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YBI helps companies develop their technology and grow their businesses — and our resume speaks for itself. Read how we’ve helped real entrepreneurs reach their goals.
Augment Therapy
Augment Therapy was founded in 2017 by CEO Lindsay Watson, a pediatric physical therapist who was searching for a way to improve inefficiencies in her own physical therapy practice and help kids achieve faster progress.
After winning YBI’s 2019 Shark Tank event, Augment Therapy accelerated its visibility and fundraising efforts allowing them to continue developing products and hire consultants.
Learn more about Lindsay’s path at the YBI and her pursuit to bridge the gap between in-office visits and at-home therapy through interactive software.
Freshmade 3D
Rich Wetzel, CEO and co-founder of Freshmade 3D, started out at the YBI in 2014 as an entrepreneurship intern, before becoming a business coordinator in the additive manufacturing (AM) department.
Freshmade 3D developed a value-add product called AMClad, which takes advantage of the fast output and large-scale capabilities offered by ExOne sand printers. AMClad products start as fragile 3D printed sand parts provided by Humtown Products in Leetonia, OH, which are then processed into durable and functional parts used for hard tooling, prototypes and end-use parts across many industries.
Learn more about Rich’s tenure at the YBI and his journey that led him to work alongside industry experts and create a revolutionary product!
Red’s & L’uva Bella Winery
Marisa Sergi is a third-generation winemaker and one of the forces behind Red’s and L’uva Bella Winery. Her family, of course, lent their support and wine-making expertise, but Sergi wanted to make it her mission to understand the business behind making a good bottle of wine.
After earning a BS in winemaking from Cornell University and working for the largest winery in the U.S. she launched her own brand called Red’s. To help launch her new brand she looked to the YBI and entered the Women in Entrepreneurship Program.
Marisa joined the WE Launch cohort where she won a $5,000 cash prize, which she used to purchase boxes for her wines — a critical piece of packaging she needed before pitching her brand to the executives at Walmart!
Learn more about Marisa’s journey in the Women in Entrepreneurship Program and the launch of her own successful brand.