The WORKS 2025 Accelerator Demo Day
Join us on Wednesday, August 20th for WORKS Demo Day!
It's been a big summer here at KEC, with seven startups, 15 mentors, dozens of subject matter experts, corporate partner field trips, and most of all: BUSINESS GROWTH. Now - it's your turn to see what everyone has been working on! Each founder will showcase their company in a five minute pitch, followed by lively Q&A. From workforce development to edtech, healthcare to AI, The WORKS Startup Accelerator brings together a powerful group of seven innovative companies, focusing on solving BIG, real-world problems.
Schedule:
4pm Doors open
4:30-6pm
• Kickoff and introductions from Knoxville Entrepreneur Center
• Welcome remarks from City of Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon
• 5 Minute Pitch presentations from each WORKS Accelerator company
6pm-7pm Happy Hour and Networking
THE WORKS, powered by Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, is an intensive, eight-week startup accelerator designed to help early-stage software, technology, and tech-enabled companies scale through customer insights, industry connections, and investment readiness.
Meet the Companies:
Founder: Mac Bartine | Mentors Bruce Ramshaw and Britton Garrett
Claims Agent is an AI-powered platform that helps midsize healthcare providers and revenue cycle management (RCM) consultants automate large-scale claim responses, prevent and reverse revenue loss, and protect the precious time resources that Doctors need to focus on what’s most important to all of us: successful patient care.
Founder: Gustavo Alvarez-Suchini | Mentors Noa Barak and Rob Cochran
DataRook is a hands-on learning experience that blends soccer, storytelling, and STEM to help 5th–8th graders build real-world coding and critical thinking skills, empowering them to see themselves not just as players, but as learners, analysts, and creators.
Modern Working Moms
Founder: Kimberly O’Neal | Mentors: Brittany Burton and Preston Garland
(with assistance from Andria Yates)
Modern Working Moms is a data-driven hiring platform that connects companies with pre-vetted, flexible talent, powered by skilled moms and smart matching technology.
Founder: Ksenia Solomatina | Mentors Harry Boston and Jenna Johns
PowerTechs is a DoD-approved reskilling software for critical industries that combines AI, Extended Reality, and CognitiveTech to replace resumes with real-world skill validation, helping veterans and skilled workers showcase their transferable talents and enabling companies to hire skilled, job-ready talent 10x faster.
Rush to Resolution, LLC
Founder: Brett Rush I Mentors Creed Huckaby and Matthew Park
Rush to Resolution is transforming customer experiences for growing B2B companies with a proven three-step framework: Organize, Prioritize, and Optimize, to lower customer churn, reduce company cost, drive growth, all while creating happier customers.
Founder: Joel Smith | Mentors Victoria Frankel and Ann Buckingham
TeachCraft is an online toolkit with built-in training that helps teachers create locally grounded, project-based learning plans in minutes; amplifying teacher impact, student voice, and real-world learning.
Founder: Dustin Bainbridge | Mentors Michael Grider and Courtney Delaura
Unified Track is a predictive analytics software platform that plugs into a school district’s existing student information system (SIS) and transforms messy data into clear, actionable insights for the people closest to student success: counselors and educators.
“This summer’s WORKS companies have blown me away. Everyone's willingness to get out of their comfort zones, talk to customers, and commit to solving real problems is POWERFUL,” said Chris McAdoo, WORKS program lead at KEC. “The mentors showed up in a big way, and the founders showed us what’s possible when you combine bold thinking with real execution - and I can't wait for the community to see what they've been building.”
Thank you to our 2025 Works partners:
Cirrus Aircraft, Clayton Homes, Market Square Ventures, Avero Advisors, Launch Tennessee, The City of Knoxville
Location
The Square Room, 37902