Venture Sharks Semifinalists:
- Concussion Triage, a concussion baseline development tool and telemedicine service
- Gluconfidence, a convenient source of fast-acting, concentrated glucose for people with diabetes
- Jensen Dynamics, developer of a mechanical battery for use in solar Installations and backup emergency power generation
- Kare Mobile Inc., developer of a mobile application that connects patients to dentists and a mobile dental unit that provides concierge-style dental services
- ParkBot, a near-fully automated automated license plate reader (ALPR) parking enforcement system geared toward universities
- Pascal Tags LLC, the first completely passive inventory tag allowing for identification without a chip or battery
- Prodigy Biosciences, rapid tableside food testing device that will specifically detect traces of peanuts in food samples
- The Read Read, the first device that allows children and adults with visual impairments and blindness to independently learn and practice phonics and braille
- Stacks Mobile LLC, a social savings app designed to makes short-term saving simple
During the event, all nine entrepreneurs will present their business plans to a panel of savvy investor sharks fishing for the next great deal. The field will be narrowed to four finalists, who will then vie for a $5,000 cash prize, one year of startup coaching and thousands of dollars of in-kind services at Venture Connectors’ regular monthly lunch on Wednesday, May 1, at the Muhammad Ali Center, 144 N. Sixth St.
Register here for both events.