Inno Under 25

A few Central Florida entrepreneurs and technologists have built a process for turning ocean plastic into clothes, developed a multimillion-dollar video game and led teams at the nation's fastest-growing startups — all before their 25th birthdays.

These are examples of Orlando Inno's 2022 Inno Under 25 honorees. The annual feature honors five Central Florida innovators making waves in the local tech ecosystem who are 25 years old or younger. This year's winners are:

Sure, they're young, but the honorees are formulating solutions that can shake up their respective industries or helping high-tech startups get to the next level.

Their activities are key for Central Florida's economy, as the growth of high-tech startups can lead to products that solve problems for businesses and consumers, as well as create high-wage jobs in the region.

To learn what these innovation up-and-comers are working on and what's next, see below. Be sure to check Orlando Inno online in the coming weeks for their full profiles, and read more in OBJ's Oct. 14-20, 2022, weekly edition.

Carson James Aldrich

What does your company do? At our core, we're a game development studio for the Roblox platform. Our specific skill set is taking great IP like the Warrior Cats book series and bringing it to Roblox's immense social fabric for a young audience to enjoy. Our focus always is on player-driven gameplay; we deliver an immersive sandbox and give our users the tools to meet new people and tell their own stories.

Learn more about Carson Aldrich and his company Aldrich Callen Studios here.

Alexander Britton

What does your company do? CerebriTech is a biotech company created to address the growing need for an objective method to diagnose concussions in athletes in real time. Our team is working in collaboration with Embry-Riddle [Aeronautical University] and University of Pennsylvania to develop a NIRS device that can quantify hemoglobin levels in the brain and leverage them as a biomarker that can be used to diagnose concussions.

Here's more about CerebriTech CEO Alexander Britton.

Dylan Cross

What does your company do? Sea Threads makes novel sustainable apparel out of plastic collected from the ocean. I work with brands and retailers to convert their existing lines to ocean plastic.

Learn more about Dylan Cross and Sea Threads here.

Tabitha Gordon

What does your company do? ThreatLocker is a leader in endpoint security technologies, providing enterprise-level cybersecurity tools to improve the security of servers and endpoints. ThreatLocker’s combined Application Allowlisting, Ringfencing, Storage Control, Elevation Control and Endpoint Network Access Control solutions provide businesses with a more secure approach of blocking the exploits of unknown application vulnerabilities.

Go here for more about ThreatLocker's Tabitha Gordon.

Jason Quintana

What does your company do? OneRail is a last-mile transportation visibility platform. With a real-time connected network of 9.7 million drivers and growing, OneRail finds the right vehicle for the right delivery so shippers gain low prices and greater capacity to rapidly scale their businesses and keep their delivery promises.

Learn more about OneRail's Jason Quintana here.

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