Author: amyr rice
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Meet UC Berkeley alum Roma Desai, Founder of GOBBi
Tell us about your company: GOBBi is a savory energy drink for busy professionals who need to energize and nourish— just add hot water for a satisfying energy boost! GOBBi was created to solve a simple problem: how to feel good and stay energized during a long day of work. Our founder, Roma, worked in…
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Meet USC alum Tyler Binafard, Founder Green Generation
Tell us about your company: Green Generation is a sustainable products company on a mission to drive consumers from traditional products to sustainable alternatives by offering high quality, eco-friendly products at affordable prices, coupled with beautiful and elegant design. Green Generation is driven to create a world where consumers can convert their entire households to…
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Meet MSU alum Angela Leach, Co-Founder Memory Sketch
Tell us about your company: Memory Sketch is revolutionizing the way we monitor Alzheimer’s progression—one drawing at a time. Through a sketch pad and companion app, patients engage with AI-powered prompts to create daily sketches. These drawings are then analyzed, quantified, and securely shared with physicians and care teams, providing more personalized insights into the…
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Meet USC alumni Jessica Koosed Etting & Amanda Roessler, Co-Founders JAM
Tell us about your company: Jam is a family management platform that simplifies scheduling and coordination for busy working families struggling with the complex logistics of modern family life. Jam merges calendars, to-dos, driving schedules, and more into a single app, with AI-enabled scheduling and integrations, allowing for seamless coordination with family members, caregivers, and…
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Meet UCSB alum Annie Combs, Founder ECPC Travel
Tell us about your company: ECPC Travel is an online marketplace that connects travelers to vetted eco-conscious, people-centered stays and experiences worldwide. By leveraging generative AI, we efficiently onboard, qualify, and screen independent providers worldwide, building a comprehensive dataset of qualified professionals while ensuring both environmental sustainability and social responsibility at a speed that was…
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Meet USC alumni Erin Light, Co-Founder Architecture + Advocacy
Tell us about your company: Architecture + Advocacy equips everyday people to have a say in the design of their homes, businesses and neighborhoods. We hope that by doing so, residents can drive development that improves their quality of life, without displacement. What inspired you to start your business? I grew up in inner city…
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Meet USC alum Harley Sutton Founder of Thanks! Naturals
Tell us about your company: Thanks! Naturals is a beauty and wellness company all about spreading gratitude through 100% natural products. What inspired you to start your business? I started Thanks! Naturals after noticing an absence of gratitude in modern day life. After first handedly experiencing the benefits of integrating a sense of gratitude into…
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Meet UCLA alum Boris Chung, Founder of A Better Treat
Tell us about your company: A Better Treat is the first and only organic and single ingredient dog and cat treats. We use premium sourcing (wild caught, grass fed & finished, USDA organic), all made and sourced in the US. The freeze-drying process retains the most nutrients and keeps ingredients in their recognizable form, so…
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Meet MSU alum Lekha Vyas, Founder of ELVY Lab
Tell us about your company: I’m an ex-L’Oréal and Estée Lauder executive with over 15 years in beauty and wellness, now building a new frontier in natural metabolic health. We’ve developed a patented oral dissolving strip, a natural GLP-1 alternative that mimics the effects of Ozempic and Mounjaro, but without injections or side effects. Our…
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Meet USC alum Mari Fassett, Founder Marimix
Tell us about your company: Marimix reimagines a nostalgic comfort-food with 100% clean ingredients and a fresh focus on inclusive nutrition: plant-based, gluten free, whole-grain and no artificial sugars, flavors or colors. We believe that wholesome food and whole-hearted fun deserve to go hand-in-hand, so we’re committed to making healthful everyday choices more accessible for…
