Toledo Tech Events

Join D-NewTech, Bizdom, and Invest Detroit for the first annual D-NewTech Holiday Pitch Competition! Come with your best new business ideas or your new community-building project to pitch to our panel of judges; or just come to hear some great ideas and meet awesome people. There will be Detroit themed prizes for the winners of each category and the crowd favorite. Did we mention the free food & beer?! We can’t wait to celebrate a great year of entrepreneurship in Detroit and hear about what big new ideas are out there!

One awesome guest speaker and then four startup creators this month take the stage for ten minutes each, five minutes to pitch and five minutes to answer questions, followed by open announcements and community networking.

Guest speaker: Paul Riser, TechTown's Technology-Based Entrepreneurship Director

Entrepreneurs:
1. Harry Arnold - Detroit Drone - Providing aerial photos & videos

1. Josh Quintal - FeelRank - Sharing your thoughts about webpages

2. Vaughn Michael Berzonsky - ESBIToday - Improving the workplace moral

3. Zach Fregoli - BuhzHyve - Interesting & funny happening on your campus

D-NewTech is welcoming Techstars Mobility in Detroit in an awesome way. The July D-NewTech event will be sponsored by Techstars Detroit and the pitches will be presented by their 10 portfolio startups. Each entrepreneur will have 4-min to present and then 5-min of Q&A. There will food & beer. YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS!!!

Masters of Ceremony: Andrew Humphrey, WDIV-TV Local4 EMMY Award-Winning Meteorologist & Reporter

Guest speaker: Ted Serbinski, Managing Director of Techstars Mobility

Entrepreneurs:

1. Ansik - Shiva Bhardwaj, CEO and Cofounder - Makes automotive service safer, quicker and more affordable for everyone.

2. CDL Warrior - Jim Ruiz?, CEO and Founder - A communication and productivity platform for the trucking industry that connects truck drivers to their supply chain partners and improves efficiency, visibility and compliance.

3. Classics & Exotics - Peter Zawadzki, CEO and Cofounder - Brings the “sharing economy” into the car enthusiast’s garage, allowing classic and exotic car enthusiasts to now offset their car ownership costs by renting their cars to pre-­screened, highly qualified renters.

4. Cosmos Browser - Hunter Rosenblume,? CEO and Cofounder - Internet via SMS, no data or WiFi required.

5. Elegus Technologies - John Hennessy,?CEO and Cofounder - A spin­out from the University of Michigan, is commercializing battery separator technology that can enable safer, longer lasting [masked] batteries.

6. GearBrake - Chris Bailey?, CEO and Cofounder - A universal, easy to install brake light module that can detect when your vehicle is slowing and automatically light the brake lights, reducing the risk of rear-­end collisions by up to 90%.

7. Motoroso - Alex Littlewood, CEO and Founder - Combines content, community, and commerce for automotive enthusiasts to help them discover, connect, and buy everything that powers their lifestyle.

8. My Dealer Service - Jon Rossi, CEO and Cofounder - Empowers automotive service departments with digital connectivity and workflow management, elevating efficiency and creating an unprecedented customer experience.

9. Splitting Fares - Anya Babbitt?, CEO and Cofounder - A social ridesharing app designed to connect people with similar routes, share the fare, save money, reduce traffic and emissions and change the way people meet and move in cities around the world.

10. WISE Systems - Chazz Sims, CEO and Cofounder - Provides real-­time routing and analytics software to help on­demand delivery companies serve their customers more effectively.

DIRECTIONS:

DRIVING: You can park at the Ford Field Parking Deck located at 1902 Saint Antoine Street, Detroit, MI 48226. From there, enter Ford Field via the footbridge on level 2 from the parking structure through Gate G and follow the directional signage to get to our office (located on Level 2 just across from the Breadstick Restaurant).

WALKING: If you are walking to Ford Field, it is easiest to enter through Gate A (the main entrance off of Brush Street, across from Comerica Park). If you enter at Gate A, take the escalators located to your right up to level 2 and you will see our office.

One awesome guest speaker and then four startup creators this month take the stage for ten minutes each, five minutes to pitch and five minutes to answer questions, followed by open announcements and community networking.

The D-NewTech (DNT) is an organization that provides resources and networking opportunities for the Detroit and SE Michigan startup community. DNT hosts monthly meet-up events which encourage and highlight the entrepreneurship startups in the region. We welcome members from any school, sector, or industry function (e.g. entrepreneurs, technologists, investors, lawyers, marketers, students, bloggers, etc.) interested in local high-tech or non-tech startups.

Our main event includes an inspirational guest speaker who has lived the entrepreneurship experience and is giving back. It is followed by 4-5 startup companies with 5 minutes to present and 5 minutes for Q & A, then open announcements and networking. The meet-up takes place on the first Wednesday of each month.

One awesome guest speaker and then four startup creators this month take the stage for ten minutes each, five minutes to pitch and five minutes to answer questions, followed by open announcements and community networking.

D-NewTech (DNT) is an organization that provides resources and networking opportunities for the Detroit and SE Michigan startup community.

The meet-up takes place on the first Wednesday of each month.

One awesome guest speaker and then four startup creators this month take the stage for ten minutes each, five minutes to pitch and five minutes to answer questions, followed by open announcements and community networking.

D-NewTech (DNT) is an organization that provides resources and networking opportunities for the Detroit and SE Michigan startup community.

The meet-up takes place on the first Wednesday of each month.

One awesome guest speaker and then four startup creators this month take the stage for ten minutes each, five minutes to pitch and five minutes to answer questions, followed by open announcements and community networking.

DNewTech hangout after meetup will be at Detroit Beer Company.

Guest speaker: Maria LaLonde, Sr Program Mgr at New Economy Initiative

Entrepreneurs:
1. Jamhawk - Brandon Sledge-Mellon - We find the right music for you so you can stop building playlists and start having fun

1. CARt - Stacey Matlen - Coordinating transportation for those without access to grocery stores

2. brandCrowder - Francois Nabwangu - Crowdfunding to bring franchisee/investors with franchisor/franchise investments

3. WhooSaid - Derien Stephens - Solving the communication, tasks delegation, and fair grading for students and instructors

D-NewTech (DNT) is an organization that provides resources and networking opportunities for the Detroit and SE Michigan startup community.

The meet-up takes place on the first Wednesday of each month.

One awesome guest speaker and then four startup creators this month take the stage for ten minutes each, five minutes to pitch and five minutes to answer questions, followed by open announcements and community networking.

DNewTech hangout after meetup will be at Detroit Beer Company.

Entrepreneurs:
1. Jamhawk - Brandon Sledge-Mellon - We find the right music for you so you can stop building playlists and start having fun

1. CARt - Stacey Matlen - Coordinating transportation for those without access to grocery stores

2. brandCrowder - Francois Nabwangu - Crowdfunding to bring franchisee/investors with franchisor/franchise investments

3. WhooSaid - Derien Stephens - Solving the communication, tasks delegation, and fair grading for students and instructors