Meet the New York finalists

Brian is the CEO and President of Diligent

Diligent is the global leader in modern governance, providing SaaS solutions across governance, risk, compliance, audit and ESG. Empowering more than 1 million users and 700,000 board members with a holistic view of their organization’s GRC practices so they can make better decisions, faster. No matter the challenge.

Danielle is the CEO and Founder of GlossGenius, Inc.

GlossGenius is one of the leading vertical software payments companies powering the US beauty and wellness space. Through its fully integrated operating system that spans scheduling, payments, client management, marketing, and more, GlossGenius has now become the critical business infrastructure for salons, spas and studios. The GlossGenius operating system helps these types of small businesses manage their operations, grow revenue and build a cohesive guest experience.

Charles is the CEO and President of LesserEvil Healthy Brands

Taste the difference that a never-ending commitment to improvement + fewer and better ingredients make. Pop into the wonderful world of our healthy and delicious snacks and learn more about what makes us different – from our dynamic team, to our earth-friendly mission, and our empowering gurus. We’re focused on being the best version of ourselves and contributing to a more wholesome world – beyond just snacks. It wasn’t always easy, but our mission was always clear: use the company to build our people, minimize our footprint, and delight our customers with clean, organic snacks at a great value. We are a vertically integrated company that makes everything we sell here in the NorthEast where we employ 220 in our factories, offices and warehouses.

Priti is the CEO of Nao Medical

Nao Medical was created to provide truly personal healthcare and to be a resource to the local communities and residents it serves. Today Nao Medical operates across ten locations, has over 300 employees, and is a walk-in medical practice that bridges the gap between emergency and primary care. We continue to grow, expanding our range of services to support even more people in all the ways we can.

Brian is the Founder of Port X Logistics

Port X Logistics specializes in expediting containerized cargo throughout the US and Canada. Our combination of company trucks, owner operators, and logistics network allows us to effectively service every port and rail ramp. Port X Logistics provides drayage, trans-loading, and over the road trucking to help our clients meet their fulfillment and production plans. We operate with urgency, attention to detail, proactive communication, and the ultimate in visibility.

Jeff is the CEO of RCN Capital

RCN Capital is a national, direct, private lender. We provide commercial loans for the purchase or refinance of non-owner-occupied single-family & multi-family properties. We specialize in ground-up construction financing, short-term bridge loans, fix & flip financing and long-term rental financing for real estate investors. We lend to both new and experienced real estate professionals throughout the country.

Rohan is the CEO of Roadzen

Roadzen is a leading insurance technology company on a mission to transform global auto insurance powered by AI. Roadzen seeks to accomplish this by com-bining computer vision, telematics and AI with continually updated data sources to provide a more efficient, and effective way of building auto insurance products, processing claims and improving driver safety.

Roadzen’s pioneering ‘Insurance as a Service’ platform spanning collision alert, damage detection, automated underwriting, claims management, roadside assis-tance, and fraud prevention provide solutions for the entire insurance value chain. Our vertically integrated AI stack, combined with our business strategy and ability to distribute products, helps insurers, OEMs, and technology partners to launch products, assess risk, and resolve claims faster. Roadzen has received global recognition including ‘Best Use of AI in Mobility’ and ‘Best Use of AI in Insurance’ at the Global Artificial Intelligence Summit & Awards 2022. In October 2021, Roadzen was Forbes Magazine’s Top 10 Technology & AI Innovators,

Fortune Magazine’s Company of the Year in 2021 and in 2022 Roadzen was recognized by Financial Express as the AI Startup of the Year.

Aakash is the CEO of Shiftsmart

Shiftsmart is the first flexible labor platform to unlock access to a new market of workers and manages every aspect of hourly labor operations for major enterprises. Shiftsmart provides a customized and flexible labor solution that fits the unique needs of any enterprise and its workers. The company pairs core workforce management software with a network of more than 2 million workers to create a labor marketplace that matches hourly workers with open shifts across a variety of industry verticals and roles, giving employers instant access to a skilled labor force when they need it. Shiftsmart is trusted around the world by large companies and government agencies, including Circle K, Google, PepsiCo, the City of New York, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Josh is the CEO and Founder of SupplyHouse

SupplyHouse is an ecommerce plumbing heating & HVAC supply business that was founded in 2004. The company offers 250,000 products from 450 different vendors. SupplyHouse carries its owned inventory in one million square feet of warehouse space, spread across 4 distribution centers in the United States. The company employs 1000 people and focuses on its team and culture as its first and most important competitive advantage.

Julien is the CEO and Founder of TheGuarantors

TheGuarantors is a fintech company that offers a suite of financial and insurance solutions that leverage technology to reduce the risk borne by property owners while increasing housing affordability and access for renters. TheGuarantors’ flagship lease guarantee product enables renters who would otherwise be denied to qualify for the home of their dreams, while also keeping more cash in their pockets at move-in. The policy is paid for by the prospective renter, at a cost far below the months of upfront rent a landlord may otherwise require, and covers tenant default during the entirety of the lease, de-risking the renter in the eyes of the landlord. TheGuarantors has also launched a residential lease security deposit replacement product, which enables renters to replace a traditional security deposit for a small fee. Finally, the company recently launched a renters’ insurance product, which provides renters with affordable coverage and helps them validate compliance with their landlord’s coverage requirements. The Guarantors’ products are backed by a diversified balance sheet of A-rated carriers, a reinsurance panel, and its own captive. The company began in New York City, but has expanded its distribution across the U.S.

Bharani is the CEO of Transfr

Transfr is creating classroom-to-careers pathways, training the next generation of workers for well-paying jobs via hands-on, simulated training that teaches critical skills for in-demand jobs.Transfr’s hands-on simulation training provides an immersive learning environment that gives trainees real-world experience in the skills they need for well-paying jobs. Guided by a digital coach, they receive expert, personal instruction that teaches them how to perform essential tasks, feedback based on their specific actions, and performance assessments in order to help students improve. Transfr’s community partners have used immersive, simulated training modules to help workers build skills, increase job placement rates, and improve job retention rates.

Katie is the CEO and Founder of twelveNYC

Founded by Katie Conovitz in 2005, twelveNYC creates design-driven merchandise and all of the moments that surround it. Our mission is to building lasting connections between people and the brands they love through meaningful tangible experiences. We create impactful merchandise stories through retail private label collections, custom packaging and unboxing experiences, promotional branded merchandise, and gifts with purchase and loyalty drivers. Our unique end-to-end methodology allows us to seamlessly manage every aspect of each program from dream to design to development to final delivery, elevating their brand story through consistent sustainable innovation, specialized teams, and a vast scope of capabilities. Operating from New York, London, Paris, and Hong Kong, our long-standing relationships within our global supply chain, end-to-end service offerings, and uniquely creative vision allow us to be the go-to-partner of choice for the world’s most compelling brands.