Cohort: 8
Team: Dan Moore and Lisa Siva

HeyHon brings couples together to talk finance and deepen their relationships.

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: HeyHon

Dan is a full-stack blockchain developer. His most recent decentralized app was awarded 3rd place at DAPPHack, a hackathon judged by the Chief Blockchain Architect at General Motors. Prior to HeyHon, Dan co-founded an organic tea company that was named among the Best New Beverages in America by BevNet and is now sold in Whole Foods stores across the Rocky Mountain region. Dan is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 8.

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: HeyHon

Lisa is a co-founder of HeyHon, which helps couples deepen their relationships through meaningful conversation. She has a proven track record of growth at startups in New York City, where she optimized conversions for a Forbes 30 Under 30 founder and led content marketing for a media company funded by Gary Vaynerchuk. A writer by trade, she has been published in USA Today, The Huffington Post, and GQ. Lisa is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 8.

Cohort: 8
Team: Dennis Yancey, Arthur McClung, and Daniel Rodriguez

Developing technologies to restore marine environments that have been compromised by overfishing. Our initial products are the first generation of robotic devices to cull sea urchins and reestablish kelp beds.

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: Marauder Robotics

Dr. Dennis Yancey, is the CEO and co-founder of Marauder Robotics (formerly known as Coastal Waters Biotechnology 2, CWB2). Dennis has a B.S. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and M.S. & Ph.D. Stanford University. He is a chemical engineer, who has founded and managed technology startups related to marine energy & microalgae and has extensive experience in chemical synthesis, cell culture, and molecular biology techniques. Dennis is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 8.

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: Marauder Robotics

Arthur "Trey" McClung, is the CTO and co-founder of Marauder Robotics (formerly known as Coastal Waters Biotechnology 2, CWB2). He has written and managed several SBIR & STTR grants (Phase I & II), and also founded a product design and development company (McMade Innovations, LLC). He has a mathematics degree from Morehouse College, and mechanical engineering degrees from Georgia Tech and Stanford University, where his graduate and post-doctoral research investigated biomimetics and human-machine interaction. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 8.

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: Marauder Robotics

Daniel Rodriguez loves technology, martial arts, and adventure. He holds 15+ years of experience coding and leading teams for major entertainment companies such as The Walt Disney Company, TV Guide, EA Sports, and Sony Pictures Entertainment. He studied Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 8.

Cohort: 8
Team: Kaushik Datta, David Owen, Jianan Sun

The MBUSA IT innovation team actively partners with the company’s business units and functional areas to support MBUSA in achieving its strategic goals.

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: Mercedes-Benz USA

Kaushik Datta currently leads the IT Innovation Hub team at Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. He has been an employee since 2003. Prior to his current role, he managed Enterprise Content Management Platform and web applications for 65+ websites including the brand website mbusa.com, dealer facing websites and intranet websites. Kaushik has managed native mobile app development projects and rollout of apps for the enterprise and for the consumers. He has architected solutions for the Digital Dealership Experience initiatives at MBUSA, in addition to introducing/Developing first thin-client J2EE application, first Rich Internet Application at MBUSA. Kaushik is also the Technical Editor of the book ‘Enterprise Development with Flex’ published by O’Reilly. Kaushik is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 8.

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: Mercedes-Benz USA

David Owen currently serves as Experience Designer within IT Innovation Hub team at Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. Having joined MB USA in 2016, his prior roles include IT Lead for Dealer Learning Management Systems. David's current focus within the Innovation Hub team includes UI/UX design, user story mapping. In parallel, he is developing tools to promote a culture of innovation, as well as facilitating internal innovation initiatives with the MBUSA organization. Prior to MBUSA, David spent 18 months at a startup, serving as a co-founder for a mobile marketing platform. For the first 4 years after university, he served as a Design and Project engineer for multiple manufacturing consulting agencies. He is an Atlanta native and a Georgia Tech alum. David is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 8.

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: Mercedes-Benz USA

Jianan Sun currently serves as the Solution Architect within the IT Innovation Hub Team at Mercedes-Benz. She has been with Mercedes since October 2017. Her focuses within the team are to design innovation process, introduce customer discovery tools, and facilitate internal innovation-related initiatives. Jianan earned her MBA in 2014 and her PhD in automotive engineering in 2017, both from Clemson University. Jianan’s researches focused on the economical impacts of intelligent urban transportation system implementation. She was part of the prototype design of a 2025 Mini Cooper (Deep Orange Project). She also did a demonstration on her doctoral thesis to policymakers at the U.S. Congress (Capitol Hill) in Feb 2014. Jianan is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 8.

Cohort: 8
Team: Balakrishna Inamdar and Krishna Achuthan

An industrial strength digital asset exchange enabling institutional investors to safely and reliably participate in emerging coin-based markets.

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: Mercury Exchange

Balakrishna Inamdar, or Mr. B as he is fondly known, is the co-founder and CEO of Mercury Digital Assets Exchange, Inc., a company focused to build a secure, reliable and fully regulatory compliant digital assets exchange for institutional investors. Mr. B left Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) after working there for more than 14 years to focus on entrepreneurship. He was the Manager of Low Latency/High performance multicast messaging at ICE. Mr. B has Master of Computer Science degree from University of South Alabama. He also serves as Adjunct Faculty at Kennesaw State University and is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 8.

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: Mercury Exchange

Krishna is the co-founder and CTO of Mercury Digital Assets Exchange, Inc., a company focused to build a secure, reliable and fully regulatory compliant digital assets exchange for institutional investors. Krishna left Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) after working there for more than 10 years to focus on entrepreneurship. At ICE, Krishna was the lead architect of the core system of Matching Engine. Krishna has a Master of Computer Science degree from DePaul University and is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 8.

Cohort: 8
Team: Carter Posey, Peter Bartlett, and Jeff Joseph

MotivoIQ provides decision support for consumer goods brand and product leaders.

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: MotivoIQ

Carter served in product leadership roles at companies such as Johnson and Johnson, Nestle and Campbell's. While at Johnson and Johnson, Carter pioneered the weather-responsive seasonal supply strategy for the company's flagship brands and launched multiple new products. Most recently, he was part of KPMG's Customer Strategy Consulting practice where he played key roles in corporate restructuring projects. He holds a bachelor's degree in Engineering from Drexel University and an MBA from Georgia Tech. Carter is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 8.

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: MotivoIQ

Peter has more than a decade of experience architecting highly scalable software platforms in multiple industries including real estate and healthcare. Prior to that, he project managed the building of battleship destroyers at General Dynamics. Peter earned a degree in engineering from the University of Michigan. Peter is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 8.

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: MotivoIQ

Jeff is responsible for operations and customer development at MotivoIQ. Previously, he served as project manager at Bank of America's business continuity group ensuring optimal uptime for its technical infrastructure. He holds a bachelor's degree in risk management from Georgia State University and an MBA Georgia Tech. Jeff is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 8.

Cohort: 8
Team: Daniel Newman

MySpot is a mobile app enabling users to buy & sell parking spot information.

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: MySpot

Daniel Newman is the Founder and CEO of MySpot, a mobile parking technology company providing big data to municipalities, urban planners; and parking solutions to consumers and businesses. Daniel has built and developed MySpot for several years with heads of the NYC Parking Bureau and MIT. Daniel has worked for years before that in marketing and branding for several national companies, as well as extensively in film and media. Daniel is also currently serving on Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottom's Advisory board. Daniel is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 8.

Cohort: 8
Team: Mariano Maluf, Peter Tosto, Kevin King, and Matthew Burris

The NCR Hardware Innovation Group leads how the world connects, interacts & transacts with business, through iNCRedible experiences that make life easier.

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: NCR

Mariano Maluf is an experienced Innovation Leader with 28+ years of experience delivering value in complex, global environments, including Fortune 100 segment leaders like NCR, Coca-Cola, Home Depot and BellSouth. His career also includes a regional HealthTech StartUp endeavor and a Verizon international subsidiary. As a life-long learner & systems thinker, he enjoys mentoring intra/entrepreneurs and blending a diverse technology background with a growing repertoire of innovation strategies & techniques. Mariano proactively identified Flashpoint as a way to improve NCR's multi-horizon innovation capabilities and successfully led a cross-functional team during Cohort 8.

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: NCR

Peter Tosto is Director of Product Management at NCR innovation labs where he works with customers on solutions that go beyond current products. Previously, Peter held product management, portfolio strategy, and business development roles at IBM and Internet Security Systems. He led proprietary systems development as SVP and CIO for Monorail, Inc., a virtual PC start-up founded by former Compaq executives. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 8.

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: NCR

Kevin King is a Product Management Director for NCR. He is in his 9th year with the company after moving up the ranks from a product manager into the leadership position. Kevin has responsibility for a large portion of the ATM portfolio that NCR offer globally and is assigned to work on industry innovation. Kevin relocated from Dundee, Scotland to Atlanta in 2013. Kevin is a graduate of Oxford Brookes University and has a Post Graduate Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Marketing. Kevin is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 8.

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: NCR

Matthew Burris is a systems engineer at NCR who is known for operating at the intersection of business and engineering. He is skilled at developing strategically aligned innovations that offer clear value across industries and stakeholders. Matt was the Founder of MatterFab and a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 8.

Cohort: 8
Team: David Bloom

Open Road Systems is an automotive concierge service

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: Open Road Systems

David Bloom is the Founder and CEO of Open Road Systems, Inc, a company that makes car maintenance easy for car owners by leveraging car data analytics with a high-touch concierge service, optimizing car service center operations. Open Road is David’s fifth venture-backed company. Prior to Open Road, David was Founder and President of Silverpop Systems, a marketing automation software company acquired by IBM in 2014. David holds a BBA from Emory University and an MBA from Columbia Business School. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 8.

Cohort: 8
Team: Mark Oviatt and Thad Oviatt

Secure E-Bike charging stations.

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: ParkENT Cycles

Mark Oviatt is the Executive VP of Sales for ParkENT Cycles. He has worked as an industrial noise control consultant and has published multiple books on the subject. He served as SE Regional Sales Manager for Nicolet Scientific/Wavetek FFT products and national sales support for Wavetek’s line of advanced function generators. While at Dataradio he sold the first large scale, public safety mobile laptop computing system that is now the standard in the industry. A graduate of Georgia Tech in Applied Physics and Flashpoint Cohort 8.

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: ParkENT Cycles

Thad Oviatt is the CEO of ParkENT Cycles Inc. He invented the "bicycle containment apparatus" that is the basis of the company's Secure Electric Bicycle Station. Thad has worked as a programmer for Delta Airlines and LexisNexis. He studied Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech and got out in 2008. Over the next three consecutive years, he graduated from Georgia Southern University with a BSEE, an MS in Applied Engineering and an MBA. He also holds a black belt in Goju Ryu martial arts and is an Eagle Scout. Thad is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 8.

Cohort: 8
Team: Larry Lafferty, Jack Poley, Jeff Stroop

Military-grade technology employed to analyze used oil and identify hidden mechanical problems in mechanical equipment such as engines, gearboxes, and transmissions.

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: Prescient

Larry Lafferty is President and Co-Founder of Prescient, and President & CEO of Veloxiti, Inc., a company specializing in AI (Artificial Intelligence) software. Larry’s previous company, SoftPro Engineering, wrote the source code for Prescient. He has a Master’s degree in software engineering from University of South Carolina. Larry has over 30 years’ experience in software design and development. Larry is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 8.

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: Prescient

Jack Poley is CEO and Co-Founder of Prescient, and owner of CMI, LLC, a tribology-based company. He is a Condition Monitoring consultant, specializing in fluid analysis for machinery maintenance monitoring. He is the designer of the Prescient software and Prescient’s resident domain expert. Jack has worked in tribology for over 50 years. He has B.S. degrees in chemistry and management/marketing from University of California, Berkeley and New York University School of Commerce, respectively. He is a Fellow in the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers. Jack is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 8.

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: Prescient

Jeff Stroop is Vice President and Co-Founder of Prescient, a machinery maintenance consulting company that utilizes unique portable testing of in-service lubricants and proprietary software to perform onsite assessment of machinery health. Jeff is involved in the real estate industry, owning various rental properties as well as building and renovating other properties. Jeff has many years’ experience in the insurance industry and owns an insurance agency. He is also active with not-for-profits serving on various boards and donating his time. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a Bachelor of Business degree. Jeff is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 8.

Cohort: 8
Team: Marisa Humphrey

Independent retailers with ever-changing inventories face the cumbersome task of creating detailed, short-lived SKUs for every item they sell. SKU-it automates this task and eliminate the labor associated with it, for both online and bricks and mortar retailers.

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: SKU-it

Marisa Whittaker Humphrey is a serial entrepreneur and founder and CEO of SKU-it, a tech company that automates the creation of SKUs for importers, wholesalers, and retailers. Marisa worked as a television news reporter and anchor for five years before starting her first business, Big Byte Productions. Big Byte created software in the multi-media training and automation arena for clients such as Bell South and Hewlett Packard. In 2003, Marisa co-founded “Real Deals on Furniture,” a 2-acre furniture store in a 100-year-old Cotton Mill in Jefferson, Georgia, with her husband Jeff. In 2006, Marisa co-founded the Real Deals on Home Décor franchise. Today there are 60+ stores in the US and Canada. Marisa imported furniture and home décor for ten years before co-founding a home décor factory in Shanghai, China. In 2014 Marisa opened a chic apparel and accessory shoppe “Marisa Jill’s Boutique,” and soon after launched the online “$10 Fashion Attic” selling fashion apparel boutique closeouts. In 2016, Marisa co-founded The Mill Event Venue, a wedding and event facility, in the same cotton mill where their furniture store is. Having travelled to 23 countries, Marisa finds her inspiration in the rich cultures and colors of the world. Marisa studied at Moscow State University in Russia. She also studied Spanish in Chihuahua, Mexico. She received her degree from the College of Fine Arts & Communications at Brigham Young University in Utah. Marisa is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 8.

Cohort: 8
Team: Ana del Campo Gomez

Surefhir helps doctors stay caught up with patients.

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: Surefhir

Ana Gomez del Campo is the CEO of Surefhir and a graduate of Flashpoint batch 8. Surefhir builds apps for electronic medical records that help make care safer and more efficient. While a student at Georgia Tech, Ana placed at the Inventure Prize and started seriously considering entrepreneurship. Ana has a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 8.

Cohort: 8
Team: Anatoly Shilman

Helping factories align manufacturing decisions with financial goals.

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: Transparent Manufacturing

Toly is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 8.

Cohort: 8
Team: Gia Ganesh

Optimizing communication in recruitment.

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: Tugwaa

Gia Ganesh is the Founder/CEO of Tugwaa, an Atlanta-based Talent acquisition software firm that leverages technology to help hiring managers with their talent acquisition needs. Gia is a sought-after speaker and media contributor in the career growth and leadership development industry. Gia has contributed to several media outlets, in print and on-air including Forbes, CareerBuilder, Monster, JobHero and several others. She has an MBA from Georgia Tech and a MIS degree from Kennesaw State University. Gia is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 8.

Cohort: 8
Team: Ian Mendelson

Streamlining the residential rental process for both Renters and Landlords.

Cohort: 8
Flashpoint Company: Verified Renter

Ian Mendelson is the Founder of VerifiedRenter.com, Inc, a company that optimizes the residential rental process for both renters and landlords with a reusable rental application and matching system. Ian has over 13 years in buying, selling, and renting residential real estate. He obtained his Bachelor from the University of Maryland, College Park with a dual major in Logistics and Business Management and earned his MBA from the University of Southern California. Ian is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 8.

Cohort: 6
Founders: Frederic Bien

Community On Call provides peer networking solutions that enable health-related communities to quickly connect their members, such as people affected by chronic illnesses or disorders, with mentors and peer supporters.

Cohort: 6
Flashpoint Company: Ad Buying Network, Inc.

Dr. Frederic Bien is CEO of Community On Call, a company that activates healthcare-related communities in deploying mentoring networks. Dr. Bien is also president of Personality Disorder Awareness Network (PDAN), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to increasing public awareness and prevention of the development of personality disorders in children. Previously Dr. Bien was CEO of Ad Buying Network, a media buying agency that focused on analytics and strategy for advertising in search, social media, television, print and radio.

Dr. Bien started three companies that were sold a profit for investors: Bien Logic (web development and traffic analysis), Belamo (online dating) and BLiNQ Media (social media advertising).

Dr. Bien has a BA in Math from Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, a PhD in Math from MIT, and a Master in Quantitative Finance from GeorgiaTech. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 6.

Cohort: 6
Founders: Benjamin Langer, Akmann Van-Mary

US truckers spend over $140 million daily in unloading fees at delivery warehouses using an antiquated method of payment (cash/check). MyLumper has gone beyond these outdated transaction options by offering the trucking industry an innovative, electronic direct payment platform that eliminates fraud.

Cohort: 6
Flashpoint Company: MyLumper

Benjamin Langer is a Co-Founder and Investor in MyLumper, an industry-first, electronic payment platform that enables lumper fees to be paid instantly and securely, avoiding the risk and hassle of cash or checks. He has years of experience in investment banking. He graduated from The Goethe University Frankfurt in Finance and Management. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 6.

Cohort: 6
Flashpoint Company: MyLumper

Akmann Van-Mary is the President and CEO of MyLumper. MyLumper is an industry-first electronic payment platform that enables lumper fees to be paid instantly and securely, ​while ​avoiding the risk and hassle of cash or checks. Akmann has over 20 years of experience dealing with the logistics of truck​ing​. He studied at​ the​ College Notre-Dame in Haiti​ and​ is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 6.

Cohort: 6
Founders: Jim Grady

Residential buildings are inundated with packages that block lobbies, eat up staff time, and frustrate tenants. Package Solutions has worked with leading REITs to develop a technology-enhanced solution for mass adoption.

Cohort: 6
Flashpoint Company:PackageRoom.com

Jim Grady is the Founder and CEO of Package Solutions, Inc., a company focused on providing a flexible, cost-effective method for addressing package delivery at multi-family residential apartment communities. Jim is a serial entrepreneur. He graduated with a BBA from Georgia State University; and The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania with an MBA; and is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 6.

Cohort: 6
Founders: Gene Eidelman, Dawn Eidelman

TimeSpiral extends corporate culture. Our tools and products will span the process of deep cultural assessment, recruitment of talent in the right roles, on-boarding, branding and leadership development. As Millennials and highly diverse team members expand the culture of an organization, TimeSpiral enables corporate leaders to position the organization for its most promising future.

Cohort: 6
Flashpoint Company:TimeSpiral

Gene Eidelman is the Co-Founder of GamePlan Learning, a company that provides skills training for prospective employees and job placement service for organizations. Prior to GamePlan, he co-founded two companies: a global education management organization. and an organization that developed and operated a chain of community and corporate-sponsored childcare centers. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 6.

Cohort: 6
Flashpoint Company: TimeSpiral

Dr. Dawn Eidelman is the CEO of TimeSpiral. Dr. Eidelman is a deeply inspiring educator, writer, coach, and consultant for individuals and organizations, and is committed to positive psychology and a quantum leap in global integral intelligence. She graduated from Emory University with a MA, PhD, ILA in Comparative Literature and Russian/French. Dr. Eidelman is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 6.

Cohort: 6
Founders: Nitesh Chhajwani, Piyush Saggi

SalesTing = sales-obsessed marketing. Enterprise marketers invest significant resources into creating assets for use by their sales teams but are unable to see what works or not. SalesTing enables marketers to see what’s working and show impact on sales.

Cohort: 6
Flashpoint Company: SalesTing

Nitesh Chhajwani is the Co-Founder of SalesTing, a company that provides marketing & sales leadership with unparalleled analytics and insights using technology. Nitesh founded, grew, and sold a real-estate technology startup over the last eight years. He graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with Bachelor's in Computer Science. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 6.

Cohort: 6
Flashpoint Company: SalesTing

Piyush Saggi is the CEO of SalesTing, a technology company that provides sales-progression analytics to B2B marketing and sales leadership. Piyush spent a decade in sales and marketing at Microsoft, and was one of the first employees in their Cloud business. He has an MBA in Marketing from Georgia Tech and a MS in Computer Science from Baylor University. Piyush is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 6.

Cohort: 6
Founders: Dionna Keels

As companies take on the challenge of creating a workforce that reflects the changing demographics in the U.S., Employee Resource Groups (ERGS) are key drivers. Ninety percent of Fortune 500 companies have ERGs and millions of employees are engaged in them. Yet these integral groups lack visibility. At stemmed.™ we provide technology for companies to highlight their diversity and inclusion-focused initiatives, ERGs and ERG leaders, which strengthens company branding and attracts top talent.

Cohort: 6
Flashpoint Company: Plum and Eagle

Dionna Keels is the Founder/CEO of Plum and Eagle (formerly Stemmed), an Atlanta-based software development company that leverages technology to diversify the workforce. Dionna is a sought after speaker and media contributor on diversity in the tech industry, college recruitment, and millennials in the workforce. In 2015, she was one of the recipients of the 40 Under 40 Award. Dionna has contributed to several media outlets, in print and on-air, including Forbes, INC, Entrepreneur, CNN Money, NPR and the AJC. She attended Howard University, has a Bachelor's degree in Media Arts from Tulane University and is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 6.

Cohort: 6
Founders: Michael Latson, Gamal Codner

Melii has assembled a team of experienced bank executives to attack the problem of speeding up originations of business loans so that banks can compete more effectively with online lenders.

Cohort: 6
Flashpoint Company: Melii

Gamal Codner is the CEO of Melli, a company that helps traditional banks compete with online lenders by speeding up their loan origination process. Gamal was recently feaured on the Black Mentor Podcast. He studied at the College of Business at Florida State University and he is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 6.

Cohort: 6
Flashpoint Company: Melii

Michael Latson is the Founder of Melii, a company that helps traditional banks compete with online lenders by speeding up their loan origination process. He studied Business Administration at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and he is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 6.

Cohort: 6
Founders: Don Dudenhoeffer, John Adcox

Gramarye Media uses a proprietary technology platform to vet, incubate and develop the next great story franchises.

Cohort: 6
Flashpoint Company: Gramarye Media

John Adcox is the CEO of Gramarye Media, a cross-media story franchise incubator discovering and vetting the next great story franchises using industry-leading expert mentors and proprietary technology and social media platforms. Gramarye Media connects communities of investors, writers, producers, technologists, and artists. John has 20 years of experience in new media strategy and user experience design with a number of VP and C-level titles. He is also a novelist and screenwriter. He graduated from Georgia State University with a BA in English/Writing and he is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 6.

Cohort: 6
Flashpoint Company: Gramarye Media

Don Dudenhoeffer is the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Gramarye Media, a cross-media story franchise incubator discovering and vetting the next great story franchises using industry-leading expert mentors and proprietary technology and social media platforms. His work has been focused on creating forward thinking applications that aid large media companies in their pursuit of “the future” of media and advertising. Don led the design team that was awarded the first ever Emmy in the Interactive Television Category. He graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor's in Advertising and Graphic Design and he is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 6.

Cohort: 5
Founders: Bill Madigan

EduGameStar is educational therapy for dyslexics in video game format that overcomes dyslexia by building all the skills and fluency a reader needs.

Cohort: 5
Flashpoint Company: Reading & Writing Institute /Edugamestar

Bill Madigan is the CEO of Edugamestar, a company bringing "Virtual Reading Interventions" to the K-12 space. He has two decades of experience helping to acess and treat dislexia. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 5.

Cohort: 5
Founders: James Harris

Virtual in-store sales events for brick and mortar retail.

Cohort: 5
Flashpoint Company: N4MD

James Harris is the CEO of N4MD, a company that empowers corporate communicators to "automagically" blend local news, social media and corporate content into e-books and Flipboard-like e-magazines for niche customer and internal audiences. He has more than 20 years of experience in the digital communication industry. He graduated from Tennessee Technological University with a BA in Management Information Systems. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 1 & 5.

Cohort: 5
Founders: Andrew Lewis, Nagi Gebraeel,

Data curation, predictive analytics and decision support systems for equipment health in the energy and transportation sectors.

Cohort: 5
Flashpoint Company: DecisionIQ

Nagi Gebraeel is the Co-Founder of DecisionIQ, a company that serves companies operating fleets of high-value mission-critical equipment assets in dispersed geographies. DecisionIQ deploys a Mobile Platform for Operational Intelligence & Decision Making to increase asset uptime well beyond today’s reliability methods, while also reducing cost of operation, field service support and spare parts inventories. Nagi Gebraeel is the Chandler Chair Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech. He has an MS and a PhD in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 5.

Cohort: 5
Flashpoint Company: DecisionIQ

Andrew Lewis is the CEO of DecisionIQ, a company that serves companies operating fleets of high-value mission-critical equipment assets in dispersed geographies. DecisionIQ deploys a Mobile Platform for Operational Intelligence & Decision Making to increase asset uptime (well beyond today’s reliability methods), while also reducing cost of operation, field service support, and spare parts inventories. He is a technology startup veteran who has engineered, developed, and marketed innovative products; he started successful companies in a variety of fields, from computer systems, software, security, and entertainment. Andrew graduated from the University of Chicago with an MBA in General Management, Finance, and Marketing and has a BS in Aerospace Engineering from GA Tech. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 5.

Cohort: 5
Founders: Carie Davis, Kevin Burke

A beverage to capture the adult hydration opportunity.

Cohort: 5
Flashpoint Company: Coca-Cola / Glaceau

Kevin Burke is a Global Brand Director at Coca-Cola company who leads Global strategy, expansion, and innovation on the Glaceau vitaminwater, Glaceau smartwater and Aquarius businesses.

During Cohort 5 of Flashpoint, Kevin led a corporate team from Coke through the Flashpoint process that identified unmet consumer needs & insights. The work at Flashpoint lead to the creation of 9 innovative product ideas for the Coca-Cola Global innovation pipeline some of which are in market today around the world. Kevin described his experience from Flashpoint in a talk titled “Gather Round: 9 and a half things a corporate guy learned from Flashpoint”.

Cohort: 5
Flashpoint Company: The Coca-Cola Company

Carie Davis is the Managing Director of The Bridge: Atlanta, a startup + corporate commercialization program, accelerating application of startup technologies to enterprise core business challenges. She was previously the Global Director of Innovation + Entrepreneurship at The Coca-Cola Company, Carie developed programs to increase the speed at which ideas moved through the innovation pipeline. She is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 5.

Cohort: 5
Founders: Edo Ohayon

Case preparation and streamlining making crucial legal services available to underserved clients and profitable for small legal practitioners.

Cohort: 5
Flashpoint Company: GetLawyerApp / light of law

Edo Ohayon is the founder of Light of Law (formerly GetLawyer App). Light of Law pairs an automatic data analysis tool, with an assessment by an attorney, in order to review your personal legal situation and to present customers with options such as petitioning for clemency, early release, or getting a record expunged. Edo is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 5.

Cohort: 5
Founders: Louise Wasilewski

Acivilate offers a confidential information-sharing platform for criminal justice.

Cohort: 5
Flashpoint Company: Acivilate

Louise Wasilewski is the CEO of Acivilate, a company that combines technology, psychology and compassion to build a mobile platform where professionals and justice-involved people can work together. Wasilewski brings twenty-five years experience in the business of software and communications, and an intense curiosity in customer's challenges. She graduated from Emory University with an Executive MBA. She is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 5.

Cohort: 5
Founders: Karen Grinzaid, Patricia Page

JScreen is a not-for-profit at-home education and carrier screening program for Jewish genetic diseases. The goal of the program is to give individuals and families easy access to information and to allow testing to be done conveniently from home.

Cohort: 5
Flashpoint Company: Emory University Gene Screen Program, JScreen

Karen Grinzaid is the CEO of JScreen, a not-for-profit at-home education and carrier screening program for Jewish genetic diseases. The goal of the program is to give individuals and families easy acess to information and to allow testing to be done conveniently from home. She has been a genetic counselor at Emory University for 30 years and is the Jewish Genetic Diesease Program Leader and Clinical Research Coordinator. She graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and from Sarah Lawrence College with a Master's in Human Genetics. She is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 5.

Cohort: 5
Flashpoint Company: Emory University Gene Screen Program - JScreen

Patricia Page is the Co-Director of JScreen. JScreen is a not-for-profit at-home education and carrier screening program for Jewish genetic diseases. The goal of the program is to give individuals and families easy access to information and to allow testing to be done conveniently from home. Patricia has over 10 years of experience in the genetics counseling field. She received a MS in Genetic counseling from the University of Texas. Patricia is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 5.

COhort: 5
Founders: Andres Garcia, Ryan Jones

Data management for clinical trials.

Cohort: 5
Flashpoint Company: Florence Healthcare

Andres Garcia is the CTO of Florence Healthcare, a company that is set to reduce duplicate data entry for clinical trial research sites and enable centralized & remote monitoring for sponsors. He is passionate about using technology to solve everyday problems. He graduated from the University of Georgia with a Terry College of Business Masters in Business Administration. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 5.

Cohort: 5
Flashpoint Company: Florence Healthcare

Ryan Jones is the CEO and Co-Founder of Florence Healthcare, a company that advances clinical research through software. Before joining Florence, Ryan was president of Pubget (acquired by the Copyright Clearance Center), a research platform serving clinicians at over 600 hospitals and research institutions worldwide. He has a Bachelor's from Dartmouth and an MBA from the Berkeley Haas School of Business. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 5.

Cohort: 5
Founders: Sidney James, Vahik Thmassians

Cohort: 5
Flashpoint Company: Mydify

Sidney James is the President and Founder of Kunfer. Kunfer provides perks beyond work. He graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Science in Human Enviromental Sciences. Sidney is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 5.

Cohort: 5
Flashpoint Company:Mydify

Vahik Thmassians is the CTO of S. Rice Group. He has over a decade of experience in building technology for large media and retail corporations. Vahik is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 5.

Cohort: 5
Founders: Jase Wrigley, Adam Houtman

Stem cell collection, storage, and management enabling professional athletes to improve and extend performance

Cohort: 5
Flashpoint Company: Vault Stem Cell, LLC

Jase Wrigley is the cofounder of Vault Stem Cell, a company that identifies, develops, and delivers industry-best products and services to private medical practices, hospital groups, and research institutions around the country. He joined the Vault team with the belief that everyone should have access to their own healthy cells and deserves the opportunity to be educated on all possibilities that stem cell therapy represents to medicine. He graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a degree in Industrial & Systems Engineering. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 5.

Cohort: 5
Flashpoint Company: Vault Stem Cell, LLC

Adam Houtman is the CEO of Vault Stem Cell, Inc. - a company that provides patients with a system to securely, reliably and efficiently collect and store their individual adult stem cells and tissue for future use in age reversal and disease treatments. In addition to leading the Vault team, Adam supports this mission by educating the medical community about adult stem cell related research and available therapies. He graduated from Oxford University with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Planetary Geology. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 5.

Cohort: 5
Founders: Brian Arnberger, Gayle Link

Warranty payment optimization for heavy equipment.

Cohort: 5
Flashpoint Company: GalliumGroup, LLC

Dr. Gayle Link is the CEO of GalliumGroup, Inc. GalliumGroup helps companies make sense of customer data, improve on warranty recovery, protect against chargebacks, and make money. Dr. Link has consistently delivered successful projects for companies such as Sun Microsystems, Remedy Corporation, Ernst & Young, and Youth Entrepreneurial Academy. She also made significant contributions for General Motors, GM Truck & Bus, Hewlett Packard, NASA, DuPont, FMC, and 3M. Dr. Link graduated from Stanford University with a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 5.

Cohort: 5
Flashpoint Company: GalliumGroup, LLC

Brian Amberger is currently an Advisor of GalliumGroup, LLC, a software company providing SaaS technology to the heavy equipment and transport space. He graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with an MBA in Finance. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 5.

Cohort: 4
Founders: Jack Tillman, Onix Ramirez

We are building on Emory's capacity to innovate in support of Emory's primary mission.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: Emory Innovations

Onix Ramirez is a strategic partner at Emory University, Woodruff Health Sciences Center, where she provides senior leadership with strategic decision analytics necessary to execute health research strategic plans. Before, she was a program manager for the Emory-South Africa Drug Discovery Training Program. Onix studied Neuroscience and Behavior Biology at Emory before receiving an MBA. She is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: Emory Innovations

Jack Tillman is the Executive Director at Emory Innovations. Emory Innovations is a subsidiary of Emory University operating as a holding company for a small set of new and innovative non-academic, non-traditional enterprises in support of Emory's missions in education, research, and service. Jack recently started Mandl & Co., LLC, a business advisory firm focused on unlocking assets for universities and medical centers. He studied Ecnomics at the University of Colorado adn received an MBA in Corporate Finance at Emory University. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Founders: Erick Schmitt, Charles Lumpkin, Syl Turner

Don't get burned for not being there. Aloe is relationship maintenance for fathers.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: Aloe

Erick Schmitt is the founder of Aloe, a medical/health company that allows you to video conference from your smartphone. He is also the Director of Engineering at VoApps. Erick received a Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: Aloe

Syl Turner is a Senior Software Developer at Converge - Actionable Digital Marketing Analytics. Converge provides a Marketing Analytics Platform for Executives & Analysts to generate actionable insights from reliable digital, social, & offline media data. Syl received a Bachelor's of Science from Southern Polytechnic State University in Computer Science. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: Aloe

Charles Lumpkin is the Founder and CEO of Lawn.com, a company with a vision to accelerate the efficiency of the landscaping industry. Charles has more than a decade of experience in the technology industry. He received a BS in Management from Georgia Institude of Technology. Charles is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Founders: David Shakir, Jamil Bonnick, Jovonni Pharr, Markis Fortner, Naim Hurst

We get the real voice of the customer for marketers.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: Sayroom

Naim Hurst is a UI/UX Front end developer at Nuracode. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: Sayroom

Jovonni Pharr is a Founder and Engineer at Sayroom, a company focused on capturing system 1 reactions through the use of voice. Jovonni received a BBA in Computer Information Systems from Georgia State University. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: Sayroom

Jamil Bonnick is the CEO of Jamil Bonnick Designs, a freelance venture with services including branding, graphic design, web design, photography, videography, and video editing. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Founders: David Hehman, Frank Braski

It's better to stop a non-compliant purchase before it happens.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: QuinSeg Labs

Frank Braski is the Founder of The RiverCity Foundry. The RiverCity Foundry is a regional new business startup accelerator based in the electric river cities (Columbus, GA, Phenix City, AL), established in June, 2016. Braski is also a mentor at the Columbus Space Program. He studied Computer Science, Philosophy, Education, and Business at Columbus State University. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: QuinSeg Labs

David Hehman is the Founder and Director of RiverCity Foundry. The RiverCity Foundry is a regional new business startup accelerator based in the electric river cities (Columbus, GA, Phenix City, AL), established in June, 2016. David Studied Architecture at the University of Arizona. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Founders: Dan Simmons, Frank Moyer

Marketers use skroot to discover what to say to their target audience.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: Skroot

Dan Simmons is the CTO and founder of Skroot, a company that helps marketers uncover who's in their target audience. Simmons was previously a software engineer at Tapjoy. He studied Computer Science and Finance at Georgia Institute of Technology. Dan is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: Skroot

Frank Moyer is the Founder and CEO of Skroot, a company that helps marketers uncover who's in their target audience. He has previously achieved 2 successful exits within 4 years of taking over as CEO. Frank studied Computer Science and Economics at Columbia University. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Founders: Eugene N. Yukin, Matt Campbell, Ricky Hunter

We make it second nature to manage a virtual workforce.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: Second Nature

Eugene Yukin is the CEO of Axon, a company that allows college students to book on-demand tutoring appointments right on their campus in order to succeed in their toughest college classes. (Axon was acquired by TMS).

Eugene studied Middle Eastern & South East Asian Studies/Chinese Language & Literature/Arabic at Emory University. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: Second Nature

Matt Campbell is a Consulting Software Engineer at InpharmD, a company that connects healthcare providers and patients to customized, on demand drug information from Mercer University's Drug Information Center. He is also the Co-Founder & CTO of BetterLoop. Matt studied Business Studies and International Marketing at University of Ulster. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: Second Nature

Ricky Hunter is the VP of Business Development at Pointivo, a company that captures dimensionally accurate 3D models and measurements of any environment using any camera. He received an MBA from Georgia State Univeristy in Operation and Organizational Management. Ricky is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Founders: Amy Jarratt, Melissa Murphy

Wonderkey allows adults to communicate through their kids.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: Wonderkey

Amy Jarratt is a local partner and manager at The Weather Company. The Weather Company offers the most accurate, personalized and actionable weather data and insights to millions of consumers and thousands of businesses via Weather’s API, its business solutions division, and its own digital products. She received her Bachelors of Science from Colorado State University. Amy is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: Wonderkey

Melissa Murphy is the VP of strategic Alliances at Synthio, a company that utomates the synthesis of data sources and datasets seamlessly so marketers don’t have to.
Melissa heads up the Indirect Sales Team, whom develop partnerships, improve sales flow, and channel development. She is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Founders: Alex Hyder, Clifton Garner, Jeremy Joseph, Stéphane Blondin

Presagis is a provider of commercial off-the-shelf modeling, simulation, and embedded display graphics software. The company sells simulation, modeling, and virtual reality software to customers in the aerospace, defense, and automotive industries.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: Presagis

Alex Hyder is the Director of Product Development and Technical Services at Presagis. Presagis provides an integrated and comprehensive suite of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software for the development of modeling, simulation, and embedded display graphics applications. Alex is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: Presagis

Clifton Garner is a Project Manager and Business Director at Creative Veteran Productions, a company that develops high fidelity leading edge training solutions that are custom built to meet and exceed client expectations in the fields of Immersive 3D Serious Games, eLearning Solutions, Live Broadcast Training Videos, Instructional and Marketing Video Production, 2D and 3D Content Creation, and Web Development services. Garner is also an owner and musician for Blaine the Mono LLC. He studied Electrical Engineering at the University of South Florida. Clifton is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: Presagis

Jeremy Joseph is the CEO of Tristis Technologies, a small business specializing in Medical Simulation products and services. He speaks English, French, and Hebrew. Jaremy attended the University of Central Florida and received a BS in computer science as well as a Masters in Modeling and Simulation. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: Presagis

Stéphane Blondin is the Head of Product Management and Marketing at Presagis. Presagis provides an integrated and comprehensive suite of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software for the development of modeling, simulation, and embedded display graphics applications. He studied Computer Engineering at Université de Montréal - École Polytechnique de Montréal. Stéphane is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Founders: Alan ElSheshai, James Denton

We help families find and manage individual caregivers for seniors.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: CareHR

James Denton is Software Developer at CallRail, a company that provides call analytics to data driven marketers so they can improve customer acquisition. He received a Bachelor's of Science in Computer Science from LeTourneau University. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: CareHR

Alan ElSheshai is the founder of CareHR, a free professional networking community connecting professional caregivers, home health aides, nurses, CNAs, and other care professionals to open jobs.He graduated with a BS in Computer Science from Georgia Tech. Alan is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Founders: Sam Duvall, Tom O'Dea

Blissbook is a culture-first, digital employee handbook that helps you teach employees why they should care in addition to what they can or can’t do.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: Blissbook

Tom O'Dea is a co-founder and the Head of Product at Blissbook, a policy management software platform disguised as a culture-first, digital employee handbook. He received his BS in Management from Georgia Tech and is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: Blissbook

Sam Duvall is a co-founder and CTO at Blissbook, a policy management software platform disguised as a culture-first, digital employee handbook. He received his BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park and is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Founders: Patrick Childers, Ryan Droege

We enable manufacturer’s, merchandisers, and CPG companies to connect with their own customers individually, at scale.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: SwipeLoyalty

Patrick Childers is an Entrepreneur and Technology Leader at Jackson Healthcare. He is working on expanding Jackson's non-profit medical mission organization to include smartphone based video healthcare visits. Patrick attended Southern Polytechnic State University. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: SwipeLoyalty

Ryan Droege is the co-founder of MyLumper, an electronic payment platform that enables lumper fees to be paid instantly and securely, avoiding the risk and hassle of cash or checks. Before MyLumper, Ryan was the CEO and Founder of SwipeLoyalty, a company that provides consumers with a mobile centered rewards MasterCard as an alternative to traditional ("vanilla") debit cards. Ryan is the Director of Project 82 Kenya, a non-profit ministry that provides food, clothing, education, and medical care for orphans in Kenya. He attended Southern Polytechnic State University. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Founders: Orgesi Pandeli, Kleon Kita

The new global standard for receipts.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: rct.co

Orgesi Pandeli is the Founder of Young Founder Inc. and Cortrain LLC. He speaks Italian. Spanish, and Albanian. He received his J.D. from Emory University School of Law. He is a graduate of Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: rct.co

Kleon Kita is the Head of Engineering at Atomized, a company that makes visual marketing calendars for brands and agencies. Kleon studied Computer Science at Georgia State University. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Founders: Jesse Lindsley, Andrew Schwartz

Creativity GameLab implements a proven process for leveraging the creative muscle of an organization to solve unique, difficult challenges.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: Creativity GameLab

Jesse Lindsley is the CEO of Thrust Interactive, a game development agency serving clients worldwide since 2004. He is also the Co-Founder and CEO of Who'd You, a mobile game of celebrity "Who Would You Rather?" with friends. Jesse received a BS in Industrial Engineering from Tennesse Technological University. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 4
Flashpoint Company: Creativity GameLab

Andrew Schwartz is an Associate Brand Manager for Newell Brands. Newell Brands is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Paper Mate, Sharpie, Dymo, and EXPO. He received an MBA from Georgia State University. Andrew is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 4.

Cohort: 3
Founders: Mike Marian, Rick Copeland

Synapp.io provides big data driven marketing optimization. Allowing companies to drastically improve their marketing results by implementing industry leading optimization into their current marketing workflow.

Cohort: 3
Flashpoint Company: Synapp.io

Rick Copeland is the co-founder and CTO of Synapp.io, a startup providing a software platform to help business invest their digital marketing efforts (particularly email) more effectively. Rick literally wrote the book(s) on database design: O’Reilly’s MongoDB Applied Design Patterns and Essential SQLAlchemy. He is a member of the Python Software Foundation and the Masters of MongoDB. Previously, Rick was a software engineer with SourceForge, where he helped reinvent and open-source the SourceForge platform as the Allura project. He is a member of the Python Software Foundation and the Masters of MongoDB. Previously, Rick was a software engineer with SourceForge, where he helped reinvent and open-source the SourceForge platform as the Allura project. Rick is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 3.

Cohort: 3
Flashpoint Company: Synapp.io

Mike Marian is the Founder and CEO of Synapp.op, a company that works with marketers and email service providers to help manage deliverability and compliance. Mike was previously the CTO for DataValidation.com, the first company to develop and offer a real time email validation service. He studied at State University of New York at Old Westbury and is currently studying Theology at the Institutul Teologic Baptist din București. Mike is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 3.

Cohort: 3
Founders: Louise Chang

Cohort: 3
Flashpoint Company: HealthySmartsMD

Louise Chang Is the Founder and CEO of HealthySmarts MD, a company that offers a new way for people with chronic conditions to regain and maintain control over their lives. She is also the Director of Cancer Information at the American Cancer Society, an attending physician at Grady Hospital, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. She attended Stanford University and New York Medical College and completed her residency training at St. Vincents Hospital Manhattan. Louise is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 3.

Cohort: 3
Founders: Lauren Miller, Rashid Mayes

Excelegrade makes classrooms paperless with assessments and assignments on mobile devices. We provide the only digital assessment solution that allows students to show their work on mobile devices by writing with a stylus or typing. Our patent-pending software automatically grades questions, delivers instant feedback, archives student work for teachers and parents to review, captures data, analyzes student performance, and generates personalized recommendations.

Cohort: 3
Flashpoint Company: Excelegrade

Lauren Miller is the CEO and Founder of Excelegrade, a platform that allows teachers to focus on the art of teaching while Excelegrade captures all the data. She was a previously a teacher at Teach For America in Atlanta. She received her Bachelors of Science in Management at Georgia Tech and an MBA from Harvard. Lauren is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 3.

Cohort: 3
Flashpoint Company: Excelegrade

Rashid Mayes is a Senior Solutions Architect at Aerospike, Inc, a company that is helping the financial services industry and fintech companies leverage the leading flash-optimized high performance NoSQL database. He is also the Co-Founder and Chairmen of Astrient Foundation. Rashid received a BS in Computer Science at Hampton University. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 3.

Cohort: 3
Founders: Pete Santora, Kishore Masand

ThundrLizard is a social sales company that delivers a relevancy based activity feed for B2B salespeople to speed time to close by prioritizing lead lists using social sales intelligence.

Cohort: 3
Flashpoint Company: Thundrlizard

Kishore Masand is the founder of Exaleaf, LLC, a company that provides consulting services to small- and medium-sized businesses on IT infrastructure, application development, and business data intelligence. He is also the senior director of information technology at heartland payroll solutions. Kishore received his MBA in Entrepreneurship at Georgia State University. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 3.

Cohort: 3
Flashpoint Company: Thundrlizard

Pete Santora is the Vice President of SoftWear Automation, Inc, a company that focuses on Autonomous sewing. He is also a soccer broadcaster for PlayOn! Sports. Pete received BS in International Business at Furman University with a focus in Asian economics and Spanish. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 3.

Cohort: 3
Founders: Elizabeth Marum, Matthew Johnson, Tim Wolfe

LandSpec Pro is a virtual marketplace that connects landscape industry professionals with wholesale vendors using mobile and cloud-based technologies.

Cohort: 3
Flashpoint Company: LandSpec Pro

Tim Wolfe is the owner of TIm Wolfe Design, LLC a company that provides landscape designs, Installations, consultations, project management and select maintenance to property owners who are ready for something appropriate and exceptional. Tim is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 3.

Cohort: 3
Flashpoint Company: LandSpec Pro

Matthew Johnson is a software developer at NetRoadshow, where he focuses on web apps and the building of a single web app portal for users that will connect several other applications together. He studied Psychology at Georgia College and has a BS in Computer Science from Georgia State University. Matthew is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 3.

Batch: 3
Flashpoint Company: LandSpec Pro

Elizabeth Marum is a Partner at Torriente Marum, a Law firm dedicated to serving individuals in family law matters. Prior to starting Torriente Marum, LLC, Elizabeth practiced family law for a small firm in Marietta, Georgia. She has handled complex divorce matters, uncontested divorces, child custody modifications and child support modifications. Received her JD from Georgia State University College of Law. Elizabeth is a graduate of Flashpoint batch 3.

Cohort: 3
Founders: David Kahani, Ram Shalev

PhysiHome provides a cloud-based solution for sports rehabilitation and performance, leveraging a unique interactive video technology for home therapeutic evaluation and exercise programs.

Cohort: 3
Flashpoint Company: Physihome

Ram Shalev is the founder and CEO of PhysiMax, a company that provides an Athletic Movement Assessment solution implementing evidence-based protocols to reliably score an athlete's risk of injury and movement performance. Ram received a BSC in Engineering and an MSc in Electronical Engineering - Communication Systems at Tel Aviv University. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 3.

Cohort: 3
Flashpoint Company: Physihome

David Kahani is the Founder and COO of Physihome, a company that provides Athletic Movement Assessment, to improve athletic performance and reduce risk of non-contact sports injuries. He studied Computer Engineering from ben-Gurion University of Negev in Israel. David is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 3.

Cohort: 3
Founders: Charlie Corts, Steven Warren

Cohort: 3
Flashpoint Company: Expo

Steven Warren is a Senior Engineer at GoNoodle, a company that keeps students energized, engaged, and active inside the classroom by turning screen time into active time. He has an BBA in Marketing from the University of Mississippi. Steven is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 3.

Cohort: 3
Flashpoint Company: Expo

Charlie Corts is the CEO and Founder of Expo. Expo for iPad is an app that allows the user to organize, present, and share your files on the go. Charlie studied Film and Video Production at the University of Tennesse. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 3.

Cohort: 2
Founders: David Eckoff

Pickoff Sports is a new game company being built by the team that brought you Rivals.com (acquired by Yahoo); Scout.com (acquired by Fox) and that partnered on webcasts with the NFL, NBA, MLB and 300+ college sports teams.

Cohort: 2
Flashpoint Company: Pickoff

David Eckoff is the President of Revolutionary Ventures, a company that takes revolutionary ideas from the drawing board to the market. He has a BBA in Accounting at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and an MBA in General Management at the Univesity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. David is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 2.

Cohort: 2
Founders: Colton Ebersold, James Coleman, Jesse Flores

Fifth Room provides a way for people to independently track boxes when hiring interstate movers.

Cohort: 2
Flashpoint Company: Fifth Room Storage

James Coleman became a part of Flashpoint as a founder in Cohort 2, and has worked closely with the program for the last 3 years. He has a profound appreciation for the principles and tools of startup engineering and has observed the impact it can have on founders. In his current role, James relies on his experience with startup engineering to help entrepreneurs build companies striving to use technology to address real-world needs.

James attended Harvard University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Government. His career pursuits have been broad. He taught high school students in Cairo, Egypt, staffed a Presidential campaign in New Hampshire, and spent a decade managing operations at McMaster-Carr, a large distributor of industrial supplies.

Cohort: 2
Flashpoint Company: Fifth Room Storage

Jesse Flores is the Chief Web Pro at SuperWebPros. He is also an Entrepreneur in Residence at Michigan State University and the Founder of StartupLansing. Jesse has a BA in Economics and Theology and an M.Ed in Education at the University of Notre Dame, and an MBA at Emory University. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 2.

Cohort: 2
Flashpoint Company: Fifth Room Storage

Colton Ebersold is the Director of Engineering at Fortna, a company which provides a complete Supply Chain Solutions to help clients transform their supply chain operations into a competitive advantage. Colton has a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Duke University, an MBA in Supply Chain and Operations Management at the University of Texas at Austin, and a Master's in Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 2.

Cohort: 2
Founders: Renae Wolter

Cohort: 2
Flashpoint Company: Clout

Renae Wolter is the Director of Content Strategy, Integrated Marketing at American Cancer Society. She has 15+ years of experience in revenue-focused strategy and content creation spanning web, video (digital and broadcast), social media and mobile. She received her B.A. in Journalism from the University of Florida. Renae is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 2.

Cohort: 2
Founders: Jared Malan, TJ Muehleman

We&Co connects service professionals and the businesses that hire them.

Cohort: 2
Flashpoint Company: We&Co

Jared Malan is a Co-Founder at Secure Data Kit, a data management company. He is also the partner, designer, and developer, for Standard Code, a custom web design and development shop. Jared has a BA in English at Utah Valley University and an MBA in MRKT and ENTP at University of Notre Dame. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 2.

Cohort: 2
Flashpoint Company: We&Co

TJ Muehleman is the Co-founder and Partner at Standard Code, a Public health consulting company and co-founder of Secure Data Kit, a healthcare data analysis platform. TJ Studied Management at the Georgia Institute of Technology and enjoys french toast and ping pong. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 2.

Cohort: 2
Founders: Howard Hamilton, Matt Stigall

Soccermetrics Research solutions bring Moneyball analytics to professional soccer teams world-wide.

Cohort: 2
Flashpoint Company: Soccermetrics Research

Howard Hamilton is the Founder and CEO of Soccermetrics Research. He is a Research Data Scientist at Nexidia, supporting and leading NLP and machine learning research with applications toward next-generation audio/video searching and indexing products. Howard has a Bachelor's in Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, an MS and a PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 2.

Cohort: 2
Flashpoint Company: Soccermetrics Research

Matt Stigall is the Manager of Marketing Analytics at Benevis. Benevis is a comprehensive practice services company committed to providing non-clinical business support services to some of the nation's leading healthcare organizations. Matt studied Material Science and Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 2.

Cohort: 2
Founders: Horacio Romero

BeSmart Ventures improves safety and increases completion rates of mCommerce transactions.

Cohort: 2
Flashpoint Company: BeSmart Ventures

Horacio Romero is the Founder and CEO of BeSmart Ventures, a company that maximizes the value of gift cards. He has a BSFS in International Affairs for Diplomacy and International Security at Georgetown University and a JD at Georgetown University Law Center. Horacio is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 2.

Cohort: 2
Founders: Henrik Christensen, Pushkar Kolhe

Our world-class technologists produce products that improve operating room workflows.

Cohort: 2
Flashpoint Company: The OR Standard

Henrik Christensen is the Director of the UC San Diego Contextual Robotics Institute. He is a Member Board of Directors at Blue Ocean Robotics. Henrik has a PhD in Electrical Engineering at Aalbord Universitet. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 2.

Cohort: 2
Flashpoint Company: The OR Standard

Pushkar Kolhe has a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Georgia Tech. He is passionate about Machine Learning applications, especially Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. He has taught Machine Learning at Georgia Tech for two years and developed the OMSCS course with Udacity. He was one of the early engineers in Toyota's autonomous car team and recently helped Tesla develop their autonomous driving system. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 2.

Cohort: 2
Founders: Fred Blumer, Joe Fuller

Vehcon creates substantial savings for drivers, and helps insurance and auto services companies increase profits by aggregating and analyzing big data from drivers’ smartphones.

Cohort: 2
Flashpoint Company: Vehcon

Fred Blumer is the CEO at Vehcon, a company that utilizes smartphone technologies to provide key vehicle data to customers across the automotive ecosystem. He was also the Vice President and Co-Founder of Hughes Telematics which was acquired by Verizon. Fred studied Japanese language and business at Kansai Gaidai University, has a BA in Biology at the College of Charleston, a JD in Law at the University of South Carolina School of Law, is a research fellow, faculty of law, corporate law at Kyoto University, and has an OPM at Harvard Business School. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 2.

Cohort: 2
Flashpoint Company: Vehcon

Joe Fuller is the CTO of Vehcon, Inc., a connected vehicle services company. Vehcon utilizes smartphone technologies to provide key vehicle data to customers across the automotive ecosystem. He has an MBA from Georgia State University and is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 2.

Cohort: 2
Founders: David LaBorde

SwiftPayMD is a charge capture, medical billing, and business intelligence platform used by healthcare providers and provider organizations.

Cohort: 2
Flashpoint Company: SwiftPayMD

David LaBorde is the CEO and Founder of SwiftPayMD, a company that provides charge capture, medical billing, and business intelligence software for healthcare providers and provider organizations. He has a BS in Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, an MD at Yale University School of Medicine, and an MBA at Harvard Business School. David is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 2.

Cohort: 2
Founders: Chandler Powell, Jeff Jahn

Dwellio is a mobile app for apartments designed to increase retention by facilitating new relationships among residents.

Cohort: 2
Flashpoint Company: Dwell.io

Chandler Powell is the Creative Director of rented, the first online rental marketplace that brings together buyers and sellers of rental rights through outright sharing. He is also the founder of Think App Studio. Chandler studied at Auburn University. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 2.

Cohort: 2
Flashpoint Company: Dwell.io

Jeff Jahn is the Founder of DynamiX, one of the world's most awarded website development companies. He is also the Co-Founder of Digital Greatness, Think App Studio, Home Elephant, and Dwellio. Jeff studied Marketing at Berry College. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 2.

Cohort: 2
Founders: Candace Mitchell, Jessica Watson, Joy Buolamwini, Chanel Martin, Jess Merriman

A personalized hair care service delivering products, services, and content for every woman's hair journey.

Cohort: 2
Flashpoint Company: Myavana

Candace Mitchell is the Co-Founder & CEO of Myavana, a company that leverages scientific and social data to provide personalized recommendations for women of color around the world. She has a B.S. in Computer Science and Human Computer Interaction from Georgia Institute of Technology. Candace is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 2.

Cohort: 2
Flashpoint Company: Myavana

Jessica Watson is a Brand Management Consultant at J. Divine & Co., a business management consulting firm that provides business advisory, project management, design, and development for growing brands and corporations. She has a BS in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology. Jessica is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 2.

Cohort: 2
Flashpoint Company: Myavana

Joy Buolamwini is the Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Techturized, Inc. Techturized is a hair care technology company that creates innovative solutions to solve the hair care needs of women of color. As the founder of Code4Rights she is promoting human rights through technology education. She attended Oxford University where she received her Master's Degree in Education. She is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 2.

Cohort: 2
Flashpoint Company: Myavana

Chanel Martin is the co-founder of Techturized, the first hair product recommendation engine for ethnic hair, and hair analysis system. She has a Bachelor of Science in Engineering at Clark Atlanta University, tudied Chemical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, and has a MSChE in Chemical Engineering at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Chanel is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 2.

Cohort: 2
Founders: Brooks Robinson, Joe Reger, Jr

Springbot delivers an ecommerce marketing platform to small & medium businesses. Our SaaS offering integrates and makes simple the data, content and multi-channel marketing tools (social, online, mobile, email) SMBs need to drive more traffic, conversions and overall revenue.

Cohort: 2
Flashpoint Company: Springbot

Brooks Robinson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Springbot, a company that delivers an ecommerce marketing platform to small & medium online retailers. He has a Bachelor's of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering and Management Science from the University of Waterloo. Brooks is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 2.

Cohort: 2
Flashpoint Company: Springbot

Joe Reger, Jr, Co-Founder and CTO of Springbot. Springbot is an eCommerce marketing platform to small & medium merchants, which integrates and makes simple the data, content and multi-channel marketing tools (social, online, mobile, email) merchants need to drive more traffic, conversions and overall revenue. Joe is passionate for predictive analytics technology and machine learning algorithms. He has a BS in Physics from Georgia Institute of Technology. Joe is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 2.

Cohort: 2
Founders: Anastasia Marchenkova, James Rundquist

CourseShark registers student for classes, organizes their schedules, and helps them get jobs.

Cohort: 2
Flashpoint Company: Course Shark

Anastasia Marchenkova is the Founder and CEO of Course Shark, a company that provides students a college schedule creator which allows them to visually plan their term schedule in a simple to use calendar interface. She has a PhD in Material Science and Physics from University of Maryland. Anastasia is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 2.

Cohort: 2
Flashpoint Company: Course Shark

James Rundquist is a Web Application Developer at Nest Labs, a company that reinvents unloved but important home products, like the thermostat and smoke alarm. He was also the Technical Co-Founder of Jokudo. James has a CSE in Computer Science and Engineering at Arizona State University, he studied Architecture at Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, and a BS in Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 2.

Cohort: 2
Founders: Jeremy Haile, Kurt Uhlir

Sideqik’s end-to-end influencer marketing platform automates the process of identifying the best influencers for brands and distributing campaigns that empower influencers to drive conversions.

Cohort: 2
Flashpoint Company: Sideqik

Jeremy Haile is the CEO and Founder of Sidekiq, a company helping consumer brands build relationships with social influencers to grow their business. He was a Software Architect at Vitrue which was later acquired by Oracle. Jeremy has a BS in Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 2.

Cohort: 2
Flashpoint Company: Sideqik

Kurt's recognized track record as a successful serial (and parallel), entrepreneur, investor and strategic advisor allows him to help spectacular companies reach their next stage of growth. He is known for building and operating businesses from start-up to over $500M annual revenue, building teams across six continents, an IPO ($880M) and multiple acquisitions. He received his MA in Banking and Finance from the University of Alabame. Kurt is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 2.

Cohort: 1
Founders: James Keith, Ron Carmichael, Scott Dunbar, Tyrone Lewis


SportsCrunch is a community platform for coaches, players and team members to discuss about games, plays and players.

Cohort: 1
Flashpoint Company: Sports Crunch

James Keith is a Brim Specialist at Keith And James. The “Keith and James” statement headpiece was originated in 2016 after several months of developing a brand that represented the Keith family character. He received his M.B.A, in Finance from American Intercontinental University. James is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 1.

Cohort: 1
Flashpoint Company: Sports Crunch

Ron Carmichael is the Vice President of Global Innovation at Elavon.He received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government at the University of Texas at Austin. Ron is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 1.

Cohort: 1
Flashpoint Company: Sports Crunch

Tyrone Lewis is the Sales Director at Top Scholar. He was also the Sales Director for DANESC and the CEO and Co-Founder of Xsporture. He attended the University of Connecticut. Tyrone is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 1.

Cohort: 1
Flashpoint Company: Sports Crunch

Scott Dunbar is the Global Solutions Architect at Enterprise Mobility. He was the Chief Technologist for SportsCrunch. Scott received a Bachelor's in Physics and Math at Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 1.

Cohort: 1
Founders: Martin Parets, Nate Jacobsen, Tim Dorr

Billfold is a better billing system, solving significant paint points for web hosts. Our SaaS offering combines drastically improved security, extensive automation, and a powerful user interface to save customers time, money and stress.

Cohort: 1
Flashpoint Company: Billfold

Martin Parets is founder and Creative Director at Army of Bees, a web design and development shop in Atlanta. He has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at Georgia Institute of Technology and specializes in Interaction Design. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 1.

Cohort: 1
Flashpoint Company: Billfold

Nate Jacobsen is the Technology Engineer for cushioning innovation at Nike. He has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Portland. Nate is a graduate of Flashpoint Batch 1.

Cohort: 1
Flashpoint Company: Billfold

Tim Dorr is the CTO of Showcase IDX. He was the Cofounder and CEO of Billfold, the CFO of Army of Bees, and the owner of A Small Orange Software. TIm has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 1.

Cohort: 1
Founders: John Cornwell, Johnny Baker, Mustaque Ahamad, Vijay Balasubramaniyan

Pindrop Security offers a new solution for identifying and preventing phone-based fraud. Our patent-pending solution identifies key attributes of any phone call including the device used, call path and geographic point-of-origin to create a unique “phone fingerprint” that helps banks and financial institutions identify and isolate fraudulent calls and authenticate legitimate user phones.

Cohort: 1
Flashpoint Company: Pindrop

John Cornwell is a Research Engineer at Pindrop Security, a company that provides enterprise solutions to secure phone and voice communications. He received his Master of Science in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology. John is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 1.

Cohort: 1
Flashpoint Company: Pindrop

Johnny Baker is the COO at Beyond Pix Studio. Beyond Pix Studios is dedicated to the creation of the visual story – whether it’s aired on major broadcast television or through viral videos on the web.He studied at Texas Tech University where he received his BA in Management Information Systems. Johnny is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 1.

Cohort: 1
Flashpoint Company: Pindrop

Mustaque Ahamad is the Co-Founder and Chief Security of Pindrop Security. He is also a Global Professor at New York University Abu Dhabi and a Professor of Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology. He has a BE in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Birla Institute of Technology & Science and a PhD in Computer Science at State University of New York at Stony Brook. Mustaque is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 1.

Cohort: 1
Flashpoint Company: Pindrop

Vijay Balasubramaniyan is the CEO and Co-Founder of Pindrop Security. Pindrop Security provides enterprise solutions that help prevent phone-based fraud. He received his PhD in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology. Vijay is a graduate of Flashpoint Batch 1.

Cohort: 1
Founders: Jonathan Manuzak, David Moeller

CodeGuard is the leading provider of website backup services and is trusted by some of the largest hosting providers in the world.

Cohort: 1
Flashpoint Company: CodeGuard

Jonathan Manuzak is the CTO of CodeGuard. CodeGuard is the leading provider of website backup and monitoring services. He received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineeering at Case Western Reserve University. Jonathan is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 1.

Cohort: 1
Flashpoint Company: CodeGuard

David Moeller is the CEO of CodeGuard. CodeGuard is the leading provider of cloud-based website backup services, with over 300,000 websites and databases backed up at 99.999% daily reliability levels, and over 75,000 customers globally. He received his MBA from Harvard University. David is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 1.

Cohort: 1
Founders: Kurt Heinrich

HubLogix is all about automation. Our platform fully automates each step of inventory upkeep and order fulfillment so our customer can spend more time on revenue growth activities.

Cohort: 1
Flashpoint Company: Hublogix

Kurt Heinrich is a Product Manager at Shopify. He was the founder of HubLogix, formerly eCommhub, which helped ecommerce retailers. Kurt studied Computer Science, Finance, and Business Administration at Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 1.

Cohort: 1
Founders: Marcel Crudele, Mark Tran

Soket helps great local businesses and their marketing partners easily manage and promote their business online in a meaningful and effective way - through event management and social engagement - and enabling local merchants to reach their audiences across social networks, local publications, online media and their own Website.

Cohort: 1
Flashpoint Company: Soket

Marcel Crudele os a Product Manager at IgnitionOne. He is the President, Founder, and Product Manager at Soket, a digital marketing platform for local businesses. Marcel has a Bachelor of Science in Physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Masters in Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 1.

Cohort: 1
Flashpoint Company: Soket

Mark Tran is the Founder and "Technical Alchemist" of Soket. He is responsible for Soket's architecture, technology selection and integration, developmer management and strategic technology planning. Mark studied Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 1.

Cohort: 1
Founders: Rob Kischuk

Converge provides a Marketing Analytics Platform for Executives & Analysts to generate actionable insights from reliable digital, social, & offline media data.

Cohort: 1
Flashpoint Company: Badgy

Rob Kischuk is the CEO & Founder of Converge, a company that focuses on actionable digital marketing analytics .He is also the CEO & Founder of PerfectPost, a Social Media Optimization Platform for E-Commerce Marketers to generate ongoing revenue from their social media presences. Rob has a Bachelors in Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology and an MBA at Georgia State University. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 1.

Cohort: 1
Founders: Tucker Balch

Lucena provides hedge fund technology to individual investors. Our web-based decision support software enables traders to find market opportunities and reduce risk in their portfolios.

Cohort: 1
Flashpoint Company: Lucena Research

Tucker Balch is the Co-Founder and CTO of Lucena Research. Lucena develops and employs quantitative algorithms and Artificial Intelligence software to augment human investment decision making. He is also a Professor at Georgia Tech for over 15 years. Tucker has an MS in Computer Science at University of California and a PhD in Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a graduate of Flashpoint Cohort 1.

Cohort: 1
Founders: Grant Schindler

Trimensional brings 3D scanning technology to smartphones, giving consumers the easiest, fastest, and most affordable way to create 3D models of their faces and other objects. Trimensional has already been the iPhone’s #1 paid photography app in 25 countries, and is positioned to impact a variety of fields, from 3D video games and movies to 3D printing.