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WCC Portfolio Companies

The WCC is dedicated to identifying and funding the most promising start-up business opportunities in the region. To date, 25 companies have received funding, with over $5 million dollars contributed to the region. 

Angaza Design

Angaza DesignAngaza’s Pay-As-You-Go solution enables businesses to extend flexible solar payment plans to the billion individuals without access to grid electricity. Our platform allows manufacturers and distributors of off-grid energy products to expand their customer base and access data–driven market insights. Angaza’s partners can launch their Pay-As-You-Go program today without the investment of building and operating the necessary technology.

Aratana Therapeutics

Aratana TherapeuticsAratana means “new beginning” and it defines our mission of developing safe and effective therapeutics for unmet or underserved medical conditions in pets. Our goal is to provide veterinarians and pet owners with new therapeutics that are driven by science and specifically made for pets. We believe pets are family and they deserve the best quality care.

Artio Medica

Metactive MedicalArtio Medical (formerly Metactive) is developing novel, endovascular medical devices for the treatment of neurovascular and peripheral vascular diseases. Artio Medical's first products enable precise and immediate occlusion and rapid sealing of cerebral aneurysms and other target vessel segments using an over-the-wire microcatheter platform.

Balance the Superfood Shot

Life Equals

 

Born from the simple desire to get quality, sustainable products to people, Balance the Superfood Shot (formerly Life Equals) was established in 2011. With a drive to bring nutrition to the masses, the founders started the company with a line of American-made, highly-effective supplements designed to provide a variety of nutritional support.

Buderflys

BuderflysDesigner and developer of wireless earbuds created for connecting people to the amazing world of digital music and content. The company's adaptable earbuds have high-quality sound, long battery life, noise isolation and a great microphone with a savvy charging system, providing customers with sophisticated, innovative and comfortable earbuds.

Bulu

Bulu BoxBulu (formerly Bulu Box) is the first health, nutrition and weight loss discovery box designed to help you feel your best. Each month, you’ll get a box curated with a new mix of 4-5 premium samples from top brands to try. Every sample is sufficient enough to decide if the product is right for you. Of course, shipping is always free and you can cancel anytime.

Elias Animal Health

Elias Animal HealthELIAS Animal Health is elevating the hope of veterinarians and pet owners alike by changing the way cancer is fundamentally treated. Our approach is profoundly simple: Every canine patient is unique. Every cancer is unique. To ultimately win against this devastating killer, cancer therapy itself must also be unique. ELIAS Cancer Immunotherapy (ECI™) harnesses the power of the dog’s own immune system to eliminate the cancer.

EyeVerify

EyeVerifyEyeVerify Inc. is the creator of Eyeprint ID™ . Eyeprint ID is a highly accurate biometric technology for smart devices that delivers a password-free mobile experience with convenient, secure, private authentication. This patented solution uses the existing cameras on mobile devices to image and pattern match the blood vessels in the whites of the eye and other micro features in and around the eye.

Fitbark

FitBarkFitBark is a data-driven pet tech company focused on motivating dogs and their owners to get active and stay healthy together. We build collar sensors and software infrastructure that helps humans in 125+ countries to take control of their pet’s activity, quality of sleep, calorie expenditure, behavior and overall health. FitBark is also a research-grade platform adopted by 45+ vet schools and research institutions to validate new drugs, foods, procedures and medical treatments.

Flow Forward

Flow Forward MedicalFlow Forward is developing a novel approach to rapidly establish high-quality vascular access sites for hemodialysis. The Arteriovenous Fistula Eligibility (AFE) System™ is a small, temporary, external blood pump designed to stimulate flow-mediated dilation to make more patients eligible for an arteriovenous fistula (AVF), and increase success rates after surgery. Establishment of a reliable AVF reduces morbidity and mortality in hemodialysis patients, as well as the overall cost of care.

Hilary's Eat Well

Hilary’s is the creator of convenient and culinary foods that are made from real ingredients and are free from common allergens. We are helping to heal the American diet by bringing these foods to all people who seek tasty, nourishing cuisine. Our products forge innovative culinary paths and disrupt the status quo. We care about the health of our customers, employees and ecosystem.

Joylux

JoyluxDeveloper of LED-focused medical devices intended for the femtech industry. The company's medical instrument incorporates the use of a patented combination of red light, gentle heat and sonic technology to improve intimate wellness and sexual function in menopausal women for rejuvenation of the vaginal tissue and pelvic floor toning, enabling medical professionals to minimize the discomfort of women going through menopause by harnessing the power of light science, premium, non-invasive, home-use solutions.

Kenzen

KenzenKenzen aims to silently follow your health, and notify you only when it's most important. Get unique insights and real-time updates you wouldn't expect outside a sports clinic. Make on-the-fly adjustments, play smarter and avoid injury.

Matrix

MatrixThe Matrix™ Wand is a handheld 3-D Photogrammetry System, used for Automotive Estimating, Repair Planning, Structural Repairs, and Predictive Wheel alignment. All the measurement data can be retrieved, and re-measured for later use.

Movista

MovistaOur mission is to define workforce mobility in field workforce management and execution. Our team has created and built a solution to transform the execution process for field workers and the management process for leaders who would rather know instead of wonder. One by Movista, our proprietary app-based solution, is brining efficiency, accountability, and excellence to the field workforce management and execution processes.

Orbis Biosciences

Orbis BiosciencesOrbis is a pharmaceutical drug delivery manufacturing technology company focused on licensing its technology to companies to optimize their product portfolios. Orbis develops customized formulations and intellectual property for pharmaceutical product manufacture, leveraging their novel Precision Particle Fabrication® technology platforms. Providing industry innovation, the company offers cost-effective reformulation pathways to improve pharmaceutical products for improved health outcomes.

OsteoGeneX/Ossifi

OsteoGeneXOsteogenix is a therapeutic products company with novel products for the large and rapidly growing area of bone repair and bone growth. Osteogenix was founded in 2005 to clinically develop and commercialize the osteo-pharmacologic platform. Osteogenix assembled an outstanding team of expert advisors, many of whom have been principal investigators in key orthobiologics trials.

Portfolia

PortfoliaThe Portfolia platform lets entrepreneurs profile their companies to investors globally and streamlines the fundraising process. Portfolia welcomes innovative companies in the conceptual through growth stages, especially those where a national base of sophisticated and connected investors can impact success and build markets.

ClaimKit/RiskGenius

RiskGeniusDeveloper of a policy review platform designed to connect insurance professionals to digital knowledge. The company's platform uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to streamline the work of underwriters, brokers and everyone in between as well as to quickly and easily interpret, organize and standardize policy language, enabling underwriters, brokers and regulators to better understand policy language and create more efficient underwriting workflows.

Salsa Labs

Salsa LabsSince Salsa was founded in 2003, we’ve been driven by our passion to help nonprofits achieve their mission. As your cause partner, we strive to create tools that make it easier for social good organizations to engage communities, raise funds, rally supporters and make their voices heard.

SendaRide

SendaRideDeveloper of a mobile application intended to find and book both on-demand and pre-scheduled transportation for minors and elders. The company's application helps users to find and book on-demand babysitters and also monitor using GPS monitoring feature, watch them during transportation via live video and also rate the babysitter/driver as per the services received, enabling users to focus on important daily tasks while ensuring patients have the best experience, every time.

DD Sports/ShotTracker

ShotTrackerDeveloper of a digital media platform intended to provide data analysis in order to improve athletes. The company's platform is comprised of a net sensor, wrist sensor and mobile application that automatically captures statistical and performance analytics for an entire team in real-time during practice to facilitate overall basketball improvement, enabling coaches to make fact-based adjustments and strategies in a hassle-free manner.

SoftVu

SoftVuSoftVu is a cloud-based marketing automation solution designed to help financial services automate their marketing operations. It caters to small and mid-size businesses. SoftVu’s marketing automation solution offers lead scoring, lead nurturing and marketing analytics capabilities, designed to help financial services develop and execute marketing campaigns.

Stackify

StackifyProvider of a cloud based platform intended to solve issues involved in day-to-day IT operations. The company's platform offers log management, application performance management, error monitoring, application metrics monitoring and more, enabling software developers to monitor and troubleshoot their applications.

Tomboy Exchange

TomboyXTomboyX was founded the way many brands are, trying to fill a need that had gone unfilled for far too long. We asked ourselves, “How hard can it be to make good underwear?” And by that we meant underwear that fit regular bodies and fit how we saw ourselves. And underwear that any woman could feel comfortable in, regardless of where they fell on the size or gender spectrum.

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