Meet the companies in Audible's Business Attraction program that are driving innovation and vibrancy in Newark.
ABF Creative is a multicultural kids and family podcast network and production company, founded by Newark native Anthony Frasier, that joins Audible in the audio and podcast industry. ABF Creative leverages its unique production framework to deliver award-winning IP that builds emotional and cultural connections through loveable characters and compelling narrative storytelling.
AlphaROC, a provider of AI-based data insights and analytics, sits at the intersection of AI and finance, revolutionizing the market research industry by incorporating the latest advancements in machine learning, data science, and computational AI techniques. AlphaROC was recently recognized as a finalist in the prestigious “AWS Generative AI Startup Incubator” for pushing the boundaries of AI-powered solutions. AlphaROC has developed a suite of AI-powered tools that harness the power of unique data sets and provide personalized insights that fundamentally transform the decision-making process.
BLVD Bistro, the second location from Chef Carlos Swepson and co-owner Markisha Swepson, whose first location in Harlem was featured in the New York Times in its first year. Serving up American soul food with a fully scratch kitchen, BLVD was named best soul food in the country by Food Network.
co:census is a collaborative, cloud-based workspace for urban planning and design teams to learn, plan, create, analyze, and work together as they conduct research projects and community engagement. The company’s enterprise solution is used by Ford Mobility, MIG, and Habitat for Humanity’s teams to plan community engagement, create projects to collect feedback and analyze text and voice data with their patent-pending AI.
Developed specifically with multicultural founders in mind, Equal Space has created a 50,000-square-foot shared office space, offering flexible work space including daily passes, dedicated desks, suites, and a large array of amenities, including creative studios, event space, convening rooms and yearly programming to push their members forward.
Fitnescity is a consumer health startup that gives consumers easy access to wellness tests, along with personal analytics, while allowing local clinics to reach more consumers. Designed to make health and wellness testing convenient and accessible, Fitnescity partners with local clinics, labs and leading healthcare providers across the country to provide wellness tests. It also enables consumers to track their wellness goals and outcomes over time with a user-friendly personal analytics platform that can not only make test results easier to understand, but also, in the long term, develop predictive models to inform wellness decisions.
Gymble (pronounced gym-bull) is a fitness app, founded by three athletes from Charlotte, NC, that connects communities to facility rentals, personal training and fitness experiences. The all-in-one platform helps fitness facilities and entrepreneurs market to their customers and manage their bookings more effectively.
Newark Culture Club will establish a 2,500 square feet cocktail bar and live entertainment venue, owned by an investment group of majority Newark residents and minorities, led by comedian Justin Williams, host of Fraudsters podcast. It will feature a rotating menu of craft cocktails, beers and wines from local and Black-owned businesses, and established shows such as the Brick City Comedy Revue, all at affordable ticket prices.
pocstock is a diversity content company focused on positive images featuring people of color. They are building a content catalog and AI functionality with the goal of being the #1 destination for culturally competent and diverse images.
Sweet Jeans Macaron and Coffee Bar is a dessert and coffee bar from Chopped contestant and Newark native Michele Vaccari Harriott and partner Victor Soldano, opening in 2024. It will offer specialized coffees, French macarons, seasonal to-go lunches, catering services, family-style dinner experiences, and community events.