2017 COHORT SNAPSHOT

Highlights listed below occurred within six months of completing the FourthWave accelerator program.

Kim Box

Safer Lock
Patented 4-lock digit combination locking cap designed to prevent misuse of medications

Highlights: 

  • Closed over $1M in funding 

  • Secured distribution agreement with major pharmacy chain

  • Increased revenue by over 250%

Elizabeth Dodsen

HomeZada
All-in-one suite of apps for home management

Highlights: 

  • Winner Quesnay’s 2019 Fintech Competition

  • 2nd Place + Winner of the Fan Vote - Sacramento Kings Capitalize

  • 75% Customer Retention

Dr. Angie Gelli

Nanocere
Nano-technology that delivers cancer therapies through the blood-brain barrier

Highlights:

  • Secured 5-year grant from the National Institutes of Health

  • Ground-breaking patent awarded

Venita Sivamani

LearnSkin  
Integrative medical and dermatology education for healthcare providers and skincare professionals

Highlights: 

  • Hosted the first Integrated Skin Symposium in Sacramento for world's leading dermatologists.

  • Sacramento Journal 40 under 40 Awards

  • 2020 Emerging Leader Award by the Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce

Janine Yancey

Emtrain
Workplace platform reinventing compliance training with built-in culture analytics and company bench-marking

Highlights: 

  • Closed $10 M Series A Funding Round

  • Honorable Mention - FastCompany’s 2020 World Changing Ideas Awards   

  • 800+ Customers, Including Netflix, Facebook, Vimeo