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Wiser, cofounded by Chattanooga native Priya Boyington, is a semifinalist in an international competition. It’s trying to advance for a chance to present at Aging2.0 OPTIMIZE conference. Voting ends Aug. 19.You may vote here.
A San Francisco-based startup that a Chattanooga native cofounded is nearing the final stage of a worldwide competition focused on making life better for older adults.
Wiser won Aging2.0’s preliminary competition in New York in May. Now it’s one of 33 companies vying to take center stage at the Aging2.0 OPTIMIZE conference in October.
The public has half the say on which companies will make it. Online voting lasts through Friday.
Priya Boyington founded Wiser in February with a fellow student from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, Jay Lanners, of Covington, Ga. The two had become friends before business school, when they worked for Bain & Co. in Atlanta, Boyington said.