2024-25 WINNERS

NEW VENTURE
COMPETITION

TECHNOLOGY VENTURE COMPETITION

HEALTHCARE VENTURE COMPETITION

GRAND PRIZE WINNERS

NEW VENTURE
COMPETITION

Happenings

Eliot Brown, Tandon B.S. ’21

Oishika Chaudhury, CAS ’22

Happenings is an AI-powered event planning platform that streamlines every step of event organization—from venue sourcing to vendor coordination and sponsorship management.

TECHNOLOGY VENTURE COMPETITION

Athlitix

Sachin Dasari, Stern B.S. ’25

Alexander Seljuk

Girish Kumar Adari

 

Athlitix augments athlete video footage with advanced performance analytics, empowering coaches to make confident, data-driven decisions while discovering hidden talent and ensuring equal recruitment opportunities for athletes globally.

HEALTHCARE VENTURE COMPETITION

Definitive Diagnostics

Alan Harris, NYU Langone Health

Ellis Malovany

Robert Puskas

Steve Bolland

 

Definitive Diagnostics improves cancer testing accuracy with an advanced blood test that eliminates unnecessary biopsies while accelerating treatment for those who need it.

 

AUDIENCE CHOICE WINNERS

NEW VENTURE
COMPETITION

LOOPiNi

Lorenzo Felli, NYU Shanghai B.S. ’24
Damiano Messineo, CAS B.S. ’23
Alessandro Pignataro, NYU Shanghai B.S. ’25

 

Loopini is reinventing pizza with a healthy frozen pizza line, made in Italy with the ancient superfood lupini beans. We enhance taste, improve ingredient quality, and revolutionize the nutrition profile making it better for you, so you can enjoy it every day and feel good about it.

TECHNOLOGY VENTURE COMPETITION

Athlitix

Sachin Dasari, Stern B.S. ’25

Alexander Seljuk

Girish Kumar Adari

 

Athlitix augments athlete video footage with advanced performance analytics, empowering coaches to make confident, data-driven decisions while discovering hidden talent and ensuring equal recruitment opportunities for athletes globally.

HEALTHCARE VENTURE COMPETITION

Vitalis

Asser Elashwah, Tandon B.A./B.S. ’26

 

Vitalis transforms surgical outcomes with BioBlend—a revolutionary bio-integrated tool that enhances tissue regeneration and reduces complications in sports medicine procedures.

 

PAST WINNERS

  • 2023 - 2024
  • 2022 - 2023
  • 2021 - 2022
  • 2020 - 2021
  • 2019 - 2020
  • 2018 - 2019
  • 2017 - 2018
  • 2016 - 2017
  • 2015 - 2016
  • 2014 - 2015
  • 2013 - 2014
  • 2012 - 2013
  • 2011-2012
  • 2010 - 2011
  • 2009 - 2010

TeztUs

2023-24 New Venture Competition Audience Choice

CaroRhythm

2023-24 Healthcare & Biomedical Venture Competition Winner + Audience Choice

UniqLearn

2023-24 Technology Venture Competition Winner + Audience Choice

Jivika

2023-24 New Venture Competition Winner

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