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Here's the Full List of 128 MassChallenge Startups for 2015



Today, MassChallenge has announced the list of 128 startups that are invited to participate in the 2015 accelerator programs. The four month program, which is open to any early-stage startup in any industry and from anywhere across the globe, provides office space, education, training, mentorship, networking opportunities and other resources to participants. In Boston, finalists will compete for over $1.5 million in non-dilutive cash awards, and throughout the accelerator (June 22 to October 28), they will all have access to other in-kind deals. All grants and other support are given with no strings or restrictions attached. In late September, finalists will pitch to a panel of judges, highlighting the progress they’ve made, with final judging of the top startups happening mid-October. Finally, at the much-anticipated MassChallenge Awards Ceremony late October, cash grants will be awarded to the startups demonstrating the highest potential for impact.

Some of the companies familiar to us in the 2015 class include Apitite, a cloud service that enables anyone to easily create and manage APIs without writing code; Cintell, a marketing tech startup that helps companies better understanding buyers' habits, preferences and behaviors; Learnlux, which creates online learning tools focused on personal finance; Pavlok, a wristband that gives off a mild electrical shock to break bad habits; Splitzee, an app that makes it easy for groups of people to split group expenses; and SuperHealos, a company that provides resources for kids dealing with hospital stays and other tough situations.

Here's the full list of startups that will take part in the 2015 MassChallenge program:

Company Industry HQ Pitch
Ader USA - Massachusetts High Tech Ader helps gaming companies by getting gamers to turn off AdBlock.
Agora USA - Massachusetts Social Impact Agora is an online town hall for the people. Our mission is to make democracies more democratic.
Ajiri Tea Company USA - Pennsylvania General Ajiri aims to create a sustainable cycle of employment and education. And, of course, a delicious cup of Kenyan Coffee and Tea!
Alike USA - Massachusetts General Not public at this time.
AntiDark USA - District of Columbia Energy / Clean Tech Not public at this time.
Apitite USA - Massachusetts High Tech Apitite: Create APIs for your data in minutes without writing a line of code. Apitite is like TurboTax for APIs.
AquaFresco USA - Massachusetts Energy / Clean Tech AquaFresco is developing the next generation close-loop laundry technology that regenerates 95% of wastewater.
Artaic Health USA - Massachusetts Healthcare / Life Sciences Not public at this time.
AutismSees USA - Massachusetts Healthcare / Life Sciences Not public at this time.
Biorasis, Inc. USA - Connecticut Healthcare / Life Sciences Not public at this time.
BIOWATCH SA Switzerland General BIOWATCH is offering a new authentication solution based on wrist vein recognition and provides an aternative solution to current methods.
Blackburn Energy, LLC USA - Massachusetts Energy / Clean Tech Blackburn Energy makes a power unit for long haul trucks that eliminates idle time saving $10K & 21 tons of CO2 per truck annually.
Blue Therapeutics USA - Massachusetts Healthcare / Life Sciences Blue Therapeutics is advancing a novel painkiller that is 50x more potent than morphine and completely non-addictive.
BookaLokal Inc. USA - New York High Tech BookaLokal is a marketplace for food & beverage experiences hosted by locals. With listings in 46 countries, we're like Airbnb for food.
BovControl Brazil High Tech Empowering livestock ranchers with reliable herd information that improves efficiency and boost profitability.
Building Conversation USA - Massachusetts High Tech View multiple architectural design options perfectly registered on site with complete AR mobility and freedom; walk around or in and out!
Cabbige USA - Massachusetts High Tech Cabbige is a business intelligence web application that helps small farms make more money.
Camp Casco USA - Massachusetts General Camp Casco provides a free weeklong summer camp for childhood cancer patients and survivors in MA!
Canary USA - Massachusetts Healthcare / Life Sciences Not public at this time.
Cintell USA - Massachusetts High Tech We want to create a customer-centric world. Cintell helps companies better understand their buyers and make more relevant decisions.
CityTaps France Social Impact Not public at this time.
Clear Breath USA - Massachusetts Social Impact Clear Breath is developing a low-cost respirator for the 2 billion people living in polluted environments worldwide.
Clothbound USA - Massachusetts High Tech Not public at this time.
Cogentis Therapeutics USA - Maryland Healthcare / Life Sciences Cogentis Therapeutics is working on a novel and potential disease-modifying peptide therapeutic for Alzheimer's, FTD, and Parkinson's.
Collectable USA - Massachusetts General Collectable is a social marketplace connecting collectors and online auction houses and retailers.
danger!awesome USA - Massachusetts Social Impact Not public at this time.
Dash Electric USA - Massachusetts General Dash is an affordable and lightweight electric longboard kit that can easily be mounted to any longboard.
DealerScience USA - Massachusetts High Tech DealerScience improves the dealership business process through intuitive, automated software that drives sales and increases productivity.
Dock Technologies Inc USA - Wisconsin Healthcare / Life Sciences Not public at this time.
Dramatize USA - California General Not public at this time.
earlybird.io USA - Massachusetts Healthcare / Life Sciences earlybird.io exploits finger interactions with personal electronics to generate a novel biometric signal to identify subtle motor decline.
Easy Pairings USA - New York High Tech Easy Pairings is changing the way restaurants find staff by making it faster and cheaper.
Ecoflora Cares Colombia General We developed the most stable natural blue color in the world, creating a new family of healthy natural colors for food industry.
Encore Alert USA - Virginia High Tech The right opportunities at just the right time to help marketers focus on what matters most.
Energy Harvesters LLC USA - New York Energy / Clean Tech Charge your mobile device batteries anytime anywhere from your own walking. EnergyHarvesters.com. Power generation from walking!
eRated Israel High Tech Not public at this time.
Estrenon Mexico Social Impact Estrenon enhances families' lives with a reuse clothing movement that breaks down barriers among social classes through used clothing stores.
feelter Israel High Tech Social content search, analysis & monetization widget for eCommerce websites, beta proven impact on conversion rates, user engagement & UX.
Flying SpArk Israel General Flying spark' is a Food-Tech company based in Israel, focused on finding new ways of utilizing insect protein in food products.
Free Time Academy Israel Social Impact Free Time Academy has developed a platform that enables the fast development of scalable DIY courses.
Freight Frog USA - Massachusetts General Freight Frog is tipping the moving industry on it's head, and moving it's clients to the 21st Century!
Fuel Drop USA - Massachusetts General Tired of wasting your time filling up your gas tank? Let Fuel Drop deliver gas straight to your car.
Fuzzy Compass USA - Massachusetts High Tech Not public at this time.
Genesis Technologies USA - Massachusetts High Tech Genesis Technologies is developing a next-generation device for gene synthesis, the process of turning digital text into physical DNA.
Gesto Portugal High Tech Gesto a startup company that sells world's first open-source kits for gesture recognition, motion patterns and muscle analysis.
Goodwall Switzerland High Tech Goodwall, the new social network for high-school students. The one place where you stand out, network, and present yourself to Universities.
GradTrain Israel High Tech Not public at this time.
Healthy Roots USA - Rhode Island Social Impact Healthy Roots is a toy company that creates dolls and storybooks that combat internalized racism and colorism among young black girls.
HIVE Biosystems USA - Massachusetts Healthcare / Life Sciences Not public at this time.
Honeycomb Homes USA - Massachusetts Social Impact Young adults aging-out of foster care are high-risk. Honeycomb Homes provides them agricultural apprenticeships leading to sustainable lives.
Humanure Power USA - Louisiana Social Impact Not public at this time.
Hydroswarms USA - Massachusetts High Tech Teams of small, autonomous, underwater robots + cheap sensors + modern mesh networks = a revolution in maritime commerce and security.
Hyliion USA - Massachusetts Energy / Clean Tech Hyliion is creating an add-on hybrid module for tractor trailers that will reduce fuel consumption upwards of 30%.
Increment USA - Rhode Island Social Impact At Increment, we develop playthings that encourage independence and exploration among all kids, regardless of age, ability, or gender.
iRecover App USA - Massachusetts Social Impact iRecoverApp is a mobile App for smartphone's that connects people in recovery from drugs & alcohol and their familes and friends.
Irhal United Arab Emirates General Irhal Arabic/English mobile app for Muslim travelers. Includes Halal restaurants, mosque locations, prayer timings for 90+ cities.
Iron Goat USA - Virginia Energy / Clean Tech Iron Goat - A better way to make hay.
Ivory USA - Massachusetts General Ivory is a music education app which listens to you play, providing real-time analytics, targeted lessons, and gamified elements.
Kwiksulate USA - Massachusetts Energy / Clean Tech Not public at this time.
LaunchPad Medical USA - Massachusetts Healthcare / Life Sciences Not public at this time.
Launchpad Technologies Inc. USA - New York High Tech Launchpad is a platform that enables people to live in a flexible month-to-month sublet room they can leave at any time.
LearnLux USA - Massachusetts Social Impact LearnLux helps Millennials learn personal finance skills through online learning tools while connecting them with financial institutions.
Legatus USA - Massachusetts Social Impact Not public at this time.
Lodestone Biomedical USA - Utah Healthcare / Life Sciences Lodestone Biomedical is developing the safest, easiest, most effective way to protect your child from the harmful effects of iron deficiency.
Lumii USA - Massachusetts High Tech Glasses-free 3D that works. Lumii light field displays: intuitive depth in the native format of your brain.
LuminOva Inc. USA - Massachusetts Healthcare / Life Sciences LuminOva is developing an optical fertility device to assess egg and embryo quality to improve success rates of in vitro fertilization.
MagnebotiX Switzerland High Tech DELICATE OBJECTS - GENTLE METHODS: MagnebotiX microrobotic systems for next generation crystallography with automated crystal harvesting.
Makers Empire Australia Social Impact Not public at this time.
Meetcaregivers USA - Massachusetts Social Impact Meetcaregivers enables more seniors to age at home by using online and video technology to connect them to qualified caregivers.
MIFCOR Inc USA - Connecticut Healthcare / Life Sciences MIFCOR is saving your heart when you have a heart attack.
My Exit Strategy USA - Massachusetts High Tech My Exit Strategy is an online tool that makes it easy to record and share all your end-of-life wishes.
Navitome LLC USA - Massachusetts High Tech Navitome lets your organization create interactive walk-through guides that make policies and procedures actionable no matter how complex they are.
Nix USA - Massachusetts General Nix is pioneering consumer diagnostics through its disposable biosensor platform. First solution: a real-time wearable hydration sensor.
Obz Design USA - Massachusetts Healthcare / Life Sciences Not public at this time.
Onnuri DMC Korea South High Tech We provide a marketing tool for advertisers to retarget mobile users who leave a website without purchasing.
OpenLab USA - Massachusetts High Tech OpenLab is building social tools and machine intelligence to accelerate scientific discovery within research groups.
Orange Photonics USA - New Hampshire General The Orange Photonics LightLab: An affordable marijuana potency analyzer. An essential tool for the $10 billion legal marijuana industry.
OrderLynk USA - Massachusetts High Tech Not public at this time.
Pavlok - Wear Your Willpower USA - Massachusetts High Tech Current fitness bands track the steps you take---but they don't change your behavior. Pavlok CHANGES behavior-and measurably forms habits.
PB&B Switzerland Healthcare / Life Sciences We make your own cells cover wrinkles and signs of aging.
PianoArc USA - Massachusetts General PianoArc is reshaping the musical keyboard for a new era of performance tools - starting with a circular piano.
PMS Bites USA - Massachusetts General A boston-based, woman-led food startup conquered kickstarter: PMS Bites vegan glutenfree paleo #hocolate desserts for women!
Poly6 Biotechnologies USA - Massachusetts Healthcare / Life Sciences Poly6 Biotechnologies develops synthetic, bioresorbable polymers for drug delivery, anti-adhesions and tissue regeneration.
PopUp Childcare USA - Massachusetts General PopUp Childcare provides professional drop-in child care onsite at movie theaters, restaurants, sporting events and more.
PracticeGigs USA - Massachusetts High Tech A mobile peer-to-peer learning marketplace that allows anyone to reach his full potential by connecting him with awesome practice sessions.
Prattle Analytics USA - Missouri High Tech Prattle Analytics - Provider of the first unbiased, comprehensive, quantitative data of central bank sentiment.
PSM Energy USA - Massachusetts Energy / Clean Tech PSM Energy: The full service online investment platform. Now you can invest in #solar energy projects that are both simple and profitable.
Quickhelp USA - Massachusetts Social Impact Not public at this time.
Quiro Venezuela Healthcare / Life Sciences Quiro is a minimally-invasive surgery simulation mobile game that replaces prohibitively expensive hardware in med schools worldwide.
Quitbit USA - Rhode Island High Tech Not public at this time.
Reactive Studios USA - Massachusetts General Audio games you play with your voice. Eyes free. Hands free. EarPlay.
Real Food Solutions USA - Massachusetts General Feeling queasy? Anchor yourself w/Anchor Bar - the safe non-drug nutrition bar to prevent & ease nausea from motion sickness & other causes.
Recon Therapeutics USA - Massachusetts Healthcare / Life Sciences Not public at this time.
Resilient Coders USA - Massachusetts Social Impact Not public at this time.
Response Technologies, LLC USA - Rhode Island General Response Technologies Breakthrough Proprietary Technololgy for $50B Flexible Vessel Market.
ReThink Pharmaceuticals Israel Healthcare / Life Sciences Not public at this time.
Revision Ventures USA - New York Social Impact Revision Ventures harnesses the digital talents of low-income youth to drive small business growth online. Creating resilient communities.
RubyRide USA - Arizona General RubyRide Subscription car service. Save time, save money, reduce stress, save the planet. Pay per month, not per trip. Simple Freedom.
Savanna USA - Massachusetts General Savanna connects customers to barbers for in-home & in-office haircuts saving customers time and hassle, while freeing barbers from shops.
Scheduling AD USA - Massachusetts High Tech Not public at this time.
Sevamob USA - Georgia Healthcare / Life Sciences Fundamentally transforming primary healthcare via mobile clinics and a tele-health marketplace.
SidelineSwap USA - New York High Tech SidelineSwap is a marketplace where people connect to buy, sell, and trade sporting goods.
Six Foods USA - Massachusetts Social Impact Six Foods is normalizing insects as a sustainable food. Try Chirps, a cricket chip that has more protein per serving than an egg!
SolarRoute Nicaragua Social Impact Why is energy poverty still a problem that plagues 2.5bn? The distribution gap. SolarRoute provides affordable tech to households in need.
Sourcewater USA - Massachusetts Energy / Clean Tech Sourcewater.com is the water exchange for the energy ecosystem.
Splitzee USA - Massachusetts High Tech Splitzee is painless team money management. Teammates chip in with credit cards, we track & remind so you get paid back faster.
Spoiler Alert USA - Massachusetts Social Impact Spoiler Alert is a B2B foodtech solution to help businesses manage surplus food & organic waste, improve margins, and fight food insecurity.
SpotLight Parking USA - Massachusetts General SpotLight Parking is the consumer-facing mobile application for valet parking across the nation. Simply #FindReserveRelax.
StreetScan USA - Massachusetts General Inspect all your urban roads more frequently with StreetScan's fast and affordable multi-sensor scanning technology.
SuperHealos USA - Massachusetts Social Impact SuperHealos is a social enterprise dedicated to empowering kids facing life's toughest challenges.
SybilSecurity USA - Massachusetts High Tech SybilSecurity. Share more. More widely. More privately. With algorithmic assurance.
TeachersConnect USA - Massachusetts Social Impact TeachersConnect is a support network that creates an enduring relationship between teacher prep programs and their new-teacher alumni.
The Red Button Israel Social Impact Not public at this time.
Think Board USA - Massachusetts General Like to think differently? Keep your thoughts organized here! @thethinkboard is a clear film that turns any surface into a dry erase board!
ToneTree, Inc. USA - New York High Tech Music is our passion. We want to inspire creativity in our customers with a fresh new take on what an instrument can be.
Traumedex USA - Georgia Healthcare / Life Sciences We create wearable hemorrhage control systems that save lives.
Tuten Chile High Tech Tuten is the leading on-demand web and mobile platform for household services in LATAM. Guaranteed best-in-class service and execution
TVision Insights USA - Massachusetts General At TVision Insights, we leverage state of art computer vision technology to redefine TV rating for new generation TV.
Union Capital Boston USA - Massachusetts Social Impact Union Capital Boston is a rewards program that incentivizes involvement in low-income communities. Participants get a leg-up by giving back!
Unshrinkit USA - Massachusetts General Finally, the emergency sweater saver is here. Unshrinkit helps unshrink wool clothing that accidentally shrunk in the washer or dryer.
uSound Argentina Healthcare / Life Sciences uSound enables low-cost social integration for the hearing impaired by turning a smartphone into an advanced, augmented, digital hearing aid.
Vendedy USA - New York Social Impact Vendedy is the "Etsy meets Ebay" for street vendors.Consumers can now bid on items uploaded onto mobile networks from remote street markets.
Virtudent USA - Massachusetts Healthcare / Life Sciences Not public at this time.
Water Hero USA - Massachusetts High Tech Plumbing catastrophe avoidance for everyone. Stops pipe bursts & small costly plumbing leaks. SmartPhone controlled & easy to install.
wecourses Mexico Social Impact Innovative learning environment with multimedia content and activities in an online platform, created to improve the quality of education.
World Tech Makers Colombia Social Impact Not public at this time.
XactSense USA - Rhode Island General XactSense builds LIDAR scanning UAVs for the $270B geospatial industry our scanning robots make the next generation of 3D maps in minutes.


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