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Kicking Off SVF: CanvasPad

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

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Heliotrope Wins EnergyTech NYC Regional Prize

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.

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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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GigFinesse Raises Seed Funding

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.

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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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