Last week, BYU’s Sandbox program held its third annual Demo Day at the former Provo High School building, now owned by the university. The event showcased the companies’ amazing efforts and innovations. 31 Teams of students who have passionately built and launched technology products and companies from the ground up. Remarkably, almost all of the startups featured incorporate some form of artificial intelligence (AI), highlighting the growing importance of this innovative technology. Although many of these ventures are still in their early stages, their clear potential for impact portends a bright future awaiting these budding entrepreneurs.
Here is a brief introduction to the cohort (in order of presentation):
Madder is a cutting-edge gaming platform that simplifies gaming by using your smartphone as your controller and your web browser as your central interface. It eliminates the need for new hardware and provides social-style gameplay perfect for traveling, events, hosting, and playing anywhere you have Wi-Fi. Mobile phones are controllers and computers are modern consoles.
🎮 – maddergames.com/games
Harmony is one of the first design suites to integrate with your existing codebase. After a quick 5-minute installation, your team can make changes within the app using tools like Webflow and Figma. Harmony makes edits directly in the code and submits pull requests to his Github.
👨🎤 – harmonyui.app
Interval is an AI virtual assistant for the automotive industry. Interval’s AI answers questions and schedules appointments via phone calls and texts, saving businesses thousands of dollars a month in missed calls and missed workdays.
📞 – interval-ai.com
Conduit is an AI-driven PaaS that builds cost-effective and resilient cloud infrastructure. Leverage AI and machine learning to automate provisioning and scaling to meet demand, minimizing resource waste.
🧑💻 – condutops.com
Rooster provides plug-and-play facial recognition to combat shoplifting by identifying repeat offenders. Their solution is easy to set up, all you need is her Wi-Fi password and a camera. Rooster uses proprietary AI for facial matching and aims to generate recurring revenue through a low-cost hardware and subscription software model.
🐓 – getrooster.card.co
Cruz Financing provides pre-settlement financing services to personal injury law firms. It offers a widget that can be integrated into a company’s website, allowing visitors to instantly request an advance payment. Once a lead is registered, businesses can initiate a transaction through Cruz’s dashboard.
💥 cruisefinance.com
FarmHand provides human resources and workforce management software for seasonal businesses such as farms, corn mazes, water parks, haunted houses, and ice castles. The company’s solutions streamline employee onboarding, time tracking, document signing, and team communication, helping farm owners focus on their jobs. core operations.
🧑🏻🌾 – farm hand pro
TailTracker is specialized software designed to streamline the management of your pet care business. The goal is to provide a comprehensive solution that specifically addresses the unique requirements of such facilities while addressing the limitations found in current management software options.
🦮 – tailtracker-app.azurewebsites.net
ChoiceGuard is an automated Medicare broker that provides personalized and customized plan recommendations completely online. The company’s unbiased algorithm evaluates user input to identify the best plan, with a focus on maximizing profits and savings. Users can compare most plans in their area side-by-side to fully understand how the recommendations stack up. This free tool not only reduces the time needed to find the right Medicare plan, but also provides a transparent, easy-to-use, and empowering experience for all users.
🏥- choiceguard insurance.com
The Remark app enhances your therapy by providing personalized tools that complement your therapist’s guidance. With features like mood tracking, diary, and custom reminders, it integrates therapeutic insights into your daily life and fosters continued growth and self-awareness.
☮️ – remarktherapy.com
EasySpeak is an app that enables real-time communication for non-verbal people. Consider Stephen Hawking and the technology he used. Train his AI by importing data such as texts and emails. The app transcribes what someone says to you and comes up with personalized responses that you can choose from instead of typing every letter.
🤖- easyspeak.framer.website
Rover is an AI text assistant that automatically follows up on missed calls to service companies 24/7, with the goal of booking missed appointments and closing deals.
🐶 – textrover.co
Trakkup is employee management software designed for guide, equipment, and outdoor companies. Automate employee scheduling by integrating with reservation systems and schedule eligible employees for custom his shifts or multi-day shifts based on passenger reservations.
📆- trackup.com
Intro is an app that takes the anxiety out of networking events and trade shows by connecting attendees with aligned business needs. Users create a profile listing their interests, and Intro alerts them to potential valuable connections to meet at the same event.
Sora is an AI-powered cloud cost management mentor. She scans a company’s infrastructure across major cloud providers, identifies areas of overspending, and provides personalized advice with charts, insights, and guidance tailored to your business needs. The goal is to predict and control future cloud costs as your company scales.
☁️ – soracloud.io
Everto is the only peer-to-peer marketplace for manually verified video games. StockX and GOAT are for shoes, but for physical video games, i.e. retro games and limited edition games. All games purchased on the marketplace are shipped to his Evertro headquarters, where the game’s authenticity is verified and quality assurance tests are performed before it reaches the final purchaser.
👾 – evertro.com
Ignite is creating a movement to combat loneliness among Gen Z due to excessive use of smartphones and social media. They aim to provide discussion groups on the impact of technology and build a community dedicated to making social media a “summer vacation”, enabling deeper connections without distractions.
✨- getignite.org
Checkmate uses customer and revenue data to map the competitive landscape, helping you understand your competitors’ customer weaknesses and how you can exploit them.
♟ – checkmateconsultant.com
With Gainify, you can choose an influencer’s workout and mirror their routine using interactive features. Easily record your workouts and monitor your progress over time. Connect with a supportive community of fitness enthusiasts.
💪 – gainify.app
Kidlit is an edtech startup that allows users to create personalized children’s books through an interactive platform. Their mission is to inspire children to love learning by providing educational yet imaginative resources. Kidlit’s MVP allows users to generate customized children’s stories by providing a topic and choosing an image style.
📚 – Kid Lit (investigation)
Kiba introduces a new handheld radio that seamlessly connects to your smartphone. This device allows outdoor enthusiasts to send messages, share location, and make push-to-talk communications, all without relying on cell phone service. You can easily access these features through the mobile app on your smartphone. Additionally, this radio is designed for long range transmission, extended battery life, and durability in harsh outdoor conditions.
📻- kiba.framer.website
Twilight is a marketplace that connects seniors who need home care support with student caregivers, offering an affordable solution compared to traditional services.A platform that matches elderly people who can afford a room with students who can provide the necessary care support.
An AI-powered app that helps English learners practice real-life English conversations and gain confidence in their language skills.
An AI-powered construction spending platform. With Swipe, you can assign preset limits to project and employee credit cards and automatically match transactions to project plans. You can also automate invoice validation, intelligent expense tracking, tax compliance, and fraud detection.
💳- tryswipe.io
Digit is an AI-powered math tutor that aims to personalize the learning experience for students in the public school system. Digit provides a more individualized approach, guiding students through the problem-solving process and using the same vocabulary and concepts as the Common Core curriculum to ensure greater accuracy and relevance.
🧮 – digihomelearning.com
Scholar Media provides lead generation services for study abroad program providers. They connect students with study abroad programs that are best for them.
🌎 – scholarmedia.co
Corevelo creates custom fitness apps for influencers. There are no upfront costs and influencers keep 90% of the revenue. Seriously, it’s that simple.
🏋️♂️ – corevelo.pro
WorldSmith is a platform designed to empower Dungeons and Dragons players by simplifying game preparation. WorldSmith provides tools for campaign management, immersive world building, and detailed quest creation. Our suite includes customizable generators for maps, monsters, NPCs, characters, puzzles, traps, magic items, spells, and more. WorldSmith’s mission is to enable game masters to create unparalleled and immersive TTRPG storytelling experiences for their players. Epic play with easy preparation.
🎲 – worldsmith.io
Mars is a marketing AI assistant that constantly performs analysis of your company’s sales and customer success calls. Mars uncovers the voice of the customer, extracts key moments to highlight, and automatically launches persona mapping and competitive analysis. Save time and increase conversions.
Subtract is a construction management platform that integrates text, email, and WhatsApp to streamline communication for home builders. The company’s solution allows construction companies to use AI to update their project management systems while automatically distributing project details to subcontractors through their preferred channels.
🦺 subtraction.pro
Stratus is an AI-powered solution that automates the claims processing process for dental and healthcare providers. By automatically retrieving patient data, calling insurance companies, and updating provider systems, Stratus frees front office staff from spending hours on the phone and allows them to focus on more important tasks. I’ll make it.
⚕️ usestratus.com
