WEtech Boosts Local Tech Startups with Funding and Hiring Support
Summary
Nifty Studios is an entertainment based application developer that specializes in interactive and engaging virtual reality, computer and mobile experiences. Two homegrown start-up companies each received $3,000 courtesy of WEtech Alliance through the latest round of WINnovation Fund grants. Envirodrone is a commercial drone that performs a variety of professional services from surveying and mapping to surveillance-based activities specializing in environmental applications. Powerball Technologies developed a powerful software tool called Og – for augmented reality – that allows customers and salespeople to showcase furniture virtually at home or any other location through a tablet device. Phantoms are critically important for the development of innovative diagnostic imaging techniques, neurosurgery treatment planning, and training of medical students.