SAC VI - November 2015
Winner: Energy Storage Systems $135,000
Energy Storage Systems is a Portland company providing onsite energy storage for commercial clients utilizing an All-Iron Flow Battery.
Finalists
The other five finalists who pitched were PotaVida providing safer water with certainty using a UV water purification bag; theHUBEdu collecting and organizing educational resources into your own personal digital library; Third and Loom a custom, luxury couture e-commerce platform; NorthAmerica Talk reaching 200,000+ neighbors weekly with an award winning social community network and Connect2Classes providing an online marketplace for students to discover continuing education classes
SAC V - May 2014
Winner: Discuss.io $155,000
Discuss.IO is a Seattle based company whose mission is to simplify consumer market research. They use video conferencing and crowdsourcing to connect brands and consumers.
Second Investment: SocialGlympz $45,000
A Seattle Startup that understands that visuals are the new language of consumers. They are bringing the expertise to the CRM and marketing automation space allowing companies to gather insights, solicit content and run interactive campaignsFinalists
The other four finalists who pitched were Zealyst, creating specialized games to build a stronger employee community; Real Estate Game Works providing gamification of the continuing education experience for real estate agents; Grow Plastics providing a breakthrough in plastics technology focusing first on plastic cups that are better for the environment and Meshfire
SAC IV- Nov 2013
Winner: Booktrope $205,000
Booktrope is a Seattle based company that has been building their web based book publishing model and technologyfor two years. Their mission is to reinvent book publishing, using web-‐‑based tools forbook development, production and marketing.Second Investment: LaserMotive $55,000
a Seattle
startup who delivers electricity via light to critical assets Finalists:
The other four finalists who pitched were DiscussIO, offering simple market research,
connecting companies to panelists; Suncrest using advanced hydroponics to grow and
market local lettuce year round; graZie Mobile, providing bar and restaurant apps that
entice and incentive customer engagement and Homeschool Technical Apparel, creating
the most durable highly breathable outerwear to keep you warm and dry.
SAC III- May 2013
Winner:
Daily Dollar (now Piper) $165,000
www.PiperUp.comwww.dailydollar.com
Finalists:
The following companies were selected by the investment team to deliver ten-minute business plan pitches:
Phytelligence – Biotech; Pullman WA (http://www.phytelligence.com)
A high-tech provider of genetic services and hard-to-get plants with superior vigor,
uniformity and value for commercial growers & nurseries
- Nimia - Software; Seattle WA (http://www.nimia.com) A platform where Premium Media Producers Store, Manage and Directly License Motion Picture Assets.
Guide Analytics - Services; Bellevue WA http://www.guideanalytics.com
- Daily Dollar Web Services; Seattle WA http://www.dailydollar.com
- Staging and Design Network -
Web
Services;www.StagingandDesignNetwork.com
Online member based home furnishings network with some of
the newest features available in the market for it's targeted members. -
Shift Labs -
Medical Devices; Seattle WA http://www.shiftlabs.com
Works with Makers and Hackers to build simple, inexpensive,
human-centered devices that improve health and wellness in global markets.
Simple, affordable service that helps people with congestive heart failure stay in their homes - and out of the hospital.
SAC II- Dec 2012
Winner: exoLabs
www.exolabs.com
ExoLabs brings collaboration to the science classroom by connecting and sharing your classroom microscope with the students iPads. With 2500 schools using iPads for classwork, they see a growing opportunity to make more engaging and collaborative science.
ExoLabs brings collaboration to the science classroom by connecting and sharing your classroom microscope with the students iPads. With 2500 schools using iPads for classwork, they see a growing opportunity to make more engaging and collaborative science.
Finalists:
The Six Finalists for SAC II were:
- Corengi
- Redpoint International
- Exo Labs
- Suncrest Farms
- Writer.ly
- Talk to the Manager
SAC I- May 2012
WinnerILLUMAGEAR Inc May 2012. $100,000 to be invested in the winner of the conference.
Max Baker, CEO,
www.illumagear.com
Max Baker leveraged his strong passion for the construction industry to found ILLUMAGEAR, a company focused on building quality products that illuminate workers and consumers making them safer and more prepared in any environment. ILLUMAGEAR’s initial product is The Halo LightTM, a 360-degree light system worn at head-level that produces a ring of light around the wearer enabling him or her to see and be seen in all directions at all times, especially in low light conditions.
Max Baker leveraged his strong passion for the construction industry to found ILLUMAGEAR, a company focused on building quality products that illuminate workers and consumers making them safer and more prepared in any environment. ILLUMAGEAR’s initial product is The Halo LightTM, a 360-degree light system worn at head-level that produces a ring of light around the wearer enabling him or her to see and be seen in all directions at all times, especially in low light conditions.
Finalistswww.socialglympz.comwww.discuss.iowww.energystoragesystems.com
