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2025 Entrepreneurs Challenge Final Pitch Off

See NYU’s top startups face off for $225K in seed funding 

Friday, May 2nd @ 5:00 PM

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The Entrepreneurs Challenge, hosted annually by the Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship, is a springboard for promising NYU startups. 

Part-accelerator and part venture competition, this intense program will provide your early-stage team with how-to workshops, hands-on boot camps, 1:1 coaching, and access to prototyping funds—all designed to guide you step-by-step through launching and growing your startup.

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Meet the Finalists of the 2025 NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge

ANNOUNCEMENT: Meet the Finalists of the 2025 NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge

April 14, 2025
After months of hard work growing their ventures and honing their pitches, the teams of the 25 teams of this year's NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge faced the judges for the first time at this year's...
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MetroMesh Media | Crafting the Perfect Pitch

MetroMesh Media | Crafting the Perfect Pitch

April 9, 2025
Meet MetroMesh Media, the startup transforming delivery riders into dynamic, moving digital billboards, leveraging AI and real-time data for hyper-local, targeted advertising...
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Taking Control of Your Digital Footprint with Haven

Taking Control of Your Digital Footprint with Haven

April 9, 2025
Meet the team behind Haven, the venture building a personal data management platform that provides tailored insights and recommendations, empowering users to take control of their digital footprint...
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Reshaping Research for Cancer Treatment with VITROMNI

Reshaping Research for Cancer Treatment with VITROMNI

April 7, 2025
Meet the team behind VITROMNI, the team revolutionizing cancer treatment research with its CAR-T chip technology that replicates patient-specific bone marrow environments for high-throughput...
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Living Brands AI | Lessons Learned as a Founder

Living Brands AI | Lessons Learned as a Founder

April 3, 2025
Meet Living Brands AI, the startup aiming to help the 83.3% of marketing professionals that have experienced burnout in their careers through trustworthy, sophisticated AI tools that make national...
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Barrow Green, LLC | Founding a Deep Tech Startup

Barrow Green, LLC | Founding a Deep Tech Startup

April 3, 2025
Meet Barrow Green, the startup pioneering a compact, lightweight, and energy-efficient cooling and heating technology that eliminates hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Designed for both large and small-scale...
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Revolutionizing Recovery with Vitalis Regenerative Materials

Revolutionizing Recovery with Vitalis Regenerative Materials

March 31, 2025
Meet the team behind Vitalis Regenerative Materials, who is transforming surgical outcomes with BioBlend—a revolutionary bio-integrated tool that enhances tissue regeneration and reduces complications...
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Improving Surgical Outcomes with Ready Set Recover

Improving Surgical Outcomes with Ready Set Recover

March 28, 2025
Meet the team behind Ready Set Recover, who is building a digital wellness platform for improving surgical outcomes with science-backed tools that enhance patient engagement, reduce stress, and...
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Definitive Diagnostics | Advanced Cancer Detection, Eliminates Doubt & Wasteful Testing

Definitive Diagnostics | Advanced Cancer Detection, Eliminates Doubt & Wasteful Testing

March 24, 2025
Meet Definitive Diagnostics, the startup. building an affordable, highly accurate, and reliable blood tests that can detect newly discovered cancer-specific biomarker patterns in multiple cancers...
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CavaGene: Bridging innovative research with practical healthcare solutions

CavaGene: Bridging innovative research with practical healthcare solutions

March 21, 2025
Meet the team behind CavaGene, an innovative healthcare startup aiming to harnesses genomic and AI technology to deliver early, personalized cancer diagnostics through non-invasive, saliva-based...
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IndieApp | Making App Creation Easier with AI

IndieApp | Making App Creation Easier with AI

March 17, 2025
Meet IndieApp, the NYU Entrepreneur Challenge team creating an AI-powered app builder that helps non-tech product managers to turn their ideas into reality...
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im Financial: Empowering Hispanics Through a Financial Revolution

im Financial: Empowering Hispanics Through a Financial Revolution

March 12, 2025
Meet the team behind im Financial, a SaaS platform that empowers university sustainability professionals by simplifying the tracking, reporting, and visualization of environmental data...
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