Monday, August 30, 2010 at 10:56AM The ThrottleUp 2009 Pitch Competition was held on October 22, 2009 as part of the Innovation Imperative in Knoxville, Tennessee. The companies were selected out of a field of 18 applicants and were the chance to give an 8 minute pitch. TrakLok, Inc. was chosen as the winner of the competition. The pitches are presented here in the order they appeared in ThrottleUp 2009.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 1:22PM TrakLok intends to revolutionize the way cargo is managed and secured on a global scale. The Company has developed the GeoLok solution to realize the vision of both an efficient and secure supply chain. The GeoLok device provides real time information about the condition and location high value cargo and shipping containers. It provides a means of allowing or denying entry to the container based on a combination of time, location, and authorization code in order to alter the playing field for homeland security, reduce commercial losses and enable better resource allocation.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 12:00PM
openURmic records and streams live, original music and provides a platform for local musicians to launch their own microrecording label. It exists solely to empower musicians by building their fan base and providing a truly original listening experience for the fans. For local musicians, openURmic spans the gap between playing the guitar at home and selling albums to fans. Most musicians dream of playing and selling music to fans. We remove the barriers to entry and empower the artist to create and monetize their own mini-record label.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 11:00AM Simple Control was founded in 2006 to provide automation controllers that would provide the end users with remote control of the devices in their buildings and remove the need for on-site programming by the end user or by a specialty retailer. Our initial target was the builder community, and relationships were established with key builders for offering our systems as options for improving energy efficiency and convenience. We have since established relationships with key players in the power generation and research industries and plan to expand our product distribution into non-conventional automation areas such as utility companies and mass market retailers.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 10:00AM Orion Laboratories, LLC is an intellectual property licensing and product development company founded in October, 2007, by James G. (Jim) Blencoe, Ph.D., Peter G. Thomas, and six Ph.D. consultants. The company’s main mission is to create, test and optimize energy-efficient, environmentally benign, and cost-effective chemical processes which, when coupled with sound engineering practices, produce valuable industrial minerals, metals and gases.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 9:00AM
MedInteract is an interactive medical company that has developed a reliable, accessible and affordable solution to begin the process of early diagnosis that is just a mouseclick away for users, either at home or in their physician’s office with the ALZselftest. The solution is an online screening test for AD and cognitive impairment which, unlike existing paper and pencil tests, includes testing on all six cognitive functions of the brain.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 8:02AM
Installerpool.com is a new, web based, flooring sub-contractor management system, designed to alleviate one of the biggest problems facing the floor covering industry…Installer issues. Installerpool creates a system of accountability for independent sub contractor installers and simplifies the overall installation process for both Retailers and Installers. Installerpool makes a Flooring Dealers life easier, by providing instant access to flooring installers right in the Dealers area, allows Retailers to identify ”good/poor" installers upfront, and holds installers accountable for their performance and professionalism. Installerpool is a system that provides a history of what kind of installer they really are.