UVM Startups
Over the last 10 years, UVM has helped launch over 30 new startups. Explore the great companies currently active in the UVM portfolio.
NEWS
Alumnus-Founded Sap! Swims with the Sharks
Sap! co-founders Chas Smith (UVM '15) and Nikita Salmon appeared on Shark Tank, the popular venture capital/entrepreneur pitch program, on Sunday, January 28, 2018. The entrepreneurs received an offer of $600,000 for a 30-percent ownership stake. They countered with 20 percent, and ultimately no deal was made.
To see their pitch, watch Season 9 Episode 21.
Sap! makes sparkling beverages from sustainably harvested maple and birch sap. Their products are sold in retail outlets throughout the northeast and on Amazon, and Sap! was recently highlighted on Whole Foods Trends List for 2018.
Technologies
Greenscale Technologies
2016
Next-generation microthrusters for the small satellite market.
E.A.S.Y.
2013
Affordable and innovative drawing tools for the Visually Impaired.
Haematologic Technologies
2011
Manufactures plasma proteins, antibodies, factor-deficient plasmas, and blood collection tubes.
Majorwise
Partners with schools, students, and employers to make sure everyone finds an opportunity.
MHISSION Translational Systems
2014
Customized solutions coordinating services provided to mental health- and substance abuse-involved people in the criminal justice system.
microGen
2009
Leading supplier of MEMS-based piezoelectric vibrational energy harvesting power generators and systems.
Mitotherapeutix
2014
Treatment for chemotherapy resistance and treatment for fatty liver disease.
Packetized Energy
2016
Human-friendly systems to enable distributed energy resources.
Patient Engagement Systems
2006
Tools to identify, manage and monitor patients with chronic diseases, specifically diabetes and chronic kidney disease.
Plomics
2008
Online interactive database — Tree of Medicine™ — featuring biomedical and medical information.
PoisedRealm
2016
Quantum reservoir computer that can be applied to drug discovery, computers, and artificial intelligence.
PreTel
2015
Fetal heart rate monitoring technology that differentiates true from false labor.
Quokka Labs
2016
Tools to measure the happiness of large populations in real time, capitalizing on data-rich social media.
RespirGames
2012
Clinically-effective breath biofeedback spirometer games for children with asthma.
Biologics
Samba BioLogics
2015
VasaPlex — a protein complex that helps repair cardiac tissue to improve cardiac function after a heart attack.
Sap!
Sap! products are plant-based superfood sparkling beverages made from 100% pure maple and birch sap.
Savant HWP
2013
Addiction treatment drugs potentially effective against substance abuse, over-eating and other compulsive behaviors.
Vermont Natural Coatings
2004
PolyWhey® Wood Finish — a coatings technology with high performance and environmental standards.
Visible Electrophysiology
2013
Educational tools to enhance learning of clinical electrophysiology through interactive modeling.
WISER Systems
2015
Expert system providing rapid, low-cost, high-quality risk assessment for suicide.