2023 Winner Announced
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We are pleased to announce the winner of our second InnoVenture $100,000 Challenge, ReEnvision Ag. ReEnvision Ag is creating a new category of planter for farmers: the Ultra-Low Disturbance Planter, or SeedSpikeTM. Farmers know that early planting maximizes revenue. The SeedSpikeTM extends the planting window, reduces soil compaction, and returns yield potential to farmers. This […]
State of the Fund
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Entrepreneurship is hard. Founders are required to wear many hats, especially in those first precious, foundation-building years – from sales to marketing, recruiting to customer support, product development to cashflow management. For better or worse, these startup leaders rarely have an opportunity to reflect on their own accomplishments, let alone the successes of their growing […]
Finalist: Classroom Clinic
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https://vimeo.com/884477621?share=copy What is classroom clinic? Classroom Clinic provides school districts with timely and convenient access to children’s mental health services through the use of telehealth and related technologies. The company does not replace any of a school district’s existing mental health services. Instead, they enhance what individual districts already provide by offering access to specialized, […]
Our 2023 Top 10 InnoVenture Challenge Semi-Finalists
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We are pleased to introduce our Top 10 Semi-Finalists for the 2023 InnoVenture Challenge!
Finalist: ReEnvision Ag
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https://vimeo.com/884473390?share=copy What is reenvision ag? ReEnvision Ag is creating a new category of planter for farmers: the Ultra-Low Disturbance Planter. Farmers know that early planting maximizes revenue. The ReEnvision Ag Ultra-Low Disturbance Planter, SeedSpike™ extends the planting window, reduces soil compaction, and returns yield potential to farmers. Farmers care about the land and it is […]
Finalist: Upcycling+
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https://vimeo.com/884476786?share=copy What is upcycling+? Upcycling+ is creating the capacity to manufacture diesel fuel from discarded, non-recyclable plastic waste. This technology enables the profitable production of diesel from plastic waste with a smaller estimated greenhouse gas footprint than from petroleum, and offsets the costs that consumers and businesses currently pay to dispose of their solid plastic […]
Top 10 Finalist: ITE Solutions
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https://vimeo.com/884115091?share=copy What is ite solutions? ITE Solutions produces automation and efficiency solutions to problems within the construction industry. The company focuses on retrofitting existing construction equipment to utilize advances in sensor technology and automation capabilities. The first product they are introducing to the marketplace is SPREADRITE, a sensor array that mounts onto belly dump trailers […]
Top 10 Finalist: SimplSupport
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https://vimeo.com/884115475?share=copy What is simplsupport? SimplSupport is a platform for community members to connect with fully vetted and verified Registered Nurses who are interested in private-pay care opportunities. The company’s profiled nurses must pass SimplSupport’s extensive vetting process; once completed, they gain access to the Care Queue where they can select care opportunities that feel like […]
Top 10 Finalist: Repaint Studios
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https://vimeo.com/884115274?share=copy What is repaint studios? Repaint Studios pioneers sustainable solutions in the painting and DIY industry. Committed to reducing environmental impact, they specialize in crafting reusable, eco-friendly painting supplies. By replacing traditional plastic and single-use paint trays and liners, they champion a greener approach, minimizing landfill waste with their reusable and recyclable materials. Repaint’s patent-pending […]
Top 10 Finalist: Spanton Dynamics
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https://vimeo.com/884114859?share=copy What is the spanton board? Spanton Dynamics has developed a patent-pending power-driven spine board that contours underneath an injured person and operates like a conveyor belt. The upper belt moves in one direction, while the undercarriage belt moves in the opposite direction creating a loading platform that minimizes movement of the patient. Its purpose […]