This Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we are honoring startup founders who are challenging the status quo and creating incredible companies. These intrepid founders caught our attention with their ideas and passion during their time in the Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Accelerator, powered by Techstars.
Kidas is a Philadelphia-based startup that recently raised a $2 million pre-seed investment round to help protect children online. The software monitors PC games for online predators, bullying, hate speech, sexual content, and scams. Its technology sends parents weekly reports summarizing their child’s gaming activity and notifying them of threats. It also provides personalized recommendations on how to resolve dangerous situations.
Aside from the money, businesses seeking loans through Honeycomb Credit get a marketing bump too. Investors become evangelists of the business, making purchases, telling friends, and posting about it — and it’s driving real revenue. According to Honeycomb Credit Co-Founder and CEO George Cook, companies that run Honeycomb Credit campaigns see a 60% year-over-year increase in revenue.
Rodney Williams and Travis Holoway are on a mission to make lending more equitable. In underbanked communities like theirs, they noticed family and friends relying on check-cashing operations or payday loan businesses to handle financial needs. There weren’t any fair, reputable options when people sought short-term loans.
Marguerite Pressley Davis is on a mission to help startup founders and business leaders become more financially educated. After working with Goldman Sachs, the Clinton Foundation, and Deloitte Consulting, Pressley Davis launched Finance Savvy CEO, a startup aimed at improving business financial literacy for small business owners and empowering profitable entrepreneurship through financially backed decision making.
It led them to launch Zoog, a mobile app empowering anyone to bring a book to life and become part of the story using AR masks, filters, and other visual overlays. Now grandma can record a video of herself using entertaining face filters. For example, if she’s reading Humpty Dumpty in Zoog, grandma’s face appears inside Humpty Dumpty’s egg body.
During the Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Accelerator, powered by Techstars, founders work alongside experienced entrepreneurs, business leaders, mentors, and subject matter experts who share their insights in building and selling highly successful startups. They learn about pitching investors and clients, testing their business models for long-term success, and more. The hard work pays off. In …
The CEO of creative agency 19th & Park explains that building a successful brand starts with owning your unique story. Modern marketing tools have empowered brands of all sizes to cultivate an audience. But it’s not easy. It takes authenticity, social media prowess, and a deep understanding of target customers to keep people engaged. Whitney …
Sumit Suman, Co-founder & CEO | Paco Paco is part of the 2021 class of the Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Accelerator, powered by Techstars. The 12-week accelerator helps startups in connectivity, media, and entertainment grow their companies and develop partnerships with Comcast NBCUniversal. Sumit Suman, Nitin Pande, and Sameer Narang have worked with early-stage startups …
Sarah Allali, Co-founder & CEO Moone (formerly Think Confluent) is part of the 2021 class of the Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Accelerator, powered by Techstars. The 12-week accelerator helps startups in connectivity, media, and entertainment grow their companies and develop partnerships with Comcast NBCUniversal. Sarah Allali and Nicolas Cabrignac have been working together for years. …
