Startup Texas Pitch Fest 2025
February 6, 2025 · eBridge Center, Brownsville
Seven Rio Grande Valley startups closed out their accelerator cohort at Startup Texas Pitch Fest 2025, pitching live to judges and a community audience at the eBridge Center in Brownsville.
Participants:
Velox Global Solutions
Yardly
ZenBuddy
VinHX & CarInspections
Rewear AI
Manifiq
PayMyLawyer
Judges:
Hector Hernandez | Texas A&M
Jovanna Rangel | Greater Brownsville EDC
Rolando Gonzalez Jr | Co-owner of FC Brownsville
Velox Global Solutions
Steve Perez, Founder
Digitizes the bill of lading the moment freight is loaded, issuing a signed, secured eBOL and an emailed receipt so carriers cut disputes and build trust in logistics.
Rewear AI
Oshun Cruz, Founder
A mobile and web app that uses AI to analyze photos of used clothing and list it for sale fast, helping Valley residents turn closets into extra income.
Yardly
Mario Gonzalez, Founder
A subscription service that connects homeowners directly with reliable lawn care crews and companies.
Manifiq
Carlos Ramirez, Founder
Helps retailers tap Texas’s Manifiesto program, which refunds sales tax to international shoppers, tackling fraud and making the benefit measurable for stores.
ZenBuddy
Sonya Ramsey, Founder
A mindfulness app built for inclusivity and emotional well-being, bringing culturally relevant practices and ancient wisdom to young users and their families.
PayMyLawyer
Daniel Pizaña, Founder
A legal payment platform for attorneys: fast, secured transactions, easy reconciliation, payment tracking, and case referrals within a vetted legal network.
VinHX & CarInspections
Rodrigo Burberg, Founder
A complete car-buying solution: VinHX.com runs the vehicle history report and CarInspections.com performs the in-depth inspection, cutting fraud and repair risk for Rio Grande Valley buyers.
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