Mission Critical: Problem Solvers rather than Solution Creators
We encourage our founders to be problem solvers rather than solution creators. The fine distinction between the two approaches is one of mindset. Problem solvers start with the why and let the data/what they learn in the field lead them to a solution. This is easier said than done as we can become so enamored with our solution that we lose sight of the why, and therefore, struggle to find product market fit.
At Nex Cubed, we are honored to work with startups and partners laser focused on their why. With all of the social, financial, and health related headwinds we face right now, supporting true problem solvers is both figuratively and literally mission critical.
We are proud to share some of these problem solvers with you:
Correlate
Correlate announced their recent acquisition and new public offering by Triccar, Inc. (OTC: TCCR). Correlate is a portfolio-scale development and finance platform offering commercial and industrial facilities access to clean electrification solutions focused on locally-sited solar, energy storage, EV structure, and intelligence efficiency measures. Click here to read the announcement.
WowYow
WowYow, a visual AI company applying its advanced computer vision and technology to video, has secured a multi-million dollar license deal with startup studio, Launch Factory. Click here to read the announcement.
Blackbird.AI
Blackbird.AI, an AI-driven disinformation intelligence platform, was featured in Wired for how they are using their platform to catch fake news. To read the full article click here.
Bandwagon
Bandwagon tracks qualitative customer data for ticketed events through a proprietary blockchain database that monitors each ticket transaction.
They were recently featured in Inc. Magazine for pivoting their business to help “event producers ‘lean in to using user-generated content, minting them as NFTs, and using them as proof of their experience’”. To read the full article click here.
Bandwagon was also chosen as one of the 6 companies pitching at this year’s NFL Players Association Pitch Day. Click here to learn more.
Model Medicines
Model Medicines, an AI drug discovery company that reduces time to market by 10+ years and cost to market by $1B+, has found that its oral anti-COVID-19 drug candidate, MDL-001, significantly reduces the viral load in lungs. The drug has been accepted into the National Institute of Health's (NIH) Antiviral Program for Pandemics. To read the full announcement click here.
The company’s AI discovered oral antiviral therapeutic, MDL-001, has demonstrated best-in-class combination of viral load reduction, symptom reduction, activity against SARS-CoV-2 variants and pan antiviral activity. Click here to read more.
Model Medicines was also featured in the American Medical Society’s C&EN for potential pan-antiviral therapeutic. Click here to read the announcement.
Finotta
Finotta, a mobile banking personalization technology for banks and credit unions, announced their partnership with First United Bank & Trust where they will launch their Personified platform to the bank’s digital banking customers. To learn more click here.
Finotta Founder and CEO, Parker Graham, was also named Innovator of the Year by Pipeline. Click here to read more.
AuraNexus
AuraNexus, a personalized, interactive video platform, announced their Innovative Educator of the Year Competition. Do you know an educator that thinks outside the box and inspires you? To learn more about the contest click here.
Family Proud
Family Proud, a care management platform that connects patients and families to a community and resources critical to their care, was selected to the third cohort of Google for Startups Founders Academy. Click here to read the announcement.
Family Proud was also awarded a $750K SBIR Phase II Grant from the Air Force AFWERX program. Click here to read more.
PersonaFi
PersonaFi, a social network that is empowering their community with the resources to make better investing decisions, launched their official NFT. Click here to read the announcement.
HitCheck
HitCheck, a personalized cognitive-testing app that screens for signs of a concussion in minutes, has raised over $1.3M from the DoD/US Air Force and through an Equity Crowdfunding campaign through StartEngine in the past four months. HitCheck's Equity Crowdfunding campaign through StartEngine is scheduled to close Wednesday, June 29th. Don't miss out on the opportunity to become an equity shareholder. Click here to learn more.
OOTify
OOTify, a clinically data-driven mental health hub, was chosen as a 2022 Extreme Tech Challenge finalist in the Digital Health category. Click here to learn more.
Trials.ai
Trials.ai’s CEO, Kim Walpole, joined the Johnson & Johnson Innovation - Future of Health: Leading Healthcare Transformation on ESG Roundtable. Trials.ai's Smart Protocol technology helps research teams design better clinical trials using AI. Click here to learn more.
If you would like to explore collaboration opportunities with any of these startups or any other startups in our portfolio, click here to contact us.