Demo Day :: Fall 2015 Cohort The celebration and unveiling of our "accelerated" startups

The goal of every accelerator is to host a successful Demo Day for their cohort. It’s a time to let the startup founders showcase their “accelerated” companies in front of investors and industry executives.

We gave our cohort that experience. But since we believe in giving our all for our startups, Demo Day was at Busch Stadium (home of the St. Louis Cardinals) and their opening acts included a panel on Sports+Leadership with the CEO of the St. Louis Blues, President of the St. Louis Cardinals and COO of the St. Louis Rams; and another panel on Sports+Innovation with the head of Strategy for the Golf Channel/Golf Now, head of Sports for IBM Watson and head of Olympic Innovation for UnderArmour.

Here is how Demo Day for the Fall 2015 cohort played out…

Cohort Remarks

Fall 2015 Cohort // Busch Stadium

We turned the mic on, gave it to the cohort, and they spoke their mind…(watch video)

Fishidy

Brian Jensen // Madison, WI

Fishidy, the Waze app for fisherman, gives their investor pitch…(watch video)

LEIF Tech

Aaron Aders // Brooklyn, NY

LEIF Tech, the electric skateboard that shreds like a snowboard, gives their investor pitch…(watch video)

Winning Identity

Joe Shuchat // Toronto, Canada

Winning Identity, the one-stop golf shop, gives their investor pitch…(watch video)

Rookies

Matt Sebek // St. Louis, MO

Rookies, the personalized trading card creator, gives their investor pitch…(watch video)

Panel #1

Sports+Leadership

Panelists included Kevin Demoff (COO, St. Louis Rams), Bill DeWitt III (President, St. Louis Cardinals) and Chris Zimmerman (CEO, St. Louis Blues). Moderated by Khalia Collier (Owner, St. Louis Surge)…(watch video)

Panel #2

Sports+Innovation

Panelists included Nick Cutsumpas (IBM Watson Sports), Will McIntosh (Golf Channel/Golf Now) and Patrick Meek (UnderArmour Olympic Innovation). Moderated by Art Chou (Stadia Ventures)…(watch video)