Philly New Technology Meetup #36 - Apr 2017 - College Demo Night

Local college entrepreneurs showcase their tech startups and innovations in this fast-paced, fun-filled agenda - our lightning round format! In the midst of spring break, the Philly New Tech Meetup will see what these entrepreneurs have got. Who has the passion, commitment, and drive to make it in Philly? Let's support - and learn from - the next generation of our community.

5:45 Networking and food
6:15 Welcome and sponsors
6:20 Demo: Emergency Information Systems
6:25 Demo: Strados Labs
6:30 Demo: Slice Capital
6:35 Q&A Round 1
6:45 Demo: ShareHub
6:50 Demo: Yeva
6:55 Demo: Boost Linguistics
7:00 Q&A Round 2
7:10 Demo: Repair U
7:15 Demo: Orai
7:20 Demo: InstaHub
7:25 Q&A Round 2
7:35 Community discussion followed by Networking
7:45 Happy Hour

Sponsored by Duane Morris (http://www.duanemorris.com/attorneys/richardlcohen.html), EisnerAmper (http://www.eisneramper.com/), Kopelman Foundation, and Ben Franklin Technology Partners (http://www.sep.benfranklin.org/).

Emergency Information Systems (http://Emergencyinformationsystems.com), Jared Therrien

EIS designs and markets products which provide missing vital information to first responders. This information increases situational awareness of responders and in turn reduces response times. EIS currently manufactures a line of wayfinding decals to solve these problems. Our tech product, RAPID, aims to accelerate every step of the response process, from 911 call to the "all clear." (Drexel)

Strados Labs (http://www.stradoslabs.net), Nick Delmonico

Strados Labs offers and end-to-end solution uniquely addressing the challenge of recognizing signs and symptoms of asthma, tracking respiratory health trends and effectively communicating these trends back to providers. Much like an ECG monitor for a heart failure patient, our Pulmawear device will monitor respiratory health and allow for more proactive treatment of chronic asthma. Better management may lead to reduced hospitalizations and cost. (Temple)

Slice Capital (http://slice.capital), Rohan Shah

We are making it possible for anyone to invest small dollar amounts into Startup ETF Funds, VC Funds, and specific startups at the click of a button on their smartphone or computer. (Penn)

ShareHub, Peter Sollecito & John Harding

ShareHub will be presenting our online platform that allows donors to donate tickets for sporting events and concerts to developing charities, in order to receive the same tax break that they would for any similar cash donation. The charities will have access to ticket donations that they otherwise would not, and could use those tickets for fundraising events, to benefit constituents, and more. (Villanova)

Yeva (http://Yeva.co), Dhruv Vasishtha & Andrew Bright

Community for family caregivers that uses data driven algorithm to personalize information and resource recommendations. We will walk through the user interface (will be undergoing several big UI changes in the coming weeks due to our lean iteration cycles) and the backend algorithm that surfaces content. (Penn)

Boost Linguistics (http://boost-ling.com/signup), Ethan Bresnahan

Boost Linguistics develops artificial intelligence that works alongside marketing teams to help produce content that engages customers. Our software helps a user increase audience engagement by offering suggested changes to the language of your blogs posts, articles, white papers, and more. (Drexel)

Repair U (http://repairu.tech/), Jesse DiLaura

Phone repair solution for students. (Temple)

Orai (http://oraiapp.com), Danish Dhamani

You probably haven’t heard of Glossophobia… but I am sure you have experienced it at one stage in your life. Glossophobia is of course the fear of public speaking. Beknown to all, the average person ranks the fear of public speaking higher than the fear of death. This is why we created Orai. Orai, an early-stage startup based out of Philadelphia, focuses on helping people overcome speech anxiety and helps people improve their speech content and delivery. (Drexel)

InstaHub (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3FrvZRSGSY&feature=youtu.be), Michael Wong

We want to simplify the light automation process with a motion sensor device that attaches onto existing light switches. By eliminating the high installation cost ($143/switch) for light automation, we bring simplicity to automation that offers perpetual cost savings and convenience to businesses and homes. We can effectively automate 3-4 more rooms at the same cost of current solutions. (Penn)

Welcome new PNTM sponsor, MeetMe, check out the company (http://www.meetmecorp.com/)and some cool jobs (https://www.meetme.com/apps/careers).

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Community Announcements

Hiring? Looking for a job? Promoting an event? Need to ask for help? Share your 30-second (not sales-oriented) announcement at our community meetup.

At least two companies present each month after our guest speaker. Apply here (https://goo.gl/forms/bq6Obg1SRCgtbbmm2) to demo at Philly New Tech Meetup.