Five Wyoming Startups Selected for gBETA Cheyenne
By: Baylie Evans, gBETA Cheyenne Director
CHEYENNE, WY — Nationally ranked startup accelerator gener8tor announced today the five participating startups of its gBETA Cheyenne Fall 2021 cohort. The five startups come from all across the state of Wyoming and represent a diverse mix of industries including travel and tourism, health care, photography and weather monitoring. Learn more about the five companies below.
The selected five teams will participate in the gBETA Cheyenne program, which is a free seven-week startup accelerator that includes intensive and individualized coaching as well as access to gener8tor’s national network of mentors, customers, corporate partners and investors. gBETA is designed to help startups gain early customer traction on their product or idea. It will also help startups establish and execute on metrics that make them competitive applicants for full-time, equity-based accelerators or seed investment.
gBETA Cheyenne is offered twice a year, co-located with the Array School of Technology and Design. This upcoming cohort will be the third cohort in Wyoming since its inception in 2020.
“Now in our third cohort, we’re seeing some exciting momentum building from this program in terms of improving access to startup capital in Wyoming,” said gBETA Cheyenne Director, Baylie Evans. “It’s a thrill to see the program making a difference for both the individual startups as well as the broader ecosystem here.”
In addition to coaching and support for the selected teams, gBETA offers free one-on-one office hours and public Lunch & Learn sessions for the entire Wyoming entrepreneurial community. To learn more contact gBETA Cheyenne Director Baylie Evans at baylie@gener8tor.com or visit www.gbetastartups.com/cheyenne.
The gBETA Cheyenne program is made possible with the generous support of Microsoft, Hathaway & Kunz and Patterson + Sheridan.
gBETA Cheyenne Fall 2021 Cohort
Campground Views solves the biggest problem for campers by allowing them to pick the perfect campsite using virtual tours. Campgrounds hire Campground Views to produce the tours and pay an ongoing hosting fee. Campers pay a membership fee to view and use the tours. Campground Views currently has 536 tours, 37,087 free members, 808 active paid members and $187,000 in revenue since launch. Campground Views has contracted with more than a dozen private and public campgrounds.
CEO: Mark Koep | mark@campgroundviews.com | CampgroundViews.com
TravelStorysGPS delivers podcast-style audio tours to travelers using a trusted and easy-to-use platform. Travelers use TravelStorysGPS’ mobile and web-based platforms to discover and explore points of interest along their journeys. Local organizations work with TravelStorysGPS to promote destinations and routes of travel with curated tours. TravelStorysGPS hosts the largest library of curated mobile audio tours in the United States with almost 200 tours on one shared platform and is currently in discussions with hotels to distribute them as guest amenities.
CEO: Story Clark | story@travelstorysgps.com | travelstorys.com
FrostyFlake monitors real-time weather events to improve efficiency for snow-removal and landscaping companies. Using proprietary artificial intelligence in conjunction with established nationwide camera systems, FrostyFlake identifies weather events and notifies subscribers, saving them time and money compared to other manual processes. Customers in eight states have used FrostyFlake since launching in November 2020.
CEO: Marcus Curley | mcurley@curleyco.com | FrostyFlake.com
Picture My Story turns children’s portrait experiences into storybooks. Our B2B model allows Professional Portrait photographers to use Picture My Story’s platform to choose from a catalog of book options and instantly create custom children’s storybooks featuring their clients. Picture My Story simplifies the process of creating custom books, which allows photographers to increase their revenue by entering the storybook market. Picture my Story’s platform development is scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2022.
CEO: Audrey Jeans | contact@picturemystories.com
Remo’s platform helps caregivers navigate the challenges of dementia care. Caregivers use Remo to save time, money, and stress. Remo’s data enables providers to deliver evidence-based dementia care at scale. Remo is a Delaware C-corp headquartered in Jackson, Wyo. Remo’s beta is live with five paid customers and a provider pilot.
CEO: Matt LeKrey | matt@remo.health | beta.remo.health
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About gener8tor
gener8tor’s turnkey platform for the creative economy connects startup founders, investors, corporations, universities, job seekers, musicians and artists. The gener8tor platform includes accelerators, upskilling, corporate programming, and conferences with content on community growth, impact investing, diversity, equity and inclusion, and innovation across education, agriculture, insurance, healthcare, and more. Recently, gener8tor was named one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators. For more information, visit gener8tor.com.
About gBETA
gBETA accelerates the growth of early-stage companies through its network-driven program. gBETA supports five teams per cohort and requires no fees and no equity. Since launching in 2015, gBETA program alumni have raised $258M+ in capital and created 2,514 jobs across the US and Canada. For more gBETA statistics, visit gbetastartups.com/statistics.
About Microsoft TechSpark
Microsoft TechSpark is a national civic program designed to foster greater economic opportunity and job creation in rural and remote areas such as Cheyenne, Wyoming.
