NYU faculty and entrepreneurs are making news as thought-leaders and market disruptors.
NYU’s top startups took the stage at the 2025 Entrepreneurs Challenge Final Pitch-Off, the University’s largest celebration of entrepreneurship. With over 300 guests in attendance, ventures competed for $300K+ in prizes. See the winners across New Venture, Digital Tech, and Healthcare tracks—including this year’s $100K YOPE Award recipient.
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 Semi-Finals! The anticipation in the air was palpable as the teams waited to hear the results of judges’ intense deliberation. Silence fell across the room as the Berkley Center team took to the podium to announce the Finalists.
Meet MetroMesh Media, the startup transforming delivery riders into dynamic, moving digital billboards, leveraging AI and real-time data for hyper-local, targeted advertising.
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 and enhance online security.
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, personalized drug screening.
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 brand marketers’ lives easier.
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 applications, its first product—a cooling vest—aims to protect workers from extreme heat while minimizing environmental impact.
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 in sports medicine procedures.
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 increase compliance—benefiting patients, providers and payers.
