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Speakers

Matt Langan

Founder & CEO, Stucco

Lawrence McCord

Founder & CEO, Frayt

Natalia Bishop

Founder & CEO, Level Up

Brian Cobb

Chief Innovation Officer, CVG Airport

Jack Berube

Founder & CEO, MERGED RE

Eric Hartman

Associate Director, New Ventures @ UK

Keith McMunn

Director of Awesome Fellowship

Darrall Henderson

State Director, Kentucky Procurement Technical Assistance Center

Raechele Gray

Manager, Entrepreneur Selection & Growth at Endeavor

Abby Ober

Community Manager at Northern Kentucky Tri-ED

Vince Edwards

CEO, Empire Builders

Jackson Andrews

Managing Director at Endeavor - Louisville

Lisa Bajorinas

Director, Vogt Awards

Jackie Willmot

CEO & Co-founder, XLerateHealth

Paul Ehlinger

VC, Allos Ventures

Taunya Phillips

Senior Associate Director, New Ventures & Alliances, UK

Larry Horn

Executive Director - LEAP

Marigrace Ragsdale

Associate - Access Ventures/Render Capital

Ryan Kaffenberger, MPA

Commerce Lexington E.D.

Kelby Price

Venture Finance, KSTC

Scott Jacobs

Executive Director, Queen City Angels

David Goodnight

Investor, Bluegrass Angels

diane mulcahy

Private Equity, Kauffman Foundation

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Qualifi

Empowers recruiters by enabling on-demand phone interviews.

Switcher Studio

Live streaming platform ...

GoWild

App and social community for hunting, fishing and the outdoors.

Podchaser

IMDB for podcasts ...

SnapShyft

Labor Marketplace Platform

Dot Neutral

carbon offsets for ecommerce

Abre

education management platform

EZ Chow

Food service ordering & Delivery Platform

Forecastr

financial modeling platform

10XTS

distributed ledger for investment banking and finance

HANDLE

Healthcare asset management platform

RootNote

standardized and scalable solution for equity investments in the music industry

OmniLife

Communication & management platform for transplant centers and organ procurement organizations.

Lepidext

Developer of biological sterilizing viruses for insect control

MEP Equine Solutions

Testing for parasite eggs in fecal matter for equine industry

Nymbl Systems

Practice management & electronic healthcare record system for Orthotics and Prosthetics

OR Link

Healthcare software platform for surgical preferences, peri-operative scheduling management and surgical education.

Smart Farm Systems

Precision irrigation monitoring and control system.

AdaptiveEndo

Low cost, high quality reusable Endoscopy platform system

AxisPoint Alliance

Facility Products Supply Chain, Connecting large end users with suppliers through technology and service

EdjSports

Data intelligence firm for the sports industry

Enriched Couples

increasing trust and strengthening communication skills around personal finances for couples

findCRA

Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) compliance, research, partner and opportunity management

HeXalayer

Material sciences & Lithium-ion battery cell developer

Horse Racing Nation

the leading news and information site in horse racing

Liberate Medical

Abdominal electrical muscle stimulation for respiratory disease and ventilator rehabilitiation

Lokator

Baseball pich targeting and computer vision video training platform.

MetaCT

Road constrution material hauling and trucking coordination platform.

Moolathon

Social fundraising platform and fitness tracker

OrchestraRx

Prescription drug management platform.

Pascal Tags

Chip-less inventory tag acting as a Universal VIN number for every product.

Raadz

Digital advertising platform that provides an audience that wants to see your ads!

Roth River

Aging spirits data collection and analytics platform for distilleries

myFamilyChannel

Interactive private TV channel connecting residents, family, and staff.

Spectrum Tracking

SaaS telematic solutions leveraging IoT for automotive, transportation, security, logistics, & insurance industries.

Superfan

Mobile fan engagement platform

TackleHack Outdoors

Curated marketplace for small-batch and custom outdoor gear.

Unitonomy

Software platform that helps companies grow, manage and measure their culture.

Virtual Peaker

Power utility demand control, IoT integration, and customer engagement platform.

Wicked Sheets

Moisture wicking and cooling sheets that are free of dyes, bleach and chemicals that cause skin irritation.

MERGED Solutions

Transaction and Services Marketplace for Real Estate

Middle Tech Podcast

A weekly podcast exploring startups, technology, and entrepreneurship in Kentucky and beyond.

Frayt

On-demand shipping services

Weeve

Employee feedback software platform for teams.

FlyWire

Hardware-enabled software service providing value-add data solution for the seafood industry

Land Betterment

Up-cycling former coal mining sites to create sustainable community development and job creation

Aperity

B2B Data Exchange platform for brands+channel partners

Kare Mobile

Mobile dentistry platform

Level Up

Instruction, teaching and marketplace for pop-up style offline classes

Hafta Have

Hafta Have is your new offline revenue engine.

Cloverleaf

Creating and Managing Great Teams

Adder Mobile Technologies

data analytics platform for out of home and word of mouth advertisers.

Avail

Content Management for BIM Professionals

BehaVR

Digital therapeutics for behavioral health

Borderless

International direct debit platform

Chibo

a brand new way to learn to cook from home

Clover Learning

healthcare education platform

eBlu Solutions

Insurance Benefits Verification, Authorization, & Financial Tracking