Twenty startups are joining 757 Startup Studios in downtown Norfolk for its next cohort over the next six months.
Entrepreneurs will work on validating and growing their business concepts as they access free space in the Assembly campus along with customized programming and mentors. Since its launch in 2021, Startup Studios, part of nonprofit 757 Collab, has helped more than 150 startups, helping them secure over $20 million in capital, the entrepreneurship hub reported.
The program doesn’t take any equity in the early-stage businesses nor asks them to pay anything, said Hunter Walsh, director of 757 Startup Studios.
The joining startups, the program reported, are:
- ALN Technology: Artificial intelligence software company focused on solving business communication challenges.
- ArchAngel Hotcar: The app alerts distracted parents to a child left in a car.
- Ambientmuse Studios: “Because life is played in co-op mode.”
- Approach Optix LLC: Visualization of the space domain to include warfare.
- Davidson Technology Solutions: Technology and digital media professional services.
- Ephe Collective: E-commerce shopping and apparel styling services.
- Eplantmatch.com: An e-commerce, drop shipping company that sells plants.
- Employee Launch: A web-based application to drive skill-based training to promote job growth.
- FlowSper: Automated customer acquisition system that helps entrepreneurs sell more.
- HealthMetrics-AI: An advanced AI platform for health metrics.
- Hempy Hens: Hemp seed-based chicken treats that help to boost flock immunity.
- Hemp Stalk Solutions: Enables manufacturers to provide sustainable products made from hemp.
- Host. App: “Let us take the stress out of event planning with our party in a box.”
- Moments By: “The official apparel for your favorite moments.”
- Wellness Wayfinder: Booking agency that connects holistic wellness professionals with clients.
- Wigwagapp Inc.: AI-powered mobile application optimizing nutrition at the molecular level.
- The Sub Station: A communication platform for substitute teachers.
- PQ Solutions: Offers knowledge and software to nonprofits.
- Stemlighten: Science, technology, engineering and math education for kids 5-12.
- Style Magnet: Personalized shopping that matches online clothing based on best fit.
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