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MARCH272017 http://www.gener8tor.com 414-477-1227
gener8torLaunchesInauguralgBETABeloitAcceleratorPrograminPartnershipwithHendricks
CommercialPropertiesandIrontek
Beloit,WIgener8torlauncheditsfirstgBETABeloitacceleratorprogramwithfivelocal,
early-stagestartupsinMarch.
gBETAisafree,six-weekacceleratorforearly-stagecompanieswithlocalroots.Modeledafter
gener8torsnationallyrankedaccelerator,gBETAprovidesindividualizedmentorshipand
coachingtoentrepreneursandstartups.Theprogramisdesignedtohelpstartupsgainearly
customertractionontheirproductoridea,andestablishmetricsthatmakethemcompetitive
applicantsforfull-timeacceleratorsorangelinvestment.
TheSpring2017gBETABeloitprogramissponsoredbyHendricksCommercialProperties
andIrontek.
OneofBeloit'sbiggestassetsoverthelastseveralyearshasbeenHendricksCommercial
Propertiesabilitytocreateadensityofhigh-techcompaniesandjobsattheirIronworks
development,saidDirectorofgBETAAbbyTaubner.We'resohonoredtobeworkingwith
themtocomplementtheamazingworkthey'vebeendoingforthecommunity.Therearemore
employeesofventure-backed,digitaltechnologystartupsinBeloitthaninMilwaukee,and
HendricksCommercialPropertiesisahugereasonwhy.
Inthecomingweeks,thefivecompaniesparticipatingintheSpring2017gBETABeloit
programwillworkwithgener8torstafftorefinetheirbusinessstrategies,growtheirrevenue,
gainadditionalcustomers,strengthentheirproducts,preparetheirpitchesandmeetwith
potentialinvestors.
Weareveryexcitedtohavepartneredwithgener8tortolaunchgBETAinBeloitthisspring,
saidIrontekCommunityManagerErinClausen.Thefirstcohortisofftoagreatstartandits
beenawesometoseethegBETABeloitcompaniesusingtheIrontekspaceandengagingin
thelocalstartupcommunity.
TheprogramwillculminateatLiveBETA,apitchnightforthetencompaniesinvolvedinthe
Spring2017BeloitandMadisoncohorts.EachgBETABeloitandMadisoncompanywillgivea
four-minutepitchbeforeanaudienceofinvestors,entrepreneursandcommunitymembersat
LiveBETA.Thosewhoattendwillhaveopportunitiestochatone-on-onewitheachcompany
beforeandaftertheevent.
LiveBETAwillbeThursday,April13thinBeloit.Thoseinterestedinattendingcanregisterat
www.livebeta.eventbrite.comoremailgBETA@gener8tor.comformoreinformation.
DescriptionsofthetencompaniesinvolvedintheSpring2017BeloitandMadisoncohortsare
includedbelow.
BELOIT|SPRING2017COHORT
Classmunity
ClassmunitysfundraisingmanagementsoftwarehelpsK-12schoolsfundraisemoreefficiently
whilereducingfraudandrisk.Developedforeducatorsbyeducators,Classmunityhashelped
10Wisconsinschooldistrictsmanageover$1.3minfundssincetheirsoftlaunchinMay
2016.
CEO:AlanaPlatt,alana@classmunity.com
GenoPalate
GenoPalateanalyzesindividualsgeneticdataalongwithdemographicandlifestyleinformation
todeliverpersonalizedinsightsforoptimalhealthyeating.GenoPalatesDNAcollectionkits
andbiomarkersprovidecustomerswithdata-driveninformationaboutwhatfoodsare
scientificallybestforthem,andwhichtoavoid.GenoPalatewillusethesedatatodevelop
GenoNourish,alineofpersonalizednutritionsnacksthatwillbeavailableSummer2017.
CEO:Yi(Sherry)Zhang,sherry@genopalate.com
KloverProducts,Inc.
KloverProducts,Inc.engineersandmanufacturesparabolicmicrophonesandaudio/visual
accessoriesforcustomersrangingfromsportsbroadcasterstosecurityagenciestovideo
recordingenthusiasts.KloverProductsistheleadingmanufacturerofparabolicmicrophones
tothesportsbroadcastingindustryandistheexclusivesupplierofparabolicmicrophonesto
FOXSports.SoundShark,theconsumer-facingdivisionofKloverProducts,sellsaversionof
theirparabolicmicrophonestoweddingvideographersandvideoproductionhouses.These
microphonescaptureaudiofromgreaterdistanceswithlessambientnoise.KloverProducts
hassoldover440parabolicmicrophonestodate.
CEO:PaulTerpstra,pterpstra@kloverproducts.com
PushDaily
PushDailysmobilefitnessapplicationstreamsworkoutsledbyfitnessinfluencers.These
influencerspostpackagesoftheirbrandedworkoutvideosforuserstostreamathomeoron
thego.PushDailysbetareleasewillfeaturethreeinfluencers,includingNnannaEgbujiobi,a
formerNikeBrandRepandPushDailysCEO.NnannapreviouslycreatedSTREETVYBE,
ahigh-energyhip-hopdanceclassthatreaches3,400peopleweeklyatLifeTimeFitness
locationsacrosstheU.S.andCanada.
CEO:NnannaEgbujiobi,Nnanna@pushdaily.fit
UpperRoomTechnology
UpperRoomTechnologysfirstproduct,Savant,issoftwareforprofessionalbondinvestors.
Savantspatent-pendingalgorithmdeliverscustomizedrecommendationsastowhichbonds
tobuyandsell.Althoughthebondmarketcapitalizationis$39trillion,almost50%largerthan
thestockmarket,bondmanagerscurrentlyhavenoeasywaytodeterminewhichbondstobuy
andsell.PotentialcustomersrangefromTier1institutionsmanagingtrillionsorhundredsof
billionsofdollars(Vanguard)tolocalassetmanagementfirmswithonlyseveralbillionunder
management.SavantwillbeavailableinQ22017,withtwoinvestmentmanagementfirms
alreadycommittedtobetatest.
COO:MatthewKee,Matthew.Kee@UpperRoomTechnology.com
MADISON|SPRING2017COHORT
ClusterScope
ClusterScopeturnsworkplacecommunicationtools(e.g.Slack,Skype)intoanAI-poweredhub
thatcentralizesallITmanagementandanalyticstasksviaapowerfulandintuitivenatural
languageinterface.ClusterScopeallowsuserstoissuecommandsinplainEnglishtodeploy,
monitor,andmanagealloftheirinfrastructureandonlineservices(e.g.Googleanalytics,AWS).
Co-Founder:SaketSaurabh,saket@clusterscope.com
ComfortApnea
ComfortApneaspatent-pendingsleeptherapydeviceusesanovel,CO2-basedtechniqueto
treatsleepapnea.ComfortApneaallowsforamorecomfortable,patient-preferredtreatment
alternativetothecurrentstandardofpositiveairwaypressure(CPAP).ComfortApneawas
developedbasedon30yearsofongoingsleepresearch.Duringthemostrecenttrial,most
patientsexperiencedreducedobstructive,mixed,andcentralsleepapneasthroughthe
applicationoftheComfortApneadevice.
CEO:Dr.IcaroDosSantos,icaro@comfortapnea.com
EasyWaytoHealth
EasyWaytoHealthcreatesIoTdevicesthatcontinuouslymonitorkeyhealthindicators.
EW2Hsfirstproductaddressesoverweightandobesitythroughahigh-trafficsmartscalethat
measuresweighttrendsratherthannumbers.Foremployees,EW2Hsmobileapplication
trackstheirpersonalweighttrends.Foremployers,EW2Hsadministrativedashboardprovides
insightintoparticipationlevels,thehealthprofileoftheirworkforceandvalidationofcorporate
investmentinhealthinitiatives.EasyWaytoHealth(EW2H)isaMadison,WIbasedC-corp.
EW2Hiscurrentlypilotingitsfirstproductattwocompanieswith1000uniqueusers.
CEO:Dr.RenatoRomani,renato.romani@easywaytohealth.com
Kilter
Kiltersrewardsprogramallowsgymstorewardtheirloyalmembersandclients.Membersearn
pointswhentheycheckinattheirgym.Pointscanberedeemedforwellnessproductsand
services(e.g.massages,apparel,supplements).GymsusingKilterexperiencehigherloyalty,
satisfactionandretentionamongmembersandclients.KilterisaMadison-based,Delaware
C-corp.Kiltercurrentlyhas9gyms,628uniqueusersandgenerates$895inMRR.
Co-Founder:SethBraddock,seth@kilterwellness.com
Simbicon
Simbiconssoftwareplatformdrawson15yearsofresearchtoprovidereal-time,virtualtissue
simulationsforreconstructiveplasticsurgery.Simbiconprovidessurgeonsandmedical
studentsasafeandcontrollableenvironmentinwhichtoperformsurgicalplanningand
collaborativelypracticeasurgerybeforereachingapatient.Simbiconsworkingprototype
forthecraniofacialregionhasbeentestedbysurgicalresidentsattheUniversityof
Wisconsin-MadisonSchoolofMedicine.
CEO:NathanMitchell,nmitchell@simbicon.com