Repeat Founders Startups

Regulatory bottlenecks, talent shortages, vendor fragmentation, reputational risk in nuclear projects.

Sports bettors rely on gut and public-driven lines; lack access to sophisticated analytics.

Las Vegas, NV

Manual, untracked referral payments creating wasted spend and lack of ROI for foot-traffic businesses.

Headwear is static, driving overproduction and limiting personal expression for Gen Z and Millennials.

Slow and uncontrolled insurance claims payouts (days to weeks) exacerbate financial instability for policyholders, while insurers lack real-time control and visibility into emergency disbursements.

Manufacturers spend millions printing manuals that are quickly discarded; poor or missing documentation causes support tickets and returns. Customers expect instant digital product support.

California

VA

The deck clearly identifies the problem of broken commerce and security in restricted environments, highlighting issues like manual credentialing, low courier success rates, and lack of compatible...

The pitch deck identifies a significant problem in the logistics industry, highlighting issues such as lack of transparency, connectivity, and inefficiencies leading to staffing bloat and empty miles.

Gainesboro, TN

Rural and small-town demand is growing (digital nomads, remote workers) while legacy rural development models fail to capture value and coordinate community-building.

Miami, FL

Local Main Street HVAC businesses are at risk from retiring owners and Private Equity takeovers; employees and community value are threatened.

Many SME owners cannot sell or realize full enterprise value because value is tied to the owner, systems are undocumented, and intangible assets are not monetized.

London

Fragmented, inefficient ready-meal / meal prep market with many small operators lacking tech and operational scale.

NSW

Lack of dedicated landing infrastructure, certified charging/power systems, and a cohesive national network for eVTOL and commercial drone operations in Australia.

Existing senior care platforms restrict live-in caregiver searches locally, limiting available candidates and driving up costs; in-home/live-in care is unaffordable for many families.

Pasadena, CA

Traditional salon suite model leads to high churn: saturated, undifferentiated offerings, lack of business support/technology for stylists, poor community experience, limited natural light and...

Small businesses and freelancers lack time and resources to create consistent, high-quality content across platforms.

Tens of thousands of small, profitable online businesses (SaaS, AI, service tools) are too small for traditional VC or M&A. Founders burn out or stall growth but have no easy exit option....

Austin, TX

Family and professional caregivers lack real-time situational awareness and tools to keep elderly or cognitively impaired loved ones safe, especially those at risk of wandering or falls. Traditional...

Rural artisans face market barriers, low wages due to middlemen, and traditional leather is environmentally harmful. No large-scale plant-based luxury leather brand in India.

Atlanta, GA

Boston, MA

The problem is clearly defined as the inefficiency and revenue loss faced by small to medium B2B distributors due to fragmented systems, leading to significant time spent on reconciling inventory and...

Los Angeles, California

Event planning is fragmented across many tools and vendors leading to coordination issues, budget misalignment, and lack of transparency.

New York City, NY

Multi-family building owners face high water costs, poor communal laundry experience, and many buildings lack infrastructure for in-unit washers/dryers.

Fragmented, inflexible lighting market forcing compromises on price, design, installation, and functionality.

Seattle, WA

Web3 builders struggle to launch apps, websites, and tokens quickly; developer scarcity and high fraud/scam risk.

Nashville, TN

Florida

Legacy corporate systems and financial rails do not natively connect to blockchain infrastructure.

Pune, Maharashtra

Players lack true ownership and provenance of in-game items; monetization primarily benefits developers; fraud in item trading; payment processing issues for in-game credits.

New York, NY

People crave unique, in-person social experiences that can't be replicated at home. Existing group entertainment options are limited in scale, repeatability, and engagement.

Toronto, Ontario

Traditional software development is slow, expensive, and error-prone; legacy methodologies from the 1970s impede shareholder value.

Home gaming lacks the high-end equipment, physical space, and social interaction of location-based entertainment; there's no seamless path between home play and arcade/VR venue experiences.

Urbana, IL

Crypto holders lack seamless banking options to convert and use crypto as everyday fiat across global currencies.

Recyclers lack the knowledge and automation to capture value from the $250B resale market; rising labor costs are making manual sorting unsustainable.

Healthcare organizations struggle with privacy, security, and data standardization; legacy data management solutions are fragmented, costly, labor-intensive, and not end-user friendly.

Dallas, TX

San Antonio, TX

Children are emotionally overwhelmed and current screens/media overstimulate instead of nurturing emotional growth; confidence, resilience, and empathy are rarely taught on screen.

Golf clubs lack a unified digital backbone — fragmented systems and poor member engagement.

No existing action cameras can be used accessory-free for comfortable, safe first-person capture in contact sports.

Singapore

Current AI suffers from context loss and stateless interactions; intellumia aims to solve by building a personal AI twin with persistent graph memory.

Charlotte, North Carolina

Hidden costs and unclear pricing in cleaning services lead to high booking abandonment and friction.

New York

Fundraising and investor relations workflows for alternative asset managers are manual, fragmented, and inefficient.

Pay inequity (actual and perceived) drives turnover and disengagement; companies need tools to build trust and equitable pay at scale.

North Carolina

TV fans lack a shared, social experience for watching and discussing shows in real time.

Frisco, Texas

Homeowners lack transparent, fair pricing for home repairs and are frequently overcharged.

California

Enterprise data and privacy vulnerable to hacks, AI-driven attacks, and emerging quantum threats; current encryption and vendor compromise leave data exposed.

College Station, TX

Drivers face exploitative commission structures; riders have no price-setting power.

PA

Fragmentation in freight logistics: no single secure, transparent platform connecting shippers, brokers, and drivers causing staffing bloat and empty miles.

Pennsylvania

PA

Greenville, SC

CA