Demo Day 2020
CULINARY SPROUTS
Culinary Sprouts offers in-person and virtual cooking lessons in order to teach children essential culinary skills and dining etiquette, as well as the importance of eating together as a family. Parents and children choose together from a variety of recipes that creates a well-balanced meal, for example, a protein, veggie, and starch. Throughout the cooking class, the children are given lessons on the nutritional aspect of the meal they are preparing as well as proper table settings, manners, and the benefits of eating together at the table. Culinary Sprouts offers a fun, interactive way for children to learn an important, necessary life skill, while the parents can sit back and let the children prepare dinner instead.
STIXFIX
Currently patent-pending, StixFix is reinventing fashion tape. Our innovative technology keeps clothing in place all day long from the office to a night out. We know how uncomfortable and distressing it is to constantly have to readjust our clothes in order to keep them in place throughout the day. And we found that ordinary fashion tape does nothing. Ultimately, StixFix’s purpose is to ensure that all women feel comfortable and confident rocking all their outfits.
PITH & PARCHMENT
Ever received a generic, non-inspiring, boring store-bought card? At Pith & Parchment, we design and deliver unique, handmade greeting cards that aim to solve the problem of giving impersonal, off–the–shelf cards. Customized to their liking, including signature and personal message options, customers can choose from a variety of cards that help express their genuine love and care.
HAPPY HABITATS
Happy Habitats is an innovative small pet products company created to update and modernize an overlooked niche segment of the pet industry. Hamsters, gerbils, and hedgehogs shouldn’t be subjected to poorly constructed and dangerous products. Our mission: to enrich the pet owner’s relationship with their pets, and give them a safer, happier, and healthier life.
BULA
Bula is a revamped feminine product dispenser that is easily available, provides women with options, and uses updated payment methods. The goal of our company is to supply women with their monthly needs in communal spaces such as airports, stadiums, and so much more. With Bula, women can choose from various products they love- such as Tampax and Lola- with different sizing options. We also offer the ability to use modern payment methods such as credit cards and Apple Pay. You can forget about the pocket change that never seems to actually be in your pocket when you need it. We are Bula, and we are the future of feminine care.
BORROW BOOX
Borrow Boox enables and empowers parents to foster their children’s love of learning through a monthly library subscription service. Each month, customers are sent books handpicked for their children, personalized for their enjoyment and education. Unlike other popular monthly subscriptions, when their next month’s box arrives, customers simply place the previous month’s books back in the box and return them using the return slip. Parents face busy schedules that can make going to the library or bookstore a hassle, especially with the added stress of remembering returns or storing purchased books – Borrow Boox allows parents to save money, storage, and time with the added benefit of knowing their children are being provided books they will love and learn from.
JEM’S CROWN
Jem’s Crown is a clothing enhancement company that protects and nourishes hair and skin with the use of satin materials. The main product of Jem’s Crown is satin inserts that line the hood of your favorite, already-existing hoodies. Typical hoodies are made out of materials such as cotton and polyester that suck out moisture which leads to dry hair and skin, hair static, and hair breakage. This solution of replacing these harmful materials with satin promotes healthy hair. By eliminating friction, our products encourage hair that shines, stays moisturized, and stays intact. These characteristics lead to longer and stronger hair. With Jem’s Crown, protect the crown you wear every day – your hair.
BENEFISCENT
At Benefiscent, we believe it makes scents to do good. We handmake luxury scented soy wax candles available for purchase on our eCommerce store. With each candle sale, a 20% donation will be directly passed through to our partner organization, funding causes such as cancer research. We partner with nonprofit organizations to establish perpetual donation programs for them. Our current partnership is with Memorial Sloan Kettering. Once we have several partnerships with nonprofits, our customers will choose the organization to donate to with their purchase. We want to use business to light the way for acts of kindness and charity.
NAVI
Navi Coffee is the new way to enjoy great coffee. We noticed that average coffee takes too long to purchase and costs too much. Over 60% of the price of your average coffee is due to the barista and the location. So, we have created NaviPorts which make everyone’s favorite espresso drinks, adding in syrups and other addons completely automatically. Our automation allows us to use quality ingredients to make great coffee and still keep it affordable. Our intuitive app makes it easier than ever to grab a quick, quality cup on the go.