, Steven Fang, and Sophie Chen. Bottom (Left to Right): Victor Loolo and Blessing Ubani
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 Tori Gilbert | 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!
