Here are the incredible companies that participated in Backstage Accelerator, a 3-month program that supports underestimated founders in local programs around the world.
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Backstage Detroit
A more convenient food allergy management platform designed to meet the needs of patients, and aimed at improving the overall quality of life for those affected by life-threatening food allergies.
A digital platform that provides up-and-coming artists with performance opportunities around the world.
Healthy eating at your fingertips, helping individuals and organizations joyfully turn wellness goals into lifelong habits through team challenges and behavior change.
Healthy Roots (Backstage Headliner)
Inclusive toy company creating inspiring dolls and storybooks full of Black Girl Magic to empower young girls.
A clever collection of multi-tasking, non-toxic hair care that helps busy women rock fabulous hair in a fraction of the usual time by combining 12 processes for boss-babe-worthy hair into 3 simple steps.
Bippy (pre-launch)
An eco-friendly, personal wellness brand for your booty. Yes, we’re talking butt stuff.
High-quality, on-demand jewelry design and manufacturing that takes your ideas through concept, CAD, 3D printing and casting, and assembly, redefining the relationship between brands and manufacturers.
Backstage London
Natural, organic, and vegan products for Afro and curly hair started by Joycelyn Mate and Rachael Twumasi-Corson. They sell direct to consumers as well as shops such as Whole Foods Market.
The first app-powered mobile barbershop, delivering the highest quality haircuts straight to your doorstep in a high tech barbershop in a van. The company was founded by Darren Tenkorang.
A media company for and by women and non binary people of colour started by Liv Little. They have an online and a print version of their highly read magazine and, last year, did a take over of The Guardian weekend.
A stunning watch brand that uses part of their profits to support education for children in Sub-Saharan Africa. The company, started by William Adoasi, has an influential following with the likes of Richard Branson known to own a watch.
A medical technology company that is turning any smartphone into a powerful, non-invasive screening tool that helps diagnose Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Africa. Founded by Kenyan duo Lewis Wanjohi and Daniel Warui.
Backstage Los Angeles
The ultimate one-stop-shop for solo travelers making trips way more fun. Join communities and tours, and meet other travelers along the way.
Lacquerbar is overhauling the $20B antiquated nail salon industry by offering a feminist focused salon experience that’s powered by their elite nail technician education platform, Lacquerbar U.
A feminine care brand that helps women across the world have more frequent — and more pleasurable — intimate experiences.
The most efficient solar module available, providing optimal clean, affordable, and reliable electric solutions.
A marketplace of thousands of furnished homes for business travelers – professionally managed, great value, and coast-to-coast.
SaaS for animators and video game developers. Their mission is to automate the most complex tasks in the digital content creation industry.
Backstage Philadelphia
A peer-to-peer clothing rental marketplace for college students connecting people to each other, not clothing and landfills.
A connected vaporizer pen that helps you quit nicotine. Their patent-pending design delivers a steadily decreasing amount of nicotine and clean oil, lowering nicotine intake automatically over time to help you stop your addiction.
Please Assist Me (Backstage Headliner)
Reliable assistants that help you manage your day-to-day chores.
Tressenoire (Backstage Headliner)
Their mission is simple: to create an amazing beauty experience for women in the privacy and convenience of their home or office.
An app-based mobile car care service providing location- and subscription-based amenities that real estate owners provide to their customers.
WYL features millennial-focused apartment listings, landlord reviews, community insights, and neighborhood engagement.