NEW ORLEANS – Demo Day is the culminating event of IDEAVILLAGEx, The Idea Village’s suite of accelerator programs. Tomorrow, Tuesday, Dec. 13, at The Ace Hotel, 600 Carondelet St., from 5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., entrepreneurs from the 2017 DIGITALMEDIAx class (in partnership with NOLA Media Group) and 2017 IDEAx class will pitch their ventures to a network of mentors, investors, and professionals
Startups from the DIGITALMEDIAx class will compete for a prize of $1,000 cash, free office space at NOLA Media Group’s One Canal Place newsroom from January until March 2017, and a networking trip to New York City sponsored by Advance Local.
Tuesday’s schedule includes:
5:00 p.m. – Doors Open
5:30 p.m. – IDEAx Presentations
6:15 p.m. – DIGITALMEDIAx Presentations
Demo Day will showcase the following ventures:
IDEAx
• Doorman Designs (Alex Geriner) Doorman Designs crafts unique furniture that evokes a sense of place and tells a story, while giving centuries-old materials a new life. Doorman Designs produces pieces both for residential and commercial projects and can be customized specifically for a client's space.
• Doorstep Crafts (Daniel Galvez, Sam Olmsted, Trevor Gopnik) Doorstep Crafts sells high-end, prefabricated, do-it-yourself craft kits for consumers to create the perfect craft at home with zero hassle.
• FollowMyCal (Richard Carthon, Carlos Wilson) FollowMyCal has the goal of making the best social and shareable calendar by providing a product that is simple, seamless, and customizable.
• Junction Place Sports (Josh Tolbert) Junction Place Sports is a mobile youth sports company. Our model is based on partnerships with existing schools/youth organizations to provide service for sports/PE needs not met.
• Magic Bank (Nicole Rock, Kristen Bykowski) Magic Bank is a searchable centralized database of gifts, experiences, venues, and vendors curated for event planners.
• NavaTarang (Pradnesh Mohare, Rahul Khopkar) NavaTarang’s technologies enable ultra-slim, ultra-light, and aesthetically pleasing audio solutions at significantly better price points and levels of quality.
DIGITALMEDIAx
• Dreamster Media Group (Brandon Bulliard): Dreamster Media Group is an online media network and production company currently focused on producing content for the rapidly expanding podcast market.
• iDWELL (Anne McQueen): iDWELL.co is a platform to help connect people who are looking for a furnished or unfurnished rental property to property owners and the businesses that surround them.
• THE HOST (Brittney Greene): THE HOST is a property and traveler assist platform, connecting individuals remotely with real-time service professionals.
• Scenehound (Michael Underwood, Matt Maurel): Scenehound is a mobile application that tells users how busy bars and restaurants are in real-time to help them plan the perfect night out.
• WannaDoStuff (Chinwe Onyenekwu): WannaDoStuff is a mobile app that connects users who are interested in attending events or doing activities but do not want to do them alone, providing a platform where users can find and create events and connect with others to go with them.
