Ultra Light Startups®

Boston May 2013 – Pitch Contest Winners

Mike Simmons — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:07:32 +0000

The winners of this month’s Ultra Light Startups Boston pitch contest are…

First Place

Chris Bolman
ZoomTilt

Second Place

Nick Zeckets
Quadwrangle

Third Place

Joseph Raccuglia
Agency Spotter

A big Thank You! goes out to Boston’s expert Panelists!

Zaid Ashai

Joe Caruso

Brett Garrett

Jennifer Jordan

Panelists (alphabetic order)

Zaid Ashai (@zaidashai) – General Partner at Point Judith Capital
Joe Caruso (@joecaruso2020) – Founder at Bantam Group
Brett Garrett (@brettgarrett) – Principal at Bain Capital Ventures
Jennifer Jordan (@jajordan13) – VP at MassVentures, MD at GoldenSeeds

Congratulations to Jennifer Jordan for being voted the Audience’s Choice for Best Panelists!

Complete Startup Pitch List:

Joseph Raccuglia - Agency Spotter
John Langton - VisiTrend
Zachariah Reiner - LaundryPost
Elizabeth Keyser - Evoncea
Nick Zeckets - Quadwrangle
Ethan Bagley - USpin.me
Fabrizio Filippini - Trovare – Amico Bracelets
Chris Bolman - ZoomTilt

New York City May 2013 – Pitch Contest Winners

Mike Simmons — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:18:42 +0000

The winners of this month’s Ultra Light Startups pitch contest are…

First Place

Anna Curran
Cookbook Create

Second Place

Richard Liang
BUZZtheBar

Third Place

Peter Gyorffy
Zinbox

A big Thank You! goes out to New York’s expert Panelists!

Josh Bruno

Brian Cohen

Brendan Dickinson

Jason Klein

Panelists (alphabetic order)

Josh Bruno (@joshbruno)- Venture Capital Investor at Bain Capital Ventures
Brian Cohen (@brianscohen) – Chairman at New York Angels
Brendan Dickinson – Associate at Canaan Partners
Jason Klein (@JKNews) - Founder and CEO at On Grid Ventures

Congratulations to Josh Bruno and Brian Cohen for being voted the Audience’s Choice for Best Panelists!

Complete Startup Pitch List:

Gabor Szanto – iMect
Demir Gjokaj - MONTAJ
Jack Funk – givlet
Jenna Fernandes – CareBooker
Peter Henderson – New Healthcare Enterprises
Richard Liang – BUZZtheBar
Tom Meredith – P2P Cash
Peter Gyorffy – Zinbox
Anna Curran – Cookbook Create

New York City April 2013 – Pitch Contest Winners

Mike Simmons — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:03:16 +0000

The winners of this month’s Ultra Light Startups pitch contest are…

First Place

Mark Hirsch
CreativeWorx

Second Place

Jon Modica
Nutmeg Education

Third Place

Michael Conti
SolarList

A big Thank You! goes out to New York’s expert Panelists!

Somak Chattopadhyay

Owen Davis

Micah Rosenbloom

Peter Valhouli-Farb

Panelists (alphabetic order)

Somak Chattopadhyay (@somakc), Partner at Tribeca Venture Partners
Owen Davis (@owendavis), Managing Director at NYC Seed
Micah Rosenbloom (@micahjay1), Founder Partner at Founder Collective
Peter Valhouli-Farb (@pvalhoulifarb), Venture Capital Investor at Bessemer Venture Partners

Congratulations to Somak Chattopadhyay for being voted the Audience’s Choice for Best Panelist!

Complete Startup Pitch List:

Daniel Buelhoff - Nero Commerce
Michael Conti - SolarList
Jon Modica - Nutmeg Education
Sean Barkulis - UPlanMe
Edwin Baladi - FreshGrad
Gregg Hill - Wavicle
Alex Mashinsky - Gift.Rs
Mark Hirsch - CreativeWorx

New York City March 2013 – Pitch Contest Winners

Mike Simmons — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:04:13 +0000

The winners of this month’s Ultra Light Startups pitch contest are…

First Place

Bernhard Mehl
KISIBOX

Second Place

Melchior Schöller
Poutsch

Third Place

Joe Regal
Zola Books

A big Thank You! goes out to New York’s expert Panelists!

David Aronoff

Gil Beyda

Ed Sim

Mark Wachen

Panelists (alphabetic order)

David Aronoff (@dba), General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners
Gil Beyda (@gilbeyda), Founder and Managing Partner at Genacast Ventures
Ed Sim (@edsim), Managing Partner at BOLDstart Ventures
Mark Wachen (@mwachen), Managing Partner at DreamIt Ventures

Congratulations to David Aronoff for being voted the Audience’s Choice for Best Panelist!

Complete Startup Pitch List:

Caleb Gandara - DegreeCast
Joe Regal - Zola Books
Melchior Schöller - Poutsch
Rohit Vashisht - Sverve
Domi Enders - Open Assembly
Noah Smith - Dwelleo
Bernhard Mehl - KISIBOX
Dan O’Sullivan - Rock the Deadline
David Carlos - myHomePayge

New York City February 2013 – Pitch Contest Winners

Mike Simmons — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:11:03 +0000

The winners of this month’s Ultra Light Startups pitch contest are…

First Place

Sashka Rothchild
Standbuy

Second Place

Kevin St. John
Threadmatcher

Third Place

Larry Levine
Minteye

A big Thank You! goes out to New York’s expert Panelists!

Arie Abecassis

Jordan Bettman

Eliot Durbin

Mark Lodish

Panelists (alphabetic order)

Arie Abecassis, Venture Partner at DreamIt Ventures
Jordan Bettman (@jbettman), Principal at Bain Capital Ventures
Eliot Durbin (@etdurbin), General Partner at BOLDstart Ventures
Mark Lodish (@mlodish), Principal at Solon Mack Capital

Congratulations to Eliot Durbin for being voted the Audience’s Choice for Best Panelist!

Complete Startup Pitch List:

Alden Levy - MyBillRegistry

Igor Kirtchakov - LienLog

Larry Levine - Minteye

Viktoria Ruubel - Merocrat

Joe Blewitt - Epion Health

Kevin St. John - Threadmatcher

Sashka Rothchild - Standbuy

Oisin Hanrahan - Handybook

Boston January 2013 – Pitch Contest Winners

Mike Simmons — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:59:42 +0000

The winners of the monthly Ultra Light Startups startup pitch contest were…

First Place

Luca Pinello
Lillipuz

Second Place

James Jones
Telix Networks

Third Place

Parviz Parvizi
Lighthouse Signal Systems

A big Thank You! goes out to Boston’s expert Panelists!

Greg Dracon

Bill Jacobson

Ian Mashiter

James Falkoff

Panelists (alphabetic order)

Greg Dracon (@greg406), Principal at .406 Ventures

James Falkoff (@jamesfalkoff), Analyst at Longworth Venture Partners

Bill Jacobson (@instantbill), Co-Founder and CEO at Workbar and Partner at Tech Point Ventures

Ian Mashiter (@ianmashiter), Entrepreneurial Educator at the Boston University School of Management and Executive in Residence, and a Member at LaunchPad Venture Group

Congratulations to Ian Mashiter for being voted the Audience’s Choice for Best Panelist!

Complete Startup Pitch List:

Marco Morawec - Surfscore

Parviz Parvizi - Lighthouse Signal Systems

Luca Pinello - Lillipuz

Jeff Tingle - TheraVid

James Jones - Telix Networks

Greg Kestin - The Guru Circle

Tim White - Chrysalis Guitar Company, Inc.

January 2013 – Pitch Contest Winners

Mike Simmons — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:45:58 +0000

The winners of the monthly Ultra Light Startups startup pitch contest were…

First Place

Tyler Felous
Glyph

Second Place

Ben Kosinski
Sumpto

Third Place

Ben Lapidus
Mana Health

A big Thank You! goes out to January’s expert Panelists!

Brad Harrison

Eric Hippeau

Geoff Judge

William Reinisch

Panelists (alphabetic order)

Bradley Harrison (@bradharrison1), Managing Partner at Brad Harrison Ventures

Eric Hippeau (@erichippeau), Partner at Lerer Ventures

Geoff Judge (@gpjudge), Partner at iNovia Capital

William Reinisch (@williamreinisch), Venture Partner at Paladin Capital Group

Complete Startup Pitch List:

Tyler Felous - Glyph

Matt Valoatto - Curioos

Justin Wisz - Vestorly

Justin Park - Vidaao

Ray Wang - NimbusBase

David Goldberg - FreshNeck

Ben Kosinski - Sumpto

Steven Asherman - Content Galaxy

Ben Lapidus - Mana Health

December 2012 – Pitch Contest Winners

kris — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 16:24:58 +0000

The winners of the monthly Ultra Light Startups startup pitch contest were…

First Place

Paul Grossinger
MMGuardian

Second Place

Ed Boyle
Point Payments

Third Place

Alex Fair
MedStartr

Complete Startup Pitch List:

Luke Sherwin - Consignd

Ilya Zatulovskiy - Applique

Greg Schvey - Aggregift

Ed Boyle - Point Payments

Alex Fair - MedStartr

Anuj Gupta - autoWorkout

Paul Grossinger - MMGuardian

Gidon Coussin - Feelday

November 2012 – Pitch Contest Winners

kris — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 05:18:14 +0000

The winners of the monthly Ultra Light Startups startup pitch contest were…

First Place

Alan Rae
ReNew

Second Place

James Smith
Lucidity Lights

Third Place

Derek Grassman
Kohilo Wind

Complete Startup Pitch List:

Alan Rae - ReNew

Paul Schwartz - ThermoLift

James Shomar - Solstice Power

Robert Lumley - KiteFarms

Tinia Pina - Re-Nuble

John Goscha - Lucidity Lights

Derek Grassman - Kohilo Wind

Gail Busch - Algepower

October 2012 – Pitch Contest Winners

kris — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:56:29 +0000

The winners of the monthly Ultra Light Startups startup pitch contest were…

First Place

Tom Weingarten
Delve

Second Place

Andy Pickens
Jamplify

Third Place

Stefanos Missailidis
Fiestah

Complete Startup Pitch List:

Carl Torrillo - ACE Group

Andy Pickens - Jamplify

Alexey Sokolin - NestEgg

David Schwartz - FreeTheFrame

Eric Cleckner - Grafighters

Sharon Gaffney - MeebleMail

Stefanos Missailidis - Fiestah

Tom Weingarten - Delve

Mark Mangan - Flavorpill Gel