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50 startups are coming to USC

demo day, wood waste to hydrogen, on-chain credentials

Author

Jerry Teng
April 05, 2023

Happy Wednesday!

Today is Troylabs Demo 2023. Over 50 startups from SoCal are coming to USC to present in front of hundreds of students, investor, and a panel of star-studded judges.

Event ticketing, VR, med-tech, computer vision are a few industries that these startups are tackling.

Want to see what they are all about?

👉 Check it out now on unistart spotlight...

📃 New Job Openings

  • Creative agency Origin is looking for executive assistant, interns, and entry level in BD and marketing (LA & NYC)

  • Ticket aggregator extension Spotlight is hiring a software engineer (LA & Remote)

  • Safety training VR startup Sisu VR is looking for talented individuals in marketing (LA)

If you are interested in any of these jobs or would like to hire from our job board, send us a message by replying to this email.

🤟 What Your Classmates Are Building

What? - Using wood waste to remove carbon from the air

Why? - Hydrogen fuel has arise to become of one of the most demanding energy sources while the world races towards carbon neutrality. Mote converts wood waste into hydrogen fuel while capturing CO2. A complete carbon negative process.

  • 📍Industries: Climate Tech, Logistics

  • 🚀 Stage: Seed

  • 💵 Funding: $1,100,000

  • 🛠 Founded: 2018

  • 😎 Founders: Mac Kennedy (UCLA), Joshuah Stolaroff (Carnegie Mellon)

What? - Credentials on chain

Why? - Existing system to prove that someone has an academic degree is outdated. I remember having to pay $60 to submit my transcript to my employer, and it wouldn't even arrive the same day. Heirloom makes identity provable and instantaneous by helping intuitions to transfer data on blockchain. They are starting with academic credentials and expanding to employment credentials.

  • 📍Industries: Blockchain, App, SaaS

  • 🚀 Stage: Series A

  • 💵 Funding: $8,000,000

  • 🛠 Founded: 2021

  • 😎 Founders: Nick Daze (USC), Julian Vergel de Dios (USC)

What? - Make excess inventories disappear.

Why? - Unsold inventories are a huge headache for businesses. They suck up space, increase warehousing cost, and are extremely illiquid. Ghost unifies the different channels to help businesses buy and sell surplus inventory, a $1 Trillion market.

  • 📍Industries: Logistics, Platform, E-Commerce

  • 🚀 Stage: Series A

  • 💵 Funding: $13,000,000 (backed by Union Square Ventures)

  • 🛠 Founded: 2021

  • 😎 Founders: Dee Murthy (USC), Josh Kaplan (Columbia)

Do you know of a startup that we should include in the database? Send us a reply!