Empowering families and providers with tools for nurturing mental well-being in childhood.
Biobe
Milestones
- In May 2023 we were awarded the grand prize at SparkVT, providing $45,000 over two years for product development and mentorship.
- Our CEO (Bryn Loftness) did a TedX talk, later selected as an Editors Pick, in February 2024 debuting the Biobe mission and technologies.
- In June 2024, Biobe won the Grand Prize at LaunchVT, providing $15,000 and $5000+ in in-kind legal services to support pilots and business development.
- Also in Spring 2023, we participated in the NSF I-Corps National Program, giving our team $50,000 in travel and salary support for customer discovery efforts.
- In Spring 2024, Biobe participated in Equalize, and loved it! We highly recommend for other female-led academic-spinout startups in health technologies.
- In Fall of 2022 through Spring 2023, we were awarded $10,000 in customer discovery and prototype funds from the New York Innovation Node.
- Starting in September 2023, our CEO (Bryn Loftness) was awarded the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program through June 2026, providing $147,000 over three years toward CEO salary and support for translating foundational Biobe technologies into clinical tools.
- Our technologies are grounded in >2$ million in academic grant funding, supporting core research development over the past 7 years. All funding for Biobe has thus far has been non-dilutive grants, awards, or pitch competitions.
