Welcome to the new Summer 2017 AlphaLab cohort!
Summary
Honeycomb is a platform that allows local businesses to borrow expansion loans of up to $50,000 directly from their loyal customers, filling a critical void between Kickstarter and big banks. He and his co-founders have a combined 25 years of financial services and entrepreneurship experience, as Ken previously started several small businesses and Christian has worked with hedge funds and alternative investments. The company is one of ten finalists in the Unity/Microsoft HoloLens competition with its fully-functional piano learning tool that demonstrates the mind-blowing potential of AR to dramatically improve user experience. Given his limitless passion and deep expertise in the space, Zee is committed to helping companies optimize their marketing strategies by revealing user browsing patterns across all sessions. Watt-Learn is using machine learning to make these batteries smarter, intelligently cycling through various charging and discharging states based on predictions of both market and local conditions.