JumpStart Foundry
Seed Stage Fund and Accelerator
JumpStart Foundry is a TechStars Affiliate Seed Stage Fund and Accelerator Program that seeks to aid the growth of fledgling tech-oriented businesses in the Southeast by focusing on three key areas: The Foundry, Fund and Future.
Started as a seed-stage microfund in 2010, the newest iteration of JSF orbits around a formal, mentor-driven 14-week business incubation program — titled “The Foundry” — with the goal of launching six successful companies, prime for funding, by the middle of August 2011. The application process for companies interested in participating in The Foundry in 2011 will began in mid-January and will run until March 18.
Those startup companies — keying on the areas of healthcare IT, data systems and social engagement tools — will derive resources and guidance from a hand-selected group of mentors who bring a wealth of experience from a variety of fields.
Additionally, Jumpstart Foundry will help grow Middle Tennessee’s tech and investment communities — focusing on “The Future” — by offering a series of training courses and seminars, called Jumpstart Fundamentals, geared toward expanding those communities’ understanding and interaction.
As for “The Fund,” the efforts Jumpstart Foundry are funded by Solidus-TNinvestco and the JSF Angels, a vibrant collection of active investors from across the country. Jumpstart Foundry also enjoys key partnerships with the Nashville Entrepreneur Center.
Rent Stuff
RentStuff.com is an online marketplace to rent and lend out your everyday items, such as camping gear, musical equipment, sporting goods, grills, lawn mowers, tools, tech gadgets and more. RentStuff.com gives everyone the ability to connect with friends, neighbors, and local people in order to find the things they need or make money by lending out the stuff they own but are not using. RentStuff.com is secure and protects its users against theft or damage by allowing lenders to request a security deposit for each transaction that is paid to the lender if something bad happens. Don't Buy Stuff, Rent Stuff!
iAgree
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Kahootz
Kahootzz, Inc. offers a customized virtual platform for people to pursue opportunities related to their personal and professional goals. Combining strategic partnerships and sophisticated diagnostic technology, Kahootzz continuously maps, organizes, and updates local opportunities for jobs, freelance projects, professional networking, deals and entertainment, and community service. Kahootzz employs advanced affinity algorithms and simple interfaces via web, mobile and email to regularly introduce users to select opportunities that align with their interests.
ColdCrate
ColdCrate sells compact low power mobile refrigeration units perfect for temperature sensitive pharmaceuticals in transit. Customers include 3rd party logistics provides, logistics, trucking, and warehousing cold chain companies. We're a team of engineers with 20+ years of experience in electronic cold-pasteurization, vacuum systems, electronic sensor metrology, embedded micro controller design, hardware product development, and cold chain facility design. ColdCrate is a cold chain packaging company for the pharmaceutical industry.
TapMe
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Daio
Daio is a rapid prototyping and interaction design tool that enables designers to create beautiful mobile prototypes that their clients can touch and feel from day one. Today’s creative class still uses design tools that were meant for a printer. Daio is the only tool that gives them the ability to test full fidelity prototypes on mobile phones and tablets before development even begins.