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Suzanne McKenzie

Suzanne McKenzie

Founder & CEO/COO

ABLE MADE

Industry Tags:

#fashion #soccer #sustainable #manufacturing #ready-to-wear

ABLE MADE is the Original Off Pitch Soccer Style brand that combines soccer-inspired apparel and accessories with responsible manufacturing and giving back. ABLE MADE responsibly manufactures and produces ready-to-wear apparel and accessories using only upcycled, certified organic, plant-based, or cruelty-free fabrics and yarns.

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Diana Caldwell

Diana Caldwell

Co-founder & CEO

Amplified Sciences

Industry Tags:

#life sciences #IVD #diagnostics #early detection #pancreatic cancer

Amplified Sciences is developing lab diagnostics with a clinical stage test that helps physicians more accurately detect risk for pancreatic cancer built on their ultra-sensitive optical reporter platform.

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Lesley Crane

Lesley Crane

Co-founder & CEO

DiversiFind

Industry Tags:

#SaaS #supplier diversity #supply chain #software

DiversiFind is a B2B SaaS platform that allows diverse companies (i.e., women-, minority-, and veteran-owned companies) to market themselves to other companies looking to diversify their spend.

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Alyssa Antcliff

Alyssa Antcliff

Co-founder & CEO

IndiAide

Industry Tags:

#health #data #organization #wellness #parkinson's

IndiAide creates customizable web apps that centralize the management of health data, personal information, and daily tasks to improve the functional independence of those with cognitive impairments. By tracking important info and with the support of reminders, IndiAide helps people with cognitive impairments manage day-to-day tasks on their own.

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Nithya Kasireddy

Nithya Kasireddy

CEO

Levisonics Inc.

Industry Tags:

#healthcare #biomedical #blood analysis #thrombosis

Levisonics Inc. is a medical device diagnostics startup revolutionizing blood clot analysis. Our innovative point-of-care platform uses minimally invasive finger-prick samples to deliver superior insights into blood clotting. By requiring only a fraction of the blood typically needed, Levisonics provides results that quantitatively and qualitatively surpass current testing methods.

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Morgan Miller

Morgan Miller

Founder & CEO

Miller Company

Industry Tags:

#medical device #medical equipment #medtech #healthcare #patient safety

Miller Company creates innovative products to transform the healthcare industry, by improving patient safety and satisfaction while easing tasks assigned to the healthcare workforce.

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Chere Cofer

Chere Cofer

Founder & CEO

Open Books MD

Industry Tags:

#health #healthcare #pharmacy #patient care #scheduling software

Open Books MD is the go-to scheduling-app for pharma-reps who want to deliver lifesaving information on novel products and therapies to doctors who need it.​

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Jean Ross

Jean Ross

Co-Founder

Primary Record

Industry Tags:

#medicine #health #data

A medical home base for families to organize health data in one place and share over a lifetime.

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Nicole Kearney

Nicole Kearney

Founder

Sip & Share Wines

Industry Tags:

#wine #winery #vegan #alcoholic beverages

Sip & Share Wines is a boutique winery producing a diversity of handcrafted vegan wines. Nicole is passionate about creating community with wine, especially for wine lovers often overlooked and underrepresented by the wine industry. Sip & Share Wines is currently raising a seed round of financing.

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Cara Bognar

Cara Bognar

Founder & CEO

Top Tier Lessons

Industry Tags:

#sports #private lessons #youth sports #college sports

Top Tier Lessons is a marketplace that matches NCAA college athletes with parents seeking private sports lessons for their children. Top Tier Lessons connects student athletes to parents in their local communities, and handles the venue, payment, scheduling and safety of each lesson.

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Karen Wurster

Karen Wurster

CEO

Adipo Therapeutics

Industry Tags:

#science #health #diabetes #weight loss

Adipo Therapeutics, an Indiana biotechnology company, is developing polymer-based, Notch-inhibiting nanoparticles that are injected directly into adipose (fat) tissue to induce browning, or white-to-beige adipocyte transformation. The goal? Reducing weight and restoring metabolic balance for millions of people living with diabetes.

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Leslie Young

Leslie Young

Founder & CEO

Beautiful Dreamers, LLC

Industry Tags:

#diversity in design #kids decor #inclusive kids bedding

Beautiful Dreamers is leading a movement to create inclusive kids bedding and decor that supports fair and authentic representation for Black, Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial children at a young age and teaches all children to accept and value differences at a time when this is significantly challenging for our society.

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Ishita Majumdar

Ishita Majumdar

Co-founder & CTO

Inara AI

Industry Tags:

#healthcare #AI #care support #care management #neurodevelopmental disorder

Inara's AI driven care orchestration platform provides an integrated "Inform + Connect + Manage" framework for neurohealth, offering personalized health insights, enriched community connections, and streamlined care coordination for caregivers and families.

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Mara Smith

Mara Smith

Founder & CEO

Inspiro Tequila

Industry Tags:

#tequila #alcoholic beverages #additive-free

Inspiro Tequila is a clean, additive-free, ultra-premium 100% Blue Weber Agave tequila that is distilled, owned and led by women. Over half of tequila drinkers are women, yet spirits brands don't focus on this significant consumer; Inspiro Tequila is redefining how women enjoy tequila by providing tequilas that are easy to drink and elevated.

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Mary Beth Kohart

Mary Beth Kohart

Founder

MBK

Industry Tags:

#diabetes #fashion #pajamas #healthcare

MBK is dedicated to creating fashion forward medically supportive clothing that aides and inspires people with diabetes.

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Haley Keith

Haley Keith

Co-founder & CEO

Mito Material Solutions

Industry Tags:

#manufacturing #chemical additives #hybrid materials #sustainability

MITO's products improve the strength, durability, functionality and sustainability of composite materials and thermoplastics. MITO develops nano additives that are added to epoxy, which can double the lifespan of composite materials or shed up to 35% of their weight without adding extra manufacturing time or altering current manufacturing processes.

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Alicia Mckoy

Alicia Mckoy

Founder & CEO

PEAKmind

Industry Tags:

#mental health #technology

PEAKmind is a talent retention platform that applies proven tools and techniques encouraging work places to thrive. Change happens in the millions of moments that live within the workdays. Our technology lives in the palms of your employees hands, 24/7.

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Cindy Dunston Quirk

Cindy Dunston Quirk

Founder & CEO

Scout & Zoe's

Industry Tags:

#pet food #pet treats #dogs #cats

Scout & Zoe’s creates and offers premium pet treats and chews crafted from USA-sourced human-grade raw ingredients. What initially began as an idea to solve an allergy issue for one of the founder’s pups has grown into a company with a multi-faceted product line with treats for five different species with a global footprint.

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Kristen Cooper

Kristen Cooper

Founder & CEO

The Startup Ladies

Industry Tags:

#startup education #investing education #deal flow #mentoring #mental health

The Startup Ladies is a membership organization for entrepreneurs, investors, and corporate executives. We grow founders from idea to market and match financially capable individuals with investor-ready founders. We do this through our educational series, eLearning platform, and networking events to support women building scalable startups.

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Jessica Bussert

Jessica Bussert

Founder

Wave Therapeutics

Industry Tags:

#health #science #medicine #patient care

Jessica is the Founder of Wave Therapeutics, a healthcare technology company with a unique, patent-pending therapeutic technology that can help prevent bedsores. Jessica is currently looking for $2M to accelerate Wave's MVP market entry, develop next offerings, and help build sales and marketing teams.

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