A Sneak Peek Into Founded In Philly's Series II Finalists
Founded in Philly’s fall selection process is well underway, and with nearly 100 applications, this is our most competitive year to date! Meet a handful of the finalists below, learn about their startups, and how you can help!
Don’t hesitate to reach out directly via LinkedIn, if you feel you can offer support, guidance or resources to these passionate entrepreneurs driving innovation and growth for our city.
Alison Gorman
My Faves
ABOUT COMPANY
My Faves is a social sharing platform designed to make swapping recommendations with close friends and family easier, more personal & private.
HOW THE PSL COMMUNITY CAN HELP
We are hoping to find a passionate Chief Technology Officer to join the team!
Ayana Swanson
Pure OrganiKs
ABOUT COMPANY
Pure OrganiKs is an exhilarating revolution in the hair, body, and skincare industry created by a Chemist who graduated from Spelman College. We are dedicated to providing natural resources to underserved communities.
HOW THE PSL COMMUNITY CAN HELP
I am looking for resources to venture capital, and mentorship from experienced startup leaders.
Christian Jordan
JAMB Collective, LLC
ABOUT COMPANY
JAMB allows small AEC firms to "Act Big. Stay Small. Do Good." by leveraging a decentralized ecosystem of firms across the country which benefit from: sharing resources, tighter collaboration, and community engagement.
HOW THE PSL COMMUNITY CAN HELP
We are looking for mentors to help us create a roadmap for turning JAMB into a SaaS.
Damian Jorden
Manifest Careers
ABOUT COMPANY
Manifest Careers is a three-sided marketplace job search engine that matches employers, job seekers, and medical physicians to new opportunities linked to the legalization of cannabis.
HOW THE COMMUNITY CAN HELP
We are looking to develop key relationships with individuals who are genuinely invested in our future and the future of Philadelphia.
Deboleena Dutta
Viora Health
ABOUT COMPANY
Viora Health is a population health management platform that reduces disease progression perpetuated by social and behavioral factors.
HOW THE PSL COMMUNITY CAN HELP
We are looking for champions who can open doors to local health plan/health system partnerships so we can scale to a larger (250+ subject) pilot in 2021.
Ethan Berg
Agora
ABOUT COMPANY
Agora is revolutionizing how we engage with retail brands and interact with each other, sparking a new age of experience, social connectivity, and privacy.
HOW THE PSL COMMUNITY CAN HELP
We are looking for connections to brands interested in the future of commerce. We want to help retailers adapt to the new world and evolve into something more experiential and globally connected than ever before.
Ian DiBruno
Plaze
ABOUT COMPANY
Plaze helps musicians & creatives connect to the people & resources they need to achieve their goals.
HOW THE PSL COMMUNITY CAN HELP
We are looking for advice on how to go to market effectively. We want to share our brand and vision in a meaningful way to build trust with potential customers.
Jason M. Coles
Katika
ABOUT COMPANY
Katika is an online marketplace, directory, and experiences platform that provides a central location for customers to discover black-owned products, services, and events in both the U.S. and South Africa.
HOW THE PSL COMMUNITY CAN HELP
We are looking for people to download our app and patron a black-owned business near you.
Jeff Arthur
Intellisticks Inc
ABOUT COMPANY
Intellisticks is an interactive trading education platform.
HOW THE PSL COMMUNITY CAN HELP
We are looking for experienced startup leaders to help us refine our path and take the company to the next level.
Judy Ni
Roux
ABOUT COMPANY
Roux is a solution built from the ground up by owners, chefs, and hospitality professionals designed with the hospitality stakeholder promise in mind - to providers, to restaurants, hospitality professionals, and customers.
HOW THE PSL COMMUNITY CAN HELP
We are looking to build relationships to help us develop our business model and connect with resources to avoid blindspots as we rollout.
Julia Lin
Headway Surgical
ABOUT COMPANY
Headway Surgical is building a hands-free, on-screen pointer for surgical team coordination during minimally invasive surgery to improve surgeon communication and patient safety.
HOW THE PSL COMMUNITY CAN HELP
We are looking for introductions to General, GI, and OB/GYN surgeons for a 30-minute call to discuss our value proposition to our end users for customer discovery.
Juliette Mann and Cole Bender
ModernMouth
ABOUT COMPANY
Modern Mouth, LLC, is an immersive 3D learning environment delivering personalized presentations to your fingertips. Our presentation software allows lecturers to design presentations for the classroom using a library of 3D images.
HOW THE PSL COMMUNITY CAN HELP
We have a lot of ground to cover as first-time startup leaders and want to learn as much as we can from industry experts.
Lillian Warren
R41 SKIN
ABOUT COMPANY
R41 is a beauty company rooted in the idea "skin-care is self-care, and it starts at home." R41's fresh perspective focuses on clean, effective skin products.
HOW THE PSL COMMUNITY CAN HELP
My current challenge is finding the right people to help me scale my business. Looking for mentors in the beauty industry.
Michael Rabinowitz
Giveadelphia
ABOUT COMPANY
Giveadelphia is a philanthropic organization connecting young professionals to local non-profits in the area.
HOW THE PSL COMMUNITY CAN HELP
We want to gain valuable mentorship, which will help accelerate our organizational growth, spread awareness about our mission, and connect to more philanthropic professionals in our great city. Go to our website and sign up for our newsletter to learn how you can get involved!
Nicodemus Madehdou
JumpButton Studio
ABOUT COMPANY
Our vision is to engage and empower underrepresented professionals in creating boundary-pushing digital media experiences that solve problems, invoke change, and inspire creativity through strategic and systematic business operations to ensure a high impact on our projects.
HOW THE PSL COMMUNITY CAN HELP
Financial support and funding help our in-house core mission and focus so that we may start to lean away from B2B services allowing us to focus more on our B2C content and products in-house. We want to make our B2B services exclusive to specific brands and non-profits.
Patrick McKeever
Sleigh
ABOUT COMPANY
Sleigh is a holiday gift storage, inventory, and wrapping service.
HOW THE PSL COMMUNITY CAN HELP
We are looking to grow our network in the local startup community, learn from a diverse set of founders and mentors, and connect with potential business partners.
Peter Yeargin
Sage
ABOUT COMPANY
Sage provides a platform where people can ask important questions, get great advice, and have their problems solved.
HOW THE PSL COMMUNITY CAN HELP
I would like introductions to people that know the Q&A space, tech writers, and marketers that can help me grow our user base and get our brand name out there.
Raghav Hardas
Squawkr
ABOUT COMPANY
Squawkr is a live podcast recording tool that allows users to record high-quality audio from home, video calls with guests, and live broadcasts.
HOW THE PSL COMMUNITY CAN HELP
Podcasters wanted to sign up to beta test Squawkr's new video chat and HQ audio features. (Coming soon!)
Rohan Brown
Barley, Inc
ABOUT COMPANY
Barley is an app where guests can check occupancy and order food/beverages right from their phone for a take out or dine experience.
HOW THE PSL COMMUNITY CAN HELP
We would like to gain additional knowledge through mentorship, as well as introductions to investors.
Ron McNamara
Great Valley Solutions, LLC
ABOUT COMPANY
Great Valley Solutions creates transformational healthcare applications, both with patient outcome success and the enhanced way physical therapists do their work.
HOW THE PSL COMMUNITY CAN HELP
We would greatly appreciate help with determining our pricing model (What to charge, contract/subscription term, number of pricing tiers, etc.).
Yahya John
Uni-Five The Startup Showcase
ABOUT COMPANY
Uni-Five is transforming schools into hubs of entrepreneurship and innovation through pitching, coding, and startup showcasing.
HOW THE PSL COMMUNITY CAN HELP
We are looking to get support through connections. If you are in the startup world, please connect with me on Linkedin.