Round One

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Saturday April 8, 2017 - Sunday April 9, 2017
      10:00 am - 12:59 pm
  • Location: The Garage @ Tech Square (848 Spring St NW, Atlanta, GA 30308)
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Contact

Alek Wobeck

Summaries

Summary Sentence: Round One, based on ABC's Shark Tank, will showcase four teams pitching to investors from Atlanta

Full Summary: Round One, based on ABC's Shark Tank, will showcase four teams pitching to investors from Atlanta

Alpha Kappa Psi and Startup Exchange are excited to host Round One, based on ABC's Shark Tank. Come watch as the final four teams pitch their ideas to a panel of investors. Last year's investor panel consisted of Sig Mosley of Mosley Ventures, Nabil Ismail of Hi-Rez Studios, Blake Patton of Tech Square Ventures, Alan Urech of Stoney River Capital Partners, and more.

RSVP @ https://www.gtroundone.com/ and follow the fb event to stay tuned for updates @ https://www.facebook.com/events/266137700488044/

Registration to watch is FREE and lunch will be provided.

The teams competing will be:

  • FireHUD Inc.: A real time monitoring system and Head Up Display that displays biometric and environmental data to firefighters and outside officials. http://firehud.co/
  • TINA: TINA is a tampon insertion aid that restores the independence and discretion women with limited hand mobility deserve. http://tinathetampon.weebly.com/
  • Lean Basketball Analytics: We seek to create a class of progressive basketball coaches who use analytics. We also have options for media and gaming markets. http://www.playlean.com/
  • Hera Health Solutions - Eucontra: Hera Health Solutions is developing a resorbable contraceptive implant that will eliminate painful removal surgery for women worldwide. https://herahealthsolution.wixsite.com/eucontra

Learn more at www.gtroundone.com.

Additional Information

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Invited Audience
Faculty/Staff, Public, Undergraduate students, Graduate students
Categories
Career/Professional development, Student sponsored
Keywords
startup, round one, alpha kappa psi, akpsi
Status
  • Created By: Kristen Bailey
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Mar 20, 2017 - 2:40pm
  • Last Updated: Apr 13, 2017 - 5:12pm