The Greater Topeka Partnership is pleased to share that Plug and Play Topeka has announced 10 startups that were selected for the second batch of their new Animal Health Program. This program aims to facilitate opportunities for pilots, POCs, and new relationships between the selected batch startups and Plug and Play’s global ecosystem. Founding partners of the program include Cargill, Evergy, and Hills Pet Nutrition.
“It’s exciting to see what this next Plug and Play Topeka startup batch will bring to Topeka & Shawnee County and how it will impact our innovation ecosystem,” said Katrin Bridges, SVP of innovation, Greater Topeka Partnership. “The accelerator will welcome a diverse set of startups from Singapore to San Francisco, working on everything from a natural antimicrobial product line derived from nanotechnology to veterinary telemedicine platforms. Fresh ideas and new businesses are about to discover Topeka, Kansas.”
All of the following are available for interview this week: Lindsay Lebahn, Plug and Play program director; Katrin Bridges, SVP of innovation, Greater Topeka Partnership; and Dr. Laurie Pieper, VP of entrepreneurship & small business, Greater Topeka Partnership.
Startups include:
Aegis Packaging
(Singapore)
More than a packaging film manufacturer, Aegis will become a future global leader in manufacturing regenerative high barrier coating for flexible packaging.
Birdstop
(San Francisco, CA)
Birdstop inspects critical infrastructure with zero humans in the field.
ISO Thrive
(Manassas, VA)
ISO Thrive is curating the microbiome to support human and animal health.
Kenzen
(Time Square, NY, NY)
Kenzen is a biometric platform with a smart patch that keeps workforces safe from heat, fatigue and over exertion on the job.
Lumin
(Charlottesville, VA)
Lumin has changed the fundamental building block of electricity distribution system, the circuit breaker panel, by making ordinary circuits smart and responsive.
Maven
(San Francisco, CA)
Maven provides off-grid communication technology that doesn’t require data service costs from Telcos.
Nanox
(Newton, MA)
NANOX is a natural antimicrobial product line, derived from nanotechnology that contains silver as an active ingredient.
Pepperi
(New York, NY)
B2B commerce platform, serving the sales force and customers of manufacturers and wholesale distributors.
Sniffypet
(Calgary Alberta, Canada)
A mobile-first veterinary telemedicine platform enabling veterinary clinics to offer text chat and video consultations to pet owners.
Tarot Analytics
(Paris, France)
Last Kilometer Route Optimization and Delivery Management SaaS platform for Enterprise.
See full release here: https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/press/plug-and-play-topeka-announces-startups-for-their-second-batch/
