ALUMNI
Although our pitchers have only three minutes to “wow” the land sharks as they compete for cash funding and resources during the event, they make a lasting impact on our sponsors and land shark judges, as well as the Kansas City community. View information about our Pure Pitch Rally alumni and utilize the contact information provided to learn more about where they are today.
2023
Creative Technology Concepts | Bart Patenaude, bartpatenaude@gmail.com
Creative Technology Concepts’ Zuture is an adhesive patch that closes the skin with the precision of stitches and the speed of staples without needles or pain.
EB Systems | Jonathan Ruiz, jr@ebsystems.co
EB Systems uses mobile apps, proximity-based sensors, and wearable Bluetooth devices to create real-time location and reporting systems, changing the way cities and community entities manage and engage with crowds.
EzBizPortal | Jonathan Gregory, invest@ezBizPortal.com
EzBizPortal’s marketplace and integrated operations platform streamline and automate processes between medical facilities and equipment vendors, empowering healthcare providers to prioritize patient care.
InReturn Strategies | Jim Atwater, jim@inreturnstrategies.com
InReturn Strategies provides tools to simplify how companies capture information to make informed, strategic decisions on how to engage underserved communities through their products, services, and jobs.
MedCurate | Ashley McClellan, ashley@medcurate.com
MedCurate utilizes white-label technology and expertise to support and develop the workforce of the future while helping healthcare providers and healthcare organizations save money by maximizing the gig economy.
Noonan | Matt Williams, admin@noonan.ai
With cutting-edge AI, the Noonan Caddie mobile app delivers precision club and aim recommendations, transforming golfer doubts into decisive, informed shots.
Raise Health Innovations | Craig Mason, craig@raisehi.com
Raise Health Innovations integrates with communication tools to analyze healthcare conversations in real-time, prompting professionals to detect mental health conditions and deliver support sooner.
STATSdraft | Topher Enneking, enneking@statsdraft.com
STATSdraft is a gaming app that uses analytics to help users build teams based on the disciplines they believe create a winning culture, ultimately deepening their understanding of and relationship with sports.
2022
Ask SAMIE | Brandy Archie, hello@asksamie.com
Living at home after significant health events or medical procedures increases patient comfort and decreases medical spending. AskSAMIE is a web app that helps caregivers keep their loved ones safe in a familiar environment. The platform matches patients with the right adaptive equipment specific to their physical and environmental needs.
CodeAlgo Academy | Truimfia Fulks, triumfia.codealgo@gmail.com
With over a million unfilled tech jobs in the workforce today, Codealgo Academy aims to fill the pipeline by helping students develop programming skills and analytical thinking before they reach high school. The platform combines engaging learning modules with gamification to teach students in kindergarten through eighth grade how to code.
Health Partners, MD | Courtney Younglove, empoweringpeoplemd@gmail.com
A majority of the cost of U.S. healthcare is driven by obesity. Though employers shoulder much of the financial burden, they have few options by which to improve the underlying issue. Health Partners, MD provides a disease-management platform for employers with on-site and near-site clinics targeting obesity and related conditions.
Hermes | Rick Macartney, rmacartney@hermeslst.com
Hermes is changing the way vehicles are titled and registered. It eliminates the need for title service clerks by assembling a universally compliant titling and registration packet. A nationwide network of agents deliver packets to local DMV offices, completing transactions in less than 1/4 of the industry average time.
Marma | Meredith McAllister, meredith@marmanutrition.com
During the birthing years, women and mothers have a higher risk of nutritional deficiencies, which can lead to illness, infertility and birth complications. Marma is a platform that empowers women with the personalized nutrition guidance they need to feel nourished and confident in their transition to motherhood.
OnboardXi formerly Spyder | Nedra Barr, nedra@spyderloop.com
Spyder is a global company that securely manages data and documents for the insurance and financial services industries. The platform uses technology to automate the financial supply chain, allowing companies to reduce their technology spend and allow for insights that are not available today in a disconnected environment.
Routine Success | Matt Gunter, matt.gunter@routine-success.com
Routine Success is a mobile app that empowers neurodiverse teens and young adults to achieve increasing independence. Parents, teachers, counselors and mentors can build and schedule fully customizable routines to support young people as they develop organizational, social and executive functioning skills.
YAT | Robert Goss, rgoss@yat.ai
YAT is more than a memorable name — it’s a cutting-edge logistics augmentation engine. The platform empowers brokers with pricing and capacity management tools. YAT is driven by proprietary algorithms based on a dual-market approach that reduces the anxiety and fragmentation in a broker’s world and tech stack.
2021
Azella | David Roberson, david@azella.io
Azella is an automated platform built to simplify branding and the digital experience for independent financial advisors and their targeted customer base. Azella leverages technology to go to market in weeks with custom branding, a website and a marketing platform.
Crib Coaching | Jill Bertelsen, jill@bertelseneducation.com
Many parents struggle through the transition to parenthood, and they want information that is quick and practical. Crib Coaching is an app using artificial intelligence to gamify parental education. Daily information coupled with a game allows parents to build their confidence.
MD MatchUp | Bob Waddell, bwaddell@mdmatchup.com
Half of Americans focus on personality and relationship factors when searching for a new healthcare provider. MD MatchUp is a dating-app-like solution that works on any health network’s website or app, providing patients a curated list of compatible providers.
SeeInMe | Risa Stein, risa@seeinme.com
An inability to connect with individuals experiencing communication challenges can be frustrating for the patient, their providers and their families. SeeInMe enables family members to share with caregivers a personality profile for loved ones of all ages and diagnoses.
Tenfold Security | Jon Broek, jon@tenfoldsecurity.com
Cybersecurity attacks are in the news every day, with cloud breaches now among the most devastating to companies. Tenfold Security addresses the growing security personnel deficit and closes the knowledge gap by offering automated cloud security services and software.
Veeper | Jordan Williams, jordan@veeperapp.com
Veeper’s mission is to make the Internet free of universal promo codes. The Shopify app tracks each customer’s shopping habits to apply the optimum discount to increase sales. Each time a shopper adds an item to the cart, their discount increases.
Venboo | Juaquan Herron, juaquan@myvenboo.com
Venboo is a tech platform that strives to help small businesses easily search, locate and book events that match their needs, such as conventions, tradeshows and pop-up shops. It also tracks their expenses, helping vendors sell strategically at the events.
Vetelligence | Zachary Oshinbanjo, oshinzach@gmail.com
Vetelligence uses data and artificial intelligence to help employers connect with the military community. The proprietary platform aims to place qualified candidates into employer-requested positions while facilitating a diverse hiring environment.
2020
AgButler Inc. | Kevin Johansen, kjohansen@agbutlerapp.org
The gig economy platform serves as a solution to a labor shortage in rural America. AgButler provides on-demand jobs, giving farmers and ranchers access to a high-quality labor force while boosting rural economies. AgButler enables agriculture productivity, one click at a time.
Air Traffic Awareness | Tonderai Kambarami, tonderai@airtrafficawareness.com
What started as a class project at the University of Missouri-Kansas City is now a startup providing solutions to enhance situation awareness for general aviation to increase in-flight safety. The team comprises a pilot, an aerospace engineer, a software developer, and a serial entrepreneur.
AWA Technology | Austin Hausmann, austin@awatech.us
AWA’s technology streamlines processes and reduces cost in the automotive fluids industry by removing the need to transport water, minimizing end-use plastic waste, and significantly reducing storage time and shelf-life concerns. The team plans to disrupt a market with consumption estimated at 162+ million gallons in 2022.
Booth Browser | Alan Harris, alan@boothbrowser.com
The mobile app is designed to manage inventory and streamline transactions for vendors at sporting events, concerts and festivals. Booth Browser is an innovative solution to the COVID-19 pandemic for businesses, teams and artists, who can use it to connect with fans and generate sales.
Plasmonic Diagnostics LLC | Syed Barizuddin, syed@plasmonicdiagnostics.com
The startup’s cutting-edge platform technology, P-GRAT, enables faster, easier and less costly diagnoses for diseases such as tuberculosis and SARS-Cov-2 (COVID-19) through advanced single-molecule detection technology. The company has received federal funding and is collaborating with entities such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
PMI Rate Pro | Nomi Smith, nsmith@pmiratepro.com
Current methods for quoting private mortgage insurance (PMI) are cumbersome, antiquated, and time-consuming. From this headache, PMI Rate Pro was born. This unique quoting tool allows loan officers to complete one short form and receive results from all national PMI providers in less than six seconds.
Relay Trade Solutions | Delvin Higginson, delvin@relay.trade
Bulk commodity trade processes are outdated and inefficient, creating unnecessary payment delays and overhead costs. Relay Trade Solutions’ collaborative supply chain platform connects shippers, carriers, origins, and destinations for seamless order to delivery, saving up to 50 percent on back-office costs.
SureShow Inc. | Shelley Cooper, drcooper@sureshow.app
About 25% of medical appointments result in no-shows, which represents $16 billion in lost revenue each year. The SureShow platform helps medical offices replace no-show appointments with revenue-generating telehealth visits, with a focus on populations that need greater access to care.