Comedy and mechanics win at Seed Spot Demo Day
Co-written with Chloe Nordquist From event space rental platforms and tamales to gift giving and LOL, twelve startups presented their businesses at the sixth Seed Spot Demo Day at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Phoenix and competed for cash prizes, consulting services and free rent to help build their companies. The big winners included Humor Writes receiving $25,000 cash and Lucy’s Garage with $30,000 as part of the véndeme tu sueño competition. Check out the initial reaction from the founder of Humor Writes after she won below. Humor Writes wins The twelve presenters and prizes include: Yardhop – The AirBnB for private space rentals. PRIZE: Six months of office space at Seed Spot Happy Place Essentials – A product line that facilitates conversation and supportive environment for kids through aromatherapy sprays. The company focuses on creating conversation about anti-bullying. PRIZE: $5,000 product shoot package Happy tamales – A company that makes gourmet tamales to help end the cycle of domestic violence by reaching out to victims, providing training and employment in how to make tamales, and selling tamales to businesses. To date they have sold 10,000 tamales! PRIZE: One year membership at Local First Arizona Behelper – A tool to create actionable energy data for a company’s building, The platform allows someone to figure out payback, aid in the design process, and overall help companies become more eco-friendly. PRIZE: $10,000 scholarship of a year of sales training and coaching This slideshow requires JavaScript. Birdytell – A gifting app that focuses on people and meaningful gift giving.…
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