Westchester County’s Element 46 Tech Accelerator Welcomes its Tenth Cohort

Westchester County’s Element 46 Tech Accelerator Powered by Quay Acceleration recently welcomed 11 innovative startups into its fall cohort. The program will culminate with a Demo Day on December 2, where each participant will have the opportunity to pitch their venture to a room of investors, technology experts, press representatives, government officials, and other key contacts.

Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins said, “Each year, the startups chosen for the Element 46 program strengthen our County’s reputation as a place where innovation is nurtured, businesses are supported, and ideas can flourish. We look forward to seeing these ventures grow, succeed, and contribute to the economic vitality of our community.”

Westchester County Director of Economic Development, Bridget Gibbons, said: “Each year, Element 46 showcases the incredible entrepreneurial talent drawn to Westchester County. By welcoming this fall’s cohort, we continue to build momentum, creating opportunities that drive innovation, support job growth, and strengthen our local economy.”

Westchester County Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Deborah Novick, said: “We are excited to welcome this fall’s cohort of founders to the Element 46 program, representing innovation in edtech, climate tech, AI, and more. These ventures will not only benefit from the resources and mentorship available here but will also bring new energy and vision to our community.”

QUAY Acceleration Co-Founder, John Lynn said: “The Element 46 Tech Accelerator program continues to attract some of the most promising entrepreneurs in Westchester. This fall’s 11 startups are building in areas such as AI, education, workforce development, energy, and consumer engagement. Many already have pilots underway, paying customers, or funding secured. They represent the kind of innovation and growth potential that make the region a hub for technology and business, and we’re excited to support their journeys as they prepare to present at Demo Day this December.”

The ventures chosen for the fall 2025 Element 46 program are:

• AirlineComplaintHub.com (Dobbs Ferry): AirlineComplaintHub.com helps air travelers who have experienced a significant problem with an airline to solve their inability to make things right by turning their quick summary of the situation into a strongly worded complaint and taking the traveler directly to the page on the airline’s website where they can submit their complaint.
• Author Central Station (Mount Vernon): Author Central Station helps authors, particularly self-published authors, by allowing them to increase their sales in person by going into malls in high-traffic areas to sign and sell copies of their books.
• CelerOps LLC (New Rochelle): CelerOps helps accounting and insurance teams solve the inefficiency and errors caused by manual, document-heavy workflows by providing an Intelligent Document Processing platform and custom automations that replace data entry with seamless workflows and reports.
• CORAHACK (Mount Vernon): CORAHACK is an EdTech company that provides hands-on learning in web development, AI/machine learning, data science, and cybersecurity through an interactive coding and system design platform for K-12, college, and workforce development.
• Edmotions.AI (Mount Kisco):
  EDmotions.ai is the world’s first Emotional Management System (EMS), helping K–12 schools tackle the student mental health crisis by embedding highly trained and safe daily emotional coaching, reflection, and real-time insights directly into the school day.
• Elaraimm (White Plains): Elaraimm helps people file their immigration applications through an affordable and efficient process, all just a click away.
• MIDL Technology Inc. (Eastchester/Tuckahoe): MIDL is an AI services company in the safety and security sector that provides a platform to eliminate the manual work of detection, review, and response for organizations responsible for public safety, security operations, and critical infrastructure.
• MyDataMyDolla (White Plains): MyDataMyDolla (MyDMD) enables everyday consumers to regain control over their personal data by providing a secure platform to collect, understand, and monetize their data on their own terms.
• NewDawn (Mount Kisco): NewDawn LLC's platform TradesConnects provides a full-stack workforce ecosystem for trade businesses, schools, unions, and job-seekers to solve the global skilled labor shortage.
• Senergy (Yonkers): Senergy helps building owners and commercial tenants solve high energy and water bills by providing real-time energy and water monitoring software.
• Starteryou (White Plains): Starteryou helps students get ready for the workforce by guiding them to land their first job or internship and giving schools a modern, updated career center.

Members of each Element 46 Tech Accelerator cohort are chosen in a competitive selection process. Each group comprises up to 12 tech startups and must feature committed founders with at least a prototype of their technology or tech-enabled product.

In the program, each founder is matched with hand-picked mentors who are leaders in technology, finance, business strategy, venture capital, marketing, and other key areas. Participants also gain access to a world-class curriculum on fundraising, customer development, executive management, product iteration, branding, marketing, and more.

The Element 46 Tech Accelerator Powered by Quay Acceleration runs for 10 weeks every spring and fall. This is the sixth cohort produced in partnership with Quay Acceleration, experts in tech accelerator programming and operations.

To learn more about the Element 46 program, visit the Element 46 website.

About The Westchester County Office of Economic Development

The Westchester County Office of Economic Development works to improve the County’s economic well-being and quality of life. This includes a broad range of activities to attract, create and retain jobs, and to foster a resilient, pro-growth and inclusive economy. For more information, visit the Westchester Catalyst website.