2018 New Orleans Edition

Every child deserves to be the star of their own story, and through customized characters and books on StoryBook, ink they will be.

StoryBook, ink

Winner
Silicon Valley Texas
Dadsak is a fully integrated infant carrier and backpack designed by and for dads.

Sak Labs

Runner-Up
Florida
PetFolio is a blockchain application that allows veterinarians, vet hospitals, animal rescue centers, service providers and pet owners to...

PetFolio

Runner-Up
Women+TGNC In Blockchain

Finalists.

Bundle

Silicon Valley Texas

Bundle is a subscription service that deliver premium and patented educational and developmental content, toys, and activitie...

Digitalon

Ohio New York

Our two piece glove accessory adds a stylus to your existing winter gloves, letting you precisely type while keeping your han...

Nahua

Mexico

A web platform to edit and save presets for sinthesizers.

Semi-Finalists.

Vicinity

Detroit St. Louis

We connect travelers looking for unique travel experiences to the locals who provide them in real time.

Share Your Pain

Ohio New York

A web app and safe space for overcoming emotional pain. Share unfiltered feelings anonymously with the community without fea...

Authentia

Mexico

Companies use long and boring user verification procedures to avoid identity theft on their digital platforms. We are offerin...

Altogether

Silicon Valley Texas

Altogether is like Microsoft office 365 but for families

Rabble

Ohio New York

Rabble is a web app that matches users with groups of friends based on personality and interests.

Forum

Ohio New York

We've built a portable, affordable, on-demand speaking coach that helps you effectively plan, practice and deliver your speec...

payd

Detroit St. Louis

Payd helps freelancers create simple escrow requests so they can stop chasing unpaid contracts and simply get payd.

Athyna

Detroit St. Louis

Allowing qualified people an option of lenders for their mortgage. While providing a friendly mortgage boot camp for those wh...

StarRise

Detroit St. Louis

StarRise is a mobile application which improves communication between music teachers and their students by providing an easy ...

Entries.

POLL-E

Mexico

Is a polling platform that brings immutable and transparent survey results in real time through the block-chain.

TrainUp

Silicon Valley Texas

TrainUp is a digital career coach that shows you the skills and experiences you need for your dream job and then shows you th...

Ora

Silicon Valley Texas

Speed networking from the comfort of your couch.

StarterBlock

Women+TGNC In Blockchain

StarterBlock is a marketplace that matches borrowers and starters, utilizing smart contracts on the blockchain to decentraliz...

PolitiTrust

Florida

PolitiTrust matches voters instantly with local candidate recommendations based on their voting preferences.

Pivot+

Women+TGNC In Blockchain

Pivot+ empowers women by guiding them through financial and crypto education modules, as they put learning into action, they ...

REMemory

Women+TGNC In Blockchain

Rememory is a permission-based network that allows families to have a decentralized database to be in control of your own his...

TruState

Ohio New York

A rental platform anonymously connecting reliable renters and owners using SmartContract technology, eliminating the middleman.

Prodo

Ohio New York

Prodo creates a sharing economy for specialty equipment.

The StartupBus North America 2018 Crew

Director

Madelena Mak

North America Senior Director 2019 - 2021
North America National Director 2018
New York Lead Conductor 2017
New York Buspreneur 2014
Digital Director 2022 - present

Madelena is a user experience designer and creative director. She had previously designed Trillian, a chart-topping instant messenger, as well as ZocDoc and FindDoc. Her team was a finalist in StartupBus North America 2014. She is also currently a board member of StartOut New York, and an advocate for LGBTQ entrepreneurs.

Madelena Mak

North America Senior Director 2019 - 2021
North America National Director 2018
New York Lead Conductor 2017
New York Buspreneur 2014
Digital Director 2022 - present

Conductors

Colleen Wong

NA National Director 2019
WB Lead Conductor 2018
NY Buspreneur 2017

Ajay Desai

NA Head of Strategic Partnerships 2019
ABE Conductor 2019
TX Conductor 2018
NY Conductor 2017

Raúl González García

NA 11 Star Experience Manager 2022
MX Conductor 2019
MX Conductor 2018

Monica Santos

NY Conductor 2019
WB Producer 2018

Theresa Hines

SL Conductor 2018
SL Conductor 2017
VC Conductor 2016

Jalil Alchy

DT Conductor 2018

Robert Blacklidge

FL Lead Conductor 2018
FL Buspreneur 2017

Chris McElveen

FL Conductor 2018

Luis Raymundo Perea Kuri

MX Conductor 2018

Colleen Lavin

NY Conductor 2018
NY Buspreneur 2017

Kristine Jennings

SL Conductor 2018
NY Buspreneur 2014

Priya Jhingan

SV Conductor 2018

Benjamin James Linville

OH Conductor 2018

Keit Kollo

WB Conductor 2018
SV Mentor 2016
EU Regional Director 2016
UK Conductor 2015

Colleen Wong

NA National Director 2019
WB Lead Conductor 2018
NY Buspreneur 2017

Ajay Desai

NA Head of Strategic Partnerships 2019
ABE Conductor 2019
TX Conductor 2018
NY Conductor 2017

Raúl González García

NA 11 Star Experience Manager 2022
MX Conductor 2019
MX Conductor 2018

Monica Santos

NY Conductor 2019
WB Producer 2018

Theresa Hines

SL Conductor 2018
SL Conductor 2017
VC Conductor 2016

Jalil Alchy

DT Conductor 2018

Robert Blacklidge

FL Lead Conductor 2018
FL Buspreneur 2017

Chris McElveen

FL Conductor 2018

Luis Raymundo Perea Kuri

MX Conductor 2018

Colleen Lavin

NY Conductor 2018
NY Buspreneur 2017

Kristine Jennings

SL Conductor 2018
NY Buspreneur 2014

Priya Jhingan

SV Conductor 2018

Benjamin James Linville

OH Conductor 2018

Keit Kollo

WB Conductor 2018
SV Mentor 2016
EU Regional Director 2016
UK Conductor 2015

Mentors

Danna Kiedis

NA Senior National Director 2022
MX Lead Conductor 2019
MX Mentor 2018
Core Team 2021

Corey Weathers

ABE Conductor 2022
NY Mentor 2019
SV Mentor 2018

Nick Persico

DT Mentor 2018
NY Mentor 2017

Prateek Gupta

FL Mentor 2018
NY Mentor 2017
SV Conductor 2016
Board Member 2016
SV Conductor 2014

And also...

Alice Ng

NA Head of Event Production 2018
NY Conductor 2014

Akira Mitchell

FL Conductor 2019
NA Production Manager 2018

Will Yaworsky

NA Advisor 2018
NA National Director 2017
OH Conductor 2016

Ray Lewis

NA Advisor 2018
NA National Director 2017
OH Conductor 2016

Carl Shotwell

NA Advisor 2018
NA National Director 2016
CH Conductor 2015

Jonathan Gottfried

NA Judge 2018
NA National Director 2014
NY Conductor 2013

Andrew Pinzler

NA Judge 2018
NA Director of Operations 2014
NY Conductor 2013

Cities Traveled

+

Buspreneurs

+

Startups

The Startups.

Finalists.

Bundle

Silicon Valley Texas

Digitalon

Ohio New York

Nahua

Mexico

Semi-Finalists.

Vicinity

Detroit St. Louis

Share Your Pain

Ohio New York

Authentia

Mexico

Altogether

Silicon Valley Texas

Rabble

Ohio New York

Forum

Ohio New York

payd

Detroit St. Louis

Athyna

Detroit St. Louis

StarRise

Detroit St. Louis

Entries.

POLL-E

Mexico

TrainUp

Silicon Valley Texas

Ora

Silicon Valley Texas

StarterBlock

Women+TGNC In Blockchain

PolitiTrust

Florida

Pivot+

Women+TGNC In Blockchain

REMemory

Women+TGNC In Blockchain

Buddy Bunker

Florida

TruState

Ohio New York

Prodo

Ohio New York

The Buses.

Destination: New Orleans.

Crossroads of America.

1 Bus Trip.

3 Awe-Inspiring Festivals.

Media Coverage.

The Disruptors: Cross-country hackathon creates a women and TGNC only space to help challenge the status quo

Jun 11, 2018 Women+TGNC In Blockchain

Great Things Tampa Bay

Episode 36 - Startup Bus Florida

Aug 31, 2018 Florida

How Corporate Investments Are Moving Social Innovation Forward

Aug 01, 2018 Women+TGNC In Blockchain

Passengers on the StartupBus have three days to come up with a new business

Apr 24, 2018 Detroit

Edison Nation / Inventors Magazine

protoTYPING: StartupBus Part 2 - And Here's the Pitch

Aug 16, 2018 Florida

Edison Nation / Inventors Magazine

protoTYPING: StartupBus: 13 Strangers Ride Their Imaginations - Part I

Jul 17, 2018 Florida

SG Buzz

México participa en Startup Bus 2018, creando empresas tecnológicas en un camión

May 10, 2018 Mexico

Tampa Bay Area military veterans learning how to start their own business in a unique way

May 01, 2018 Florida

Black Woman's Guide to Crypto and Blockchain