Startup Showcase: S4 Mobile Laboratories
Startup Showcase 2020: S4 Mobile Laboratories S4 Mobile Laboratories is a Bounce tenant and MAGNET Iterator client. S4 is truly one of Bounce’s more unique companies. They have developed mobile soil laboratories for use by non-scientists to map what’s underground in real time. Basically, their technology aids in projects such as finding the bodies of […]
Startup Showcase: 1body Athletics
Startup Showcase 2020: 1body Athletics 1body Athletics is an Aspiring Entrepreneur program graduate and incoming MORTAR participant. Aspiring Entrepreneur is the first phase is our GROW program series for anyone wanting to become an entrepreneur and start a business. 1body Athletics is a performance training and event company offering elite training for young folks in […]
Startup Showcase: LoveSync
Startup Showcase 2020: LoveSync LoveSync is a software accelerator graduate and current incubator company. If you haven’t heard of LoveSync, you haven’t been paying attention! LoveSync is Bounce’s celebrity company having appeared on Shark Tank back in January and have had numerous recent articles written about them. They joined the Bounce software accelerator in February […]
Startup Showcase: Julia Belle’s Seasonings
Julia Belle’s Seasonings, Rubs and Mixes is a MORTAR at Bounce graduate. MORTAR is phase two of our GROW series of programs. It is for existing and emerging entrepreneurs and small businesses. Tanya Green has one of the best origin stories for her company, Julie Belle’s Seasonings that we’ve ever heard. We’ll let her tell […]
Startup Showcase: Argyle Scientific
Startup Showcase 2020: Argyle Scientific Argyle Scientific is a Bounce technology incubator client and Bounce tenant. Argyle Scientific has developed a patented nanotechnology that prevents infections caused by orthopedic devices. Founder and CEO Greg Von Forell heads a fully remote team located around the country. The company is turning heads and creating investment in northeast […]
Startup Showcase: White Glove Cleaning Solutions
Startup Showcase: White Glove Cleaning Solutions White Glove Cleaning Solutions is a Next Level Incubator company and a Bounce tenant. Next Level is part of our GROW series of programs and is for established small businesses. White Glove Cleaning Solutions has been in business since 2009 serving commercial and residential clients all over the region. […]
Startup Showcase: NelDerm
Startup Showcase 2020: NelDerm NelDerm is a technology incubator company and a Bounce tenant. Founder and CEO Kevin Nelson started NelDerm when he was in high school! NelDerm makes hydrogel dressings to treat sensitive or fragile skin. It can be easily applied, adjusted and removed without pain or injury. The company experienced huge growth this […]
Congratulations to Inaugural MORTAR at Bounce Cohort
Akron, Ohio (Sept. 23, 2020) – Congratulations to the first MORTAR at Bounce graduation class. Thirteen entrepreneurs received their certificates on Sept. 23 at Bounce in a socially distanced, virtual event. Tanya Green, owner of Julia Belle’s Seasonings, Rubs and Mixes was the winner of the Life’s A Pitch pitch contest taking home a $3,000 […]
Bounce Innovation Hub pivots programs to virtual world, makes PPE for local hospitals
By Sue Walton, Crain’s Akron BusinessApril 21, 2020Link to story While Akron’s Bounce Innovation Hub has been closed to the public for weeks, it’s been anything but quiet. The business incubator and accelerator hasn’t skipped much of a beat in terms of its programs, with most companies and advisers meeting online. Plus, the incubator’s workshop and makerspace […]
Inaugural Aspiring Entrepreneur Program Grad Night a Success
Photo Gallery – click here On Dec. 12, more than 75 people gathered to celebrate Akron’s newest entrepreneurs, while honoring some of Akron’s finest at the inaugural Aspiring Entrepreneur Program Graduation Night. The Aspiring Entrepreneur program is a 10-week program that focuses on learning. Participants leave with a validated business idea, an action plan and […]