Awards
Co-founders Regina, Abe and Hieu were all named Forbes 30 Under 30 2019
$75k in flash funding from Arrow, 2017
IBM Health Hackathon 2015, 1st place
TechCrunch Pitch-Off 2016, Top 10 "Creme of the Austin Startup Crop"
Takeda & Medstartr’s Deep Dive Open Innovation in Depression Challenge 2016 Winner of $35,000 at the Health 2.0 Conference in Santa Clara
SheHacksHTX 2016 1st place, Xconomy
Pitch-A-Kid 1st place, NPR
CVS Retail and Health Innovation Challenge 2015 hosted by Wake Forest University, Finalist
Top 5 Healthcare Hero in the IoT World Cup 2015/16 during the Mobile World Congress
1st Place Winner of 2016 Hardware Cup in Austin hosted by AlphaLabs and TechShop Round Rock, finalist at Nationals
St. Edward’s University Business Plan Competition 2015, 1st place
Press
Entrepreneur 3 Keys to Launching a B2C Medical Device
FOX 26 Houston inventor finds high-tech way to save lives with smart pill box
The Business Journal Houston Inno (article) Houston health tech startup EllieGrid to begin selling in CVS HealthHub locations
Forbes 30 Under 30 2019, Manufacturing & Industry
Innovation Map Houston's smart pillbox startup gets even smarter about its users with data tracking technology
The Houston Business Journal Houston-based company looks to modernize pillboxes
Startup Grind (article) 50 Millennial Founders (+ their startups) to watch in 2018
The Case Foundation #FacesofFounders (article) Q&A with the Research Triangle’s Up and Coming Startups
Arrow Electronics (article) Arrow Funds Tech Startup EllieGrid for Smart Pillbox Technology
Crowdfund Insider (article) Indiegogo Success: Elliegrid’s Smart Pillbox Awarded $75,000 in Flash Funding From Arrow
AARP & The Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce at TMCx (panel) Innovation & Health Summit
Indiegogo (article) How This Mexican Immigrant Became an Entrepreneur Right Out of College
Houston Chronicle (article) Houston startups tap into growing aging market
OMGFacts Facebook (video) “This is a smart pillbox” (215,000 + views)
Brit + Co 9 Amazing Kickstarters to Fund This November
Gadgetify (article) EllieGrid Smart Pillbox Manages Your Pills
TEDx (video) College Start-Up: Now is the Time! | Abe Matamoros | TEDx University of Tulsa
NPR For Entrepreneurs, Pitching To Pint-Sized Sharks Is No Child's Play
Xconomy Houston SheHacks Event Encourages Women to Form, Lead Tech Startups
St. Edwards Magazine From Classroom to Startup: Entrepreneurship major takes her product to the Austin business scene — and stands out
MedCityNews Takeda gets into the digital health crowdsourcing game with depression app challenge