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| December 6, 2012 08:15 AM EST |
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On December 6th 2012, from 4:30 – 7:00 PM Northern Kentucky’s
premier Business Accelerator program UpTech
will hold a Demo Day where 8 new informatics-based start-up companies
will pitch their ideas and business models to regional business leaders
and regional and national investors.
According to UpTech Program Director Casey Barach, “The Greater
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky business community could not be more proud
of this class because each company represents a Big Idea that leverages
the emerging discipline of Informatics. These ideas, investments and
infrastructure will attract another round of talented entrepreneurs who
will be able to collect and visualize data to solve new and more
challenging real world problems.”
The UpTech Class of 2012:
CitiLogics,
a developer of real-time data fusion software that helps water utilities
lower energy costs, reduce water leakage, improve service reliability
and enhance the quality of tap water.
CrowdSpark,
an online contest platform that allows any business to design and launch
an online contest site.
Gamigen,
a software developer offering 3D simulation products geared towards the
health, oil and gas, mining, academic, manufacturing and public safety
industries. The company specializes in the “gamification” of business
and training software.
InstrumentLife,
an Internet-based business application with a social media interface
that connects musical instruments with owners, retailers, repair shops
and schools.
MakeupHaulic,
a website dedicated to aggregating beauty-related vlogs into a
searchable interface.
OneMorePallet,
a website that provides small shippers the ability to purchase excess
capacity from Less-Than-a-Truckload carriers at a significant discount.
StudentSource,
an online tool that allows businesses and universities to connect
through a marketplace where businesses outsource projects for university
professors to review and assign to their students as class assignments.
Text
and the City, a mobile marketing company that combines text
messaging, a conventional website and mobile website to connect users on
a hyper-local basis.
About UpTech:
UpTech is a partnership of Vision
2015, Campbell County Economic Progress Authority (CCEPA),
Tri-County Economic Development Corporation (Tri-ED),
and Northern
Kentucky University, UpTech, LLC, is a super business accelerator
program designed to attract startup companies to the area to support
regional growth.
Contact: Brian Hennigan @ 513.561.2502 or brian.hennigan@willmandesign.com
Visit http://www.uptechideas.org.
Facebook at UpTech
– Accelerate Big Ideas Twitter at @UpTechIdeas
