Cohorts
Current Cohort
Our fall 2026 Venture Lab Accelerator cohort includes the following teams:
NetNeural
Founders: Christopher Payne and Mike Jordan
NetNeural builds Sentinel, a modular Internet of Things sensor and software tool for real-time environmental monitoring. Its NetNeural Node sensor uses snap-together modules to monitor conditions including humidity, light, movement, temperature and water flow, with more capabilities in development. NFC-enabled setup makes deployment simple, with no manual flashing or coding required. Sentinel turns sensor data into actionable insights through AI-powered alerting, anomaly detection, root cause analysis, device clustering and resource forecasting. The platform is currently deployed in food storage and cold chain environments, with pilots underway across long-term care, industrial monitoring, smart farming and underground mining. Sentinel also integrates with existing systems through MQTT, CoAP, HTTPS and a documented REST API.
Privaclave
Founder: Sid Dutta
Privaclave is a runtime data protection platform designed to help enterprises adopt AI while keeping sensitive data safe. It detects, classifies, labels and continuously protects data across AI copilots, assistants, agents, LLMs, APIs and enterprise data pipelines. Privaclave works without requiring changes to existing applications or infrastructure, helping organizations reduce the risk and potential impact of data breaches while maintaining AI adoption.
SynAIpse
Founders: Soliman Oushy, Robert James and Chuck Greenman
SynAIpse provides software automation solutions that streamline the administrative work involved in physician and provider credentialing and privileging. Its platform helps healthcare organizations simplify these processes, reduce manual work and manage provider requirements more efficiently.
Instant Quote
Founders: Ty Dominguez, Divyesh Bommana, Parker Badat and Dominic Hale
Instant Quote is a quoting platform for businesses that build products to specification or price based on materials, labor, equipment and market conditions. The platform connects a company’s materials, processes, labor rates, margins, supplier costs, lead times and inventory data to generate accurate quotes in minutes instead of days. Instant Quote helps teams capture the pricing knowledge of experienced estimators and make it accessible across the organization.
KineticArc
Founder: Scott Laughlin
KineticArc helps high-mix, high-SKU manufacturers automate routine production tasks without the high integration costs typically associated with robotics. Its vision, compute and AI software kit works with leading collaborative robot manufacturers, including FANUC and Universal Robots, and can reduce robotic integration costs by up to 90%. The platform runs fully on-premises, giving manufacturers greater control over their data while enabling AI-powered robotics in secure, private production environments.
Rellax
Founder: Ryan Hill
Rellax is a digital platform that helps hearing care providers support patients with tinnitus between appointments. Its patient app and provider portal provide structured resources, integrated assessments and progress tracking, giving clinics greater visibility into patient engagement and ongoing care. Rellax is designed to complement existing tinnitus treatment plans while giving patients a practical way to stay engaged outside the clinic.
Explore Past Cohorts
Pitch videos of companies from previous cohorts are available on our YouTube channel and organized by cohort playlist.
Browse past cohorts to learn about the founders and startup ventures that have been part of the Venture Lab community and to see how their ideas have evolved.