2021 Best Tech Startups in Louisville (Kentucky)

August 28, 2020 thetechtribune

The Tech Tribune staff has compiled the very best tech startups in Louisville, Kentucky. In doing our research, we considered several factors including but not limited to:

Revenue potential
Leadership team
Brand/product traction
Competitive landscape

Additionally, all companies must be independent (unacquired), privately owned, at most 10 years old, and have received at least one round of funding in order to qualify.

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1. SentryHealth

Founded: 2011

Also honored in:

“SentryHealth drives better health and wellness nationwide through personalized, full-service well-being management. Our holistic approach to well-being ensures that employees experience better health literacy, sustained behavior change, and clinical, emotional, and financial success. Employers experience greater ROI and VOI, better employee satisfaction, improved recruitment and retention, and better productivity.”

2. Capture Higher Ed

Founded: 2011

“Capture solves one of the most important enrollment challenges today — making genuine, lasting connections between prospective students and higher education institutions. The need to create personalized and relevant engagement in a virtual world has never been more immediate. Capture believes every interaction needs to be relevant, personalized, data-driven and measured.

That’s why our enrollment and data experts use the Behavioral Intelligence Platform — with products and solutions that integrate into campus systems, helping institutions achieve their enrollment goals.”

3. SkuVault

Founded: 2011

Also honored in:

“SkuVault inventory and warehouse management system is a cloud-based software designed for small-medium and enterprise companies looking to scale and compete in the eCommerce and omni-channel markets.

SkuVault deals with your actual, physical inventory. We scan it into and out of your warehouse or store, and use this real-time data to sync with your online marketplaces such as Amazon, eBay, or Walmart. Real-time quantity syncs prevent out of stocks, barcoding and quality control reduce picking and shipping errors, and our smart re-order reports ensure that your purchasing decisions are backed by hard data.”

4. EdjAnalytics

Founded: 2013

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“EdjAnalytics provides “edge” to companies and people in competitive markets. We do this by solving very complex problems in unique and creative ways that allow us to look at each question as if it is a game to be won or lost. Each game is structured so that the outcome is optimized for the users’ unique requirements. This approach has been helpful to clients as diverse as professional football teams, commodity traders and corporate executives. We believe that this method can be used for scores of other applications, and we’re in the process of building our business to meet those needs.”

5. GoWild

Founded: 2017

Also honored in: 2020 Best Tech Startups in Kentucky

“GoWild is the fastest growing and most sophisticated platform for hunting, fishing and the outdoors. We provide users with an app customized to fit their lifestyle, and brands a place to find their exact target audience.

GoWild is on a mission is to craft and curate a community where outdoorsmen and women can engage, interact and learn. With a supportive space for hunters and anglers, GoWild is creating a platform to increase the number of people enjoying the outdoors, which has a direct impact on conservation.”

6. Red e App

Founded: 2011

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“Red e App is the other side of the enterprise productivity coin. One side of the coin is Box, Salesforce, Office365, Yammer, and Slack that were designed for the needs of a knowledge-based, @company.com email carrying workforce.

Red e App, however, is a mobile workflow communication and file distribution platform architected specifically for the more than 2.1 billion non-desk and hourly workers who do not have access to @company.com email.”

7. Podchaser

Founded: 2016

“Podchaser is the leading podcast directory and destination for podcast discovery, ratings, reviews, creator credits, playlists, and search.”

8. Virtual Peaker, Inc

Founded: 2015

Also honored in: 2020 Best Tech Startups in Louisville

“Virtual Peaker is a software platform that manages residential electric demand. It applies machine learning and real-time control to internet-enabled appliances to reduce demand while minimizing negative impact to the residential customer. The platform is accessed through a web browser, and has tailored portals for utility and residential users.”

9. MobileServe

Founded: 2015

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“MobileServe builds mobile and web apps that make it easy for individuals and organizations to track and share their social impact.

For volunteers, MobileServe provides an intuitive app that uses features individuals are already comfortable using, such as checking in and out of events, sharing across social networks, and inviting friends.

Administrators have access to a dashboard that shows real-time data about volunteers, their service activities, and economic impact. The dashboard offers robust reporting options and downloadable infographics.”

10. Switcher Studio

Founded: 2014

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“Making video is expensive, complicated, and time consuming. We at Switcher Studio provide the tools and features for creators to make video creation easier and more accessible than ever before!”