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Investment 

As of July 22, 2023

Our investment focus territory is any firms/entrepreneurs yet exclusive for Babson College grads/students or teams.

Candidates for investment will be referred by the official Babson College club "BAC (Babson Acceleration Club)".
"BAC" is a MBA student run organization to accelerate entrepreneur ecosystem among Babson community through leading several events such as start-ups pitch events and angel investors connections. Click here for details

Our investment evaluation is based on the "entrepreneurial spirit" in addition to business potential and social impact.

​Arist Holdings (Invested in 2019)

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#Social Impact #IT #Education

Arist is an educational content provider that offers text-based educational programs.

According to corporate education service research, video content teaching materials have made rapid progress in the last 10 years, but the learning retention rate has not exceeded expectations.

In order to solve this problem, Arist will quickly absorb the information of the teaching material content from SNS etc. at any time, and regularly send a summary of the learning content to the user in the simple form of "text" so that it will lead to the establishment of learning, and ask for an answer. Developed a formula learning service.

 

Currently, this service is not only adopted by more than 1,000 institutions such as major US companies and medical organizations, but also widely adopted by NPOs that want to provide educational content at low cost. ​​
 

TicketRev (Invested in 2021)

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# IT # Entertainment

TicketRev is an online platform company for second-hand tickets with "Reverse price bidding" model.

There are many secondary ticket sales platforms in the United States, all of which are priced primarily by the seller. TicketRev's efforts are to realise ticket sales without unsold by the buyer who pays the money understands the needs of the seller and puts in the desired bid price.

Currently, TicketRev focuses on deployment around Texas, where they are based, and are in the stage of PMF (Product Market Fit).

avanti (Invested in 2020)

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#IT # Education

avanti is a community-only matching platform that "reduces the risk of meeting strangers" for parents who want to give their children the opportunity to learn and students who can provide learning.


With the development of IT, learning exchanges between students are expanding, both online and offline. In the past, the tutor dispatch business was thriving, but now it is an era where you can connect with CtoC. However, it is dangerous to meet strangers, so we provide a platform only for the community that can guarantee safety.

​ Currently, this service is provided in parts of Los Angeles, but avant founding members have not found a way to expand the market for this business, so they have not expanded and are maintaining the status quo.

Hope Sews (Invested in 2022)

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​#Social impact #Fashion

HopeSews is an ethical fashion brand company inspired by NY-based Africa I India.

The designs of the products sold at HopeSews are all developed in collaboration with designers from Africa and India, and the raw materials of the products also include those elements. HopeSews have a positive corporate culture for "women's social advancement", and a part of the sales is donated to poor areas in Africa and India, and it is eco-friendly by providing how to start a business and sewing as an educational program. 

Currently, HopeSews are selling online in the United States and retailing at some shops in NY, and HopeSews plan to gradually expand it.

Brandzoos (Invested in 2022)

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#IT #BtoB Platform #Social Good

Brandzoos is a B2B matching platform that provides many small manufacturers in Nigeria with the opportunity to connect with buyers around the world.


Nigeria is one of the world's leading economic growth countries, but due to its population size and unique culture, many high-quality manufacturing engineers are sleeping. Brandzoos is a breakthrough platform that provides business opportunities for those small techs.

​ Currently, Brandzoos have launched a prototype version and are improving our services day by day while listening to customer feedback.

High Time Foods (Invested in 2022)

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#alternative food #social good

To provide plant-based meat for everyone, High Time Foods offers a bean-based alternative to poultry.


Food options are getting wider every year. In that development, meat alternatives are definitely a topic that has the potential to significantly change our eating habits.

High Time Foods products can now be sampled at select restaurants in Boston.

PetPax Co. (Invested in 2023)

#Food #DtoC #Pet #SocialGood

PetPax co. is a DtoC brand that develops Zen Melts, a "human edible" stress-relieving supplement for pets.


COVID-19 has made us spend more time at home, and families with pets naturally spend more time with them. The environment change accelerates anxiety for pets, that is why PetPax has developed a product with natural ingredients for pets that can be eaten by humans as a solution to this problem.

 

Zen Melts has received FDA approval and is currently being pre-sold mainly in the Boston area.


Barn Owl Technologies (Invested in 2023)

#Agritech #IT #SocialGood

Barn Owl Technologies is an agri-tech company that improves farm yields by using special devices and data analysis to identify pests and areas on the farm and efficiently control them.

 

The highest priority of any farm operation is crop production efficiency, and pests are the biggest enemy that can hinder it. Barn Owl Technologies' devices and data analytics provide a reliable and effective solution to this challenge.

 

Barn Owl Technologies is currently working with companies around the East Coast of the U.S. to prove the effectiveness of our products.

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