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2024 Most Fundable Companies

The Winners

Congratulations to the 2024 Pepperdine Graziadio Most Fundable Companies! In our 7th year, more than 2,000 early-stage US startups from across all 50 states vied for a space on the list. All winners are worthy of serious investor consideration based on several company variables including financial projections, market opportunity, intellectual property, competitive advantage, and management-team expertise. Company highlights are included in the event stream replay and in the list winner profiles below.

 

AGTech Logic

AgTechLogic, Inc.

Industry: AgTech
Location: Mesa, AZ
Founders:  Tom Gauthier
Website:  agtechlogic.com
About: AgTechLogic developed a unique software and hardware AI solution that assists in reducing overuse of chemicals by up to 90 percent, providing significant savings and improving yield in agriculture.


 

Axio

Axio (Primer Global, Inc.) gold star icon
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Industry: Education
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Founders: Mark Naufel
Website: axio.ai
About: Axio is creating the world's most adaptive learning system, integrating with institutions to deliver personalized learning through a learning companion that adapts to individual needs.


 

Delta Thermal

Delta Thermal, Inc.

Industry: Industrial Automation
Location: Tucson, AZ
Founders: Andrew Griffis, Sonny Cray
Website: deltathermalinc.com
About: Delta Thermal's automated sensing technology protects industrial assets in AI data centers, railroads, utilities, and mining. Delta Thermal is hard tech for critical US infrastructure.

 

EicOsis

EicOsis Human Health, Inc.

Industry: Pharmaceutical
Location: Davis, CA
Founders: Cindy McReynolds, Bruce Hammock
Website: eicosis.com
About: EicOsis is a clinical-stage, leading startup solving neuro-inflammatory diseases, utilizing inhibitors of soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) as non-opioid pain relief. 


 

Hibiscous Health

Hibiscus Health, Inc.

Industry: Health Diagnostics
Location: New York, NY
Founders: Kavi Misri
Website: hibiscushealth.com
About: Hibiscus Health uses AI facial scanning technology via smartphone for early detection of diabetes risk and connects users to proactive care from its healthcare professionals.


 

Kamau Therapeutics, Inc.

Kamau Therapeutics, Inc.

Industry: Biotechnology
Location: South San Francisco, CA
Founders: Matthew Porteus, Maria Grazia Roncarolo, Vali Barsan, Liliana Nordbakk
Website: kamautx.com
About: Kamau Therapeutics is a clinical-stage, next-generation gene correction company harnessing high-efficiency targeted gene integration to develop therapies with the aim of curing life-threatening diseases.


 

Living MaKa, P.B.C.

Living MaKa, P.B.C.

Industry: Consumer Goods
Location: Arlington, VA
Founders: Brian Hill
Website: livingmaka.com
About: Living MaKa makes MAKA, an award-winning RTD energized wheatgrass beverage in many flavors. MAKA provides "the energy you want with the nutritional benefits you need!"


 

Magicbox World, Inc.

Magicbox World, Inc. gold star icon
Fan Favorite

Industry: Audio and Video Technology
Location: Burbank, CA
Founders: Brian Nowac, Rick Belgarde
Website: magicbox.ninja
About: Magicbox delivers mobile transforming LED studios filled with virtual production technologies to any motion picture, video, or marketing experience production.

Notice Ninja, Inc.

Notice Ninja, Inc.

Industry: FinTech
Location: Tampa, FL
Founders: Amanda Reineke, Richard Pinkerman
Website: noticeninja.com
About: Notice Ninja is a digital platform that automates agency notice management, leveraging AI and OCR to streamline compliance, reduce risks, and provide actionable insights.


 

PittMoss, LLC

PittMoss, LLC

Industry: Agriculture
Location: Ambridge, PA
Founders: Brian Scott, Mont Handley
Website: pittmoss.com
About: PittMoss makes peat-free soils from recycled cardboard, creating environmental benefits including carbon reduction and water savings. PittMoss grows bigger plants using less water and fertilizer.


 

PropTexx, Inc.

PropTexx, Inc.

Industry: Real Estate Tech
Location: New York, NY
Founders: Stefan Gunnarsson, Joshua Lamerton
Website: proptexx.com
About: PropTexx is a cutting-edge AI widget for real estate listings, enabling buyers to visualize, customize, and assess renovation costs and value potential seamlessly online.


 

Replika Software, Inc.

Replika Software, Inc.

Industry: Marketing Automation
Location: New York, NY
Founders: Kareen Mallet
Website: replikasoftware.com
About: Replika is a social-selling solution for brands to activate and engage their community of sellers/influencers to inspire online sales and drive ecommerce growth.


 

Reverse Energy Solutions Corp.

Reverse Energy Solutions Corp.

Industry: Recycling
Location: Chicago, IL
Founders: Daniel Tu, Vickie Wen
Website: res-us.com
About: Reverse Energy Solutions specializes in eco-friendly PV module recycling, offering innovative, mobile dismantling factories that reduce 90 percent of logistics costs while recovering valuable materials sustainably.

 

Stratus Medical, LLC

Stratus Medical, LLC gold star icon
Fan Favorite

Industry: Medical Device
Location: Magnolia, TX
Founders: Bret Boudousquie
Website: stratusmedical.com
About: Stratus Medical is a medical device company focused on reducing pain and suffering and improving the quality of life for chronic pain patients through innovation.


 

Swish Brand Experiences, Inc.

Swish Brand Experiences, Inc.

Industry: Marketing Automation
Location: Northville, MI
Founders: Adam Stave
Website: swishbx.com
About: Swish Brand Experiences is the first-ever programmatic sampling platform, revolutionizing product sampling with data-driven, targeted, and measurable campaigns that connect CPG brands with grocery shoppers.


 

TodayPay, Inc.

TodayPay, Inc.

Industry: Payments
Location: New York, NY
Founders: Jeremy Balkin
Website: todaypayme.com
About: TodayPay is the world's first instant refund payment network, offering merchants and marketplaces an alternative payment method to issue instant refunds to their customers.


 

ViralMoment, Inc.

ViralMoment, Inc.

Industry: Data Analytics
Location: San Francisco, CA
Founders: Chelsie Hall, Sheyda Demooei
Website: viralmoment.com
About: ViralMoment is revolutionizing social analytics by using computer vision and ML to detect visual hate speech, track brand mentions, and spot viral content, turning images into actionable insights.

 

WEAV3D, Inc.

WEAV3D, Inc.

Industry: Advanced Materials
Location: Norcross, GA
Founders: Lewis Motion, Christopher Oberste
Website: weav3d.com
About: WEAV3D's patented technology enables significant vehicle weight reduction, reduces concrete and asphalt use, and extends infrastructure life through high-volume, tailored high-performance, cost-effective, lightweight structural reinforcements.

 


 

Finalists

  • AtomBeam Technologies, Inc.
  • Backpack Healthcare (Youme Healthcare, Inc.)
  • Cloneable, Inc.
  • Cognerium, LLC
  • Elm AI (Esger, Inc.)
  • Gestalt Tech, Inc.
  • Gooder AI, Inc.
  • Mindsets Learning, Inc.
  • Orbit Genomics, Inc.
  • Prifina, Inc.
  • SportsVisio, Inc.
  • Well Water Finders, Inc.
  • YELO Funding, Inc.

 


 

Semi-Finalists

  • AlgenAir, Inc.
  • AvantGuard (Halomine, Inc.)
  • Besample Corp.
  • Biodel AG, Inc.
  • BluBridge Energy Solutions, LLC
  • Bold Street, Inc.
  • CathConnect Corp.
  • CogBias AI Corp.
  • Cordance Medical, Inc.
  • CorRen Medical, Inc.
  • Distributed Media Lab, Inc.
  • DoriNano, Inc.
  • Ecomoto, LLC
  • Edgewood Software Corp.
  • Enzo Clean (JackRabbit Solutions, Inc.)
  • Feedplan, Inc.
  • FLOW (EmpoweredByStretch, LLC)
  • FlowIntell, LLC
  • Fr0ntierX, Inc.
  • Glydr Galactic Holdings, Inc.
  • Informuta, Inc.
  • Kast, Inc.
  • Kids Care Finder, LLC
  • LIMBER Prosthetics & Orthotics, Inc.
  • MabLab Technologies, Inc.
  • MeToU, Inc.
  • My Friend The Sea, LLC
  • NaviSavi, Inc.
  • New Modality Sports, Inc.
  • One Creation Corp.
  • OYE Therapeutics, Inc.
  • PhoenUX, Inc.
  • Printera, Inc.
  • Quaeris, Inc.
  • ReframeXR, Inc.
  • Resonant Therapeutics, Inc.
  • Respired.io Corp.
  • Rheoxtech, Inc.
  • Row64, Inc.
  • SAFE Steps (The Safe Steps Skills Education Corp.)
  • SiLi-ion, Inc.
  • Skuld, LLC
  • Smart Cups, Inc.
  • Solar Forma Design, LLC
  • Spheryx, Inc.
  • SplitEV, Inc.
  • StokedPlastics, Inc.
  • Thread Bioscience, Inc.
  • Vroom Solar MO, Inc.
  • Wearabledose, Inc.
  • Welcome Innovations, Inc.
  • zebraMD, Inc.
  • Zuno Medical, Inc.

 


 

Sponsors

Our program relies on the support of many throughout the year. Thank you to the following organizations!

 


Title Sponsors


Singleton Foundation for Financial Literacy Entrepreneurship logo


Contact: Ryan Groves, Head of Entrepreneurship

 


Legacy Sponsors



George and Reva Graziadio Foundation logo

 


Gold Sponsors



JPMorgan Securities logo


Contact: Ronald Munman, Managing Director,
The Munman Group


Withum logo


Contact: Allen Goh, Partner


Silver Sponsors



CFO Plans logo


Contact: Vivek Gutheti, Chief Growth Officer



Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship & the Law logo



Contact: David Feingold, Executive Director

StartEngine logo


Contact: Daniel Rosenthal, Sr Partnerships Manager


Resource Partners


 

Flying Point Industries logo


Contact: Gaurav Arora, Partner


Netcapital logo


Contact: Eric Cox, Head of West Coast Initiatives



Scherzer International logo


Contact: Jennifer Jackson, Managing Director



SoCal IP Law Group logo


Contact: Jonathan Pearce, Partner



Stubbs Alderton and Markiles logo


Contact: Len Lanzi, Managing Director, Preccelerator Program

Susan Petrella logo

Contact: Susan L Petrella, Rockstar Consultant

 
 

In-Kind Premium


 



CoFounders Lab logo

Keiretsu Forum SoCal logo

Contact: Connie Harrell, President


Pismo Ventures logo


Contact: JJ Richa, CEO



Plug In Ventures logo


Contact: Derek Smith, Managing Director

Startup Steroid logo


Contact: Ashish Saboo, CEO

Stella logo


Contact: Silvia Mah, Chairwoman & Founder



SUM Ventures logo


Contact: Garrett Gilbertson, Founding Partner

Syndicate 708 logo

Contact: Margeaux Sullivan, Venture Partner


TCA Venture Group logo


Contact: Sunny Singh, Chairman

TiE  SoCal logo


Contact: Gaurav Kumar, President

 
 

In-Kind




Alliance for SoCal Innovation logo

Authentic Collaboration logo




Connective logo




Crunchbase



Donna Griffit logo

Elevate My Brand logo




Evergreen Way Consulting logo




Fundr logo

Gust logo



HubSpot logo

LAVA logo



Miller Law Partners logo



MOVE EYE MEDIA logo


Neutrino Donut logo



Onpoint Leadership logo


Pitch Genius logo



Plug and Play logo



Scroobious logo



Spark xyz logo

StartupStarter logo

The Launch Box logo

Wefunder logo

 
 

 

Disclaimers: Pepperdine University, in its sole discretion, may choose not to publish a company for any reason it deems appropriate. The Pepperdine Most Fundable Companies List does not represent an offer to sell securities. It does not constitute investment advice, nor is it an endorsement of any particular product or service. Pepperdine University is not a broker-dealer and does not perform services provided by a broker-dealer, including but not limited to any financial or investment advising.