The Accelerator Program Demo Day will showcase the 10 companies participating in this Polsky Center program for early-stage startups. A networking reception follows presentations.
Driving Directions:
From Interstate 90/94
To entrance: Heading either north or south on I-90/94, exit at Ohio Street. Follow Ohio east to Michigan Avenue. Turn right. At the second light, turn left on Illinois Street. At stop sign, turn right. Gleacher Center is on the right.
To area parking: Heading either north or south on I-90/94, exit at Ohio Street. Follow Ohio Street east across Michigan Avenue to St. Clair. Turn right. Follow St. Clair across Grand Avenue.
From Lake Shore Drive
To entrance: Heading either north or south on Lake Shore Drive, exit at Grand Avenue. Follow Grand west to Columbus Drive/Fairbanks Court; turn left. At second light, turn right on East North Water Street. Gleacher Center is straight ahead.
Event Details
Accelerator Program Demo Day Schedule:
12:30-1:00 p.m., Room 621 Registration and Check-In
1:00-1:10 p.m., Room 621 Welcoming Remarks
1:15-4:00 p.m., Room 621 Accelerator Program Company Presentations
4:00-4:05 p.m., Room 621 Concluding Remarks
4:15-5:30 p.m., Room 621 Reception & Networking
2015 Accelerator Program Teams:
1) BallotReady is the online and mobile voter guide for local elections. ballotready.org
Team: Alex Niemczewski, Aviva Rosman, Sebastian Ellefson, Charlotte Krontiris, Courtney Prokopas
2) Eislee creates scarves and other apparel made from alpaca yarn, sourced from low-income villages in Peru.
Team: Sara Raffa, Kate O'Connor
3) LabRepo is a web-based laboratory information management system for scientists making experimental workflow organization, collaboration and data sharing across groups easy.
labrepo.com
Team: Katya Khramtsova, Sasha Kaurov, Oleg Kiriukhin
4) Markit Medical is an end-to-end referral platform that provides referring physicians with the tools to help their patients understand the cost, quality, and convenience of innetwork specialists.
markitmedical.com
Team: Dane Guarino, Lance Larsen, Ryan Powers
5) Nip delivers a curated selection of moderately-priced meals, from the best restaurants in your area, in less than 30 minutes!
eatnip.com
Team: Miguel Arias Salgado, Francisco Cantor, Nicholas Montero, Ritika Singh
6) Nomwell is the ultimate utility app for people that love trying new restaurants.
nomwell.co
Team: Ryan Mattison, Taylor Fleming, Sebastian Stankiewicz
7) Tap Recorder is an iOS application that allows users to create, annotate, and share audio recordings through simple screen gestures such as swipes and taps.
tap.strikingly.com
Team: Matthew Chen, David Thomas
8)TripWeave places young adults in groups based on social networks, interests, and affinity groups and then sends them on an authentic, self-led journey.
tripweave.com
Team: Daniel Valenti, Anna Pione, Dan Peled
9) VirtualKEY is a cloud based access management platform that enables exchange of virtual keys between the hosts and guests for short term rentals.
virtualkey.co
Team: Dipen Gala, Resha Shroff, Umang Gopani
10) Wink-edit is an online platform that combines text correction with e-learning features.
wink-edit.com
Team: Duygu Pan, Gustav Steinhardt, Shriyamvar Bugga
Questions
Gabe Sulkes
Program Manager, Polsky Center
773-834-1522