batch2 Pickoff 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.
batch2 David Eckoff 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
batch2 Fifth Room Storage Cohort: 2 Founders: Colton Ebersold, James Coleman, Jesse Flores Fifth Room provides a way for people to independently track boxes when hiring interstate movers.
batch2 James Coleman 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
batch2 Jesse Flores 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
batch2 Colton Ebersold 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,
batch2 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
batch2 We&Co Cohort: 2 Founders: Jared Malan, TJ Muehleman We&Co connects service professionals and the businesses that hire them.
batch2 Jared Malan 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
batch2 TJ Muehleman 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
batch2 Soccermetrics Research Cohort: 2 Founders: Howard Hamilton, Matt Stigall Soccermetrics Research solutions bring Moneyball analytics to professional soccer teams world-wide.
batch2 Howard Hamilton 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
batch2 Matt Stigall 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
batch2 BeSmart Ventures Cohort: 2 Founders: Horacio Romero BeSmart Ventures improves safety and increases completion rates of mCommerce transactions.
batch2 Horacio Romero 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
batch2 The OR Standard Cohort: 2 Founders: Henrik Christensen, Pushkar Kolhe Our world-class technologists produce products that improve operating room workflows.
batch2 Henrik Christensen 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.
batch2 Pushkar Kolhe 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
batch2 Vehcon 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.
batch2 Fred Blumer 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
batch2 Joe Fuller 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.
batch2 SwiftPayMD Cohort: 2 Founders: David LaBorde SwiftPayMD is a charge capture, medical billing, and business intelligence platform used by healthcare providers and provider organizations.
batch2 David LaBorde 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
batch2 Dwell.io Cohort: 2 Founders: Chandler Powell, Jeff Jahn Dwellio is a mobile app for apartments designed to increase retention by facilitating new relationships among residents.