On July 15, Mass Innovation Nights (MIN) returned to the Museum of Science for another product launch event brimming with innovative startups and their supporters. Our community came together to hear pitches, vote for their favorite products, and share everything to social media.
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Mass Innovation Nights 141 demos
Eleven startups showcased their products in the engineering- and robotics-centric spaces in the museum Blue Wing. Other innovators and entrepreneurs, plus investors, job-seekers, and all manner of innovation enthusiasts joined the audience, tasting protein-enriched pasta sauce and picking “ticks” (Nerds candy) off a stuffed animal for a Lyme disease testing demo. They asked lots of questions, posted about the startups on social media and provided valuable feedback to help the startups refine their offerings.
The showcasing startups were:
- ProcedureMe – ProcedureMe is an AI-powered platform for creating, managing, and executing procedures and checklists. Just describe what you need and ProcedureMe’s AI builds a structured, step-by-step procedure in seconds that can be shared with your team, assign steps and set. @procedureme on Instagram.
- Museum Scan – Museum Scan is 3D scanning museum artifacts like planes and mummies, then turning them into interactive experiences with flight simulators, games and guided tours. All delivered as simple static websites. Zero tech headaches for museums. Real engagement. Real impact for students. Museum Scan LinkedIn.
- Robot on Rails – Robot on Rails believes scientists should spend their time making discoveries, not performing the same repetitive tasks. Our robot bolts onto a lab bench and works alongside researchers. Simply tell it what you want to do in plain English, and it handles the routine laboratory work. No programming. No robotics expertise. No automation engineers required. Robot on Rails LinkedIn.
- Yosa – Yosa is a mental health technology platform that helps therapists support clients between sessions. Through a patient mobile app and provider web portal, therapists can assign homework, check-ins, validated measures, journals, exposure tasks, and other between-session activities, while clients receive reminders and complete work from their phone. Yosa LinkedIn.
- LymeAlert – LymeAlert is the world’s first home tick testing kit for Lyme disease. Use LymeAlert and get an answer in 15 minutes instead of waiting days or weeks for a mail-in tick test. @lymealert on Instagram, LymeAlert LinkedIn, LymeAlert Facebook
- LOOP – LOOP is a closed-loop, all-in-one desktop filament reclaiming system that gives makers control over their material lifecycle, transforming plastic waste into opportunity through convenient, high-quality circular manufacturing.
- Hemlock – Hemlock is a digital plant-based trading card and identification platform where users build their garden by scanning the world around them. @hemlock.eco on Instagram.
- Forte Protein – Forte Protein Marinara Sauce is a premium, protein-enhanced marinara designed to make getting enough protein effortless by embedding it directly into an everyday food people already eat. @forteproteinsauce on Instagram, @forteproteinsauce on TikTok.
- YouV – YouV is a premium mineral sunscreen that allows people to see where they applied sunscreen using a black light integrated into the packaging, so they don’t miss any spots or can reapply in areas where their sunscreen washed off. YouV Facebook, @youvsunscreen on Instagram, @youvsunscreen on TikTok.
- TheRealMe – TheRealMe is an AI-powered soft-skills-first talent intelligence solution for hiring and developing early-career talent. TalentFilter helps you identify high potential and serious applicants before interviews begin. TheRealMe LinkedIn.
- Weylo – Weylo is a modular filament management system designed for 3D printing enthusiasts, makers, and professionals. Instead of juggling separate filament storage boxes, humidity monitors, spool scales, and inventory spreadsheets, Weylo combines everything into one modular system. @get.weylo on Instagram, Weylo Facebook.
Mass Innovation Nights 141 pitches
Mass Innovation Nights founder Bobbie Carlton emceed the pitches, announcing the four startups that MIN’s online community voted to hear from at the event. Audience members asked questions, helping the pitching founders better prepare to answer questions from investors, the media, partners and prospective customers.
MIN #140 pitch presenters
- Forte Protein
- Hemlock
- LOOP
- TheRealMe
Voting and winners
Over the course of the night, MIN attendees voted for Audience Choice Award winners with paper ballots, picking their favorite product and startup. After tallying up the votes, we announced the winners.
Mass Innovation Nights Audience Choice Grand Winner
The MIN Audience Choice grand prize winner was LymeAlert.
Mass Innovation Nights Audience Choice Winners
The three MIN Audience Choice winners were:
- Museum Scan
- Hemlock
- Forte
Social media visibility for our startups
An essential part of MIN is drawing attention to our startups on social media. Attendees shared mainly on LinkedIn this time. We also provided a Memento folder for everyone, including the photographers on the MIN team, to share their photos and videos. You can check it out or upload your own photos from the event here.
Here’s what people posted about the event:
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