Alchemist Accelerator Demo Day 26: The 20 Presenting Companies

 

Alchemist Accelerator, a program geared towards enterprise startups, is hosting its 26th Demo Day today, showcasing the innovations of 20 participating companies.

This event marks Alchemist’s third fully virtual Demo Day, necessitated by the continuing pandemic. According to Alchemist Accelerator Director Ravi Belani, the virtual format has proven surprisingly effective, actually exceeding the results of in-person events. Internal data reveals a roughly 20% increase in follow-up meetings stemming from the virtual presentations.

Interested in viewing the presentations? The livestream is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. PST and can be accessed here.

Below is a listing of all 20 companies presenting today, in the order they are expected to appear, along with details about their respective focuses, based on publicly available information:

G-71: This company offers a solution for safeguarding sensitive information by employing a system that discreetly marks documents, making leaks preventable and traceable.

Tazi.ai: This platform empowers businesses to leverage machine learning for improved decision-making, with applications including retail demand forecasting and customer retention analysis. Their initial focus is on combating fraud within the insurance sector.

Impruver: This platform facilitates the implementation and evaluation of “continuous improvement” initiatives within organizations.

Vardo: Described as a “virtual project manager,” Vardo assists software development teams in identifying and resolving issues. They are initially targeting Series B and later-stage B2B startups experiencing rapid growth and potentially lacking established product management procedures.

Seasony: This company is developing a robotic system to automate tasks within vertical farming environments, such as relocating plants during their growth cycle.

EcoSync: This retrofittable system aims to reduce energy waste by preventing the heating of unoccupied rooms in buildings like universities and office complexes. It integrates with existing room scheduling systems and utilizes WiFi-based occupancy sensors.

BestPlace: This company provides AI-powered tools for optimizing retail chains, assisting businesses in determining ideal store locations and product assortments.

Kwali: This company offers automated quality control solutions for food franchises. For example, a pizza restaurant could use their camera system to verify ingredient accuracy, even distribution, and crust thickness.

BigOmics Analytics: This is a “self-service analytics platform” designed to help biologists more effectively understand and analyze complex omics data.

FotoNow: This AI system detects manufacturing defects using cameras to identify imperfections like scratches, dents, or missing components as products move along the production line.

Predictive Wear: This company creates smart, non-invasive wearable devices that detect dehydration in athletes, alerting both the athletes and their coaches to potential issues before they escalate.

Raxel: Raxel provides a telematics SDK for developers building applications related to vehicles such as cars and scooters, offering tools for analyzing driver safety, efficiency, location, and accident detection.

Rebolet: This service streamlines the resale of returned or excess inventory. They analyze the condition of returned items and then handle the selling, donation, or recycling process, initially focusing on the German, Swiss, and Austrian markets.

UVL Robotics: This company develops drones specifically designed for tracking and counting inventory within warehouse environments.

AutoCloud: This company offers a redesigned interface for monitoring and identifying service outages across platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure.

SmallTalk: This AI-based tool assesses the language proficiency of job candidates and also provides assistance to individuals preparing speeches or presentations in non-native languages, identifying pronunciation and grammatical errors.

Sensegrass: This “soil intelligence” platform utilizes smart sensors, satellite data, and publicly available information to optimize crop yields.

PostureHealth: This company offers camera-based posture correction solutions for both individuals and organizations.

Apis Cor: This company specializes in 3D-printed buildings, and claims to have already constructed one of the world’s largest 3D-printed structures.

Via.delivery: This company operates a network of brick-and-mortar stores that serve as local pickup locations for shipments, currently boasting approximately 15,000 locations across 12 time zones.