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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.​

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.


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.

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.

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.

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.

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.