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Jay Schiff Wins $260K Grant from CDC

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.

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Portable Diagnostic Systems Wins $75K Grant from NJ CSIT

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.

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Beyond Good Named to Fast Company’s 10 Most Innovative of 2022

Beyond Good (formerly known as Madecasse) has just been named to Fast Company’s 10 Most Innovative Companies of 2022! Beyond Good, founded by Tim McCoullum is a mission-drive brand that...

Esusu Becomes Harvard Business School Case Study

Esusu, co-founded by Abbey Wemimo (MPA ’16) and Samir Goel (BS ’16) on becoming a Harvard Business School Case Study. They recently raised a $130M Series B round, giving them...

Punit Seth (MBA ’10), CEO of Toast, Celebrates a Milestone

Toast, producers of the highest quality range of full spectrum hemp CBD products, recently marked their 5th anniversary. The company also announced a partnership with Erewhon, the upscale natural foods store that...

Calm Acquires Ripple Health Group Co-Founded By David Ko (BS ’93)

The relaxation app, Calm has just acquired Ripple Health Group, a health care technology company that connects users with proper health care options. Ripple co-founder and CEO, David Ko (BS ’93) will now...

NYU Startup, Esusu, Officially Becomes a Unicorn!

Esusu, a fintech platform founded by NYU alumni Abbey Wemimo (MPA '16) and Samir Goel (BS '16), is officially a unicorn. The company raised a $130M Series B round, giving them a $1B valuation and making them one of the very few black-owned unicorns in the U.S. and globally. Abbey was a 2016 Entrepreneurs Challenge finalist when he competed with a prior idea. ...

NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge Alum, eat2explore Featured on the Today Show

Entrepreneurs Challenge alum, eat2explore, the award-winning family culinary adventure, was featured on the Today Show as one of the best food gifts for the holiday season...

Kidae Hong (MBA ’21) Featured in Poets & Quants 2021 Most Disruptive MBA Startups

Kidae Hong (MBA ’21) and Claire Park (MBA ’21), co-founders, Circle and 2021 Stern Venture Fellows participants were featured in Poets & Quants’ 2021 Most Disruptive MBA startups...

Portable Diagnostic Systems Selected as the NIDA 2021 Winner

Congratulations to 2019-20 Entrepreneurs Challenge finalist, Portable Diagnostic Systems, on winning the National Institute on Drug Abuse's (NIDA) "$100,0000 for Start a SUD Startup" Challenge. ...
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