FINY11 Graduates Founder Institute New York
Last week the Founder Institute New York graduated the Spring 2016 cohort with 12 promising new companies. The eleventh batch of the Founder Institute in New York includes companies from across several industries.
Founder Institute New York Spring 2016
Last week the Founder Institute New York graduated the Spring 2016 cohort with 12 promising new companies. The eleventh batch of the Founder Institute in New York includes companies from across several industries such as film, childhood education, real estate, fin-tech, retail, HR-tech, fashion and more. As always, I am very grateful for the incredible lessons, experience, and wisdom brought to each semester's graduates by our great mentors here in New York.
Founder Institute New York 11
Clapper - Streamlining communication and logistics for media productions.
GigSesh - Helping professionals make extra cash by connecting them to advice seekers.
Mindsprinkles - Sprinkling culture into your child’s screentime.
NvestN - Low cost robo-investing platform for the underserved market of investors.
PicketFencer - Find a hometown that fits.
Prix Fixed - Where planning is not the event.
Real Assembly - The future of real estate crowdfunding.
Skour - Mobile storefront for brick and mortar boutiques.
SquarePeg - Intelligent assessment based job matching for candidates and employers.
TeddyMozart - Let your memories transcend borders and time.
TellyVizion - Where artist's work and shows are compensated directly by the audience.
Ushu - Custom tailored shoes to your unique foot's shape.
Startup Of The Week: TeddyMozart
The Startup Of The Week I have selected for the week of May 30th is Teddy Mozart. The first smart toy dedicated to connecting families across the world to share love and inspire growth in young children through music.
I am starting a new blog segment called the "Startup Of The Week", or S.O.T.W.™ for short, where I plan to highlight some great startups. There are several startups working to make the world a better place and I want to tell you a little bit more about some of them.
The Startup Of The Week I have selected for the week of May 30th is TeddyMozart.
Company: TeddyMozart
Founder: Carlton Bennett, Founder & CEO
Headquarters: Brooklyn, New York Operating: Globally
One sentence pitch: The first smart toy dedicated to connecting families across the world to share love and inspire growth in young children through music.
In my words: The app technology and the plush bear that come together to make TeddyMozart, create a unique experience that allows a child and family member to feel connected in a fun, loving, engaging and playful way.
In their words: “Families can use the TeddyMozart app and easily record and store a family's traditional songs, lullabies and stories from anywhere and share it with young children from generation to generation, forever. Young children get to listen to these musical experiences through the comfort of a high quality TeddyMozart plush toy.”
Accomplishments:
Who is product for:
- Family members who believe in preserving their voice through memories.
- Parents who want to set the mood or inspire kids with a song.
- Busy parents who like to set playlists of songs unique to their child's daily routine.
- Family members wanting to provide a unique and memorable gift experience.
- Parents who want to provide a great companion for their kids.
How It Works:
If you want to learn more about the company or team behind this week's Startup Of The Week you can contact me here.