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MassChallenge Reveals 2015s Most Promising Startups

The full lists of 2015 startups can be found here:

 

The 200+ startups that will be entering our 2015 accelerator include many of the highest-impact startups in the world, said MassChallenge CEO John Harthorne. From Boston to London to Israel and beyond, the global distribution of these early-stage companies highlights the universal need and opportunity to provide startups with access to key people and resources to help them launch and succeed. 

 

The 2015 finalist class includes startups from 22 different countries and many industries. Of the 218 startups:

  • 35.8 percent are in high tech
  • 22.0 percent are general, retail and consumer goods
  • 18.8 percent are healthcare and life sciences  
  • 17.9 percent are social impact 
  • 5.5 percent are cleantech and energy

Top categories for Boston include internet & web services, hardware, and education. The UK programs top categories include internet & web services, enterprise software and hardware.

 

During the program, startups will have the opportunity to engage with high-profile speakers and expert mentors. Additional benefits include free office space, media attention and access to industry resources. Boston hardware startups will also have access for the first time to the new MADE@ MassChallenge hardware lab where they can prototype and manufacture physical products.
 

Analog Devices is a Founding Sponsor of MADE@ MassChallenge. ADI is a leading semiconductor company headquartered in Massachusetts specializing in data conversion and signal conditioning technology. MassChallenge also welcomes new Bridge program partner, the Biscay government.
 

As programs in Boston and London prepare to welcome the new class of startups, MassChallenge Israel will expand its partnerships with the new Managing Director, Israel Ganot, who will join forces with the current team to take the program to a new level. Before joining MassChallenge, Ganot founded the high-end consumer electronics trade-in site Gazelle.
 

List of MassChallenge 2015 Global Finalists:
 

Boston:

Energy / Clean Tech:

 

AntiDark

USA – District of Columbia

Not public at this time.

 

AquaFresco

USA – Massachusetts

AquaFresco is developing the next generation close-loop laundry technology that regenerates 95% of wastewater.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/aquafresco

 

Blackburn Energy, LLC

USA – Massachusetts

Blackburn Energy makes a power unit for long haul trucks that eliminates idle time saving $10K & 21 tons of CO2 per truck annually.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/blackburn-energy-llc

 

Energy Harvesters LLC

USA – New York

Charge your mobile device batteries anytime anywhere from your own walking. EnergyHarvesters.com.   Power generation from walking!

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2011/profile/energy-harvesters-llc

 

Hyliion

USA – Massachusetts

Hyliion is creating an add-on hybrid module for tractor trailers that will reduce fuel consumption upwards of 30%.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/hyliion

 

Iron Goat

USA – Virginia

Iron Goat –  A better way to make hay.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/iron-goat

 

Kwiksulate

USA – Massachusetts

Not public at this time.

 

PSM Energy

USA – Massachusetts

PSM Energy: The full service online investment platform.  Now you can invest in #solar energy projects that are both simple and profitable.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/psmenergy

 

Sourcewater

USA – Massachusetts

Sourcewater.com is the water exchange for the energy ecosystem.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/sourcewater

 

General:

 

Ajiri Tea Company

USA – Pennsylvania

Ajiri aims to create a sustainable cycle of employment and education. And, of course, a delicious cup of Kenyan Coffee and Tea!

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/ajiri-tea

 

Alike

USA – Massachusetts

Not public at this time.

 

BIOWATCH SA

Switzerland

BIOWATCH is offering a new authentication solution based on wrist vein recognition and provides an alternative solution to current methods.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/biowatch-sa

 

Camp Casco

USA – Massachusetts

Camp Casco provides a free weeklong summer camp for childhood cancer patients and survivors in MA!

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/campcasco

 

Collectable

USA – Massachusetts

Collectable is a social marketplace connecting collectors and online auction houses and retailers.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/collectable

 

Dash Electric

USA – Massachusetts

Dash is an affordable and lightweight electric longboard kit that can easily be mounted to any longboard.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2014/profile/dash-electric

 

Dramatize

USA – California

Not public at this time.

 

Ecoflora Cares

Colombia

We developed the most stable natural blue color in the world, creating a new family of healthy natural colors for food industry.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/ecoflora-cares

 

Flying SpArk

Israel

Flying spark’ is a Food-Tech company based in Israel, focused on finding new ways of utilizing insect protein in food products.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/flying-spark

 

Freight Frog

USA – Massachusetts

Freight Frog is tipping the moving industry on it’s head, and moving it’s clients to the 21st Century!

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/Freight-Frog

 

Fuel Drop

USA – Massachusetts

Tired of wasting your time filling up your gas tank? Let Fuel Drop deliver gas straight to your car.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/fuel-drop

 

Irhal

United Arab Emirates

Irhal Arabic/English mobile app for Muslim travelers. Includes Halal restaurants, mosque locations, prayer timings for 90+ cities.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/irhal

 

Ivory

USA – Massachusetts

Ivory is a music education app which listens to you play, providing real-time analytics, targeted lessons, and gamified elements.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/ivory

 

Nix

USA – Massachusetts

Nix is pioneering consumer diagnostics through its disposable biosensor platform. First solution: a real-time wearable hydration sensor.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/nix

 

Orange Photonics

USA – New Hampshire

The Orange Photonics LightLab: An affordable marijuana potency analyzer.  An essential tool for the $10 billion legal marijuana industry.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/orange-photonics

 

PianoArc  

USA – Massachusetts

PianoArc is reshaping the musical keyboard for a new era of performance tools  – starting with a circular piano.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/pianoarc

 

PMS Bites

USA – Massachusetts

A boston-based, woman-led food startup conquered kickstarter: PMS Bites vegan glutenfree paleo #hocolate desserts for women!

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/pms-bites

 

PopUp Childcare

USA – Massachusetts

PopUp Childcare provides professional drop-in child care onsite at movie theaters, restaurants, sporting events and more.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/popup-childcare

 

Reactive Studios

USA – Massachusetts

Audio games you play with your voice. Eyes free. Hands free. EarPlay.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/reactive-studios

 

Real Food Solutions

USA – Massachusetts

Feeling queasy? Anchor yourself w/Anchor Bar – the safe non-drug nutrition bar to prevent & ease nausea from motion sickness & other causes.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/real-food-solutions

 

Response Technologies, LLC

USA – Rhode Island

Response Technologies Breakthrough Proprietary Technololgy for $50B Flexible Vessel Market.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/response-technologies-llc

 

RubyRide

USA – Arizona

RubyRide Subscription car service. Save time, save money, reduce stress, save the planet.  Pay per month, not per trip.  Simple Freedom.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/RubyRide

 

Savanna

USA – Massachusetts

Savanna connects customers to barbers for in-home & in-office haircuts saving customers time and hassle, while freeing barbers from shops.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/savanna

 

SpotLight Parking

USA – Massachusetts

SpotLight Parking is the consumer-facing mobile application for valet parking across the nation. Simply #FindReserveRelax.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/spotlight-parking

 

StreetScan

USA – Massachusetts

Inspect all your urban roads more frequently with StreetScan’s fast and affordable multi-sensor scanning technology.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/StreetScan

 

Think Board

USA – Massachusetts

Like to think differently? Keep your thoughts organized here! @thethinkboard is a clear film that turns any surface into a dry erase board!

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/thinkboard

 

TVision Insights

USA – Massachusetts

At TVision Insights, we leverage state of art computer vision technology to redefine TV rating for new generation TV.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/tvision

 

Unshrinkit

USA – Massachusetts

Finally, the emergency sweater saver is here.  Unshrinkit helps unshrink wool clothing that accidentally shrunk in the washer or dryer.  

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/unshrinkit

 

XactSense  

USA – Rhode Island

XactSense builds LIDAR scanning UAVs for the $270B geospatial industry our scanning robots make the next generation of 3D maps in minutes.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/xactsense

 

Healthcare / Life Sciences:

 

Artaic Health

USA – Massachusetts

Not public at this time.

 

AutismSees  

USA – Massachusetts

Not public at this time.

 

Biorasis, Inc.

USA – Connecticut

Not public at this time.

 

Blue Therapeutics

USA – Massachusetts

Blue Therapeutics is advancing a novel painkiller that is 50x more potent than morphine and completely non-addictive.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/blue-therapeutics

 

Canary

USA – Massachusetts

Not public at this time.

 

Cogentis Therapeutics

USA – Maryland

Cogentis Therapeutics is working on a novel and potential disease-modifying peptide therapeutic for Alzheimer’s, FTD, and Parkinson’s.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/cogentis-therapeutics

 

Dock Technologies Inc

USA – Wisconsin

Not public at this time.

 

earlybird.io

USA – Massachusetts

earlybird.io exploits finger interactions with personal electronics to generate a novel biometric signal to identify subtle motor decline.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/earlybird

 

HIVE Biosystems

USA – Massachusetts

Not public at this time.

 

LaunchPad Medical

USA – Massachusetts

Not public at this time.

 

Lodestone Biomedical

USA – Utah

Lodestone Biomedical is developing the safest, easiest, most effective way to protect your child from the harmful effects of iron deficiency.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/lodestone-biomedical

 

LuminOva Inc.

USA – Massachusetts

LuminOva is developing an optical fertility device to assess egg and embryo quality to improve success rates of in vitro fertilization.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/luminova-inc

 

MIFCOR Inc

USA – Connecticut

MIFCOR is saving your heart when you have a heart attack.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/mifcor-inc

 

Obz Design

USA – Massachusetts

Not public at this time.

 

PB&B

Switzerland

We make your own cells cover wrinkles and signs of aging.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2014/profile/pbb

 

Poly6 Biotechnologies

USA – Massachusetts

Poly6 Biotechnologies develops synthetic, bioresorbable polymers for drug delivery, anti-adhesions and tissue regeneration.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/poly6-biotechnologies

 

Quiro

Venezuela

Quiro is a minimally-invasive surgery simulation mobile game that replaces prohibitively expensive hardware in med schools worldwide.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/quiro

 

Recon Therapeutics

USA – Massachusetts

Not public at this time.

 

ReThink Pharmaceuticals  

Israel

10,000 drugs are shelved every year b/c they fail. Rethink developed a tech platform that finds new uses for existing drugs.

 

Sevamob

USA – Georgia

Fundamentally transforming primary healthcare via mobile clinics and a tele-health marketplace.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/sevamob

 

Traumedex

USA – Georgia

We create wearable hemorrhage control systems that save lives.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/traumedex

 

uSound

Argentina

uSound enables low-cost social integration for the hearing impaired by turning a smartphone into an advanced, augmented, digital hearing aid.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/uSound

 

Virtudent

USA – Massachusetts

Not public at this time.

 

High Tech:

 

Ader

USA – Massachusetts

Ader helps gaming companies by getting gamers to turn off AdBlock.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/ader

 

Apitite

USA – Massachusetts

Apitite: Create APIs for your data in minutes without writing a line of code. Apitite is like TurboTax for APIs.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/apitite

 

BookaLokal Inc.

USA – New York

BookaLokal is a marketplace for food & beverage experiences hosted by locals. With listings in 46 countries, we’re like Airbnb for food.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/bookalokal

 

BovControl

Brazil

Empowering livestock ranchers with reliable herd information   that improves efficiency and boost profitability.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/bovcontrol

 

Building Conversation

USA – Massachusetts

View multiple architectural design options perfectly registered on site with complete AR mobility and freedom; walk around or in and out!

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/building-conversation

 

Cabbige

USA – Massachusetts

Cabbige is a business intelligence web application that helps small farms make more money.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/cabbige

 

Cintell

USA – Massachusetts

We want to create a customer-centric world. Cintell helps companies better understand their buyers and make more relevant decisions.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/mycintell

 

Clothbound

USA – Massachusetts

Not public at this time.

 

DealerScience

USA – Massachusetts

DealerScience improves the dealership business process through intuitive, automated software that drives sales and increases productivity.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/dealerscience

 

Easy Pairings

USA – New York

Easy Pairings is changing the way restaurants find staff by making it faster and cheaper.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/easypairings

 

Encore Alert

USA – Virginia

The right opportunities at just the right time to help marketers focus on what matters most.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/encore-alert

 

eRated

Israel

eRated is the trust score agency for p2p marketplaces. Allowing buyers and sellers to carry their track record wherever they go.

 

feelter

Israel

Social content search, analysis & monetization widget for eCommerce websites, beta proven impact on conversion rates, user engagement & UX.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/feelter

 

Fuzzy Compass

USA – Massachusetts

Not public at this time.

 

Genesis Technologies

USA – Massachusetts

Genesis Technologies is developing a next-generation device for gene synthesis, the process of turning digital text into physical DNA.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/genesis-technologies

 

Gesto

Portugal

Gesto a startup company that sells world’s first open-source kits for gesture recognition, motion patterns and muscle analysis.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/gesto

 

Goodwall

Switzerland

Goodwall, the new social network for high-school students. The one place where you stand out, network, and present yourself to Universities.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/goodwall

 

GradTrain

Israel

Not public at this time.

 

Hydroswarms

USA – Massachusetts

Teams of small, autonomous, underwater robots + cheap sensors + modern mesh networks = a revolution in maritime commerce and security.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/hydroswarms

 

Launchpad Technologies Inc.

USA – New York

Launchpad is a platform that enables people to live in a flexible month-to-month sublet room they can leave at any time.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/Launchpadtech

 

Lumii

USA – Massachusetts

Glasses-free 3D that works. Lumii light field displays: intuitive depth in the native format of your brain.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/lumii

 

MagnebotiX

Switzerland

DELICATE OBJECTS – GENTLE METHODS: MagnebotiX microrobotic systems for next generation crystallography with automated crystal harvesting.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/magnebotix

 

My Exit Strategy

USA – Massachusetts

My Exit Strategy is an online tool that makes it easy to record and share all your end-of-life wishes.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/my-exit-strategy

 

Navitome LLC

USA – Massachusetts

Navitome lets your organization create interactive walk-through guides that make policies and procedures actionable no matter how complex th

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/navitome-llc

 

Onnuri DMC

Korea South

We provide a marketing tool for advertisers to retarget mobile users who leave a website without purchasing.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/onnuri-dmc

 

OpenLab

USA – Massachusetts

OpenLab is building social tools and machine intelligence to accelerate scientific discovery within research groups.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/openlab

 

OrderLynk

USA – Massachusetts

Not public at this time.

 

Pavlok – Wear Your Willpower

USA – Massachusetts

Current fitness bands track the steps you take—but they don’t change your behavior. Pavlok CHANGES behavior-and measurably forms habits.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/pavlok-wear-your-willpower

 

PracticeGigs  

USA – Massachusetts

A mobile peer-to-peer learning marketplace that allows anyone to reach his full potential by connecting him with awesome practice sessions.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/practice

 

Prattle Analytics

USA – Missouri

Prattle Analytics – Provider of the first unbiased, comprehensive, quantitative data of central bank sentiment.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/prattle-analytics

 

Quitbit

USA – Rhode Island

Not public at this time.

 

Scheduling AD

USA – Massachusetts

Not public at this time.

 

SidelineSwap

USA – New York

SidelineSwap is a marketplace where people connect to buy, sell, and trade sporting goods.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/SidelineSwap

 

Splitzee

USA – Massachusetts

Splitzee is painless team money management. Teammates chip in with credit cards, we track & remind so you get paid back faster.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/gosplitzee

 

SybilSecurity

USA – Massachusetts

SybilSecurity. Share more. More widely. More privately. With algorithmic assurance.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/sybilsecurity

 

ToneTree, Inc.

USA – New York

Music is our passion. We want to inspire creativity in our customers with a fresh new take on what an instrument can be.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/tonetree

 

Tuten

Chile

Tuten is the leading on-demand web and mobile platform for household services in LATAM. Guaranteed best-in-class service and execution

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/tuten

 

Water Hero

USA – Massachusetts

Plumbing catastrophe avoidance for everyone. Stops pipe bursts & small costly plumbing leaks. SmartPhone controlled & easy to install.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/water-hero

 

Social Impact:

 

Agora

USA – Massachusetts

Agora is an online town hall for the people. Our mission is to make democracies more democratic.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/agoratownhall

 

Barakat Bundle

USA – Massachusetts

Not public at this time.

 

CityTaps

France

Not public at this time.

 

Clear Breath

USA – Massachusetts

Clear Breath is developing a low-cost respirator for the 2 billion people living in polluted environments worldwide.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/clear-breath

 

danger!Awesome

USA – Massachusetts

Not public at this time.

 

Estrenon

Mexico

Estrenon enhances families’ lives with a reuse clothing movement that breaks down barriers among social classes through used clothing stores.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/estrenon

 

Free Time Academy

Israel

Free Time Academy has developed a platform that enables the fast development of scalable DIY courses.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/free-time-academy

 

Healthy Roots

USA – Rhode Island

Healthy Roots is a toy company that creates dolls and storybooks that combat internalized racism and colorism among young black girls.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/healthy-roots

 

Honeycomb Homes

USA – Massachusetts

Young adults aging-out of foster care are high-risk. Honeycomb Homes provides them agricultural apprenticeships leading to sustainable lives.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/honeycomb-homes

 

Humanure Power

USA – Louisiana

Not public at this time.

 

Increment

USA – Rhode Island

At Increment, we develop playthings that encourage independence and exploration among all kids, regardless of  age, ability, or gender.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/increment

 

iRecover App

USA – Massachusetts

iRecoverApp is a mobile App for smartphone’s that connects people in recovery from drugs & alcohol and their familes and friends.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/irecover-app

 

LearnLux

USA – Massachusetts

LearnLux helps Millennials learn personal finance skills through online learning tools while connecting them with financial institutions.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/learnlux

 

Legatus

USA – Massachusetts

Not public at this time.

 

Makers Empire

Australia

Not public at this time.

 

Meetcaregivers

USA – Massachusetts

Meetcaregivers enables more seniors to age at home by using online and video technology to connect them to qualified caregivers.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/Meetcaregivers

 

Quickhelp

USA – Massachusetts

Not public at this time.

 

Resilient Coders

USA – Massachusetts

Not public at this time.

 

Revision Ventures

USA – New York

Revision Ventures harnesses the digital talents of low-income youth to drive small business growth online. Creating resilient communities.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/revision-ventures

 

Six Foods

USA – Massachusetts

Six Foods is normalizing insects as a sustainable food. Try Chirps, a cricket chip that has more protein per serving than an egg!

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/sixfoods

 

SolarRoute

Nicaragua

Why is energy poverty still a problem that plagues 2.5bn? The distribution gap. SolarRoute provides affordable tech to households in need.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/solarroute

 

Spoiler Alert

USA – Massachusetts

Spoiler Alert is a B2B foodtech solution to help businesses manage surplus food & organic waste, improve margins, and fight food insecurity.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/spoileralert

 

SuperHealos  

USA – Massachusetts

SuperHealos is a social enterprise dedicated to empowering kids facing life’s toughest challenges.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/superhealos

 

TeachersConnect

USA – Massachusetts

TeachersConnect is a support network that creates an enduring relationship between teacher prep programs and their new-teacher alumni.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/teachersconnect

 

The Red Button

Israel

Not public at this time.

 

Union Capital Boston

USA – Massachusetts

Union Capital Boston is a rewards program that incentivizes involvement in low-income communities. Participants get a leg-up by giving back!

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/union-capital-boston

 

Vendedy

USA – New York

Vendedy is the “Etsy meets Ebay” for street vendors.Consumers can now bid on items uploaded onto mobile networks from remote street markets.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/vendedy

 

wecourses

Mexico

Innovative learning environment with multimedia content and activities in an online platform, created to improve the quality of education.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/wecourses

 

World Tech Makers

Colombia

Not public at this time.

 

MassChallenge UK:

Energy / Clean Tech:

 

akvola Technologies

Germany

Not public at this time.

 

Cambridge Carbon Capture Ltd

United Kingdom

Not public at this time.

 

Renovagen Ltd

United Kingdom

Renovagen – saving lives with solar power and driving down the cost of access to energy in remote locations.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/renovagen

 

General:

 

ArtCube

United Kingdom

ArtCube is a playground for artists & creative people in London to give or attend workshops as well as create, expose & sell their art.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/artcube

 

Anyvention

Israel

Fugu Luggage is a revolutionary suitcase that can transform from a carry-on to a full-size check-in, act as a closet, a table and more!

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/Anyvention

 

Baacco

United Kingdom

Not public at this time.

 

Choosic

United Kingdom

Choosic is like tinder for music discovery.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/choosic

 

Fikay Eco Fashion

United Kingdom

Today I helped build a school in Cambodia Fikayecofashion gave me a bag to remind me.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/fikay-eco-fashion

 

FilmDoo

United Kingdom

Check out @FilmDoo, the exciting new go-to platform to discover and watch great international movies!

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/FilmDoo

 

Gormley & Gamble

United Kingdom

London’s first made-to-measure tailors exclusively for women.Complimentary monogramming, macaroons & appointment-only service timetoupgrade.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/gormley-gamble

 

Great Little Place (GLP)

United Kingdom

Not public at this time.

 

Jiffi

Estonia

Hands-free mobile ticketing & validation for public transit. You just ride and Jiffi app takes care of payment.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/jiffi

 

JobMine

United Kingdom

JobMine is focused on using data to simplify job searching for individuals and improve the efficiency of hiring practices for employers.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/JobMine

 

Live Better With

United Kingdom

A one-stop marketplace of healthcare, home aid and wellness products and technologies for patients with chronic diseases and their carers.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/live-better-with

 

Positivitea  

United Kingdom

Not public at this time.

 

Pronto

United Kingdom

Pronto is bringing Londoners freshly cooked, high quality meals in 30 minutes – all delivered by our bow-tie wearing Pronto servers.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/pronto

 

Resonance

United Kingdom

Resonance: Credibly and transparently holding business to account on ethical & sustainability issues in a globalised economy.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/resonance

 

Run Tour

United Kingdom

Not public at this time.

 

Sinclair Fire

United Kingdom

Smarter, Faster, Safer. Sinclair Fire – saving lives and reducing the cost of fire damage with groundbreaking detection technology.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/SinclairFire

 

Timelooper

United Kingdom

Timelooper is a location-based mobile virtual reality time travel app helping visitors re-live the most memorable moments of amazing places.

http://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/timelooper

 

Tispire

United Kingdom

Not public at this time.

 

Vidsy

United Kingdom

Vidsy is a game-changing tech platform enabling brands to create fresh micro content & ideas from a community of digital natives & creators.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/vidsy

 

Xenapto

United Kingdom

Xenapto brings you comprehensive decision support for investors, whether you’re a solo angel or a team of full-time investors.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/xenapto

 

Healthcare / Life Sciences:

 

Allergy Amulet

USA – Maine

Not public at this time.

 

Bladder Cancer Diagnostic Test

United Kingdom

Not public at this time.

 

Cambridge Bio Augmentation Systems

United Kingdom

Not public at this time.

 

Care Across

Greece

CareAcross is a global meeting point for cancer patients & caregivers, which will support and empower them while accelerating oncology R&D.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/care-across

 

Crop Intellect Ltd

United Kingdom

Crop Intellect innovates agricultural technologies out of the ordinary to make a positive impact to the world’s agricultural sustainability!

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/crop-intellect-ltd

 

DJS Antibodies

United Kingdom

Not public at this time.

 

Dognostica Ltd

United Kingdom

Dognostica’s low cost, non-invasive screening tests enable earlier cancer detection and hence better outcomes.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/dognostica

 

DOYA Medical

Israel

DOYA Medical develops a noninvasive delivery technology and stent product for the treatment of Otitis Media with Effusion (OME).

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/DOYA-Medical

 

Fall-Safe Assist

United Kingdom

Fall-Safe Assist automatically detects falls – infallibly – records the data on them and sends an alarm message if the faller is immobile.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/fall-safe-assist

 

Future Healthcare NI

United Kingdom

The @SMARTBeds software is designed to improve patient flow in hospitals by simplifying patient admission. Go Paperless. Go SMART Beds.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/future-healthcare-ni

 

GiveVision

United Kingdom

Developing Smart glasses that act as eyes for blind people.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/givevision

 

incredX

Switzerland

Not public at this time.

 

Molecular Warehouse

United Kingdom

Molecular Warehouse is creating a world where most diseases are prevented, by giving people the power of molecular diagnostics and mHealth.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/molecular-warehouse

 

MOM Incubators

United Kingdom

1 Million Children die needlessly due to premature birth every year. MOM – The Inflatable Incubator was designed to give them a chance.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/mom-incubators

 

Path

United Kingdom

Path – creating intelligent footwear to stimulate walking, increase confidence and reduce the risk of falls.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/path

 

RE-VANA

United Kingdom

RE-VANA is focused on saving the eyesight of elderly and diabetic people by using it’s high tech drug delivery systems.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/re_vana

 

Repositive Ltd

United Kingdom

Repositive is your portal for finding genomic data relevant to your work, collaborating on data projects and simplifying access to data.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/repositive-ltd

 

Serket

United Kingdom

Serket is a pharmacy-integrated mobile service which ensures medication delivery, solving the urgent adherence problem costing billions.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/serket

 

High Tech:

 

Access Solicitor

United Kingdom

Access Solicitor is an online lawyer marketplace with an algorithm driven lawyer / client matching process.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/access-solicitor

 

Babelverse

United Kingdom

Enabling Cross-Cultural Communications: The People-Powered Universal Translator for Live Conversations.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/babelverse

 

Birdi Ltd

United Kingdom

Birdi is bringing Earth observation to the mass market. We make the value of fresh information available to those that need it.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/birdi

 

Burst

United Kingdom

We make big data from little videos and have built the world’s first short-form video analytics platform.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/burst

 

BuyerDeck

United Kingdom

BuyerDeck is a Buyer Portal. B2B seller teams collaborate on content & deal information with buyers to deliver a great buying experience.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/buyerdeck

 

Cahootsy Limited

United Kingdom

Not public at this time.

 

CLARA

Switzerland

With CLARA smart jacket fashion meets technology to improve cyclists and pedestrians’ safety in the world.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/clara

 

Compare and Share  

United Kingdom

Compare and Share is the world’s first comparison marketplace of the sharing economy.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/compare-and-share-

 

Converge

United Kingdom

Converge – the IoT platform for industry that automates manual monitoring by connecting large scale sensor networks.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/converge

 

CornerDrop Limited

United Kingdom

Never miss another parcel using @CornerDrop. Use for any website and register your own local drop location. Take control of your parcels!

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/cornerdrop-limited

 

Cytora

United Kingdom

Not public at this time.

 

Deluge Energy

United Kingdom

Deluge Energy combine machine learning and behavioral sciences to tackle utilities revenue losses.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/delugenergy

 

Donative

United Kingdom

Donative is a platform that helps charities to communicate impact to their supporters, enabling them to inspire a new generation of giving.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/donative

 

EarBuddy

United Kingdom

Not public at this time.

 

Glisser

United Kingdom

Glisser socialises presentations – we take regular slide decks, push live to audience devices, and gather feedback and interaction.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/glisser

 

Haute Arabia

United Kingdom

Haute Arabia, the premier destination for luxury modest fashion & a platform to empower, facilitate and encourage enterprising women.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/haute-arabia

 

Hermes Innovation

Israel

Not public at this time.

 

HighSkillPro

United Kingdom

HighSkillPro is an online marketplace that helps businesses find and hire top quality vetted service providers for one-off projects.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/HighSkillPro

 

Lobster

United Kingdom

Lobster is the world’s place to license any social media photos and videos from real people. Etsy + Google Images for Instagram et al.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/lobster

 

Moteefe

United Kingdom

Moteefe enables everyone to design and sell great quality custom clothing online without upfront investment or inventory risk.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/moteefe

 

Myriada / Financial Market Rank  

United Kingdom

Not public at this time.

 

Open Energy Market

United Kingdom

Not public at this time.

 

PayBox

Israel

PayBox is a social payment network. It offers users a way to collect and manage funds between groups and friends through mobile devices.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/paybox

 

Perfocal

United Kingdom

Perfocal is a p2p marketplace connecting photographers and customers. “The Airbnb for photography service.”

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/perfocal

 

Pingen GmbH

Switzerland

Pingen.com makes the process of sending postal letters a commodity.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/pingen

 

Preliminal Games

United Kingdom

Preliminal Games create next generation mobile games and tools, harnessing geolocation to create epic game worlds for teams on a budget.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/preliminal-games

 

Q App

United Kingdom

Q App solves the problem of queuing in sports and entertainment venues and enables a highly-targeted, real time advertising channel.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/q-app

 

Satsum

United Kingdom

Satsum helps companies become loved by their customers

http://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/satsum

 

Shoot  

United Kingdom

Shoot empowers all gardeners to be successful. Tell us which plants are in your garden and we’ll send you care reminders each month.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/shoot-

 

Shoplo.com

Poland

Shoplo.com is the easiest way to sell online. We help small brands sell more and save time.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/shoplocom

 

Sidekix

Israel

Sidekix is reinventing urban navigation, leveraging the power of big data to recommend personalized walking routes.

 

Stickyworld

United Kingdom

Stickyworld enables organisations to shape the design of the real world together with its customers and end users.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/stickyworld

 

TalentRocket

United Kingdom

TalentRocket is where companies showcase their culture to attract the best talent. It’s LinkedIn without recruiters.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/talentrocket

 

Visualwise

United Kingdom

Transform architectural and construction designs into virtual reality, allowing you to look around a space as if you were actually there.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/visualwise

 

Weather Safe Ltd  

United Kingdom

Agriculture meets Big Data: key management intelligence and smart climate solutions for agriculture.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/weather-safe-ltd

 

Widerfi

Lithuania

Widerfi is better than WiFi as it runs on cellular networks. Traveler’s dream: flat unlimited data everywhere, same SIM but no roaming fees!

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/widerfi

 

WikiHouse Foundation

United Kingdom

WikiHouse Foundation is designing, testing and building infrastructure for the decentralised economy.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/wikihouse-foundation

 

World Around Me

United Kingdom

World Around Me is local discovery app that helps people worldwide to search for places of interest and all kinds of local services.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/world-around-me

 

zipcube

United Kingdom

zipcube is booking.com for meeting rooms – don’t enquire, just book.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/zipcube

 

Social Impact:

 

Carbon Analytics Ltd

United Kingdom

Carbon Analytics provides fully automated and action oriented carbon, energy and water emission insights to the SME/SMB community!

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/co2analytics

 

Carerfy

United Kingdom

Carerfy is an Airbnb styled marketplace which helps you find and hire reviewed carers and also allows freelance carers to find new clients.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/carerfy

 

FoPo Food Powder

Sweden

Not public at this time.

 

HelpingB

United Kingdom

Not public at this time.

 

Lexicum

United Kingdom

The only way to remember every single word you come across when you learn a language.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/lexicum

 

OpenPlay  

United Kingdom

Digital Platform making it really easy to get active. Find & book local sports facilities & activities online, connect to others near you.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/openplay-

 

Shade 7 Publishing  

United Kingdom

Shade 7 specialises in publishing educational pop-up & novelty books and 3D interactive digital apps which teach children about Islam.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/Shade7

 

TreePress

United Kingdom

TreePress connects the people who write playscripts with the people who need them.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/treepress

 

twosigmas

United Kingdom

Not public at this time.

 

Unique Access

United Kingdom

We use predictive analytics at universities to identify students most at risk of dropping out to provide them with the necessary support.

https://masschallenge.org/startups/2015/profile/unique-access

 

About MassChallenge:

MassChallenge runs startup accelerators designed to catalyze a global renaissance by connecting high-impact startups with the resources they need to launch and succeed. Anyone can apply to MassChallenge, with any early-stage startup, in any industry, from anywhere in the world. MassChallenge does not take equity or place any restrictions on the startups it supports.
 

With programs in Boston, Israel and the UK, MassChallenge provides entrepreneurs with mentorship, office space, education, access to a vast network, and other resources during four months of acceleration. MassChallenge awards over $1.75 million in non-dilutive grants to the startups demonstrating the highest impact and highest potential. A nonprofit organization, MassChallenge is funded by corporate, public and foundation partners. To date, the 617 MassChallenge alumni have raised over $947 million in funding, generated $485 million in revenue and created 5,105 jobs. For more information, visit www.masschallenge.org.

 

Top MassChallenge Boston partners include: Jamestown, Fidelity Investments, Verizon, the Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation, CASIS, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, The Deshpande Foundation, The Biscay Government, The Boston Foundation, Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, Bler, American Airlines, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bose, EMC, Henkel, iNNpulsa Colombia, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Pfizer, Smith & Nephew, Thomson Reuters, Turnstone, WGBH Boston, UMass Amherst, and Zapopan.
 

MADE@ MassChallenge Sponsors include: Jabil, Lightspeed MFG, MassDevelopment, Analog Devices, Arrow, and Autodesk.
 

Top MassChallenge UK partners include: NatWest, Unilever, Visa Europe Collab, Satellite Application Catapult, Digital Catapult, Hult International Business School, Tech City UK, EMC2, The Manchester Growth Company, GCHQ, ViiV, UK Business Angels Association, Angels Den, Media City UK, The Landing, Fried Frank Technology, Taylor Wessing, The BIG Partnership, The Collective, Crowdcube and Tobacco Dock.
 

 

Boston Media Contact

Shannon Sullivan

+ 1 888 782 7820 x 726

shannon@masschallenge.org

 

UK Media Contact

Hailey Woldt

+ 44(0) 7872 629 960

hailey@masschallenge.org

 

Israel Media Contact

Moran Nir

+ 972 52 3314421

moran@masschallenge.org

 

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