On June 13, the Madden School of Business officially welcomed to campus five high-growth companies that are participating in the 2017 StartFast Venture Accelerator program. Through a partnership with StartFast, the teams will work out of Mitchell Hall and also live on campus this summer. This is the third summer that Le Moyne has hosted StartFast on campus. The five teams in the 2017 program emerged at the top after a review of more than 2,000 startups.
StartFast Venture Accelerator brings teams of entrepreneurs from around the world to Syracuse every year for three months of coaching, mentoring and business development. The program culminates with a Demo Day when companies get the opportunity to demonstrate their products in front of potential funders. A number of student interns - including Le Moyne students Ralph Ramano and Evan Connelly - will work with the five teams throughout the summer.
According to Madden School Dean Jim Joseph, “We are so pleased to welcome StartFast back to campus once again. In addition to utilizing our state of the art facilities, StartFast will introduce scores of amazing mentors and investors to our program, while providing unparalleled learning opportunities for student interns that will provide hands-on, real-world experience to these budding entrepreneurs.”
Watch a sneak peak here of all the 2017 teams; you can also learn more about them at the links below:
Escala11 is passionate about disrupting the way Brazilian Soccer fans experience and show their love for the sport. They are the first and largest daily fantasy soccer website in the Brazilian market. With over 40,000 users and 200k,000 Facebook followers they are working to continue to grow and lead the market.
Hubble is a location-based Q&A app that gives you the ability to ask about anything nearby and get personal answers from other people around you. It’s much easier than browsing through dozens of reviews and websites, because it’s highly intuitive and it removes all complexities of finding hyperlocal information.
Mirage-3D builds mobile 3D body scanning software for the apparel, medical, and fitness industries. Customers can take detailed body scans and measurements on their iPad using the M3DScan app. Scans can be used to track fitness, manufacture orthotics, and make custom-fit clothing.
RepHike enables brands to connect with student organizations and campus reps to scale their campus marketing and manage their brand ambassador program.
TeachMe is a secure mobile platform for sequential learning that provides a organized and efficient way to practice. As a platform, they are not limited to just team sports or dance, but believe in providing a secure, reliable, and convenient environment for students to develop and grow their craft.
The teams will work with
StartFast’s nearly 100 mentors as they grow their companies and prepare to pitch investors on Demo Day, set for Thursday, Aug. 17.
Learn more here.