SeedStep Angel Events

Presenting this month: Life Equals & Progentec

LifeEquals

Red Bull proved the model. 5-Hour Energy did it again. Life Equals is the “3^rd time charm”.

Life Equals is a progressive wellness brand and inventor of Balance, the Superfood Shot® – the first Superfood Shot® on the market that provides ½ your daily requirements of fruits and vegetables in a convenient, shelf-stable, 2oz shot. Life Equals is growing distribution of Balance both online and in retailers such as Whole Foods, HyVee, Kroger, Safeway, Natural Grocers, and Amazon. The team brings decades of CPG experience including launching Red Bull and 5-Hour Energy.

Progentec

Progentec Diagnostics, Inc. is focused on providing state of the art diagnostics for lupus patients. The company is working on a technology platform that supports a set of diagnostics for comprehensive management of lupus. The commitment to this cause is rooted in our belief that better diagnostics would not only help in reducing the mortality and morbidity associated with lupus and reduce the overall cost of managing lupus, but also help in improving the lives of lupus patients worldwide. Progentec’s platform has been shown to successfully provide comprehensive diagnostic tests to meet critical areas of lupus management ranging from accurate prediction of lupus flares and tracking of lupus disease activity to early detection and classification of lupus. Progentec has an experienced management team and have established strong partnerships with organizations such as the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and Mayo Clinic who represent the best of lupus science and patient care.

Presenting this month: Life Equals & Progentec

LifeEquals

Red Bull proved the model. 5-Hour Energy did it again. Life Equals is the “3^rd time charm”.

Life Equals is a progressive wellness brand and inventor of Balance, the Superfood Shot® – the first Superfood Shot® on the market that provides ½ your daily requirements of fruits and vegetables in a convenient, shelf-stable, 2oz shot. Life Equals is growing distribution of Balance both online and in retailers such as Whole Foods, HyVee, Kroger, Safeway, Natural Grocers, and Amazon. The team brings decades of CPG experience including launching Red Bull and 5-Hour Energy.

Progentec

Progentec Diagnostics, Inc. is focused on providing state of the art diagnostics for lupus patients. The company is working on a technology platform that supports a set of diagnostics for comprehensive management of lupus. The commitment to this cause is rooted in our belief that better diagnostics would not only help in reducing the mortality and morbidity associated with lupus and reduce the overall cost of managing lupus, but also help in improving the lives of lupus patients worldwide. Progentec’s platform has been shown to successfully provide comprehensive diagnostic tests to meet critical areas of lupus management ranging from accurate prediction of lupus flares and tracking of lupus disease activity to early detection and classification of lupus. Progentec has an experienced management team and have established strong partnerships with organizations such as the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and Mayo Clinic who represent the best of lupus science and patient care.

Presenting this month:  Tetherex & SendaRide

Tetherex is focused on development of an anti-PSGL-1 antibodies for the treatment of inflammatory and thrombotic diseases. The lead indication is a treatment for Crohn’s Disease (CD). In mild to moderate disease Tetherex may improve the symptoms of CD when used in conjunction with medications such as antibiotics, and immunosuppressants to prevent recurrence. There still remains a significant unmet medical need in patients with CD.

SendaRide provides non-emergency medical transportation for the health care industry that is customized to each patient’s needs and provided through their own network of drivers. The technology integrates within the medical software and allows the hospital, provider or health plan to schedule the right-sized transportation when needed, with one-way and round-trip rides for their patients.

Presenting this month:  Moleculera & Stackify

Moleculera Update: Moleculera Labs is a Precision Medicine Diagnostics Company focused on neuropsychiatric disorders in children and adults. Moleculera’s COLA/CLIA accredited clinical laboratory performs tests that direct treatment for neuropsychiatric disorders caused by an immune system dysfunction. Moleculera is an existing i2E portfolio company. CEO, Dr. Craig Shimasaki will be providing a company update on their progress and any upcoming funding needs.

Stackify: Stackify helps software developers understand and improve the performance and reliability of their software. They compete in the application performance management space, Stackify is also seen as a DevOps product. The company is in revenue and has > 500 customers using their flagship Retrace product. This is a syndicated deal referred from Kansas Mid-America Angels who has committed to investment and has done detailed due diligence. Founder and CEO Matt Watson will be make an investment presentation.

Presenting this month:  Moleculera & Stackify

Moleculera Update: Moleculera Labs is a Precision Medicine Diagnostics Company focused on neuropsychiatric disorders in children and adults. Moleculera’s COLA/CLIA accredited clinical laboratory performs tests that direct treatment for neuropsychiatric disorders caused by an immune system dysfunction. Moleculera is an existing i2E portfolio company. CEO, Dr. Craig Shimasaki will be providing a company update on their progress and any upcoming funding needs.

Stackify: Stackify helps software developers understand and improve the performance and reliability of their software. They compete in the application performance management space, Stackify is also seen as a DevOps product. The company is in revenue and has > 500 customers using their flagship Retrace product. This is a syndicated deal referred from Kansas Mid-America Angels who has committed to investment and has done detailed due diligence. Founder and CEO Matt Watson will be make an investment presentation.

Presenting this month: iRecommend Software, LLC.

iRecommend is a data recommendation engine that leverages big data to recommend the right product to the right person, at the right time, therefore increasing the likelihood of purchase by 80%. Additionally, iRecommend uses machine learning to adopt to ever changing customer preferences using SmartMatching technology.

Presenting this month: iRecommend Software, LLC.

iRecommend is a data recommendation engine that leverages big data to recommend the right product to the right person, at the right time, therefore increasing the likelihood of purchase by 80%. Additionally, iRecommend uses machine learning to adopt to ever changing customer preferences using SmartMatching technology.

Presenting this month:

Clear River Enviro, Inc. is an Oklahoma based company that has developed a proprietary technology used to destroy unused pharmaceuticals. The product, RxDestruct™, implements a chemical process to break down the compounds in pharmaceutical waste to a liquid product devoid of opioid or other narcotic characteristics that can them be safely disposed into the sewer system.

JobShakers, a Kansas LLC, is a high utility solution for a large market facing a pressing and recurring problem which is underserved today in the market.  JobShakers is an employee referral application focused on the skilled hourly employment sector. This space is underserved by technology solutions. The JobShakers mobile application and underlying backend infrastructure enable employees to use their smartphone contact list too quickly and easily sort, match and refer their friends and associates as job candidates for open positions at their employer.

Presenting this month:

Clear River Enviro, Inc. is an Oklahoma based company that has developed a proprietary technology used to destroy unused pharmaceuticals. The product, RxDestruct™, implements a chemical process to break down the compounds in pharmaceutical waste to a liquid product devoid of opioid or other narcotic characteristics that can them be safely disposed into the sewer system.

JobShakers, a Kansas LLC, is a high utility solution for a large market facing a pressing and recurring problem which is underserved today in the market.  JobShakers is an employee referral application focused on the skilled hourly employment sector. This space is underserved by technology solutions. The JobShakers mobile application and underlying backend infrastructure enable employees to use their smartphone contact list too quickly and easily sort, match and refer their friends and associates as job candidates for open positions at their employer.

Presenting this month:

Digital Six Laboratories D6 is a hardware company that develops sensors used to bring a business’ assets to the Internet of things. The Company also has a cloud platform that provides critical services that store historical data from devices.

Presenting this month:

Digital Six Laboratories D6 is a hardware company that develops sensors used to bring a business’ assets to the Internet of things. The Company also has a cloud platform that provides critical services that store historical data from devices.

Presenting this month:

Simergent is developing a home dialysis system which delivers therapy to a sleeping patient each night. The automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) device focuses on specific needs for developed and emerging markets. It supports faster training with fewer nursing staff using a color touch screen. The therapy cost is 40% – 70% less expensive than traditional home therapy, allowing the home nocturnal dialysis market to save millions in healthcare costs, while delivering safe and effective therapy more quickly than currently available devices.

DoorStat has developed a new kind of customer demographics software. Pedestrian doorways or points of interest are equipped with DoorStat sensors to automatically analyze foot traffic & associated demographic info for attendees through our video-based software. The software, working in real-time, collects, analyzes, and reports on customer demographics information, including the gender, age, ethnicity, and mood of each customer. The data is stored in our data warehouse located in the cloud. On demand access to the customer demographics is provided via our easy-to-use online administrative console to generate easy to read customer demographics reports and graphs.

Presenting this month:

Simergent is developing a home dialysis system which delivers therapy to a sleeping patient each night. The automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) device focuses on specific needs for developed and emerging markets. It supports faster training with fewer nursing staff using a color touch screen. The therapy cost is 40% – 70% less expensive than traditional home therapy, allowing the home nocturnal dialysis market to save millions in healthcare costs, while delivering safe and effective therapy more quickly than currently available devices.

DoorStat has developed a new kind of customer demographics software. Pedestrian doorways or points of interest are equipped with DoorStat sensors to automatically analyze foot traffic & associated demographic info for attendees through our video-based software. The software, working in real-time, collects, analyzes, and reports on customer demographics information, including the gender, age, ethnicity, and mood of each customer. The data is stored in our data warehouse located in the cloud. On demand access to the customer demographics is provided via our easy-to-use online administrative console to generate easy to read customer demographics reports and graphs.

Presenting this month:

SoftVu is a SaaS based company that works with Senior Living Centers around the country to provide a streamlined outsourced sales and marketing function. According to SoftVu, there is an annual 55% turnover in patients in Senior Living Centers each year. This turnover amounts to a large marketing spend that companies have to have in order to keep their facilities full. SoftVu’s software helps these facilities to streamline that process. SoftVu has also successfully applied this strategy with mortgage companies and other high customer volume industries. The company is based in Kansas City and employs 35 people. SoftVu was referred to SeedStep Angels by one of our affiliate angels groups in Wichita Kansas. The company is raising a Series A round of $2.5M, of which $1.96M is committed. See attached info on the company for more information.

Presenting this month:

SoftVu is a SaaS based company that works with Senior Living Centers around the country to provide a streamlined outsourced sales and marketing function. According to SoftVu, there is an annual 55% turnover in patients in Senior Living Centers each year. This turnover amounts to a large marketing spend that companies have to have in order to keep their facilities full. SoftVu’s software helps these facilities to streamline that process. SoftVu has also successfully applied this strategy with mortgage companies and other high customer volume industries. The company is based in Kansas City and employs 35 people. SoftVu was referred to SeedStep Angels by one of our affiliate angels groups in Wichita Kansas. The company is raising a Series A round of $2.5M, of which $1.96M is committed. See attached info on the company for more information.

Presenting this month:

Nanomagnetic Targeting Systems: NTS is an early stage company founded in Oklahoma City. NTS’s mission and focus is to develop, manufacture and market magnetically targeted drug delivery systems. The platform system is based on proprietary magnetic nanoformulations attached to therapeutic payload(s), and its non-invasive proprietary magnetic guiding system. NTS is currently working on Targeting System to treat Atrial Fibrillation (AF), the most common cardiac arrhythmia.

MaxQ: A provider of validated cold chain packaging solutions for the life sciences industry. The flagship Max+ series of blood packaging systems are utilized for safe handling, storage, and transportation of blood products, vaccines, pharmaceuticals etc. MaxQ customers include: Blood Banks, Mayo Clinic, hospital and healthcare systems and level 1 trauma centers in the U.S. and abroad.

Presenting this month:

Nanomagnetic Targeting Systems: NTS is an early stage company founded in Oklahoma City. NTS’s mission and focus is to develop, manufacture and market magnetically targeted drug delivery systems. The platform system is based on proprietary magnetic nanoformulations attached to therapeutic payload(s), and its non-invasive proprietary magnetic guiding system. NTS is currently working on Targeting System to treat Atrial Fibrillation (AF), the most common cardiac arrhythmia.

MaxQ: A provider of validated cold chain packaging solutions for the life sciences industry. The flagship Max+ series of blood packaging systems are utilized for safe handling, storage, and transportation of blood products, vaccines, pharmaceuticals etc. MaxQ customers include: Blood Banks, Mayo Clinic, hospital and healthcare systems and level 1 trauma centers in the U.S. and abroad.

Two of the most frequent questions I’m asked is “what is an angel group?” and “what is an angel investor?” To some people this is a very familiar topic, while to most, it can be somewhat foreign and mysterious. The purpose of this workshop is to provide a high level overview of what are angel groups, how are angel investments made, who are angel investors, and what goes on behind the scenes for getting early stage deals done. You will also have the opportunity to hear perspectives and insights of current SeedStep Angels members and what they’ve learned over the years as angel investors.

This workshop is a great opportunity for existing local entrepreneurs, guests, and current angels members to learn more about:

• What is an angel investor
• What types of companies do angels fund
• Angels vs. VCs
• Angel characteristics
• Angel investor returns and angel networks
• Common mistakes and process for success
• Basic angel investment structures
• Equity crowdfunding
• SeedStep Angels and i2E

Event is at 36°N – 36 EAST CAMERON STREET TULSA, OK 74103  11:30am – 1:00pm – Lunch will be served. Please join us, RSVP here

Presenting this month: Charlie Bean & Smart Picture Technologies

Charlie Bean began as a coffee roaster in 2007, grew into brick and mortar wholesale, and eventually into a dominant e-commerce player in non-perishable food distribution. The company has expanded to a wide variety of products beyond coffee and has become a major player in e-commerce food distribution. Charlie Bean has been profitable since 2011, seeing net margins up to 10% and nearly doubling revenue each year.

Smart Picture Technologies is a world-leading SaaS service providing turn-key solutions for the home remodeling and design markets. Their solution is built on our patent-protected computer-vision platform that can make room and object measurements with 99% accuracy — with easy integration to existing sales models — with little IT involvement.

Presenting this month: Charlie Bean & Smart Picture Technologies

Charlie Bean began as a coffee roaster in 2007, grew into brick and mortar wholesale, and eventually into a dominant e-commerce player in non-perishable food distribution. The company has expanded to a wide variety of products beyond coffee and has become a major player in e-commerce food distribution. Charlie Bean has been profitable since 2011, seeing net margins up to 10% and nearly doubling revenue each year.

Smart Picture Technologies is a world-leading SaaS service providing turn-key solutions for the home remodeling and design markets. Their solution is built on our patent-protected computer-vision platform that can make room and object measurements with 99% accuracy — with easy integration to existing sales models — with little IT involvement.

The purpose of this workshop is to provide a high level overview of what are angel groups, how are angel investments made, who are angel investors, and what goes on behind the scenes for getting early stage deals done.

This workshop is a great opportunity for existing SeedStep Angels members, guests, and entrepreneurs to learn more about:

•       What is an angel investor
•       What types of companies do angels fund
•       Angels vs. VCs
•       Angel characteristics
•       Angel investor returns and angel networks
•       Common mistakes and process for success
•       Basic angel investment structures
•       Equity crowdfunding
•       SeedStep Angels and i2E
The workshop will be held on January 20^th, 2017 at Exaptive, 309 NW 13^th St, Oklahoma City, OK 73103 from 11am to 1pm. Lunch will be provided.

Invite by invitation, contact kmoore@i2e.org by January 11, 2017 if you plan to attend.

Presenting this month: Pamlico BioPharma Inc

Pamlico BioPharma  develops fully-human antibody therapeutics for infectious disease. Pamlico was founded on technologies from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) and Emory University to rapidly characterize and isolate fully-human monoclonal antibodies that arise from the body’s natural immune response following vaccination or infection. They have successfully isolated high affinity antibodies to a wide range of human pathogens, including influenza, anthrax, rabies, varicella zoster.

Presenting this month: Pamlico BioPharma Inc

Pamlico BioPharma  develops fully-human antibody therapeutics for infectious disease. Pamlico was founded on technologies from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) and Emory University to rapidly characterize and isolate fully-human monoclonal antibodies that arise from the body’s natural immune response following vaccination or infection. They have successfully isolated high affinity antibodies to a wide range of human pathogens, including influenza, anthrax, rabies, varicella zoster.

Presenting this month: Encore Communications & Exaptive

Exaptive is a software ecosystem in which such cognitive boundary crossing and code repurposing is not just left to chance, but actively facilitated, Exaptive is building a productive programming playground with the power to enable users’ creativity and their potential for discovery. Engineers and Data Scientists use the Exaptive Studio for rapid data application development, enabling end-users to follow their cognitive processes and the iterative insights that lead to discovery.

Encore Communications is a company owned and run by professionals who call Tulsa home. Recognizing a gap in the market, Encore was founded to provide dependable and superior telecommunications services for local businesses from small to large.

Presenting this month: Encore Communications & Exaptive

Exaptive is a software ecosystem in which such cognitive boundary crossing and code repurposing is not just left to chance, but actively facilitated, Exaptive is building a productive programming playground with the power to enable users’ creativity and their potential for discovery. Engineers and Data Scientists use the Exaptive Studio for rapid data application development, enabling end-users to follow their cognitive processes and the iterative insights that lead to discovery.

Encore Communications is a company owned and run by professionals who call Tulsa home. Recognizing a gap in the market, Encore was founded to provide dependable and superior telecommunications services for local businesses from small to large.

Presenting this month: DateBox & Tailwind

DateBox is a subscription service that sends couples a monthly ‘date in a box’ to make sure you spend consistent quality time with the one you love. Since November 2015 the company has shipped over 85,000+ dates and is on track to do $3M in revenue in their first year. Affordable service and you never have to worry about defaulting to your same old date night, ever again!

Tailwind is a single system for Visual Marketing Success. Tailwind is the only platform that helps you manage and optimize visual campaigns from end to end for winning on Pinterest and Instagram. Discover Content, Schedule Posts, Monitor Conversations, Launch Promotions, and Analyze Results. All in One Platform. The company will be giving an update on the progress they’ve made since presenting to and raising capital from SeedStep Angels October 2013.

Presenting this month: DateBox & Tailwind

DateBox is a subscription service that sends couples a monthly ‘date in a box’ to make sure you spend consistent quality time with the one you love. Since November 2015 the company has shipped over 85,000+ dates and is on track to do $3M in revenue in their first year. Affordable service and you never have to worry about defaulting to your same old date night, ever again!

Tailwind is a single system for Visual Marketing Success. Tailwind is the only platform that helps you manage and optimize visual campaigns from end to end for winning on Pinterest and Instagram. Discover Content, Schedule Posts, Monitor Conversations, Launch Promotions, and Analyze Results. All in One Platform. The company will be giving an update on the progress they’ve made since presenting to and raising capital from SeedStep Angels October 2013.

Presenting this month: Enertiv & Grab

Enertiv is an energy data company based in New York, NY. Enertiv offers tools to improve building operations and maintenance at the equipment level, streamline tenant billing and facilitate energy information sharing with vendors. They were referred to SeedStep by one of our fellow ACA angel groups, New York Angels. The company is actively raising $1.5M, of which $800K has already been committed.

Grab is a mobile application company based in Houston, TX. Grab allows travelers to discover airport businesses, order along their path and skip the line at pick-up. Their technology has been recently adopted at several airports in the region, including our own Will Rogers International in OKC. They were referred to SeedStep by one of fellow ACA angel groups, Nebraska Angels. The company is actively raising $2M, of which $1.4M has been raised.

Presenting this month: Enertiv & Grab

Enertiv is an energy data company based in New York, NY. Enertiv offers tools to improve building operations and maintenance at the equipment level, streamline tenant billing and facilitate energy information sharing with vendors. They were referred to SeedStep by one of our fellow ACA angel groups, New York Angels. The company is actively raising $1.5M, of which $800K has already been committed.

Grab is a mobile application company based in Houston, TX. Grab allows travelers to discover airport businesses, order along their path and skip the line at pick-up. Their technology has been recently adopted at several airports in the region, including our own Will Rogers International in OKC. They were referred to SeedStep by one of fellow ACA angel groups, Nebraska Angels. The company is actively raising $2M, of which $1.4M has been raised.