San Diego’s EvoNexus Incubator Admits 13 to SoCal Franchise

EvoNexus Incubator, CommNexus, Irvine Co

EvoNexus, the startup incubator supported by the regional tech industry, said it has accepted 13 new companies from 182 applications for free office space in the latest round of its “no strings attached” program. Nine of the startups will be in San Diego. Six are moving into the EvoNexus space in downtown San Diego; three are going into space in University City. Four were admitted at the EvoNexus Irvine space near UC Irvine.

The latest round brings the current total of EvoNexus startup residents to 56. Here’s a rundown of the latest admissions:

San Diego/University City:

CleverPet has developed a Web-enabled and mobile app-connected feeding device designed to help get dogs and other pets through the boredom of the day while they are home alone. The device rewards dogs for solving simple puzzles presented by three scuff-resistant LED lights. CleverPet participated in the Qualcomm Robotics Accelerator, powered by Techstars, earlier this year.

GrollTex is using proprietary technology, licensed from UC San Diego, to mass-produce graphene in single-molecule monolayer sheets. The company plans to be a material supplier to two industries, touchscreen displays and thin-film photovoltaic manufacturers.

Solenica has incorporated industrial design in developing a mood-brightening device that uses a solar-powered mirror to reflect natural sunlight into a home or office. Solenica was founded in Rome, and recently participated in the Qualcomm/Techstars Robotics Accelerator.

San Diego/Downtown

AttackIQ is developing network security technology that continuously challenges existing host, network, and cloud infrastructures to help organizations monitor, validate, and improve the integrity of their enterprise computer systems.

CourseKey, a Web-based platform that is intended to enhance communications between professors and students, enabling students to use their smart phones or tablets to check-in for attendance, answer and ask questions, and interact with other students.

Englue, uses artificial intelligence to develop sales leads for B2B customers.

Fanpics uses proprietary camera technology at sports venues to capture every fan’s reaction to the big moments of sporting events.

Motoroso operates a market network for the $36 billion automotive and powered-sports aftermarket.

Skysense has developed a fully automated charging container and hangar for operating drones in remote locations. The containers can be networked together and deployed to create infrastructure that supports extended operations. Skysense participated in the Qualcomm/Techstars robotics accelerator earlier this year.

Irvine:

Evasyst has developed a command center for competitive gaming.

Kuddly has developed an app that provides pet owners 24/7 access to veterinarians around the world.

Marvel Coupon has developed a mobile coupon app for disrupting and revolutionizing retail marketing.

Cloud Spot has developed software for that enables professional photographers to deliver, sell, and share their photos. The software is designed to integrate services that photographers use across throughout their businesses.

Author: Bruce V. Bigelow

In Memoriam: Our dear friend Bruce V. Bigelow passed away on June 29, 2018. He was the editor of Xconomy San Diego from 2008 to 2018. Read more about his life and work here. Bruce Bigelow joined Xconomy from the business desk of the San Diego Union-Tribune. He was a member of the team of reporters who were awarded the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting for uncovering bribes paid to San Diego Republican Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham in exchange for special legislation earmarks. He also shared a 2006 award for enterprise reporting from the Society of Business Editors and Writers for “In Harm’s Way,” an article about the extraordinary casualty rate among employees working in Iraq for San Diego’s Titan Corp. He has written extensively about the 2002 corporate accounting scandal at software goliath Peregrine Systems. He also was a Gerald Loeb Award finalist and National Headline Award winner for “The Toymaker,” a 14-part chronicle of a San Diego start-up company. He takes special satisfaction, though, that the series was included in the library for nonfiction narrative journalism at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. Bigelow graduated from U.C. Berkeley in 1977 with a degree in English Literature and from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1979. Before joining the Union-Tribune in 1990, he worked for the Associated Press in Los Angeles and The Kansas City Times.