Thirteen startups will be proudly representing Northwest Arkansas at this year’s SXSW Startup Crawl in Austin! Thanks to a partnership between Walmart Technology, Microsoft for Startups, Startup Junkie, and the Northwest Arkansas Council—we are hosting a mega-location at what the Austin Business Journal named the “Coolest Building in Austin,” 4.co!
If you are in Austin, we’d love to see you! The event is free, but you need to register. Stop by and grab some free food and beverages from Nine Banded Whiskey, Tito’s, and our own NWA local Bike Rack Brewery.
Meet The Crew
Enterprise Transformation Leader
RevUnit
Named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s exclusive listing of the 360 “Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America" and recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of America's fastest-growing private companies, RevUnit is a digital strategy and product studio that builds digital strategies, intelligent platforms, and products that help enterprises work better.
Supply Chain Innovation Leader
SupplyPike
SupplyPike retains the largest software engineering team in Fayetteville, AR and is recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies in the region. Their cloud-based software platform serves Supply Chain Management (SCM) professionals in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry. At the forefront of supply chain innovation, SupplyPike launched the first digital freight marketplace to accept bitcoin as the only standard form of payment.
SupplyPikeSupply Chain Innovation Leader
SupplyPike
SupplyPike retains the largest software engineering team in Fayetteville, AR and is recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies in the region. Their cloud-based software platform serves Supply Chain Management (SCM) professionals in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry. At the forefront of supply chain innovation, SupplyPike launched the first digital freight marketplace to accept bitcoin as the only standard form of payment.
SupplyPikeThe Future of eCommerce
Engine
Shopify rival, Engine, is a cloud-based eCommerce software platform that has raised over $2 million in venture capital. The leadership team at Engine has spent 25 years in eCommerce, building many brands and helping others do the same. Now, they’re turning the methods and best practices they’ve learned during that time into tools for brands looking to scale their direct-to-consumer presence online.
EngineFarm to Fork on the Blockchain
Grass Roots Farmers' Cooperative
The small-scale, forward-thinking suppliers of Grass Roots Farmers' Cooperative are the first in the United States to use blockchain technology to trace their products from farm to fork, with the aim of giving consumers more confidence in the origin and quality of the meat they buy. Supported by Heifer USA, Grass Roots meats are available for purchase online and can be found in restaurants and retailers across the country.
Grass RootsFarm to Fork on the Blockchain
Grass Roots Farmers' Cooperative
The small-scale, forward-thinking suppliers of Grass Roots Farmers' Cooperative are the first in the United States to use blockchain technology to trace their products from farm to fork, with the aim of giving consumers more confidence in the origin and quality of the meat they buy. Supported by Heifer USA, Grass Roots meats are available for purchase online and can be found in restaurants and retailers across the country.
Grass RootsSustainable, Durable Outdoor Clothing
LIVSN
Livsnjutare (n.) Swedish - One who loves life deeply; an enjoyer of life. LIVSN creates durable, innovative, and high-quality outdoor apparel for those who value experiences more than stuff. In 2018, 511 backers pledged $78,579 on Kickstarter to help bring this brand to life. Most recently, LIVSN was one of nine startups accepted into the Techstars Austin 2019 class.
LIVSNField Workforce Management
Movista
Movista Inc. is a Software as a Service (SaaS) firm, founded in May 2010 by Stan Zylowski and April Seggebruch, in Bentonville, Arkansas. They were both retail veterans who had a dream to revolutionize the way in which field teams worked, as well as how leadership could manage the process more seamlessly. With the help of a world-class development team, they created a proprietary field workforce management software, One by Movista. Most recently, Movista received $12 million in venture capital financing from New York-based growth equity fund Level Equity. The investment is among the largest for an Arkansas-based software firm.
MovistaField Workforce Management
Movista
Movista Inc. is a Software as a Service (SaaS) firm, founded in May 2010 by Stan Zylowski and April Seggebruch, in Bentonville, Arkansas. They were both retail veterans who had a dream to revolutionize the way in which field teams worked, as well as how leadership could manage the process more seamlessly. With the help of a world-class development team, they created a proprietary field workforce management software, One by Movista. Most recently, Movista received $12 million in venture capital financing from New York-based growth equity fund Level Equity. The investment is among the largest for an Arkansas-based software firm.
MovistaOpen Source Robot Ecosystem
MORE Technologies
MORE Technologies is helping schools empower a new generation of thinkers, makers and problem solvers through open-source, customizable robotics kits. MOREtech believes kids have the power to change the world with technology, so they're making robots that put exploration, creativity, and innovative thinking at the heart of the learning process. Their goal is to prepare future generations for a fast-changing world and enable them to solve its most pressing problems.
MOREtechThese startups will be joined by an additional six startups currently participating in the Northwest Arkansas’ Fuel Accelerator. Fuel is a 16-week, collaborative program that matches growth-stage, supply chain-focused startups with key enterprise partners in order to accelerate the development of tangible solutions to some of the industry’s biggest supply chain & logistics challenges.
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BlyncSync Technologies – Safety software that shows exactly what time a driver can expect to feel fatigued in order to reduce accident rates in the trucking industry.
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Drive My Way – A patent-pending matching technology for the transportation industry that creates the best job match possible for CDL truck drivers and employers.
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Luncher – Dedicated to delivering food from local restaurants to the workplace. Customers can find good food at great prices while avoiding lines and parking issues.
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Oculogx – An Augmented Reality application that makes order picking faster and more accurate.
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ShipHike – Hitchhiking for packages. ShipHike uses the crowd to create an on-demand delivery app that ships anything, anywhere, anytime.
- Thaddeus – A cold-chain transportation company protecting and transporting temperature-sensitive products via IoT-enabled, reusable, active temperature-regulated packaging and software.
Learn more about Fuel at www.fuelaccelerator.com
