What an amazing Demo Day last month, as StarterStudio continues to celebrate 10 years of serving and supporting startups! 🎉

A huge congratulations to our Pre-Seed Stage cohort for completing the program and delivering powerful, passionate pitches. The range of innovation on display was truly inspiring — from HR and gig economy platforms to cutting-edge space technology, medical education tools, and AI-driven aesthetics solutions.

Here’s a glimpse of the incredible ideas that took the stage:

💼 A people and performance HR platform
🎮 A gig work marketplace for game devs and creatives
🧠 AI-powered tools transforming medical school education and student wellness
🛰️ Satellite testing via advanced space balloon technology
💄 An AI assistant and evaluation tool revolutionizing education in the aesthetics industry

🌟 Special shoutout to the outstanding founders — your growth throughout the program has been remarkable, and we can’t wait to see where your journeys lead next!

🟢 Rodrigo T Costa, DeTask
🟢 Gynell “Journey” Journigan, City of Gamers / RoyalTea
🟢 Raji Akileh, DO, MedEd Cloud
🟢 Pradeep Shinde & Michal Segal Rozenhaimer, SpaceLoon
🟢 Melissa Singleton, Aesthetics HQ

💡 We were also thrilled to welcome back Timothy Poore, a program alum, who shared exciting updates and milestones from his startup PEP (Post-Acute Eldercare Platform).

🙏 Huge thanks to our Demo Day judges for your thoughtful questions, valuable feedback, and ongoing support:
❇️ Lilian Myers – Former StarterStudio CEO & CSO at CONVX
❇️ Donna Mackenzie – Board Chair, StarterStudio & Former CEO/CFO at CONVX
❇️ Ben Patz – Managing General Partner, DeepWork Capital

And last but not least — thank you to our amazing audience for showing up, sharing your energy, and championing these bold, early-stage founders!

Here’s to the next 10 years of innovation and impact. 🚀