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Why are US toddlers so small???

I don't mean fat/skinny, I mean small. Small heads too.

Perun's turning 2 soon, and we just got him a batch of new clothes. He's inbetween size 92 and 98, so we got him all 98's now. To make em last.

Dutch children sizes go by length, so a 92 corresponds to a child of 92 cm tall, approximately.

Outside of continental Europe y'all size by age. So my 98 is a UK 2 to 3, but a Canadian 2-4, and a whopping US 3-4. This corresponds also to hat sizes.

Which leaves me with the notion that US toddlers are tiny and some how behind on the growthcurves? Even compared to Canada?

What are y'all feeding your kids?

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Throwback Tuesday: Back in 2014 I propagated some Conan Yeast from a Heady Topper can - a souvenir from Vermont from my buddy Pauly. Growth curve, a huge starter, shock-freezing in LN2 and the delicious result - a nice turbid DIPA. Sláinte, Heintz. #homebrewing #instabeer #beerstagram #yeastpropagation #conanyeast #growthcurve #byo #brewyourown #DIPA #shockfreezing

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I love this picture because it’s such a great reminder that healing and growth are not a straight shot upwards.  I slightly dislike this picture because the cute rainbow make me think that healing is going to be fun and pretty.  In my experience, healing has never been fun OR pretty - but it’s definitely been worth it.  I would not go back to my days pre-therapy.  I would not choose what seemed comfortable at the time, over the uncomfortable present.  There’s so much power in healing - so much growth.  When we allow ourselves to heal, we bring a more complete and effective version of ourselves to our relationships, to our communities and to our world.  We could all use a little healing right now, so we can work together to heal the world.  It’s not going to be easy or pretty - but it will definitely be worth it.

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Graphical representation of my 96-hour growth curves. Most of the results aren't all the exciting. As far as I can tell A. baumannii seems quite happy staying in stationary phase and the different lemongrass oil concentrations have about the same effect over 96 hours as it does 24. The interesting one is the untreated S. aureus, more clearly shown in the single point graph (3rd photo). I need to get my supervisors opinion, but I think we may be seeing something known as the GASP phenomenon or growth advantage in stationary phase. This is where some bacterial cells survive the death phase and cannibalise the cells that died, causing peaks over time. This is only a 96-hour curve but I have seen some that have occurred over weeks and there are several peaks and troughs over time. I'm hoping that I might be able to do an even longer growth curve to see if my Staph strain will show these peaks and troughs. It's not really part of my project but it's still an interesting aside. #microbiology #gasp #gaspphenomenon #microbiology #bacteriology #lemongrassoil #essentialoils #growthcurve #interestingthingsarehappening #mastersdegree #masters #forscience #fortheloveofscience #womeninstem #womeninscience #gluttonforpunishment #letsdoalongerone (at Bristol, United Kingdom)

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When it comes to growth marketing, ‘so much of CRO is psychological’

When it comes to growth marketing, ‘so much of CRO is psychological’

As the number of startups competing for attention from investors and consumers continues to swell, growth marketing has become more critical than ever. Based on the feedback we received in our ongoing expert survey, Growthcurve, with offices in London and NYC, offers plans that let companies scale services up or down depending on their needs at the moment — like having an on-demand flexible…

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COVID-hit UK startups cry out for help, as UK gov trails Europe in its response

The UK government is reportedly looking at a range of options to support the startup industry, possibly involving a co-investment model involving state-owned funds (via the British Business Bank) and private VC funds. Investors have been warning that typically loss-making, early-stage startups are at risk of collapse amid the coronavirus crisis. But the moves come far later than generous packages put together by Continental European governments to support their startup sectors.

Ministers understood to be keen to support the strong UK startup and innovation sector and options allegedly being considered include convertible loans, which could either be later repaid or turned into equity stakes owned by the state. This would require matched co-investment with VCs, ensuring only existing venture-backed startups would be eligible.

The FT reports that ministers want to do this on a case-by-case basis and only after companies have first sought fresh capital from private investors.

Also being considered is additional grant funding via InnovateUK, a government body providing support to innovative businesses, and an expansion of R&D tax credits.

However, the scale of any government intervention is expected to be far more modest than the government’s previously announced support for small, medium and large companies and their workers, given investors are normally deep-pocketed and tech startups typically employ far fewer people than traditional industries. By contrast, the French and German governments committed €4bn and €2bn in relief for their respective tech startup sectors.

The proposals under consideration include ones put forward by a number of significant players in the UK tech industry, who jointly launched a campaign over the weekend to pressure the government into creating a support package to aid startups struggling to deal with the COVID-19 crisis.

The move comes in the wake of moves by other European countries, such as France and Germany, which have announced significant initiatives.

The Save Our Startups (SOS) campaign published an open letter to British prime minister Boris Johnson warning the country could “lose a generation of startups and high growth businesses to COVID-19.”

It claims more than 30,000 startups employing some 330,000 people do not qualify for existing support measures and are therefore in jeopardy if new policies are not developed to help them.

The campaign was launched by crowdfunding platform Crowdcube and industry body Coadec, and is supported by leading tech figures including Brent Hoberman, the co-founder of Lastminute.com; Alex Chesterman, the cofounder of Zoopla, LoveFilm and Cazoo; and Arnaud Massenet, cofounder of Net-a-Porter.

It is also joined by organizations including The Entrepreneurs Network, Draper Esprit, Virgin Startups, Vala Capital, Innovate Finance, UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA), EISA, Tech London Advocates, Capital Enterprise and Seedrs .

Jeff Lynn, executive chairman and co-founder of Seedrs, who was a signatory to the letter, commented: “The growth of the startup ecosystem has been one of the great successes of the UK economy over the past decade. All that work is now threatened by COVID-19, and that’s why it is essential that the government step in to help at this precarious time–just as the French and German governments are doing. The Save Our Startups campaign sets out three sensible and crucial requests that will make all the difference in ensuring that our startups can continue to be European and world leaders in the decade ahead. I am very pleased that Seedrs and Coadec, both of which I co-founded and chair, are Founding Partners of the campaign, and I hope everyone in the ecosystem will sign onto it.”

The open letter said: “These businesses are making a huge contribution to the economy but are often yet to make a profit because they are investing in their people, technology and bringing innovative products and services to market. They are highly unlikely to qualify for the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), which was introduced to provide financial support for SMEs during this pandemic.”

The letter points out that the French and German Governments have already worked to craft support for startups.

Save Our Startups has a three-point proposal for the government, calling on it to:

• Provide an equity-based liquidity package suitable to save startups at risk. While CBILS covers a proportion of UK businesses, the majority of startups and high-growth companies will be excluded and as a result, unsupported.

• Fast track payments to startups from public funding schemes – in particular, R&D tax credits and Innovate UK funding grants. Private sector liquidity has taken a major hit during the crisis with angels and micro-funds unable to provide startups and high growth businesses with bridging money.

• Change EIS, SEIS and VCTs to stimulate private equity investment into startup and high growth businesses, since many startups are losing access to debt or equity support.

However, some investors are cool on the idea, pointing out that the government could end up owning stakes in companies that would not otherwise have raised private-sector money, and that there should be a natural falling-off of weaker companies at a time of public crisis.

Investor Robin Klein of Localglobe commented on Twitter that: “The UK Govt has done an incredible job supporting the startup ecosystem” but he called the SOS campaign a “knee jerk” reaction and although he was “100% in favour of rapid BBB and other govt support” this would be through established tools.”

The UK Govt has done an incredible job supporting the startup ecosystem: EIS, BBB, InnovateUK, R&D tax credits. 8 out of 10 startups won't reach Series A. Please don't 'knee jerk' react to the call to 'save our startups' by deploying much needed Tax payers ££ directly.

— Robin Klein (@robinklein) April 5, 2020

Luke Lang, cofounder of Crowdcube, which initiated the campaign with Coadec, commented: “Other European countries have raced to rescue its startup and tech communities, with French and German Governments committing €6bn in funding. The UK is sluggish by comparison, and further delays are unforgivable and threaten thousands of promising startup and high-growth businesses with huge potential.”

The full letter by Save Our Startups can be read here.

Top 100 Signatories: Darren Westlake – Co-founder & CEO, Crowdcube Luke Lang – Co-founder, Crowdcube Brent Hoberman – Executive Chairman, Founders Forum Alex Chesterman – Founder & CEO, Cazoo; previously Co-founder LoveFilm and Zoopla Arnaud Massenet – Co-founder, Net-a-porter Mike Fuller – Co-founder, ARM Anthony Fletcher – CEO, Graze Tania Boler – Founder, Elvie Giles Andrews – Co-founder, Chairman, Zopa, MarketFinance, Bethnal Green Ventures Adam Dodds – CEO, Freetrade Jorge Armanet – CEO Founder, HealthUnlocked Jamie Ward – CEO, Hussle Samuel O’Connor – CEO, Coconut Peter Kelly – CEO, Imployable Lee Strafford – CEO, ADV Kirsty Ranger – CEO, IdeaSquares Gem Misa – CEO, Fullgreen Doug Monro – Co-founder & CEO, Adzuna /> Jeff Lynn – Co-founder & Executive Chairman, Seedrs Stephanie Melodia – Director, Bloom Tugce Bulut – Founder, Streetbees Saurav Chopra – Co-founder & CEO, Perkbox Daniel Korski – Founder & CEO, PUBLIC David Dunn – Chair, UK Tech Cluster Group Philip Salter – Founder, The Entrepreneurs Network Andrew Tibbitts, COO, TechHub Charlotte Crosswell – CEO, Innovate Finance Robert Walsh – Managing Partner, Q Ventures Jenny Tooth OBE – CEO, UKBAA Jonathan Sibilia – Partner, Draper Esprit Dom Hallas – Executive Director, The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec) John Spindler – Co-founder & CEO, Capital Enterprise Mark Brownridge – Director General, EIS Association Natasha Guerra – Co-founder, Runway East Andy Fishburn – Managing Director, Virgin Startup Russ Shaw – Founder, Tech London Advocates Alex Davies – Founder & Chief Executive, Wealth Club Bruce Davies – Director, UK Crowdfunding Association Andrew Roughan – Managing Director, Plexal Jasper Smith – Founder, Vala Capital Gaby Hersham – Founder, Huckletree Carlos Silva – Co-founder, Seedrs Yacob Siadatan- CEO, Ventoura Ltd Nazim Valimahomed – CEO, Kroo Katie Vanneck smith – Co-founder, Tortoise Media Adrian James – CEO, Monily Paul Naha-Biswas – CEO, Sixley Oliver Oram – CEO, Chainvine Rohit Shetty – Co-Founder & CEO, ArtBrowser Richard Cooper – Chief Executive Officer, Novosound Ltd Sam Lehane – CEO, M.Y.O David Murray-Hundley – Chairman, E fundamentals Russell Quirk – Co-Founder, PropergandaPR Silas Adekunle – CEO, Reach Industries Matthew Bradley – CEO, Mjp technologies ltd Charlotte Roach – CEO, Rabble Ankush Bhatia – CFO, Hussle Matt Latham – Co-founder, Tickr ltd Joseph Crabtree – CEO, Additive Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) Robert Wakeling – CEO, Wadaro Solutions Limited Joe Sillett – CEO, The Funky Appliance Company Mike Bristow – CEO, CrowdProperty Mulenga Agley – CEO, Growthcurve LTD Kim Nilsson – CEO & Founder, Pivigo Martin Kievit – Co-founder, Metasite OpenCloud limited Sam Ducker – Co-founder, Calling Anyone Neha Khurana – CEO, The Legists Matt Brooke – CEO, Meet.mba Limited Manoj Ganapathy – CEO, SalesTrip Adam McVicar – Co-founder, The Resilience Factor Bikesh Kumar – CEO, Annexon Ricky Shankar – Chairman, Clear Factor Limited Sarah Merrick – CEO, Ripple Energy Dan Wakerley – CEO, Pillar Demos Demetriou- Co-founder, blazon Eoin Cooney – CEO, ARROE Limited Mattt Milligan – Co-founder, Uhubs Suchit Punnose – CEO, Red Ribbon Asset Management Plc Laurence Guy – CEO, We Are Pentagon Group Fred Soneya – Co-Founder & Partner, Haatch Dana Denis-Smith – CEO, Obelisk support Neil Harmsworth – Chief Operating Officer, Hussle Nigel Winship – Co-founder, People Matter Technology Cathy Norbury – Co-Founder, InterAxS Global Shadi Razak – Co-founder and CTO, CyNation Hassan Bashir – Co-founder, HealthSteer Dr Yusuf Vali – Co-founder, Healthsteer Farid Haque – Co-founder, AssetVault Brad Goodall – CEO, Banked Dan McGuire – CEO, cube19 Gaute Juliussen – CEO, Toraphene Mark Musson – CEO, Humn.ai Ltd James Gupta – CEO, Synap Mat Megens – CEO, Hyperjar Jason Bullock – CEO, Numerous Technology Tim Gentles – CEO, Hatriq Marcus Greenwood – CEO, UBIO Gary Mc Donald – CEO, Limitless Insight Ryan Gralia – CFO, Fidel Limited Darrell Coker – Co-founder & Head of Product, Flair Inga Mullins – Co-founder Fluency Ian Smith – CEO, Being Guided Kevin Beales – CEO, Refract Damian Goryszewski – CEO, Colossus Capital Ltd Mark Milton – CEO, Amberlight Partners Randel Darby – CEO, Airportr

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We Told You to Watch These 10 Philly Startups—Here’s Where They Are Now

Startups

As 2018 winds down, here’s an end-of-year update on Philly Mag’s 10 Startups to Watch for 2018. The young companies share their biggest accomplishments and challenges, plus their hopes for 2019.

Every Thursday, get the latest dispatches from Philly’s business and innovation community delivered right to your inbox.

As we close out the year, the ten companies in Philadelphia magazine’s 2018 Startups to Watch cohort look back at the biggest accomplishments they achieved and challenges they overcame. In just a few short months, each company sharpened its mission and made key adjustments. In their own words, here’s how:

Amino Payments

Gritty joined Amino’s holiday party at Urban Axes.

New Partners: In a Wall Street Journal article, Nestlé and Bayer announced their use of Amino Payments’ Amino Lens product, which allows them to track digital ad spend in real-time. Since then, we’ve brought on multiple advertisers and adtech partners and has tracked billions of ads and tens of millions of dollars of ad spend for some of the world’s top advertisers.

Big Moment: In October, our CEO Will Luttrell presented alongside Nestlé’s Global Programmatic Lead Rachel Mervis at a leading industry conference — Programmatic I/O — on one of the major findings from Nestlé’s campaign that allowed them to save over five percent of their campaign budget.

Top 2018 Accomplishments: Raised a $4.5M seed round led by First Round Capital in February; Signed dozens of new partners including some of the world’s leading advertisers, agencies, adtech, and publishing firms; Presented at industry leading conferences like Cannes, IAB Annual Leadership Meeting, Programmatic I/O and CES.

For 2019: We’ll] continue what we’re doing — working hard to make digital advertising efficient and transparent.

Keep up with Amino Payments at aminopay.com. 

LeagueSide

Courtesy photo.

Clients and Team: LeagueSide will have its largest quarter in company history adding new clients including Carrabba’s, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and Houwzer. We’ve hired two new team members including Dimitry Cohen, Director of Sales Operations, and Shannon Glavin, Software Engineer.

New Product: We’ve rolled out our new Fieldhouse sponsorship platform to leagues and are working on a new analytics dashboard for sponsors.

New Connections: Finally, we had the chance to travel to numerous conferences including Hashtag Sports to meet and collaborate with experts in the sports and marketing industries.

Biggest 2018 Accomplishments: This year, we’ve run 50+ campaigns across 25 states, launched our end to end tech platform, and built strategic relationships with agencies and other players in the youth sports space

Top 2018 Challenges: We spent the early to middle part of the year trying to hit home runs with enterprise-level companies rather than focusing on singles and doubles (yay sports puns). We learned that there are no shortcuts in sales and building a successful company means repeatable and scalable client growth and retention, not an increased focus on big contracts.

Podcast spotlight: We were featured on GrowthCurve podcast on our success as a company and big plans for the future.

For 2019: LeagueSide will be focused on scaling our team, rolling out a couple of national clients (to be announced), our Series A, and a brand refresh.

Keep up with LeagueSide at leagueside.com. 

NeuroFlow

Smart Health Innovation Lab graduation. Courtesy photo.

Skills: This fall marked our company’s graduation from the Smart Health Innovation Lab at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital. The program, along with valuable customer feedback, helped to inform the messaging and positioning of our two core products — EngageBH for mental health specialists and IntegrateHealth for medical practices.

Team: More recently, we added key hires in marketing, sales, and product development, bringing our count of full-time employees to 16. As our technology has evolved, so have our client needs.

Top 2018 Accomplishments: Talent is so critical to the maturation process, and we made some critical hires that took NeuroFlow to the next level. Secondly, we moved from the proof-of-concept stage to having two commercially available products. This was important for us as we checked off a third box: raising additional capital. In the fall, we secured $2M to continue to scale the company.

Mission Realized: We’re really proud to have the NeuroFlow mission come full circle. Although the technology serves all populations today, my initial motivation for the company was to help veterans with PTSD. In October, we launched the platform at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center in Philadelphia, where we will be studying patient compliance and engagement.

Big Spotlight: Forbes took a deep dive.

For 2019: NeuroFlow has raised $3.25 million to date — a portion of that in Q4 2018 — and we’re very excited to put that capital to work in 2019. In the New Year, we have new product updates in store, hiring, and will be presenting at several major industry events.

Keep up with NeuroFlow at neuroflowsolution.com.

Onyx Valley

Onyx Valley weekly working session. Courtesy photo.

Community: We’ve been actively spreading the message of diversity and representing at various events. Onyx Valley was a community partner for the NorthStar Conference and contributed to The Atlantic’s “Path to Shared Prosperity: Increasing Opportunities for U.S. Workers and Businesses” event. We highlighted the work Onyx Valley does to help students learn the skills to compete in the global tech economy and to increase opportunity and growth in the city. Onyx Valley is now also a part of Black Girl Ventures’ extended community of organizations led by black and brown women after winning second place in their Philadelphia pitch competition.

Field Experience: Onyx Valley Studios (OVS), a student-led design consultancy created to give students real-world experience working with a client, officially launched in August with our inaugural project for Spruce Street Harbor. Students held a kickoff meeting with the Delaware River Waterfront Company (DRWC to discuss their approach to innovation at the park and then went on to practice their field research skills with a trip to the park where they interviewed patrons and employees and observed the environment. Students held weekly working sessions for 12 weeks to complete the project.

Proudest 2018 Moment: After the success of the UX Portfolio boot camp in the spring, students were invited back for a special workshop two months later. I was thoroughly impressed and touched that the students were happy to reunite and get back to learning. The students have already accomplished the main goal of Onyx Valley — building a community.

Biggest 2018 Challenge: Our biggest challenge is resourcing. We want to invest time into each student, but we need more committed volunteers to give them the attention they need. Word about Onyx Valley has been spreading! We get contacted every week by people who want to sign up. We would love to accommodate anyone who is motivated to work hard for a career in user experience, however we are limited in how many people we can take on.

For 2019: The second OVS project just kicked off and is currently underway. We are working with the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Open Data & Digital Transformation to redesign experiences for non-English speakers navigating government services. We are also looking to build our campus presence and assemble our next cohort. We will have campus reps on three local campuses for the Spring 2019 semester.

Next year will also mark the first paid Onyx Valley Studios project. We tell students that there is a value for the type of work they do, so we have secured a paid client project. If you have a business challenge or are looking to innovate at your organization, please visit our website to inquire about becoming a client in the future.

Keep up with Onyx Valley on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

PatientWing

PatientWing’s newest members: L to R: Lili Kueny (born November 2018, daughter of Todd Kueny, co-founder & CTO, and Penn Kueny, director of product); Emily Cubbage and Hana Feiner.

Rebrand: We dropped “VitalTrax” for “PatientWing” and launched a new look for the platform including a new dashboard for study and campaign management.

Team: We added two new team members and recently welcomed Lili Kueny (born November 2018, daughter of Todd Kueny, CTO, and Penn Kueny, Director of Product) to the PatientWing family!

Proudest 2018 Moments: Launching PatientWing Enterprise, more than tripling revenue, growing our team, and acquiring new customers.

Bigger Portfolio: CSL Behring, Stanford Health, and Massachusetts General Hospital are some of our new clients.

For 2019: We plan to continue expanding our customer base, raising funds, and building additional strategic partnerships.

Keep up with PatientWing on Facebook, LinkedIn and PatientWing.

PhillyWisper

PhillyWisper founder Mark Steckel. Photo by Claudia Gavin.

Speedy Expansion: We’re seeing rapid growth in our large building installations, as the rate of inbound requests increases from property ownership groups for condos, apartments and commercial buildings. The response from property owners is strong as they see that adding PhillyWisper service makes their building more attractive. We’ve completed major network upgrades and large high-rise deployments.

Big Step: We rolled out our first Gigabit service and expect all of our new large building roll outs to include Gigabit service. We’re now working on growing our installation, operations, and network teams.

Marketing: To date, we’ve been growing by word of mouth. In Q1, we will start our first marketing campaign.

For 2019: Our mission is to bring better internet to Philly, and we’re working hard to expand our network. We expect to announce new service areas in January. We’ve had lots of inquiries, so stay tuned!

Keep up with PhillyWisper at phillywisper.net.

Penji

Penji team members at the company’s one year anniversary celebration.

Top 2018 Accomplishments: Reviewing the past year has been an eye opening experience. To date we’ve completed more than 10,000 design requests for our customers, opened our Penji Unlimited program to non-profits within the city of Philadelphia for the first time and been nominated as “Best Place for Workplace Diversity in Tech” and “Startup of the Year.”

New Platform: We’re about to launch Penji 3.0. The new platform allows you to create ANY design request in under 3 minutes, get a draft back in 24 – 48 hrs, communicate in real time with your designer, and still only pay a flat monthly rate.

Teamwork: Throughout 2018, our success has been a result of working together as a team. As we move into 2019, we want to become more aligned as a company and further invest in the future of Penji.

Priority: Diversity is an issue that at times is uncomfortable to talk about. At Penji, we embrace our diversity and celebrate it constantly. Earlier this year, we launched a podcast called Shades of Success, where we highlight individuals who are making positive strides within their community. Episodes launch every Wednesday, feel free to check it out here.

For 2019: We will only succeed if we continue to solve large problems and constantly put an emphasis on the customer experience. Our 2019 mantra is to “move boulders together” instead of individually sweeping pebbles to look busy. 2019 is the year for us to align our focus and continue providing unlimited graphic design support at an exceptional value. 

Keep up with Penji at penji.co. 

RoundTrip

RoundTrip team photo.

Team: Our team size doubled from 12 to 25 employees. We relocated from the Northern Liberties WeWork office to our headquarters in Old City.

New Mission: Our mission has expanded beyond fixing medical transportation to driving better health outcomes.

New Clients: We brought in new clients and partners including Johns Hopkins, NIH, VCU Health, Jewish Federation, Camden Coalition and a Medicaid and a Blue Cross health plan.

Top 2018 Accomplishments: Driving down no-show rates to four percent for partnering hospitals; Expanding into over 17 states including the West Coast, the Southwest, and the Southeast regions in addition to our stronghold in the Mid-Atlantic; and executing on a world-class product that truly solves the transportation barrier so many face.

Big Spotlight: RoundTrip was profiled in the New York Times.

For 2019: We want to establish RoundTrip as the leading digital transportation marketplace for the betterment of health, working even closer with government agencies to remove transportation as a barrier to aging in place, clockwork-like execution through objectives and key results.

Keep up with RoundTrip at www.rideroundtrip.com and at the Introducing RoundTrip Community blog.

Tozuda

Tozuda’s head impact sensors on display. Courtesy photo.

Funding: In the second half of 2018, Tozuda wrapped up a successful Kickstarter campaign raising over $30,000 with more than 150 backers! It was exciting and encouraging for our team to have so many people from various backgrounds, countries, and industries see the value in our sensors.

Upgrades: Our team grew from four to seven and we spent the latter half of the year working on perfecting our manufacturing, assembly, and shipping processes. Tozuda has partnered with Total Mold Services and Eagle Design Group, both located in Pennsylvania, to ensure our manufacturing and assembly procedures are as efficient and infallible as possible.

On Stage: Our founder and CEO Jessie has spoken at a number of exciting engagements and conferences this year, including the DVIRC Manufacturing Summit and the General Business Contractors of America Safety and Technology Conference. Tozuda was named a Stellar StartUp finalist by Philly.com and our team continues to be inspired by the many amazing fellow Philadelphia-based entrepreneurs, engineers, and innovators who motivate us every day.

Spotlight: Tozuda was selected for Folgers’ 1850 Be Bold campaign, and Jessie will be featured in a commercial for the coffee brand coming out at the end of the year. We’re excited by the opportunity to get our first national media exposure!

Biggest 2018 Challenges: The most difficult obstacle our team overcame was with manufacturing and fulfilling sensor orders. Our original suppliers were not as reliable as we had hoped, but we received a lot of support from TMS and Eagle Design to optimize manufacturing and assembly processes. While we are capable of manufacturing in-house, we partnered with TMS to better help us meet demand at scale. We were very eager to get sensors out as soon as possible, but had to extend fulfillment to ensure we weren’t sacrificing quality or reliability for immediacy.

For 2019: We will be heading into fundraising and actively doing our first raise. We’re always looking to grow and spread concussion awareness. Tozuda will also begin manufacturing sensors in volume, and soon we will be shipping sensors out to our generous and patient Kickstarter backers. We will start our first retail store rollout this year, beginning a number of store tests with a sporting goods store. We’re excited about our continued expansion to new states, countries, and industries in 2019.

Keep up with Tozuda on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

Source: https://www.phillymag.com/business/2018/12/19/philadelphia-startups-to-watch/

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Why did I think a 96-hour growth curve was a good idea? So much data 😭😭😅😅 #microbiology #bacteriology #mastersdegree #data #sendhelp #omgwhy #didnotthinkthisthrough #growthcurve #graphtobe #womeninstem #womeninscience (at Bristol, United Kingdom)

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This beast of a graph has easily taken me 12 odd hours to formulate. There are 16 different data points, all of which needed to be analysed before I could make this monstrosity! 😂😂 hope my supervisor appreciates it. #graphs #mastersdegree #masters #microbiology #growthcurve #lemongrassoil #staphylococcusaureus #acinitobacterbaumannii #myeyes😂 #forscience #fortheloveofscience #somebodyhelpme #womeninstem #womeninscience (at Bristol, United Kingdom)

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24-hour growth curve data to be transcribed and transformed into graphs. I may be going a little cross-eyed! 😂😂 #microbiology #mastersdegree #data #transcribing #growthcurve #somuchwork #forscience #fortheloveofscience #womeninstem #womeninscience (at Bristol, United Kingdom)

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My 96-hour growth curve plate, which is running over the weekend. I hope the there are no power cuts! #womeninstem #womeninscience #microbiology #mastersdegree #masters #lemongrassoil #growthcurve #bacteriology #staphylococcusaureus #acinitobacterbaumannii #achythumb (at University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) - Frenchay Campus)

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My 24-hour growth curve plate. Each row is from an overnight culture of either Staphylococcus aureus or Acinetobacter baumannii. The first three columns contain broth and organism. The next two wells are my control well and the final seven wells contain dilutions of lemongrass essential oil from 2% to 0.03% plus broth and organism. Unfortunately, I did not programme the plate reader correctly so I'm not sure has valid my data is. So I've repeated the whole damned thing again 😭😭. #microbiology #medicalmicrobiology #staphaureus #staphylococcusaureus #acinitobacterbaumannii #mastersdegree #womeninstem #womeninscience #forscience #fortheloveofscience #growthcurve #96wellmicrotiterplate #somuchpipetting #achythumb (at UWE Bristol)