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MEET THE WINNERS

Meet the winners of the 2022-23 Entrepreneurs Challenge! These ventures hail from across NYU’s global campuses and their concepts reflect that diversity. 

NEW VENTURE COMPETITION

Venture Award Industry Venture Description
museLogoEPS-01 Muse Tax Inc. Grand Prize & Audience Choice Award Financial Services/Insurance Muse is a platform that helps individual taxpayers and SMBs find every tax deduction and credit available to them, maximize their refunds and create personalized tax and financial plans through an AI-based tax engine.
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TECH VENTURE COMPETITION

Venture Award Industry Venture Description
Stepwise_PNG_Black_Text_Blue_Logo StepWise Grand Prize Cleantech/Renewables/ Sustainability A device that allows residents in older homes to draw power for new electrical loads without needing to pull a new utility power line.
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TVC_Heliotrope_LOGO-01 Heliotrope Audience Choice Award Cleantech/Renewables/ Sustainability A light-shifting film that boosts the efficiency and lifespan of solar panels, reducing production costs for solar manufacturers and lowering electricity prices for consumers.
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HEALTHCARE & BIOMED VENTURE COMPETITION

Venture Award Industry Venture Description
HVC_VitalAudio_Logo Vital Audio Systems Inc. Grand Prize Healthcare/Wellness Vital Audio is a subscription-based remote patient monitoring and patient screening technology.
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ProViZiGen Logo ProViZiGen Audience Choice Award Biotechnology/Life Sciences ProViZiGen is a biotherapeutics company developing the first of its kind injectable material capable of preventing and reversing osteoarthritis after joint injury.
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The Concept

A light-shifting film that boosts the efficiency and lifespan of solar panels, reducing production costs for solar manufacturers and lowering electricity prices for consumers.

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Pictured (l. to r.): Co-founders Minh Tran and Casey Bloomquist

Points of Differentiation

Increases solar panel energy yield by 10% to 20% from a single layer of nontoxic materials. Easy to integrate with existing solar panel technology and manufacturing processes.

NYU Affiliation

Minh Tran, Tandon Ph.D ‘23
Casey Bloomquist, Tandon Ph.D ‘24

About Heliotrope

Hear from Heliotrope’s founder about their mission and what’s next on the horizon.

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DEADLINE: SUNDAY DECEMBER 1 @ 11:59 PM EST

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Final Pitch Off & Awards

Friday, April 26th

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