2025 HOTLIST
For introductions to these startups or to request the password to access startup pitch decks, please contact:
Christina Drake
[email protected] 734-997-8661
Additional data is available in the master Hotlist database via Airtable:
This group of startups is curated from hundreds of recommendations made by Renaissance local partners (universities, incubators, accelerators, angel networks, and venture funds).
Current Hotlist companies are shown below, sortable by sector and with embedded links where their pitch decks may be viewed if available.
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| Airspace Experience Technologies Inc (ASX) | Automotive / Mobility |
ASX harvests automotive and electric vehicle technologies to build low-cost VTOL Aircraft and uncrewed air traffic management systems.
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| Alisio | FinTech |
Alisio is an international cash management platform that helps manufacturers in the US and LatAm get paid faster, qualify for more contracts, and grow on both sides of the border.
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| APT Solar Solutions, Inc. | Energy / Energy Efficiency |
APT will commercialize a patented solar technology whose advantage is in its ability to generate high levels of energy through a vertical configuration of cells. Market entry is planned for 2025.
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| Arbor Medical Innovations | Healthcare - Medical Device |
Arbor Medical Innovations is a med device startup out of UM launching our first product to provide the first clinical-use, objective biomarker to track chronic pain interventions in large populations.
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| ArtiMed | Healthcare - Services or Health IT |
ArtiMed is the leading provider of AI SaaS solutions to determine eligibility for healthcare and social support benefits working with payers and providers in the US. We currently serve millions of members and patients and project to manage tens of millions of individuals by the end of 2025.
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| Beye Analytics Inc | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) |
B/eye is a generative AI-powered business intelligence platform enabling organizations to achieve self-service analytics and actionable intelligence from data with high fidelity and velocity.
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| BioMang | Advanced Manufacturing / Materials |
Uses metal-reducing microorganisms to recover manganese from ores, tailings, slags, sludges, and recycled scrap.
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| Bloom | Advanced Manufacturing / Materials |
Bloom is an operations-as-a-service platform for the electric mobility industry.
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| BlueConduit | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) |
BlueConduit is the leader in predictive modeling for municipal infrastructure with the most advanced Data Science + AI software platform on the market.
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| CatalystXL, Inc. | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) |
CatalystXL, provider of Cardware, an AI-driven Digital Experience Platform helping enterprises streamline communication & content resulting in increased employee productivity driving revenue growth.
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| Charge Trade | Automotive / Mobility |
We are developing a platform to create a virtual power plant marketplace through peer-to-peer energy trading using residential EV chargers.
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| Clixie AI | Education Tech |
We are a SaaS online authoring tool automated with AI that allows users to quickly and easily create engaging interactive video for education.
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| ContentSeal | Marketing / Advertising / Sales |
ContentSeal is a B2B SaaS platform and managed service helping companies establish credibility and maintain trust via third-party verification of their business content and claims.
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| DroneView Technologies | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) |
DroneView Technologies - much more than “ Just Drones” - is a leading aerial mapping and geospatial services company. DroneView provides precision mapping solutions - aerial imagery & LiDAR from both
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| Ecosphere Organics | Advanced Manufacturing / Materials |
Ecosphere Organics transforms organic waste into refined raw materials for sustainable products, enhancing supply chains and reducing emssions through innovative biorefining technologies.
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| Ecovia Renewables | Advanced Manufacturing / Materials |
We design, develop, and manufacture biobased, and biodegradable polymers to replace synthetic ones. Our process produces lower GHG, and our polymers have no microplastics.
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| ElectricFish Energy Inc. | Energy / Energy Efficiency |
We are developing the fastest and most cost-effective electric vehicle chargers, designed for quick deployment, and supporting the electrical Grid.
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| Elite Care Technologies, Inc | Healthcare - Services or Health IT |
Our platform empowers physicians through data transparency to provide more timely, coordinated care following inpatient discharge while simultaneously accessing over $1 billion in unbilled revenue.
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| Enspired Solutions | Advanced Manufacturing / Materials |
Enspired Solutions sells equipment that implements patented technology to destroy the contaminant PFAS in water.
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| Extrinsic Immunity | Healthcare - Biotech/Pharma |
Extrinsic Immunity Therapeutics has developed a novel therapeutic to prevent or delay metastasis and improve the efficacy of checkpoint immunotherapy through targeted degradation of NETs.
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| FARMISH, INC | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) |
Farmish is a social marketplace app connecting local growers with their communities, empowering farmers and gardeners to sell fresh, homegrown products directly to consumers.
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| FEEK | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) |
Feek is revolutionizing the workplace with cutting-edge AI technology, focused on eliminating redundancy, reducing errors, and boosting overall productivity and innovation.
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| FirstIgnite | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) |
FirstIgnite builds AI software for the commercialization of research. Users enter a description of their research and are matched to the markets, companies and contacts for partnering.
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| Fourth State | Energy / Energy Efficiency |
Fourth State is developing a scalable water treatment system to decompose a range of contaminants including PFAS.
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| FreightRoll | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) |
Our software enables facility operators to create yard journeys for truck drivers from check-in to check-out at their facilities, improving labor costs, carbon footprint and throughput.
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| Frictionless Enterprises Inc | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) |
Hyer is a cutting-edge, data-driven two-sided marketplace that leverages advanced algorithms to connect a dynamic network of workers with brands and employers in real time, shaping the future of work.
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| Functional Fluidics | Healthcare - Biotech/Pharma |
Functional Fluidics accelerates RBC health research and therapy development with innovative data-driven solutions, supporting clinical trials and bridging clinical research and patient care gaps.
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| Fusion Coolant Systems | Advanced Manufacturing / Materials |
Fusion Coolant Systems provides customers an advanced cutting solution for use in manufacturing using patented supercritical CO2 technology that increases production rates and extends tool life.
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| Giggso Inc | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) |
Giggso, an AI/ML company, offers SHAY, a secure Ops efficiency solution for enterprise support, featuring an LLM aggregator across multiple data sources with auditing and tracking capabilities.
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| Grounded | Automotive / Mobility |
Grounded is building a software-first modular manufacturing system for upfitting electric vehicles for a variety of verticals and use cases, including RVs, landscaping, medical, food trucks, and more.
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| Hawk Intelligence | Automotive / Mobility |
Hawk Intelligence is revolutionizing US shipbuilding by streamlining the extraction and retention of data, process, and knowledge through the implementation of an intelligent workflow software suite.
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| HiPer Fiber, Inc. | Advanced Manufacturing / Materials |
We manufacture advanced steel fibers to reinforce ultrahigh performance concrete (UHPC) structures.
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| HunnyDone | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) |
HunnyDone is building the best Home Operating System in the world. We leverage data to improve the homeownership experience through our contractor and maintenance management services.
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| Hush | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) |
Hush is the AI cyberprivacy service that reduces social engineering and phishing risks for companies and all levels of their employees.
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| Intermode | Automotive / Mobility |
We are the engine that allows automous mobile robots to scale and thrive.
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| Intero Biosystems Inc | Healthcare - Biotech/Pharma |
Intero Biosystems develops human stem cell-derived mini-organs to transform preclinical testing, accelerating the discovery of safer, more effective drugs before human clinical trials.
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| Jovial | Healthcare - Services or Health IT |
Jovial is a home care wellness app.
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| Judy Security | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) |
The Cybersecurity Solution You’ve Been Waiting For. Meet the heart (and brains) of our platform. Judy leverages a powerful set of features to protect your brand, your customers, and your bottom line—a
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| Kall Morris Inc (KMI) | Automotive / Mobility |
KMI is a space logistics company driven to protect critical space assets for the DoD, NASA, & commercial operators through algorithm-enabled advanced hardware & spacecraft, demoing on ISS in 2024.
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| Ketchel Axle Systems | Automotive / Mobility |
Ketchel Axle Systems is a pioneering startup specializing in the development of innovative electric axle solutions for commercial vehicles. Our revolutionary eRhino axle system offers unparalleled pow
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| Livsee | FinTech |
Livsee is our apartment marketplace platform for renters using GenAI which allows us to personalize the search process and allow access to below market pricing, saving consumers time and money.
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| Mainbids LLC | Consumer Products |
Mainbids is the ultimate platform where homeowners can post service needs and receive competitive bids from qualified professionals, ensuring the best match for every home improvement job.
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| Maison Research | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) |
Maison Research provides a technology (MAISON) that empowers organizations to use generative AI without sensitive data leakage.
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| Maplinx.ai | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) |
Market intelligence and location analytics to unlock deep insights into locations, brands, and enterprises.
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| Marel Power Solutions, Inc. | Energy / Energy Efficiency |
Building the connective tissue for the energy age - tying together and enabling the movement of power between supply, storage, and use.
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| MeetYourClass | Education Tech |
MeetYourClass is a social network for 400,000+ prospective college students to connect. We partner with universities to boost enrollment by identifying students most convertible and likely to enroll.
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| MH3D Inc. | Healthcare - Medical Device |
We develop ultra-high resolution SPECT scanners for early detection and monitoring of cancer, neurological, and cardiovascular diseases at sub 1mm levels.
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| Miwatec LLC | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) |
LoadTraxx digitizes tracking and billing for dump trucks with a mobile and web app. We're expanding to provide a comprehensive end-to-end solution tailored for our dump trucking customers.
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| MoiiAI Inc. | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) |
Real-Time Operational Visibility for Productivity & Risk Management using existing CCTV feeds & Vision AI. Moii analyzes and organizes unused live streams for real-time management problem solving.
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| Motor City Systems | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) |
We are a team of experienced professionals delivering cloud-based software and systems integration technology solutions that enable trucking companies to modernize and improve their operations.
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| Moxi Marketplace | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) |
Moxi is a marketplace that helps retiring service-based business owners sell their business and provides buyers an AI diagnostic tool and AI operator to modernize and scale those businesses.
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| Neferdata | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) |
Neferdata: The Shopify of SMB AI. We deliver a comprehensive ecosystem and robust platform, empowering a new wave of AI entrepreneurs to effortlessly launch market-ready solutions.
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| Netarx LLC | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) |
We identify deepfake attacks by seamlessly integrating into all the communication tools employees already use (Office 365, Gmail, Zoom, Teams, etc.).
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| Nunchi Inc | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) | Nunchi is an AI-first membership intelligence, tracking and management system empowering people-driven companies to scale. |
| OcuSciences, Inc. | Healthcare - Medical Device |
OcuSciences has developed ocular diagnostic solutions with its AI-driven analysis software providing physicians with actionable information across multiple ophthalmic diseases to improve patient care.
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| OneSix Energy Inc. | Energy / Energy Efficiency |
The company has developed a novel methane pyrolysis method for cost-effective, scalable conversion of methane into clean hydrogen and carbon black.
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| PakItGreen | Advanced Manufacturing / Materials |
PakItGreen is a sustainable packaging company, offering effective food safe barrier and functional coatings that are recyclable, compostable, biodegradable and PFAS-free. With a simple and cost-effect
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| PassiveBolt | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) |
KeyShare is a decentralized identity platform that empowers guests to manage their own data while enabling hotels to deliver AI-powered personalized experiences and streamline operations.
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| PathwaysGI Inc | Healthcare - Biotech/Pharma |
PathwaysGI provides AI/ML processing of endoscopy video data to objectively quantify the severity and distribution of inflammatory bowel disease to accelerate therapy development and improve outcomes
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| PeakAIO Inc. | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) |
PeakAIO is building solutions that meet the performance, governance, and security demands of today's AI/GPU-driven applications.
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| Plain Sight | Marketing / Advertising / Sales |
We make it easy for corporate sponsors to find opportunities, event creators to find funding, and attendees to find connections.
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| Pocketnest | FinTech |
B2B2C and Saas, Pocketnest provides financial wellness software to banks, credit unions and other financial institutions, identifying over $3500 in cross sell revenue per user for our FI customers.
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| Rivet Work | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) |
RIVET is the industry leading workforce management platform for commercial contractors.
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| Robobuoy Inc. | Media / Entertainment / Sports |
Robobuoy is a robotics company disrupting the marine industry. Our Bots have served as racecourse marks, golf targets, beach safety rings, and military drones.
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| ScrapTrader | Advanced Manufacturing / Materials |
ScrapTrader is a digital trading and customer relationship management platform for the recycling industry.
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| SecuritySnares | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) |
SecuritySnares ends the business disruption caused by malware such as ransomware and wipers.
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| SignetRisk Analytics Inc | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) |
SignetRisk is developing next generation cyber risk quantification data and analytics to help the cyber insurance and enterprise cyber risk management industry.
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| 25Care | Healthcare - Services or Health IT |
We built a marketplace that delivers up to 25 home and personal services directly to your door. It's 25Care.com
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| Tandem | FinTech |
Tandem is building financial tools for couples that live together.
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| Thera B Medical Products | Healthcare - Medical Device |
TheraB Medical is developing wearable medical solutions for infants to enhance clinical outcomes and patient experience.
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| TreadCycle | Advanced Manufacturing / Materials |
Using proprietary water jet technology, TreadCycle recycles mining tires and uses them as feedstock to manufacture a rubber compound used in making new tires.
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| Trophy | Media / Entertainment / Sports |
Music collectibles platform started by 4 members of Eminem's creative team. Helping artists and bands increase the average order value of their fan merchandise by 2-10X.
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| Trueline Health | Healthcare - Services or Health IT |
Tech-enabled, whole-health focused and value-based primary care that builds data clouds to track biomakers to predict and prevent diseases and apply individualized treatments to maximize health.
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| Utron Kinetics | Advanced Manufacturing / Materials |
Utron Kinetics specializes in advanced materials and precision-engineered products for aerospace, defense, and energy sectors, offering innovative solutions for extreme environments.
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| Vayoom | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) |
Vayoom SaaS accelerates manufacturer profits with innovative product costing and quoting. AI-powered predictive analytics targets profits for better decisions to increase EBIT by average of 6%.
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| VERN AI | Healthcare - Services or Health IT |
VERN AI is a real-time patented human emotion detection system that is used in award winning customer service and mental health applications.
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| Visca, LLC | Healthcare - Medical Device |
Visca is a dynamic and innovative company at the forefront of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and microsystems technology focused on accelerating cutting-edge solutions across various sectors,
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| Waldo Solutions Inc. | Information Technology (IOT, Enterprise, Internet) |
Waldo is the operating system of the forest industry.
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| woodchuck.ai | Energy / Energy Efficiency |
woodchuck.ai isan AI wood waste diversion and renewable clean energy platform liveraging AI to divert wood waste from landfills and to provide bioenergy producers with renewable biomass
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