Now that we have announced our 2014 LaunchOklahoma Semi-Finalists, we want everyone to learn about these great startups!

These Semi-Finalists have been selected out of a great pool of applications this year and there is still time to apply!

We invite you to get to know our 10 Semi-Finalists:

Baton App by Chorus LabsChorus Labs is an Oklahoma-based company providing workplace tools to streamline and organize everyday interactions to produce a more efficient workplace. Baton is an web-based platform that provides an online medium for collaboration, organization, and communication in the workplace.

Justin Briggs, founder of Chorus Labs, explains Baton on the application website:

“We created Baton: A tool to craft brief conversations about specific subjects to help you accomplish things. Baton automatically tracks and organizes your important discussions, makes it easy to share files, and reduces friction in your day.  At Chorus Labs, we build software to make your life better. Baton is the first step in how we’re rethinking the way people create, communicate, and accomplish.”

For more information on the Baton App and Chorus Labs, visit www.BatonApp.com and www.ChorusLabs.com.

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My HomePulse is an all-in-one platform designed to simplify the home buying and home management process. It provides a single location for realtors, home owners, mortgage lenders, home architects, and more to track important documents, share files, post and search for homes for sale. My HomePulse has different account options and types to match the user’s needs.

Nam Vo, co-founder of My HomePulse, explains the My HomePulse vision:

“My HomePulse effectively educates home buyers through the process of purchasing a home, whether it’s a brand new build or pre-existing. My HomePulse organizes all of your information in a guided fashion that allows for easy access to the information about your home.  My HomePulse digitizes the entire process of managing your home through the purchasing process and even afterwards into home ownership. My HomePulse brings together every party involved in the real estate process into one central place. Vendors can sign up for an account and have access to a select demographic. Realtors can organize their client specific data and manage tasks and contacts. Home sellers can effectively communicate to their home buyers and populate files, reminders, and more for their buyers.”

For more information on My HomePulse, visit www.myHomePulse.com.

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Narrable
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Narrable is an web-based education platform that works in any modern browser on most any device including computer labs, tablets, iPads, and SmartBoards. Students are free to use a variety of visual elements to illuminate their narratives including their own photos and illustrations, historic photographs, and elements of countless collections of images found online. Then they simply record audio narrations directly in the browser, or they can even ask Narrable to call them on their own cell phones.

Dustin Curzon, founder of Narrable, explains the education process through Narrable:

“Using Narrable’s web-based platform, students create a narrative canvas of photos, drawings and graphics that illustrate what they experienced that week. After setting up a story, each student narrates over the images using content-driven prompts provided by the teacher or one of Narrable’s content partners. Applying this narrative process to any subject engages students in higher ordering thinking skills, improves social and emotional learning, and offers teachers an authentic view into a student’s mind.”

For more information on Narrable, visit www.Narrable.com

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Navvie is a social networking platform designed specifically for students. Navvie is an exclusive, age-appropriate social education network that allows students to connect and collaborate on school related projects inside and outside of the classroom. Through Navvie, students, teachers, and administrators have access to a public and private network with a specialized search engine and content organization capabilities. Navvie can be used on your mobile phone, turning the phone into a classroom tool rather than a

Sun, co-founder of Navvie, explains the Navvie vision for education networking:

“Navvie is the K-12 social network connecting classrooms, knowledge, and learning resources. Rethinking roles of educators is just the start of the wave.” Navvie is a collaborative communication tool for students which provides incentives that educators can utilize.

For more information on Navvie, visit www.navvie.com.

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Neoporter isn’t your typical babysitting service. Neoporter is an on-demand babysitting service that hand picks, interviews, educates, and vetts qualified “helpers.” Helpers are qualified babysitters, errand runners, pet-sitters, and senior companions who participate in regular workshops and training through Neoporter.  Neoporter helpers actively participate in babysitting by bringing approved crafts and fun tasks to complete during their sessions.

Lydia Benham, co-founder of Neoporter, explains the Neoporter vision:

“Neoporter is a new take on a tired babysitter-hiring model. Rather than scrolling through endless profiles and vetting candidates themselves, parents trust Neoporter to send quality, local undergrads when they need a babysitter. We provide our helpers with more than a job, we create tutorials for them to learn how to do their job better and to grow professionally. Our goal is to create the best experience possible for every member, every time.”

For more information on Neoporter, visit www.neoporter.com.

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newAnthropy is an online community that provides tools for individuals, groups, and organizations to build campaigns to raise money for projects, people, and charities. newAnthropy works on the principle that people can raise money better as a group than alone. Users can create new Giving Circles or join existing ones to find a group of other who have common giving interests.

Mike Zerdin, founder of newAnthropy, explains that vision of the newAnthropy web-community:

“newAnthropy helps the emerging generations, their companies and their groups give their way. we build online tools and cultivate a community that invite, inspire and equip people and groups of all types to join or start giving circles and crowdfunding campaigns. A giving circle is simply a group of people that gives a little more together and consistently.”

For more information on newAnthropy, visit www.newanthropy.com.

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Quivee is an online platform that combines all of the job search websites into one easy to use online source. Quivee allows job seekers to search multiple job postings at one time, save the information to their user account, track which postings they’ve applied to and which ones from which they’ve received replies. Employers can post job openings directly to Quivee and educational institutions can post opportunities for interested users to expand their education experience.

Christian D’Alessio, co-founder and CEO of Quivee, explains Quivee’s job search solutions:

“Quivee allows users to save job listings from any site with the push of a button, automatically saving valuable information from each listing, and categorizing it by title, contact info, and application status. This allows users to save jobs they want to apply for, when they have time to/necessary materials. With all of the job boards out there it’s hard to keep track, and creating user names and passwords for each site is clumsy and slows down the process. Quivee was made to link ALL job sites to one location, providing users with the tools they need to more efficiently attack their job search.”

For more information on Quivee, visit www.quivee.com.

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Vakargo is a web platform to leverage the concept of social sharing in order to provide a much-needed shipping alternative for people around the world. Though Vakargo does not create “extra space” in a suitcase, it provides the network to access it. Travelers can provide their itinerary details and amount of extra space they have in their luggage. Users needing to ship items can search through listings based on the shipping destination and time frame to select a traveler and negotiate terms.

Kelly Tran, co-founder and CEO, explains the Vakargo vision:

“Vakargo takes airbnb and puts it in the shipping industry. We create a social shipping network, turning suitcases into shipping containers, and allowing users to make money out of their unused luggage space. The advantages that vakargo provides over traditional shipping companies are: cheaper prices (especially for international packages), safety of cargo (when items are shipped with people’s personal belongings, and not thrown around in large volumes), better tracking data, and faster shipping. Using the existing infrastructure from airlines, Vakargo users can send items internationally overnight and at a fair price! And most importantly, both users can benefit from little effort.”

For more information on Vakargo, visit www.vakargo.com.

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Who’s On My Wifi is a service that protects your personal and business wifi network from intruders. The Who’s On My Wifi Desktop Agent sits in the background constantly monitoring your network looking for any device it finds that hasn’t previously been set as a known device. Who’s On My Wifi is also available on mobile Android and Iphone devices as means to help users detect intruders on their MiFi devices.

John Kerber, founder, explains the Who’s On My Wifi detection services:

“If any UNKNOWN computers are found, it alerts you to the problem immediately instead of finding out after that fact.  Who’s ON My Wifi also provides an optional online service through which users can receive E-mail notifications, historical point in time reports on the intruders, and have the option of doing basic blocking of the intruder, even if you’re miles away from your home or office, you can visibly see who’s on there. Who’s On My Wifi also logs everything that has happened in case you aren’t immediately available to help protect your network.”

For more information on Who’s On My Wifi, visit www.whoisonmywifi.com.

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Wintkts is a two-sided network platform where event promoters give fans opportunities to win tickets to their events by sharing information about the event via social media. When a fan enters a competition a sharable, interactive widget is created specific to the event. Fans share the widget via social media and encourage friends to click to help them win. Each click increases the fan’s chance to win tickets while also spreading information about the event and making it go viral!

Kim Parsons, co-founder and CEO, explains the Wintkts strategy:”Wintkts is a ‘one-stop-shop’ where fans compete to win tickets to local, regional and national events. Event promoters can view real-time analytics and retain valuable contact information. Wintkts online competitions give fans chances to win tickets to their favorite events and event promoters viral marketing campaigns!”

For more information on Wintkts, visit www.wintkts.com.

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Our final application deadline is on June 16 at 5PM with final decisions expected on June 30. We are accepting applications through our website at www.LaunchOklahoma.com/Apply.

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