Sweep - Vator Splash LA Class of 2015

Mitos Suson · December 11, 2015 · Short URL: https://vator.tv/n/412d

Check out Jackson Gates's presentation on stage and the judges' feedback

Vator Splash LA Class 2015 cohort Sweep is a new mobile finance app that helps you get ahead of bills, expenses and savings goals so you never have to budget again. Unlike other backwards-looking budgeting apps like Mint, Sweep is completely forward looking and helps you automatically achieve your goals.  The founding team is from Pandora and Klout and the company’s investors include Kapor Capital, Vulcan Capital, The Valley Fund, Andy Rachleff and Stanford-Start-X.

Among the judges were Kara Nortman (Partner, Upfront Ventures), Alex Gurevich (Partner, Javelin Venture Partners), Hilary Perchard (VP - Business Development, Sky Media), Larry Marcus (Managing Director, Walden Venture Capital).


Thanks to our main sponsors Wilson Sonsini, KPMG, Javelin Venture Partners, Sky Media, Wavemaker, All Good Living Collective,  Bread and Butter Wine, and our co-production partner, Bixel Exchange.

 

Editor's Note: Our annual Vator Splash Health 2016 conference is around the corner on February 23, 2016 at Kaiser Theater in Oakland. Speakers include Helmy Eltoukhy, PhD (Founder & CEO, Guardant Health), Ryan Howard (Founder & Chairman of the Board, Practice Fusion), Sonny Vu (CEO & Founder, Misfit Wearables), Lynne Chou (Partner, Kleiner Perkins) and more. Join us! REGISTER HERE.

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