VILLAGEx DEMO DAY

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4th, 2022

CRESCENT PARK | MANDEVILLE WHARF

NEW ORLEANS, LA

Demo Day is the culmination of The Idea Village’s intensive four-month VILLAGEx accelerator program for high-growth, tech-enabled companies. On Wednesday, May 4th, 2022 twelve of New Orleans’ top #TechStartups pitched their ventures to a crowd of investors, supporters, and peers, in an exciting celebration of the #NOLAstartup and #NOLAtech community.

 
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Click below to watch the full video showcase of 12 founders pitch at Demo Day 2022.

Watch the 2022 VILLAGEx Founders Pitch:

 
  • WRSTBND @ 10:55

  • The Meetery @ 16:56

  • Claimly @ 22:14

  • DAWn Audio @ 33:03

  • Brewsy @ 38:17

  • KidKred @ 44:37

  • My Sports Dietitian @ 54:10

  • Iconic Moments @ 59:37

  • Muse Engine Inc. @ 1:05:02

  • Cluey Consumer @ 1:15:11

  • Reimagine Fund @ 1:21:42

  • JammAround @1:28:30

 

THE VILLAGEx 2022 COHORT COMPANIES

Please find below the profiles of our 2022 companies. Click the logo to view their website or expand their name to learn more.

 

+ BREWSY

Brewsy is moving to become the dominant leader in the digital hobbyspace market. After over 3 million glasses of wine made across North America with their flagship winemaking product, they're rapidly expanding their digital hobby & community model to other at-home fermented foods & drinks.

Website


Neal Shulman
Founder, CEO
neal@getbrewsy.com

Liam Meier
Founder, CTO
liam@getbrewsy.com

+ICONIC MOMENTS

Iconic Moments is the first NFT marketplace for the 450,000 museums & cultural institutions globally.

Website

Chris Cummings
Founder
chris@iconicmoments.co

+MUSE ENGINE

Muse Engine is providing rapid manufacturing services using their proprietary injection printing technology. Injection printing is an adapted injection molding process using a reconfigurable mold that merges 3D printing methodology with the speed and production quality of injection molding ultimately providing the ability to manufacture small-batch productions and prototypes in minutes.

Website

Ben Legum
Founder
ben@museengine.com

Jennifer Vondran
Founder
jennifer@museengine.com

Jody Strausser
Founder
jody@museengine.com

+ CLAIMLY

Claimly is an insurance claims management platform for anyone who has ever suffered property damage. With handy timelines and step-by-step guides, Claimly provides unbiased information that helps customers to get fair results.

Website

Tobias Patch
Founder, CEO
tobias@getclaimly.com

Chad Caldwell
Founder, CTO
chad@getclaimly.com

+ JAMMAROUND

The JammAround app provides a social platform for artists to meet, collaborate, share, and find music services.

Website

Brent Craige
Founder
brent@jammaround.com

Donovan Williams
Founder
donovan@jammaround.com

Marlon Butler
Founder
marlon@jammaround.com

+MY SPORTS DIETITIAN

MySportsDietitian makes the Eat2Win Nutrition App, a solution for improving an athlete's performance, body composition and overall health through a food first approach.

Website

Ronnie Harper
Founder
harper@mysportsd.com

Tavis Pattioly
Founder
tpiattoly@mysportsd.com

+ CLUEY CONSUMER

Cluey Consumer empowers consumers to make a greater impact through their everyday purchases. Cluey’s searchable database showcases thousands of brands’ social, environmental, and political impacts so that consumers can buy products that are more in line with their values.

Website

Maryclaire Manard
CEO and Founder
maryclaire@clueyconsumer.com

+KIDKRED

KidKred is a peer-to-peer recognition and rewards platform that helps schools make sure their teachers are actively appreciated, visibly valued, and meaningfully motivated.

Website

Claire Smith
Founder, CEO
claire@kidkred.com

Kristen Taft
Founder, CTO
krissy@kidkred.com

+REIMAGINE FUND

Reimagine Fund is creating technology that democratizes access to tax equity investments, aiming to address inequity by changing what real estate projects get financing and how.

Website

Will Bradshaw
Founder
will@reimaginefund1.com

Daniela Rivero-Bryant
Founder
daniela@reimaginefund1.com

+ DAWn AUDIO

DAWn Audio is a web-based application that allows musicians and audio artists anywhere in the world to co-create in real time. Not a new Digital Audio Workstation, but a bridge between all.

Website

Diego Pinzon
Founder
dpinzon@dawn-audio.com

Sam Matluck
Founder
smatluck@dawn-audio.com

Leo Simanonok
Founder
lsimanonok@dawn-audio.com

Jake Gus
Founder
jgus@dawn-audio.com

+ THE MEETERY

The Meetery is putting “dating” back in dating apps and disrupting the industry by solving the problem of inefficient dating app experiences for over 12 million millennials. With a commitment to safety, The Meetery focuses on users meeting face to face to make real connections with their “one drink” first date approach.

Website

Bayleigh Frickey
Founder
bayleigh@themeetery.co

Stephanie Hilton
Founder
stephanie@themeetery.co

+WRSTBND

WRSTBND uses technology to streamline every operational aspect of an event. From access control and cashless payments to robust custom solutions – WRSTBND’s powerful event tech ecosystem connects the dots on every single detail.

Website

Conway Solomon
Founder
conway@wrstbnd.com

 

For in-depth profiles on each company,

visit the ‘Founder Fridays’ series on The Idea Village’s blog.

tO VIEW THE DEMO DAY 2022 PHOTO ALBUM, CLICK HERE.

INTERESTED IN BECOMING A VILLAGEX FOUNDER?
fill out the villagex interest form here.

For more on The Idea Village’s programs, mission, and impact, visit www.ideavillage.org.

 
 
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