2018 Conference
$105,000 was awarded during the 2019 Conference
During the 2018 Flywheel Investment Conference, six startup companies, competed for the investment award in a “Shark Tank” style competition in Wenatchee.
Congratulations to our 2018 winner, Cartogram, which took home an investment of $100,000!
2018 WINNER
Cartogram
Seattle, WA
Founder: Will Clausen
Awarded: $100,000 investment
Cartogram solves the wayfinding problem in hospitals, sports venues, and other large buildings by providing an indoor mapping and navigation software platform to businesses as a service. Cartogram navigates anyone from anywhere to anywhere - inside, outside, and between buildings.
2018 WINNER
Strive
Bothell, WA
Founder: Nikola Mrvaljevic
Awarded: $5,000 Fan Favorite Cash Prize
Strive Tech is a performance company that helps users maximize performance and improve recovery. Strive offers sensor-integrated compression clothing that monitors muscles, heart, and motion. The combination of these measurements alongside monitoring mental wellness provides insights into how users perform, how to optimize their performance, how to prevent injuries, and how to recover more quickly. Monitoring performance is critical for athletes, military, consumer, and everyone, regardless of profession.
2018 SPEAKERS
Diane Fraiman
Partner, Voyager Capital
H.S. Wright III
Chair and Founder, Seattle Hospitality Group, LLC
Aaron Richmond
Endeavor Capital
Adam Greenberg
iUNU
Adam Snyder
Ogden Murphy Wallace
Andy Cates
Moss Adams
Brian Bonlender
Washington State Department of Commerce
Chrismon Nofsinger
Nofsinfer Group
Cole Younger
Arnold Venture Group
Don Black
Ogden Murphy Wallace
Jenny Rickel
Flywheel Fund Manager
Justin Rae
Bend Outdoor Worx
Leslie Pesterfield
Ogden Murphy Wallace
Peter Rutherford
Confluence Health
Randy Fenich
Moss Adams
Tom Arnold
PetHub
Wiley Kitchell
Moss Adams Capital
2018 SPONSORS
Port of Chelan County
Port of Douglas County
North Forty Productions
City of Wenatchee
Salcido Enterprises, LLC
Karr Tuttle Campbell
Washington State Department of Commerce
North Cascades Bank
Cascade Autocenter
The Wenatchee World
Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce
JP Portrait Studio
PetHub
The Thai Restaurant
Grey Goose Vodka
Bombay Sapphire
Bumps' Davis Furniture & Mattress
Cafe Columbia
Cha Fine Teas