Sputnik-1 changed everything. It inspired humankind to look to the stars. Like Sputnik-1, Sputnik ATX is here to help makers lift-off. We are an Austin, TX based accelerator that funds maker-founders who solve real problems. We combine capital with training and experience to help startups reach their full potential. Learn more about us here.
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Sputnik ATX's Winter '19 class of startups will pitch at Demo Day, the final event of our thirteen-week program.Â
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Join us for an evening of pitching, product demos, Q&A and networking. Enjoy drinks, snacks, and as much startup scrappiness as you can handle.
Wouldn't it be nice if there was an SEC compliant, blockchain platform for all asset classes? Vertalo helps brokers and issuers of any asset take advantage of all forms of crypto registration and listing with first-in-the-world blockchain cap tables, unlocking liquidity for previously hard-to-trade assets. Vertalo is the future of financial markets, today: compliant, decentralized and liquid. By reducing the cost of issuance and maintenance, Vertalo makes it easier to manage assets, opening new possibilities for financial market demand. Best of all, they can do so on the blockchain protocol of issuer's choice.Vertalo is a blockchain cap table and investor relations platform for issuers of and investors in digital asset and crypto currency projects. While the barriers to and costs of public offerings continue to grow and with an audience that is ready to invest in alternative asset classes, Vertalo is building a platform for the future of finance: decentralized and liquid. By reducing the cost of issuance and investor relations, Vertalo makes it easier to issue and manage digital assets, opening the market to companies of all sizes in all industries to move from paper certificates to digital shares on the blockchain protocol of their choice.
Don't you wish commercial real estate had something more like Zillow? Meet Tenavox, a commercial real estate leasing platform to inform, match and connect tenants with properties and the brokers that lease them. Their free-to-use platform launched in March of 2018 and currently covers both Houston and Austin with over 120M S.F. of commercial property and 30+ of the largest brokerages and service providers in the industry. With a growing user base of over 14,000 tenants to date, Tenavox makes it easy to find and lease commercial real estate.
With AdInMo, mobile game ads are no longer an interruption – they are part of the game. AdInMo's technology easily connects game developers and brands, inserting display ads directly and naturally into eSports, AR, VR, and mobile games. Advertisers love AdInMo's 4X higher brand recall vs video and banner ads, and game developers love the ability to quickly and unobtrusively monetize their gameplay while enhancing the in-game experience. Hitting on million monthly gamers for the first time in February, gamers and developers are rapidly embracing this exciting ad tech.
85% of US employers don't offer 401(k) plans because of the excessive costs and paperwork with traditional providers. SaveDay offers a 401(k) solution to every business, at no cost to the employer. SaveDay's automated processes and 3-years-straight market beating robo advisors are the brain-child of its cofounders: the former CTO of eTrade and founder of DLJ Direct. Charging 35 basis points on assets under management, they are disrupting an expensive industry through automation, enabling everyone to have access to a retirement savings plan that works as hard as they do. SaveDay- the only way to 401(k).
Vybe Software uses AI to create software, replacing expensive developers or templates. Its initial application, called Leia, uses simple voice inputs to create, design and publish custom websites for any business. An astonishing 45% of SMBs in the US alone still do not have a website, largely due to the over- complexity of existing tools. Available on the iOS and Google Play app stores, Leia is already number one or number two in most app store searches for website building. Approaching 100,000 websites built, Vybe Software is the first Sputnik ATX five time Traction Horse winner and while you've been reading this, probably built around 100 websites.
CollegeHustle is a mobile app that helps students get part-time jobs near campus. Students find jobs and connect directly with employers through a simple interface designed with college students' needs in mind. Launched out of a dorm room at UT by two students with a vision, CollegeHustle is building a scalable growth model in Austin, and will expand to other campus locations in 2020.
Hydrogen fuel cells are often described as a fantasy unicorn that eats brussels sprouts and poops gold because of its ultra-environmentally friendly nature that up to now has been elusive. Celadyne Technologies solves this problem with the first-ever, heat-resistant membrane technology using ceramic nanocrystals to operate in almost any environmental condition at a lower cost than current electric power sources. Celadyne materials define a new generation of more efficient, reliable, and cost effective hydrogen devices, that will provide reliable, green, and cheap power to a world hungry for a scalable global-warming solution.
At Sputnik ATX we support women in science and technology. Only about 17% of venture dollars globally go to companies with at least one female founder, even though teams that include at least one female produce higher returns. Everyone can do this simple thing to elevate women in our industry: pick a girl and give her a chance. We are doing exactly that this Demo Day, by selecting a hardworking young woman from the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders. Your ticket will go toward a stipend to support her entrepreneurial project.Â