Join us on Friday, November 18th to celebrate the six startups completing the Capital Innovators Accelerator program. This event will be held in-person in the Ballroom at TechArtista Downtown. (401 Pine St, St. Louis, MO 63102). See below for details on the presenting companies:
ArcadeQuest | Vancouver, BC | arcadequest.app | CEO: Daniel Baraghoush ArcadeQuest is a platform that gaming influencers use to monetize and interact with their audience by facilitating live-play between followers and the influencer. The platform unifies gameplay rewards across video games and platforms for subscribers. Gamers using ArcadeQuest either earn digital coins for in-game performance or directly purchase coins. They redeem coins to play live games with esports and gaming influencers or on ArcadeQuest's online store including gaming related products such as VBucks, amazon gift cards, Robux, and Razer gaming gear.
Farm to Flame Energy Inc. | Pittsburg, PA | ftfenergy.com | CEO: Kwaku Jyamfi Farm to Flame Energy utilizes patented combustion technologies to build smokeless and odorless biomass generators. These generators are fueled by biomass waste (wood and plant waste) and operate with lower maintenance and higher efficiency than other biomass generators and are more cost effective than traditional diesel generators. Farm to Flame Energy provides a cost-effective and circular solution to bio-waste management for a variety of medium to large organizations.
Fazit | New York, NY | letsfazit.com | Co-founders: Nina LaBruna & Aliett Buttelman Fazit is a dermal patch skincare brand that treats concerns such as acne, ingrown hairs, scars, stretch marks and cold sores. Skincare brands often market their products as a way to achieve “clear, glowing” skin, creating an unattainable beauty standard. Fazit offers accessible and effective products, while fostering a digital community that embraces and normalizes skin imperfections with over 30 million views on TikTok. Fazit is revolutionizing the dermal patch industry with its innovative products, while creating a more authentic and relatable space in beauty and social media.
Forij| Seattle, WA | forij.co | CEO: Parker Olson Forij makes crave-worthy snacks and pantry staples infused with essential brain and bone nutrients derived from mushroom extracts. These mushroom extracts have zero impact on flavor and are sourced from the largest button mushroom producer in the United States. Forij’s first product to market, functional granola, is already on the shelves in retailers such as Kroger and Albertson Safeway. Their products are also available online.
Stock Swap| St. Louis, MO | stockswap.us | CEO: Blake Berg StockSwap is like DraftKings’ Daily Fantasy but for the stock market. Instead of creating a team of players, users build a portfolio of stocks and enter cash prize contests to compete against others. StockSwap has hundreds of combinations of different games with varying entry fees, payout structures, rules, game types, and times periods. Users can also do social research by looking through other users’ real portfolios and scrolling through a social feed. StockSwap brings Wall Street to Main Street by gamifying finance through daily fantasy.
Veeper | Kansas City, MO | veeper.com | CEO: Jordan Williams Veeper is a plug-in that optimizes the lowest discount that gets each customer to buy more - increasing average order value by net 14%. With Veeper, merchants will no longer have to think about, calculate or even create promo codes and discounts ever again. Veeper's discounts are dynamic, one-time use and personalized to each shopper based on their shopping behavior/habits. Each time a shopper adds an item to the cart, they’ll see their discount increase. Veeper is currently available to install by any ecommerce store supported by Shopify.
About Capital Innovators Capital Innovators provides top-ranked accelerator programs, venture fund management, and corporate innovation. It manages funds focused on technology and consumer products, and sources cutting-edge startups from around the globe for investment and assists in scaling its companies to success. Capital Innovators Accelerator program is ranked as one of the top Accelerators in the United States. The firm has invested in 178 companies, which have gone on to raise over $400 MM in follow-on investment and created over 2,500 jobs.
