The Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is excited to launch the 2023 CometX Summer Accelerator.

CometX is a highly impactful startup accelerator that focuses on supporting the most promising and scalable startups in refining their business models and solutions, expediting their customer acquisition efforts, and positioning their ventures for rapid growth and expansion. Participating teams receive one-on-one coaching, guidance from experienced North Texas entrepreneurs and executives, and a chance to win $2,500 in non-dilutive funding.

Meet the teams in the 2023 CometX summer cohort:

Manta Systems is designing the first automated, app-enabled, frozen fish food feeder on the market. Tamara Marshall, MBA’24 

Routora is a route planning solution that creates faster and more efficient multi-stop routes by optimally reordering a list of addresses to save you time and money on the road. Tom Vazhekatt, BS’24

Olive Tree Therapeutics is designing a high-frequency, vibrating vest as a therapeutic modality for upper respiratory illnesses in dogs. Madison Valdivia, BS’23

OptiMIND is creating a series of brain training games designed to enhance brain and cognition across the lifespan, ensuring sharpness and focus at any age. Chandramallika Basak – Associate Professor

Fathomd is an online cloud-based platform for distributing interactive, role-playing games for higher education. Seckin Dogaroglu MS’19

YongBros is a game studio helping creators take their work into the Metaverse on Roblox. Ralph Yongoueth, BS’25  

BioDiamond is developing a game-changing technology to bridge the biomass and battery manufacturing industries. Ben Stein PhD’22

INTRSCT is a consulting business focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and justice (DEIBJ). Regina Cline PhD’24, Neeru Sharma MS’24

SLAM Lab studies the connection between speech, language, and music in the brain. Dr. Yune Lee

Serve & Jam organizes engaging events, activities, and services to generate resources for non-profits and communities in need. Ashlee Green, MS’23

Truviu is a social media platform that allows its users to change how their profile looks, what their newsfeed contains, and the algorithm behind everything. Samin Rahman BS’23

Allercheck is creating a medical device that allows individuals with food allergies to pre-test food items to ensure safety. Tori Sonkin BS’25

Avsana Labs is a biotech spin-off working to improve viral diagnostic testing to mitigate the spread of contagious viral infections. Oren Eliezer, PhD’08

UniTalk is an advanced chatbot specifically designed for university admissions. Abhishek Mishra BS’24, Rami Ismael BS’24

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