RevTech Labs

ABOUT REVTECH LABS

RevTech Labs is geared toward Charlotte’s developer community and provides a place for tech startups to launch.

The three-month program focuses on early-stage mobile, software and web companies. RevTech Labs provides free work space, mentorship and programming all geared toward revolutionary technology startups. All companies will be required to locate within the same community space. The 4,000 square foot space, located within Packard Place, provides shared desks, break space, and casual meeting space. Mentorship from local, regional, and national tech talent will help to guide startups as they focus on building their products and defining their business models. The program will culminate in a launch day, where the startups can connect with local and regional investors and customers. Rev Tech Labs has three component programs as part of the Labs - The Accelerator - The Incubator - QCFinTech The Accelerator is our most advance program for companies who are already off and running. The focus of this program is explosive growth not proof of concept. Connections to national mentors and financing The Incbubator is focused on earlier stage companies that are working on MVP or gaining traction in the marketing place. Their 12 week exeperience is more structured and intense to make sure that all the bases are covered for future growth QCFinTech is program focused on Financial Services Tech Innovation. The goal is make Charlotte one of the international hot beds for Financial Services Tech Innovation leverage the large financial services company and talent base in the Charlotte region.

PARTNERS

A special thank you to our generous partners.

LOCAL ADVISORS

Dan Roselli Co-founder of Packard Place and RevTech Labs Dan Roselli is a co-founder of Packard Place, a hub for entrepreneurs in Charlotte and the home of RevTech Labs. Adam Hill Director of Packard Place and co-founder of RevTech Labs Adam is the director of Packard Place, a hub for entrepeneurs and the home of RevTech Labs. Doug Lebda Founder and CEO of LendingTree After experiencing the frustrations and complexities of getting his first mortgage, Doug Lebda envisioned a way to empower consumers in the loan process where banks compete for the customers' business. In 1996, Doug founded LendingTree which revolutionized how consumers shop for loans and how lenders reach new customers. Igor Jablokov EIR at Blackstone EN Igor is an Entrepreneur in Residence for Blackstone EN, a collaboration between the region’s major universities, its entrepreneurial community and the private sector. Michael Praeger Co-founder, CEO of AvidXchange Since founding AvidXchange in 2000, Michael has been an active participant and speaker on "payables and payment automation" at various industry conferences and considered a thought leader within the industry in developing creative solutions and best practices for payables and payment automation. Addy Kapur Check Appointments Addy is the founder of checkappointments.com and a co-founder of mailvu.com. Brian M. Davis Attorney & Partner VLP Law Group Brian is a partner at VLP and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. John Bradberry Co-Founder ReadyFounder John Bradberry is a co-founder and leader of ReadyFounder Services, a provider of tools and services for entrepreneurs and investors. Lenore Vassil Founder of The Torch Lenore is the founder of The Torch, an online personal organizer you share with your loved ones so they can navigate your life if something happens to you. Don Minges CFO Don Minges is a fractional CFO with twenty years of leadership experience in Management and Finance at Wachovia Corporation. Andrew Sobel VP at The Brixton Group Inc. Andrew is no stranger to start-ups having been involved in three others including an IT hardware firm, an eco-friendly clothing line and a non-profit. Paolo Nagari CEO & Founder of InterCultural Group Paolo Nagari is the CEO & Founder of InterCultural Group a management consulting firm based in Charlotte, NC. David Miller Co-Founder AvidXchange David co-founded AvidXchange where he ran product strategy, and is now a mentor, coach, and advisor to startups and growth-stage companies. Kevin Garrison CPA & Co-Founder R&G, LLP Kevin co-founded R&G LLP, a full-service accounting firm providing assurance, tax and consulting services. Chris Boggiano Co-Founder Everblue Chris and his brother, Jon, are entrepreneurs who have started their own sustainable building consulting company. Jon Boggiano Co-Founder Everblue Jon and his brother, Chris, are entrepreneurs who have started their own sustainable building consulting company. Lou Solomon Founder Interact, Your Authentic Learning Style Series Lou teaches an authentic approach to speaking, presenting, presence and other executive communication skills. Matthew Tyndall Partner Priceless Miscellaneous Matthew hopes to help people better connect with others through the web and help design ways for individuals to fully represent who they are online. Jeremy Olson Founder Tapity Jeremy is the founder and lead designer at Tapity, an Apple Design award-winning app company based in North Carolina, USA. Jim Van Fleet Founder of it's bspoke Jim Van Fleet has been a contract software developer for over 20 years, most recently as founder of it’s bspoke. Dan Black Client Engagement Manager at Tortal Dan intends to help businesses grow through additional perspective or by developing correct and clear messaging in order to maximize the performance of their people. Juan Garzon Branding and Messaging Strategist Juan has spent over a decade in various aspects of communications, including starting his own business and spearheading a global re-branding effort and marketing overhaul that contributed to an almost 400% revenue growth in 3 years at a previous employer. David Phillips Innovation Provocateur at Faster Glass Consulting LLC David is a creative solution finder who specializes in helping organizations apply the principles of innovation and people-centered design to their most pressing challenges. Jack Woerner CEO Strategic Edge LLC Jack Woerner is a seasoned leader with extensive experience in management strategy with emphasis on “turn around” engagements and growth opportunities. George McAllister Regional Director SBTDC George is the Regional Director of the Small Business and Technology Development Center at UNC Charlotte. Aditya Khurjekar EVP at nD bancgroup Aditya Khurjekar is executive vice president at nD bancgroup, focused on building the infrastructure to enable frictionless and innovative mobile money experiences. Aditya has also been involved in various NYC mobile startups; he serves on the advisory board of Thinaire and other companies at the intersection of mobility and commerce. Jay S. Bendis President at Transfer Technology Consultants Jay’s experience for the past 30 years has been in the areas of marketing, sales and operations from Fortune 500 to start-up companies in both domestic and international markets. Garth Moulton Co-founder of Jigsaw In addition to investing in and advising a growing number of technology startups, Garth runs business development for ScanBizCards, which has a wildly popular app that turns your smartphone into a business card reader and contact management solution. Chris Hart Entrepreneur Chris Hart is a 16 year financial services veteran who has helped institutions like Bank of America, Wells-Fargo, and TIAA-CREF use technology to drive business innovation. Chris spent much of his career focusing on the technology used for consumer payment products like person-to-person transfers, electronic bill payment, and mobile wallets. Chris left the banking industry in 2012 and is now the co-founder of Reward Summit, a platform that helps consumers optimize their credit card rewards. Steve Nolan Managing Principle - Binary Ventures As Co-founder and Managing Principal of Binary Ventures, Steve oversees the development of Proof of Concepts to Minimal Viable Products Christy Harner Co-Founder & Creative Principle - Binary Ventures As Co-founder and Creative Principal of Binary Ventures, Christy oversees the all things creative from Design, Brand Management, Social Media, Film, and Marketing

Capital MENTORS

Matt Harris Managing Director - Bain Capital Ventures Matt joined Bain Capital Ventures in 2012, to lead the NYC office and focus on business services companies, with a particular interest in financial services. Most recently, Matt co-founded and ran Village Ventures, where he focused on the same sectors and invested in such companies as BlueTarp, Consumer United, Dwolla, iSend, On Deck Capital, Simple, TxVia and Zipmark. Earlier in his career, Matt worked at Bain Capital in the private equity group. David Jones Bull City Venture Partners Prior to joining Bull City VP, David was with Southern Capitol Ventures & Deloitte Consulting practice in Washington, DC where he managed strategic technology projects for the newly formed Department of Homeland Security. Lister Delgado Managing Partner Idea Fund Partners Lister is a managing partner at IDEA Fund Partners and a member of the founding team. During his career, Lister has led the evaluation of over 1,000 companies and has been a close advisor to more than 50 startups across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Paul Grim Founder/General Partner SunBridge Paul Grim is a founder/General Partner of SunBridge Partners with an investment focus in wireless communications and retail systems. Paul co-founded SunBridge Partners and its predecessor Equitek Capital, and has been actively involved in each of the firm’s investments from initial sourcing through due diligence to post-investment strategic guidance. Bob Creeden Executive Director - Blackstone Entrepreneur Network Bob Creeden, now Executive Director of the Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network, is the Founder and former Managing Partner for the Partners Innovation Fund (PIF), at Partners Healthcare in Boston. David Gilroy Co-Founder & Managing Director of Scale Finance LLC David has over 18 years experience in principal venture capital investing, corporate M&A, and investment banking, and currently serves as Managing Director of Scale Finance LLC – a firm that provides professional CFO and Controller services and balance sheet problem-solving to more than 100 entrepreneurial companies. Cameron Newton Investment Manager Relevance Capital Cameron is an Investment Manager based in Nashville, TN. Cameron is a founding member and managing partner of Relevance Capital and President/COO of Nest-TN, LLC a State of Tennessee certified TNInvestco.

PACKARD PLACE

Packard Place is the foundation of like-minded entrepreneurs sharing skills and business opportunities in Charlotte. It serves as a community center for entrepreneurial activity in the heart of the Queen City, allowing access to technology, education and hands-on assistance to help business partners and start-ups design, build, market and deliver innovation and solutions. This is accomplished by the collaboration of key organizations in the region including entrepreneurial, industry, civic, economic and university groups that together are changing the landscape of Charlotte business.

RTL Class 3 Alumni

eCampus eCampus provides mobile and web products that enhance the college experience. Angel List Profile iGenApps Disrupting the way Apps are created Angel List Profile Inovance Empowering human intuition with machine intelligence Angel List Profile It's Your Vet Remotely connecting vets and pets Angel List Profile Kydaemos Making games matter. Angel List Profile Paradine A Paradigm Shift for the Business Traveler Angel List Profile SavedPlus Saved Little, Save Often, Save Automatically Angel List Profile SKoolAide Social motivation for improving academics Angel List Profile Sociercise LinkedIn for fitness Angel List Profile

RevTech Labs 2 Alumni

Alcohoot www.getalcohoot.com Alcohoot is a sleek and precise smartphone breathalyzer that fits easily into your pocket and measures your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) on your iPhone, iPad or Android. Alcohoot runs on a rechargeable lithium-ion battery. - See more at: http://www.getalcohoot.com/#sthash.LKevXqtr.dpuf Campus Carriers www.campuscarriers.com Campus Carriers was born from the idea that summer storage on university campuses can and should be easier. We saw these struggles and knew we needed to find a solution. We pick up your boxed and oversized belongings directly from your residence hall room. We store your belongings over the summer in our secure storage facility. At the end of summer, we deliver your belongings to your new address, on or off campus at your University. eCampus / Room Surf www.roomsurf.com Roomsurf is a social networking resource that helps high school and college students identify and connect with compatible roommates. PlateShare www.plateshare.org PlateShare aims to assist established hunger relief organizations in their mission to feed every hungry person by crowdsourcing what they need: money to buy food. PlateShare is an app that lets you round your food bill to the nearest dollar to help feed the hungry. Podanize www.podanize.com Podanize helps you to better manage kids’ group activities by forming private online groups or “Pods”. Say goodbye to annoying email chains! If you’re a parent: Podanize is a place where you can easily keep track of all of your kids’ group activities, all in one place. If you’re a group organizer: Podanize makes it easy to organize events and have ongoing discussions with group members. Proctor Free www.proctorfree.com ProctorFree is an identity verification and student authentication solution that deters cheating and academic fraud in online education. With the rapid proliferation of online course offerings, the potential for cheating has come into focus as a potential barrier to validation and accreditation for higher education. ProctorFree provides a low cost, high fidelity, effective and convenient solution that will transform online education, resulting in increased enrollments, higher integrity and improved public perception of the online education industry. Reward Summit www.rewardsummit.com Reward programs are confusing and the costs to consumers on average are between $400 and $700 per year in lost rewards. Reward Summit is a mobile and web-based platform that makes it super easy for customers to always pick the right card, and also to find the best new cards to use to further add benefits. InspireInYou www.inspireinyou.com InspireInYou is the Pandora Internet Radio for messages centered on self-help and religious and non-religious inspiration. Users are gauged on various preferences and then matched with audio messages arranged into customized channels for each user. Contributors of the content include churches, certified counselors, motivational speakers, and certified life coaches. ShomoLIVE www.shomolive.com ShomoLIVE is a social media platform designed specifically for the local live music community to bring Artists, Venues, Agents, and Fans closer together. Our goal is to help promote the live music scene here in Charlotte. Womadz www.womadz.com Womadz is a new tool for sourcing, selecting and spreading original brand content that resonates with its intended target audience. It is particularly effective because it connects consumers and creative members of the public with brands and engages them, through its unique social contesting platform, in the process of producing, choosing and distributing content in a way that is both entertaining and rewarding.

RTL1 Alumni

iMedicare www.iMedicare.com Millions of Medicare patients walk into their pharmacy concerned about their Medicare plan coverage and how to save money. Pharmacists have the expertise to help them more than an insurance broker or a social worker can due to the complexities around Step Therapy, Prior Authorization, and Quantity Limits different plans require. We make it easy to navigate the complexity of Medicare for your patients, show you preferred networks you are (and are not) in, and which plan reimburses your pharmacy best (and worst). The Torch www.thetorch.com The Torch helps you quickly and easily share essential instructions with people close to you, without entering any confidential account numbers, passwords or documents. Viddlz www.viddlz.com Whether you want to know the daily specials at your favorite restaurants, the location of your favorite food truck or access to "Top Secret", off-the-menu chef specials, Viddlz Alertz is the answer. Auto Pilot www.autopilot.io The Autopilot platform matches riders and drivers on demand at the push of the button. You use your iPhone to find a driver, get picked up in your car or someone else’s, and get driven wherever you’d like to go; perfect for a night out on the town, a trip to the doctor, or helping aging parents get to the grocery store with real-time tracking, SMS updates, and cashless, automated payments.

Recent Press

June 9th, 2014 - RTL2 Alumni Alcohoot - Alcohoot Inspires Smarter Drinking, Empowers Legendary Nights

May 30th, 2014 - Tech startups turn corner

May 20th - 2014 - Charlotte’s Demo Day lets startup talent shine

May 7th, 2014 - RTL2 Alumni Shomolive - Shomolive Launches at Moogfest and Returns With a Video

May 6th, 2014 - RevTech sends hot CLT startups to TechCrunch in NYC, nears $200K funding goal

May 6th 2014 - Podinize - 2 Things That Make a Business Idea Brilliant

March 2014 - RTL2 Company Alcohoot written up in Entrepreneur Magazine

March 12th, 2014 - iGenApps - The Coolest Tech Products We Discovered at SXSW 2014

March 10th, 2014 - New investor fund to benefit local startup incubator

March 10th, 2014 - RevTech Labs III Accelerator Has Charlotte Competing with National Tech Scene

January 22nd, 2014 - Bank of America to sponsor Queen City FinTech startup accelerator

June 4th, 2013 - RevTech Labs Class 1: Where Are They Now?

April 2nd, 2013 - RTL2 Alumni Alcohoot - The First Fun Smartphone Breathalyzer

March 3rd, 2013 - RTL2 Alumni Alchoot - This iPhone Breathalyzer Wants To Call You A Cab

June 28th, 2012 - Uptown Charlotte accelerator hopes to rev up the fortunes of seven startups

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