NYU faculty and entrepreneurs are making news as thought-leaders and market disruptors.
By: Dr. Simone Andrews (PSYD ‘12) While my experience as an entrepreneur has highlighted my personal strengths, it has also frankly put me face-to-face with challenges in my career and
Co-founder of Heliotrope, Casey Bloomquist, won EnergyTech NYC Regional Prize for their business plan, moving on to the next round in the competition. Bloomquist is a 2023 Entrepreneurs Challenge Semi-Finalist.
Our very own Cynthia Franklin, Director of the Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship, was quoted in Business Insider about the right time to start a venture.
Jay Schiff, Co-founder & CEO of Addinex Technologies, Inc. has received a $260K grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to improve upon existing addiction medication dispensing for people with opioid use disorder. He was a 2018 Entrepreneurs Challenge finalist and avid Berkley Center Volunteer.
2019 NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge NVC Winner Gig Finesse was recently featured in Crain’s NY Business for modernizing music venue bookings. Learn more from co-founder Mir Hwang (NYU CAS ’19).
Congratulations to Glennon Simmons, Founder & CEO of Portable Diagnostic Systems (2020 NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge TVC Semi-Finalist) for receiving $75,000 grant from the NJ Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology to accelerate the development of technologies, products, and services that support maternal and child wellbeing.
The 2019-20 NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge Finalist closed a seed funding round of $3.6m from investors including Bessemer Venture Partners and Cosmic Venture Partners.
NYU alum Muse Tax is unlocking smart money decisions with tax data. Congratulations to the team as they join Techstars NY’s 2022 Fall Class.
NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge 2021 finalist Upfront announced a family search portal and real-time child care map in partnership with the state of Maryland.
