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Crowdfunding Showcase

For companies that presented at NextGen's Ignition™ events

NextGen's Ignition™ events showcase companies which launch and present investment crowdfunding campaigns. These exciting events support NextGen's mission to help the public discover innovative and new companies seeking online funding.

It all started with our first crowdfunding Ignition event at SXSW in March 2016!

Watch videos of company executives as they pitch their crowdfunding campaigns. The videos are separated into companies with active and closed campaigns. Plus, view their fundraising progress on our Dashboard.

Active Campaigns

Next Rx

NextRx is the creator of the "Rewarding Membership Network" which combines fast and secure patient registration and check-in with reward points.

Delivering a digital check-in system where the patient comes first, CEO, Ralf Von Albedyhill, has created an easier and more secure experience for medical marijuana users. The NextRX system and state-of-art kiosk is designed for patients, physicians and dispensaries to bring the entire industry together.

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Social Blue Book

Social Bluebook provides technology tools for social media content creators and brands to help them build their businesses and pursue their passions.

Building tools to protect creators, Founder & CEO, Chad Sahley of Social Bluebook, presented an all-in-one social media suite to help an emerging market bring value to the creation and management of their projects. Creators need to have a public profile and Social Bluebook helps them step-by-step, in a secure environment, reach their goal.

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Me Tyme

With Me Tyme™, people can think and feel better anytime, anywhere.

Me Tyme Network™ is a self-help video-on-demand network featuring content designed to improve emotional health and wellness in both your personal and professional life RIGHT NOW. Founder & CEO Remy Meraz joined us to discuss the company’s mission, marketing plan, more details about the distribution of the network’s content, and more.

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From Fat to Finish

Because we are changing lives one step at a time.

Angela Lee, the co-founder and CEO of From Fat to Finish Line, joined us to show you the company's investment campaign pitch video and answer some in-depth questions about the company's mission and its business strategy.

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TopScore

TopScore provides software to sports organizations that helps them manage their organization, including registrations, memberships, and payments.

Sports registration throughout the country is very popular and most systems are outdated. David Vatz, CFO of TopScore presented a sports-centric registration platform for your sports organization. Accessed by people through multiple devices, a highly customized website is tailored for every type of organization and need.

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That Christmas Movie

Independent film company with 4 Emmys® and an Oscar® producing “I’ll Be Next Door For Christmas,” a holiday comedy.

In this thoroughly entertaining crowdfunding campaign pitch, David Willis, CEO of That Christmas Movie, leads a team of award-winning filmmakers to fill a void in family entertainment. Driven by the belief that Hollywood doesn’t make lower budget, character driven Christmas movies anymore, David makes a compelling case that holiday classics have always made money and are worth investing in.

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Closed Campaigns

Ellison Eyewear, Inc.

Solving your lost glasses problem while bring back true craftsmanship

Every pair of Ellison sunglasses is handmade by its manufacturing team in the beautiful country of Greece. Watch as the company's founder & CEO Aristotle Loumis talks more about the company, including the craftsmanship of its sunglasses, the industry and the company's focus on social impact.

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Green Sense Farms

Green Sense Farms is transforming farming and produce distribution by growing leafy greens in stacking vertical towers, 365 days a year.

Green Sense Farms sees their product as a way to sustainably grow food locally, making communities healthier. Founding farmer and CEO Robert Colangelo explains how the company is transforming farming and how produce is distributed, including making farming more cost efficient. Plus, find outmore about the company's business plan.

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Discotech

OpenTable* for Nightlife

The Discotech mobile app makes it easier and more transparent for people to go out by providing information and access to the hottest clubs, and offers the ability to make VIP table reservations. Hear more about the app and the business behind it from CEO & co-Founder Ian Chen. *Copyrights: OpenTable is the registered trademark of OpenTable, Inc.

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Swannies

Swannies is a lifestyle brand for young and casual golfers.

CEO and co-founder Matt Stang joined us to answer some in-depth questions about the company and its investment crowdfunding campaign. Watch the segment to learn more about the apparel offered by Swannies, the tax credit program available to accredited investors, the company’s sales channels, the trends and growth potential in the golf apparel industry, and more.

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Snapwire

Changing how big and small companies work together ...the LinkedIn for business development.

Ellison is dedicated to quality, every pair of Ellison's is handmade by our manufacturing team in the beautiful country of Greece. Our process includes several steps above industry standards to ensure that every pair is the highest quality before it leaves our hands, and arrives in yours.

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Zeitgeist

The first electric bike you would actually want to be seen riding.

Zeitgeist is a disruptive urban mobility startup and home to some of the coolest electric bikes and scooters on the market. The debut product, Zeitgeist Launch Edition, is the only carbon fiber S-pedelec electric bike in America with a Danish designed composite frame and German engineering. CEO Kartik Ram presented at NextGen's first-ever Ignition event that took place at SXSW in 2016.

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Whim

Created by a former Product GM from OkCupid Labs, Whim is a dating app that eliminates endless messaging and sets users up on actual dates instead.

This dating app claims to eliminate endless messaging and sets up users on an actual date -- and automatically schedules it, too. Hear more from Eve Peters, CEO of Whim, about how the Whim app works, how it compares with other dating apps, the business strategy behind the app, and more.

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Organiponic

Organiponic, Inc. is focused on designing and marketing hydroponic growing systems providing consumers fresh, pesticide free produce year-round.

Andrew Dewey, CEO of Organiponic, wanted to create a system that allows everyone to eat fresh food everyday. Hear more about how the system allows people to grow food in their own kitchen.

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Raceya

Teaching kids STEM through customizable radio-controlled cars

RaceYa provides an immersive science and engineering experience for kids. Abigail Edgecliffe-Johnson, the founder of RaceYa, explains why both kids and parents love the fast, customizable and engaging product. You'll also learn more about the company's marketing plan and business strategy.

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Youngry

Young in experience, hungry in ambition

Co-Founder & CEO Ash Kumra describes Youngry as a next-generation media company celebrating entrepreneurship. Watch as he describes the company's plans to provide news content, distribution of original video programming, and products/services to help one become a better entrepreneur and business creator.

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FlipWord

Solving your lost glasses problem while bring back true craftsmanship

Ellison is dedicated to quality, every pair of Ellison's is handmade by our manufacturing team in the beautiful country of Greece. Our process includes several steps above industry standards to ensure that every pair is the highest quality before it leaves our hands, and arrives in yours.

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8 Tracks

8tracks is crowd-curated internet radio, delivering the right playlist for any moment and taste to its audience of 5 million listeners each month.

After a testing-the-waters campaign that far exceeded expectations, 8tracks one of the first digital music companies to take advantage of equity-based crowdfunding. Head of Business & Corporate Development Tuhin Roy tells us more about the company and its focus on leveraging the crowd to create great musical experiences -- and what differentiates the company from other music streaming services.

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Virtuix

Virtuix is the pioneer of the Active VR category and is the developer of the Omni -- the first-of-its-kind motion platform that enables 360-degree mobility in virtual environments.

Virtual reality is projected to be the next big technology to redefine all areas of life, and active VR could become one of the most popular categories in virtual reality. Chris Shelton, head of sales and marketing, joins us to discuss the Omni product, and how it can be used for home use as well as commercial applications.

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Bloomery Sweet Shine

Bloomery Plantation Distillery is shaking up the cocktail game with Bloomery SweetShine, our line of moonshine-based craft liqueurs.

Bloomery SweetShine products include four ingredients - 190-proof corn liquor, pure can sugar, water, and a fruit, root or nut that the company grows or sources from other small American farms. Rob Losey, partner and CSO of Bloomery Plantation Distillery, talks with us about the product, the company and its crowdfunding campaign. He also answers some viewer questions, including the farm-to-glass concept driving the company.

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Primo

Connecting the world with one app

The Primo Connect, Inc., team believes global communication should be free and simple, so they we built Primo, an app combining video, voice, messaging and file sharing that allows users to connect with anyone globally including mobile and landlines. Sarah Neill, the company's VP of of corporate development, presented at our Ignition 1.0 event held at SXSW in 2016.

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Switch Pitch

Changing how big and small companies work together ...the LinkedIn for business development.

SwitchPitch describes itself as a modern day request for proposal (RFP) platform. Hear from the founder, Michael Goldstein, about how the system works, the problems it seeks to solve for startup businesses, and the monetization aspect of the business. *Copyright: LinkedIn is the registered trademark of LinkedIn Corporation.

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The Brewer's Table

Equal parts old world wood fermented brewery & wood fired seasonal cuisine -- an ode to oak, good food, good drink & good people.

The Brewer's Table is bringing a new craft brewery and restaurant concept to Austin, Texas that hopes to provide equal attention to both food and beer. Watch as the company's founder, Jake Maddux, explains the short-term and long-term plan for the business -- including how the company plans to compete with larger chain breweries.

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Farm From a Box

An innovative, off-grid toolkit for sustainable, local food production. It is community farming, reinvented.

Farm from a Box is an all-in-one tool that Founding Partner Brandi DeCarlie hopes will make equitable access to food possible. Watch as she explains the way the box works, and how it can be customized for different uses and different climates. She also talks about the costs associated with the creating, selling and maintaining the product, and how much it can be used to grow.

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Teraphysics

Bringing 5G wireless to the world

Teraphysics has developed patented ultra-high speed 5G data delivery, paving the way for the next generation of mobile data connectivity, which greatly improves global internet capacity. President and Co-founder Gerald Mearini presented at our Ignition 1.0 event held at SXSW in 2016.

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Pedal Anywhere

Disrupting bike rental with free delivery on demand. Hail a bike by smartphone and we'll come to you!

Zach Shaner, CEO and co-founder of Pedal Anywhere, presents the company's investment crowdfunding campaign. He answers questions about how the process works, the company's target locations, and more.

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