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333NPlankintonAve,Suite211 AbbyTaubner
FORIMMEDIATERELEASE Milwaukee,WI53203 abby@gener8tor.com
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

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