INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TechCrunch has an exclusive look at the companies participating in 500 Startups‘ 24th startup accelerator batch, which kicked off last
week.
Through its four-month seed program, the Silicon Valley seed fund invests $150,000 in exchange for 6 percent equity
The companies below include a mix of industries from cryptocurrency to digital health to e-commerce
500 Startups says 40 percent of the companies have a female founder, 50 percent have a black, mixed-race or Latinx founder and 31 percent
are headquartered outside the U.S.
Here a closer look at the 22 companies, which will demo their tech to investors on February 28:
Alba: A
Santiago, Chile-based mobile marketplace for babysitters in emerging markets.
Assemble: A Los Angeles-based digital platform for automating
video content production.
Back Office: A Palm Beach, Florida-based financial software provider focused on streamlining personal
bookkeeping.
BlockVigil: A San Francisco-based platform for building and scaling blockchain applications.
Cambridgene: A Cambridge-based
developer of clinical-genomic software for personalizing cancer therapy in hospitals.
Celer Network: A platform for building and scaling
decentralized applications.
Crowdz: Headquartered in Sunnyvale, the blockchain-based B2B marketplace builds digitized supply chains.
HAMAMA:
A San Francisco-based provider of microgreen kits for growing healthy food at home.
IOTW: A Hong Kong-based IoT-connected cryptocurrency
mining platform.
Kura Tech: A San Francisco-based developer of augmented reality glasses with micro-display and variable focus.
Memoir
Health: A Boston-based behavioral health startup providing physical and virtual mental wellness and substance use services.
MessageCube:
Headquartered in Sunnyvale, the companyis building an integration for people to discuss and purchase shared experiences over chat.
Ovation:
A Provo, Utah-based online portal for restaurant reviews meant to help businesses measure customer experience.
PantyProp: A New York-based
seller of underwear and swimwear for women to wear while menstruating.
Pilleve: A Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based startup using data to
help care providers lower the costs associated with opioid addiction.
Savion: A Livermore-based aviation company bringing green, long-range
private jets to the middleclass.
SnapShyft: Headquartered in Indianapolis, the startup provides an on-demand labor marketplace focused on
the food and beverage industry.
Thrive Agric: An Abuja, Nigeria-based crowdfunding platform for farmsand farmers in Africa.
TripAfrique:
Headquartered in Paris, theonline booking platform helps travelers arrange trips to Africa.
UTRUST: A Zurich-based cryptocurrency payments
platform that offers buyers protection, instant transactions and more.
Zeuss Tech: Headquartered in Palo Alto, the blockchain-based
anti-money-laundering platform targets cash-intensive industries.
No information is available on the final company, which is in stealth
mode.
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