Dopl Technologies named winner of the 2024 Flywheel Investment Conference

WENATCHEE - The 2024 Flywheel Investment Conference, held from April 16-18 and sponsored by Ogden Murphy Wallace, Microsoft, and Confluence Health, concluded with Dopl Technologies being named the winner and receiving a $150,000 investment offer from the Flywheel Angel Network. The annual event awarded over $255,000 to three promising Washington-based companies, bringing the total amount awarded since 2018 to over $1.5 million.

Dopl Technologies, a software company based in Bothell, WA, is addressing the healthcare disparity between rural and urban areas. Rural communities often face higher mortality rates due to limited access to specialists who diagnose and treat diseases. Dopl's telerobotic ultrasound system enables specialists to perform non-invasive exams on patients remotely, increasing access to care, improving patient outcomes, and providing financial benefits for hospitals. Led by CEO Ryan James, PhD, and co-founders Stephan Seslar, MD, PhD, and Wayne Monsky, MD, PhD, Dopl Technologies is poised to make a significant impact on healthcare delivery in underserved areas.

OneCourt, a Seattle-based robotics company, received a $50,000 investment award from the Flywheel Angel Network and the $5,000 Fan Favorite cash prize. CEO Jerred Mace and co-founders Antysh Bollini, Andrew Buckingham, and Nick Durand have developed a haptic game-board that translates live sports gameplay into trackable vibrations, making the experience more accessible for the 250 million sports fans with visual disabilities. With a prototype ready, OneCourt aims to revolutionize the way visually impaired fans engage with live sports.

Terrantic, an agriculture technology company also based in Seattle, was awarded a $50,000 relocation award from NCW Tech Alliance for potentially moving their operations to Chelan or Douglas counties. CEO Trevor Cox and co-founders Krishna Srinivasan and Mahendra Rajan have developed an AI-powered Contextualization Engine that integrates disparate data sources, improving shelf-life and throughput for food industry and process-manufacturing decision-makers. Terrantic's fully dedicated Packhouse Solution is the only one of its kind in the industry, focusing on storage optimization, labor cost reduction, and operational efficiency improvement.

The 2024 Flywheel Investment Conference showcased the innovative spirit of Washington State's early-stage companies, with nearly half of the 71 eligible applicants having a full product ready. The conference also featured Día del Fundador Latino, a startup event exclusively in Spanish, as well as workshops, keynote presentations, and networking opportunities for the over 400 attendees.

As the Flywheel Investment Conference continues to support and invest in groundbreaking ideas and technologies, it serves as a catalyst for economic growth and positive change in Washington State's business landscape. The next conference is scheduled for April 16-18, 2025.