2025 Most Fundable Companies
Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM PT / Virtual 12:30 PM PT
The Winners
Congratulations to the 2025 Pepperdine Graziadio Most Fundable Companies! In our 8th year, more than 2,300 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.
- Featuring 2025 Most Fundable Companies
- See all Finalists and Semi-Finalists
- Special thanks to our Event Sponsors
Avol, Inc.
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Founders: Nathan Poon, Matthew Sargeant
Website: avol.co
About: Avol builds autonomous electric aircraft to deliver products up to 11x faster for
lower cost than driving, starting with medical deliveries.
Azure Printed Homes, Inc.
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Founders: Gene Eidelman, Ross Maguire
Website: azureprintedhomes.com
About: Azure is changing the construction industry by leveraging 3D printing technology
using recycled polymers to prefab homes 70% faster and 30% cheaper than existing methods.
Butterfli Technologies, Inc.
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Founders: Delilah Lanoix, John Harris
Website: gobutterfli.com
About: Butterfli provides scheduled and on-demand assisted transportation to individuals
with mobility barriers by using a proprietary SaaS technology platform serving B2B
and B2C customers.
City Twig, Inc.
Location: Del Mar, CA
Founders: Michael Kratzer
Website: citytwig.com
About: City Twig builds AI and software that integrate data, decisions, and operations
through Hulii, an AI sales assistant that boosts distribution and efficiency.
ECO2MIX, Inc.
Location: Fresno, CA
Founders: Waldo Moraga, Luis Aranda
Website: eco2mix.com
About: ECO2MIX provides carbonic acid pH control as a service across the agriculture and
golf industries. The product improves yields and lowers inputs. The company is cash
flow positive with carbon credit potential.
Helix Earth Technologies, Inc.
Location: Houston, TX
Founders: Rawand Rasheed, Brad Husick
Website: helixearth.com
About: Helix Earth Technologies is developing new NASA-born hardware to improve ventilation
indoors and save energy used in air conditioning.
Ink'd Greetings, Inc. 
Fan Favorite
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Founders: Andrew Ekmark, Samantha Ekmark
Website: inkdgreetings.com
About: Ink'd Greetings is disrupting a multitrillion dollar greeting and gift card market
by allowing consumers to rapidly select, personalize, and print greeting and gift
cards on demand in over 100 retailers.
Mela Vitamins, Inc.
Location: Playa Del Rey, CA
Founders: Ashley Harmon
Website: melavitamins.com
About: Mela Vitamins is building the first wellness brand designed for people of color,
addressing a $16B market gap with science-backed supplements.
Microvascular Therapeutics, Inc.
Fan Favorite
Location: Tucson, AZ
Founders: Evan Unger
Website: mvtpharma.com
About: Microvascular Therapeutics develops patented ultrasound microbubble and nanobubble
platforms, targeting multi-billion-dollar cardiovascular, oncology, and neurology
markets by transforming ultrasound from diagnostic imaging to cure.
PVpallet, Inc.
Location: Montrose, IA
Founders: Philip Schwarz, Luke Phelps
Website: pvpallet.com
About: PVpallet helps solar, electrical, and manufacturing companies eliminate waste with
reusable pallets, bins, custom packaging, and tracking software that reduce damage,
cut costs, streamline logistics, and deliver sustainability analytics.
Scarlet by RedDrop (RedDrop, Inc.)
Location: Compton, CA
Founders: Monica Williams, Dana Roberts, Jarrod Shaw
Website: tryscarlet.com
About: Scarlet by RedDrop creates puberty care products and education for tweens and teens,
serving families, schools, and retailers with proven traction, profitability, and
national growth.
Siren Biotechnology, Inc.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Founders: Nicole Paulk
Website: sirenbiotechnology.com
About: Siren Biotechnology is pioneering the world’s first Universal AAV Immuno-Gene Therapy
platform for cancer, bringing scalable, live-saving therapies to millions.
Somnair, Inc.
Fan Favorite
Location: Baltimore, MD
Founders: Anders Sideris, Mitchell Turley, Shri Prabha Shivram, Phoebe Dijour
Website: somnairsleep.com
About: Somnair is developing the first wearable noninvasive neurostimulation oral appliance
to treat obstructive sleep apnea, offering a safe, effective alternative to improve
patient sleep health.
Space Phoenix Systems, Inc.
Location: Baltimore, MD
Founders: Andrew Parlock, Kendra Parlock
Website: space-phoenix.com
About: Space Phoenix Systems is a logistics company, providing easy, affordable, on-demand,
return-trip access to space for the emerging $2.3 Trillion In-Space R&D and Manufacturing
economy.
Finalists
- Acqwired, Inc,
- Ekkobar, Inc.
- Fr0ntierX, Inc.
- InfiniG, Inc.
- Knowledge (CSquared International, Inc)
- Komodo Fire Systems, Inc.
- Lumenuity, Inc.
- Onselex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Oral Genome Corp.
- Orbit Genomics, Inc.
- SPARE CS, Inc.
- XTRIUM, Inc.
Semi-Finalists
- Active Membranes, Inc.
- AlignICP (Align Software, Inc.)
- Atrium Energy, Inc.
- Autonomous Flight Systems, Inc.
- Beacon (Beacon Technology Solutions, Inc.)
- BidScout (BizLia, Inc.)
- Cascara Energy, Inc.
- ChargeBay, Inc.
- codeValet, Inc.
- CoinPela, Inc.
- ColdVentures, LLC
- ContXtual, Inc.
- Demand Derivatives Corp.
- Syncura (Doctors Pharmacy, Inc.)
- Elven Technologies, Inc.
- Elysium Therapeutics, Inc.
- Experio Labs, Inc.
- Feme, LLC
- futuresTHRIVE LTD
- Ganaio, Inc.
- GolTech, LLC
- Genomic Expression, Inc.
- Glue, Inc.
- Gomboc.AI, Inc.
- Gunsens, Inc.
- Hadley Investment Co.
- HeartOut Corp.
- immersionED, Inc.
- InPress (Scoopt, Inc.)
- LexTrack AI Corp.
- Lifenome, Inc.
- Maguey Exchange, Inc.
- Makani Science, Inc.
- MarsCharge, Inc.
- Mowie AI, LLC
- Muon Vision, Inc.
- Noro (Shared Space Studios, Inc.)
- OliveBio, LLC
- PayToMe.co (Pay To Me, Inc.)
- Precision Additive Solutions, Inc,
- Resollant, Inc.
- RoverAI (Rover Innovation Labs, Inc.)
- Sandwich Goat Seasonings, LLC
- SkillSprint Workforce Solutions (The Right Method,, LLC)
- Skyfire AI, Inc.
- Storly.ai (Storly, Inc.)
- Turingon, Inc.
- VendRx, Inc.
- Waka Coffee, Inc.
- WATTER, Inc.
- Zeglass, Inc.
Sponsors
Our program relies on the support of many throughout the year. Thank you to the following organizations!
Title Sponsors
Contact: Shelly Miles, CEO
Legacy Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Contact: Ronald Munman, Managing Director,
The Munman Group
Contact: Allen Goh, Partner
Silver Sponsors
Contact: Gary Hewamadduma, CEO
Contact: David Feingold, Executive Director
Contact: Josh Amster, Sr Partnerships Manager
Contact: Scott Alderton, Managing Partner
Contact: Jasmine Jiang, Senior Vice President of Investment Operations
Resource Partners
Contact: Gaurav Arora, Partner
Contact: Eric Cox, Head of West Coast Initiatives
Contact: Jennifer Jackson, Managing Director
Contact: Jonathan Pearce, Partner
In-Kind Premium
Contact: Nima Ashraf, Venture Outreach
Contact: Damoder Reddy, Chairman
Contact: Sean Walsh, CEO
Contact: David Newman, Chair
Contact: Connie Harrell, President
Contact: JJ Richa, CEO
Contact: Derek Smith, Managing Director
Contact: Ashish Saboo, CEO
Contact: Silvia Mah, Chairwoman & Founder
Contact: Garrett Gilbertson, Founding Partner
Contact: Margeaux Sullivan, Venture Partner
Contact: Dave de Csepel, Chair
Contact: Gaurav Kumar, President
In-Kind
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