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A er each company pitched, attendees were able to meet the founders and begin building new opportunities for funding, partnership, and other business outcomes heading into the post-program phase.
Westchester County Executive George Latimer said:
“It has been a pleasure to witness the growth of the 11 startups who participated in the fourth cohort of the Element 46 Tech Accelerator. Westchester County is
home to a vibrant community of entrepreneurs who are leveraging technology in innovative ways and we are proud to have these ventures as part of that community.”
Bridget Gibbons, Westchester County Director of Economic Development, said: “Westchester County is a prime location for tech-driven startups to launch and scale. We look forward to seeing how these 11 ventures grow and evolve a er participating in the Element 46 Tech Accelerator.”
Deborah Novick, Westchester County Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, said: “‡e Element 46 Tech Accelerator is a vital component of our technology ecosystem. We are excited to have these 11 companies doing business in Westchester and wish them well as they build upon their early successes.”
John Lynn, Co-Founder, Cela Innovation, said: “While each of this cohort’s participants is leveraging technology to drive their business forward, the ventures themselves are quite unique. We are proud to support and mentor a diverse community of Westchester County startups and can’t wait to see what these startups accomplish next.”
e members of Element 46’s fourth cohort, which includes seven minority- and women-owned businesses and six ventures led by female CEOs, are:
• Bridget Johns-Pavlopoulos, To&From, the first
comprehensive gi ing tool for consumers, To&From solves problems like “I don’t know what to buy,” or “I try but always end up getting it wrong.”
• Caroline McCaffery, ClearOps.io, ‡e ClearOPS platform automates manual tasks for virtual Chief Information Security Officers (vCISOs), accelerating the growth of their business.
• Mousa Ahmadi, PHD, Laronix, a world-leading Med-Tech startup with effective voice technologies for people suffering permanent voice loss and chronic voice deficiencies.
• Greg Perlman, EngagePlay erapy, a telehealth platform for play therapy.
• Joshua Nunberg, Urbanvie, a simple-to-use and powerful property management so ware platform
to help Property Owners and Independent Real Estate Investors (DIYs) buy, rent, sell, manage, and fix
their properties.
• Imani Schectman, Open Market, a platform that allows BIPOC-owned businesses to competitively participate in the e-commerce ecosystem.
• Marc Saulino, StatementGames, a patented sports gaming technology to help sports marketers and content creators address challenges in the areas of customer engagement, analytics and database marketing.
• Mark Ferguson, Innervation Finance, a cloud-based Fintech platform that addresses the access to capital challenges of small and medium sized businesses, particularly those run by women and people of color.
• Michael Bifolco, Sheperd, a personalized recommendation engine that helps people make better decisions.
• Susan Joseph, Healthtrends.ai, which combats misinformation by providing critical datasets with integrity.
• Traci Jones, Everfoam Products, which provides a solution to dwindling helium availability through its innovative alternatives.
Learn more at www.element46.org.
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