Alicia Ferreras is the designer behind Amferre. I create Alaskan-made jewelry using natural materials like caribou antlers, baleen, and ivory. I source these materials from Inupiat hunters from the North Slope. My designs are inspired from the strength and power these materials have provided for my community. You can find available pieces or see what I’ve made in the past on my Instagram @amferre.

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Danielle Lanza

Desiree Johnson

My goal is to provide the community with a pick-up and delivery café, Dezi’s Delight. The warmth of a sensational drink, a mocha latte, a smoothie breeze, or maybe a parfait for a tasteful treat, tame your craving with one of my delectable breakfast bagels or burritos. I am here to serve you better.

Dimitrios Alexiadis

Get-By is an on-demand staffing platform that sources underemployed workers from local labor pools to provide growing small businesses a helping hand. For many Americans, the traditional gig economy is simply out of reach. Get-By seeks to solve these shortfalls by first addressing these opportunity gaps in our community. Using Get-By as a tool, community-minded businesses will have the opportunity to hire locals who need: a. flexible employment, b. the opportunity to prove themselves, and c. to be welcomed into a community and given a role in making it a success.

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Douglas Franklin

Airhounds is a health tech company that creates hardware and software that enables customers to protect themselves and others from airborne pathogens like COVID-19. Our "dosimeter" wearable estimates exposure in real-time based on ambient CO2 levels. Our mobile app publishes CO2 measurements to a map similar to Yelp so users can assess the risk of visiting establishments.

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Gail Shuler

We are friends teaching together, knitting, and laughing about things students or teachers say in a “normal” school day. We combine our love of yarn and school to create K3tog Hand-dyed Yarns.

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Kirsten Caldwell

Alaskan Tuft is a company that will connect my community either by providing a service of unique handmade rugs or learning/job opportunities of how to make their own.

Mathieu Frohlich

At BiP Referrals, we are streamlining and automating the way professionals send and receive peer-to-peer referrals. Our platform makes it easier for a referral partner to send a referral and to connect with prospective clients.

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Max Kubitz

Turnagain Ceramics is a community-driven ceramics studio where potters and potters-to-be can come together for classes, workshops, studio use, and events. We aim to make clay-play accessible and approachable for all members of our community.

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Melvin Captain

Captain Consulting is an Alaska Native-owned small business. Services include technical, professional, & scientific advice to tribes, nonprofits, and private and public sector clients.

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Rayshanna Alexander

ZAP is a development child-care center serving the school-aged (5-12 years). The center aims for rapid expansion through exclusive services offered at flexible time schedules—late evenings, overnight, and weekends. ZAP will focus on delivering outstanding services and ensuring that all clients receive satisfactory, one-on-one, and well-timed service. We will be providing child-care services for service workers, first responders, and seasonal employees. We will meet the underserved child-care demand from 2 pm to 9 am. We are eager to establish a safe and healthy environment in the East Anchorage community through a commitment to quality and a flexible pricing structure to support clients.

Tiana Wang

PagePensive is an Etsy shop selling unique stickers, printables, and art cards. I am inspired by the places I have been to, and I hope that my art brightens someone's day!

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Upstart Alpha Cohort 3

Cohort 3: Fall 2021 - Spring 2022

Margo Fliss

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1901 Bragaw Street, Suite 199 Anchorage, AK, 99508