Announcing the Pitching Lineup of the 2019 Impact Accelerator Venture Showcase

Sami Jensen • June 5, 2019

We’re thrilled to announce the pitching lineup for this year’s Impact Accelerator Venture Showcase. These finalists were selected through a cumulative feedback process over a four month period, as well as a community favorite chosen through our Community Choice Voting Competition.

Alchemists Beauty LLC has created a beauty tonic called S T R U C T U R E. Created by high school chemistry teachers, this tonic is formulated with a diverse selection of plant based essential nutrients the body needs to renew, protect & repair our skin. S T R U C T U R E is approaching beautiful skin with a new philosophy; from the inside out.

Engagement Solutions is a mobile friendly cloud based platform to link people in need to services that meet their basic needs. Powered with Artificial Intelligence to simplify access and predict needs for individuals and communities.

Helpfie Smart First Aid equips bystanders with life saving skills delivered on demand, in an elegant and intuitive mobile application.

Kiyomi Beauty Box is a bi-monthly subscription box that navigates the Korean Beauty industry for you to curates and deliver 5-7 full-size and deluxe sample products right to your doorstep.

Little Nomad is for those unwilling to waiver in their good taste & elevated home aesthetic because of real life — spills, pets, toddlers! Make and create spaces that are functional and beautiful.

Raise Green is a platform that allows anyone to invest small amounts of money in local renewable energy projects. A platform that makes it easier to open a solar array in your neighborhood than a gas station.

TIEV (Treasure in Earthen Vessels) is an e-commerce platform which will identify, market, and sell on a global scale, the products of talented artisans in developing countries, who lack the opportunities, finances, tools, and channels to showcase and benefit from their talent. The result of which will be promotion of economic empowerment, entrepreneurship, individual and community sustainment.

Hear all of these companies pitch, find out who won the Community Choice Award, and connect with all members of the 2019 Impact Accelerator cohort during the Venture Showcase, June 11 at The Connecticut Science Center. Tickets are selling quickly, so reserve yours now!

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