CE Tools Inc. founder Dan Lemcke in Knoxville’s inaugural ‘Innovation Night at the Park’ Competition.
More than 250 people packed Covenant Health Park on May 13th for Knoxville’s inaugural “Innovation Night at the Park,” a full day of pitches, demos, networking and soccer that signaled the city is serious about its startup scene.
Featured in the event was CE Tools, with contractor-engineered tools for the skilled trades. For every tradesperson who exits the field, the industry needs two to three replacements, and the knowledge gap that creates is not sustainable. Products are already on Amazon and at Ace Hardware to streamline contractors’ day-to-day activities, but the big news is a newly signed deal with O’Reilly Auto Parts placing products in 6,500 stores, which will take monthly revenue to what the company previously achieved in an entire year.