2022 Best Tech Startups in Akron

December 10, 2021 thetechtribune

The Tech Tribune staff has compiled the very best tech startups in Akron, Ohio. 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. RVshare

Founded: 2013

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“RVshare offers the largest selection of trusted RV rentals in the country. Founded in 2013 in Akron, Ohio, we connect RV owners and renters, offering an additional source of income for RV owners and the option for a memorable vacation for renters. Renters can search through thousands of short- and long-term RV rental options, including Luxury Class A Diesel Pushers, Class B Camper Vans, Class C Motorhomes, and Travel Trailers, and filter to search and compare RV rental prices, features, reviews, and more. The secure RVshare payment system provides a $10,000 Peace of Mind Guarantee, a 24-hour travel concierge, nationwide insurance, and free roadside assistance. RVing is a convenient, exciting way to travel, and eliminates the challenges and costs of finding hotel accommodations.”

2. TinyCircuits

Founded: 2011

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“TinyCircuits designs and manufactures very small open source electronics. Our initial product line, the TinyDuino, is a fully functional Arduino clone, yet is small than a quarter. Launched on Kickstarter in Sept of 2012, the TinyDuino project was hugely popular and raised over 1000% of the desired goal.”

3. Bonfire Digital Wellness

Founded: 2020

“We deliver a personalized, holistic approach to optimizing the social, emotional, mental, physical, and digital wellness of youth through 1:1 coaching, group classes, empathy and love.

Developed by School Counselors, all our coaches are pros at making kids feel seen and heard, which is essential today.

By providing a consistent shoulder to lean on, in a safe, nurturing environment, we’re able to foster healthy habits and a harmonious relationship with technology and beyond.

We call it Digital Wellness: actively practicing healthy habits essential to using tech in ways that enhance rather than harm mental + physical health.”

4. Fontus Blue

Founded: 2014

“The Fontus Blue team are water quality and water treatment experts. We know how to cost-effectively manage complicated water quality and treatment issues. Our solutions support softening, corrosion control and water stability, chemical treatment cost tracking, disinfection management, disinfection byproduct oversight, turbidity performance tracking, PAC dosing, treated water quality forecasting, and chemical dosing support.

We partner with utilities and plant personnel to develop solutions to support their efforts to make exceptional drinking water for their customers. We help manage compliance risk, enhance operations, and lower expenses by using alert level frameworks, key performance indicators, and automation of complex calculations.”

5. Wastebits

Founded: 2012

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“Wastebits is a web-based platform that streamlines the management of regulated waste for waste generators, service providers and treatment facilities.”

6. SweatID

Founded: 2017

“SweatID makes it easy to pinpoint electrolyte levels and address dehydration issues before it happens.

The SweatID patch is the first nonwoven fabric sensor to provide real-time hydration information by selectively targeting sodium levels on the skin, providing users with the data they need to accurately rehydrate during work, training, or competition.

The disposable sensor is integrated into reusable clothing and sends data via Bluetooth to the connected app.

The app categorizes the user’s sweat as having a low, medium, or high-sodium concentration and provides a personalized hydration strategy specifically tailored to their unique body chemistry.”