Copyright 2025 SPARK

Please join us in kicking off Desai Accelerator’s 10-year anniversary and welcoming the six companies that make up Desai Accelerator’s 2025 cohort. We are now located in the Zell Lurie Institute Collaboration Space on the 2nd floor of Michigan Ross (R2420).

This year’s startup cohort includes:

  • Buildonomy – empowering users to create their own comprehensive, user-controlled profile by aggregating data from their diverse digital activities into a single structured resource
    Founder: Andrew Lyjak
    Location: Michigan
  • On Arrival – AI travel management platform for small and medium-sized businesses
    Founders: Jordan Morgan and KT Maviglia Morgan
    Location: Michigan
  • Philo Homes – leverages AI and supply chain integration to deliver a seamless, one-stop home furnishing solution
    Founders: Mingfei Liu, Youwen Zhu, and Qiying Hong
    Location: Michigan
  • Stitchi – merch platform for large organizations to discover, design, develop, and deliver branded products without the chaos
    Founders: Everest Guerra and Kyle White
    Location: Michigan
  • Superior Energy – novel grid-optional energy solutions
    Founder and team: “Solar Steve” Sherman, Peter Michaelides, “Renewables Jim” Bates, Joel Burke
    Location: Michigan
  • Zanthos Energy – next-generation rechargeable aluminum-CO₂ batteries
    Founders: Tom Chepucavage, Christie Fetrow
    Location: New Mexico

We can’t wait for you to meet the intrepid entrepreneurs behind these startups!