UpTech announces seven new startups for its third class

UpTech, the Covington-based business accelerator focused on supporting informatics startups, has announced the seven startups that will form its third class. The startups will each receive up to $50,000 in equity funding, office space in UpTech’s Covington headquarters, a team of support partners, and a mentor and access to applied research from Northern Kentucky University.
 
“We look for companies that have big, disruptive ideas in the tech industry, are scalable and can provide great returns,” says Amanda Greenwell, UpTech Program Director. “We could not be more excited to welcome entrepreneurs whose game-changing commercial ideas show promise to transform many industries—from education to real estate and more.”
 
UpTech is unique among accelerators in that the portfolio companies go through a six-month program (many other accelerators run three-four months), with its demo day at the conclusion of the six months, this year set to begin on September 8.
 
“Now in our third year, we’re really focused on building a culture here, the UpTech family,” Greenwell says. “This is the first year that we’ve had a space that has included both current and alumni companies. Every year we’re enhancing it for the companies; for our new startups to interact with our alumni is going to be great.”
 
The seven new portfolio companies are:

• Dr. Scribbles, which makes medical exam room bench paper that has fun facts, health tips and games like tic-tac-toe and word search, as well as interactive features that can be accessed on a smartphone.
• Hapzing, whose publishing platform helps users find and track their favorite events while helping businesses build brand loyalty and grow customers.
• Linkedü, a social network for K-12 teachers that helps them share content and plan lessons.
• Nekst, a real estate web application that helps simplify the closing process.
• Seesaw, which gives parents a way to plan playdates, parties and other special events.
• Travel Notes, an app that communicates users’ travel plans to financial institutions to prevent credit cards from being denied while traveling.
• Wayger, which allows friends to earn rewards while betting on the outcomes of sporting events.