NYU VENTURE SHOWCASE

Meet the semi-finalists of the 2020-21 NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge.

SHOWCASE DIRECTORY

NEW VENTURE

IT/SOFTWARE

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AUTOMANUS

A real-time data analytics engine that enables retail traders to make smart and informed investment decisions in an efficient and digestible manner by utilizing natural language processing to comb tens of thousands of social media posts to uncover complex insights.

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NEW VENTURE

HEALTHCARE

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ANI INC.

ANI Inc. provides dental clinicians with the tools to solve complications and limitations with general implant procedures through utilizing the patent pending, CARS technique. The development of the accompanying app will help facilitate efficient company/dentist/patient communications

SOCIAL VENTURE

HEALTHCARE

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BRYANT HEALTH

Bryant Health is a virtual ecosystem of addiction experts helping transform care for those directly impacted by addiction or are in crisis. We empower patients and their families to mitigate dependency using addiction experts with customized technology that prioritizes convenience, technology, and patient/client privacy.

NEW VENTURE

GAMING

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CARTOGRAPHR INC.

A social media platform that provides a more affordable and a more immersive experience for tabletop roleplay gamers. Powered by augmented reality & shareable user-generated content, the app makes collaborative virtual world creation seamless by using intuitive drag-and-drop gestures on the devices players already own.

NEW VENTURE

ENERGY

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COCHARGE LLC

CoCharge offers the ultimate solution for charging — power bank rental stations available at restaurants, libraries, and other public spaces in NYC for active New Yorkers to rent and return anytime, anywhere.

NEW VENTURE

IT/SOFTWARE

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DATABAR.AI

Databar.ai is a web-based analytics platform that enables small businesses and individuals with no coding experience to extract insights from public and commercial datasets without the help of a data scientist. The platform’s simple user interface and story-driven format allows users to mix visualizations and text to quickly create informative reports and analyses.

SOCIAL VENTURE

CLEANTECH

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GREENPORTFOLIO

GreenPortfolio is an online platform that empowers eco-conscious consumers to find financial products that fight climate change by streamlining the process of selecting funds, credit cards, and bank accounts that support the environment.

NEW VENTURE

FOOD/BEVERAGE

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HEALTHBOXED

HealthBoxed is a subscription-based wellness program that helps corporations lower their health insurance costs and increase overall productivity by using our educational and engaging wellness boxes as a tool to improve their employees’ health.

NEW VENTURE

HEALTHCARE

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HOMEAWAY HEALTH

A network of small, short-term mental healthcare facilities that will enable public hospitals to reduce ballooning costs and readmissions by diverting mental health crisis patients from chaotic ERs to warm, homelike facilities proven to improve outcomes.

SOCIAL VENTURE

APPAREL/FASHION

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JADE

Jade is a data-driven marketplace that empowers sustainability-minded millennials to make informed clothing purchases and drive sales to eco-friendly brands. We rate the environmental impact of fashion brands, recommend traditionally overlooked but eco-friendly brands, and offer a gamified rewards program for sustainable purchases.

NEW VENTURE

LEGAL SERVICES

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LETRYX

A powerful software for the energy law sector that increases accuracy and reduces the time and costs spent on legal research and deal negotiations by relying on machine learning and natural language processing to analyze contract term values and trends. 

SOCIAL VENTURE

APPAREL/FASHION

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ONE432

ONE432 is a clothing and footwear brand that helps socially conscious young professionals as well as discerning shoppers align their purchases with their personal values by offering handmade luxury items at affordable prices, and sharing 50% of profits with its artisans and schools in Pakistan that further early childhood education. 

NEW VENTURE

HEALTH, GAMING

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PRISM TECHNOLOGY

Prism develops software which helps meditators find consistency in their practice. Gameplay adapts based on stress detected in breathing patterns and heart rate. By playing our games, meditators learn how to apply the benefits of consistent meditation while engaging in complex tasks. 

SOCIAL VENTURE

FOOD/BEVERAGE

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ROOTED FARE

A culture-specific flavor kit that helps Asian Americans located in majority-white areas cook cultural dishes they identify with but can’t access by partnering with immigrant chefs to create kits of niche pantry essentials and recipes. 

NEW VENTURE

GAMING

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STONK LEAGUE

StonkLeague is a platform for finfluencers to build their reputation and establish their legitimacy by participating in competitive daily fantasy crypto games. Stonk offers a new form of market exposure with a dynamic leaderboard and ranking system. 

SOCIAL VENTURE

HEALTHCARE

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SOCIAL IMPACT AI LAB

Social Impact AI Lab’s (SIAIL) focus is on building AI-based applications alongside providers of social and human services with the goal of improving child and family health, enhancing decision support systems, and improving child outcomes. 

NEW VENTURE

CONSUMER GOODS

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TEFF LAB

TEFF LAB is a producer of Ethiopian-inspired snack foods that enables adventurous and health-conscious eaters to discover the flavors of East Africa with TeffBar. TeffBar is a plant-based and gluten-free energy bar made from teff, a complete protein heralded as “the next superfood”.

NEW VENTURE

TRAVEL/ TOURISM

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TRIPPAL

Trippal is a mobile application that helps its users reduce the time spent personalizing their local vacations. A unique algorithm recommends staycation experiences based on personalities and moods.

NEW VENTURE

INTERNET/WEB/MOBILE

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UPFRONT

Upfront is a website that makes daycare prices public and searchable so parents can find the best option in their budget.

NEW VENTURE

CONSUMER GOODS

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VESSEL ATHLETICS

The Hydroshirt® by Vessel Athletics is a patent-pending activewear shirt, making it easier for long-distance runners to stay hydrated without compromising their performance. Through the use of an integrated but removable hydration pack, The Hydroshirt® allows you to carry water in an effortless and lightweight manner.

NEW VENTURE

CLEANTECH/RENEWABLES

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WALKWAY

Walkway is a flat, aboveground generator that creates electricity when stepped on, helping building owners and managers who control areas of heavy foot traffic lower energy costs, reduce emissions, and track data.

AUTOMANUS

Concept Summary

A real-time data analytics engine that enables retail traders to make smart and informed investment decisions in an efficient and digestible manner by utilizing natural language processing to comb tens of thousands of social media posts to uncover complex insights.

Points of Differentiation

  • More comprehensive social media coverage to gather retail traders’ market sentiments versus traditional outlets.
  • More in-depth critical insights and more digestible content for retail.

Team

Jianing Qi

NYU CAS BA '17
NYU GSAS MS '20

Spencer Viviano

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ANI INC.

Concept Summary

ANI Inc. provides dental clinicians with the tools to solve complications/limitations with general implant procedures through utilizing the patent pending, CARS technique. The development of the accompanying app will help facilitate efficient company/dentist/patient communications.

Points of Differentiation

  • Experience in developing/innovating with other dental techniques, and the resources and accessibility to provide hands-on teaching through 3-D model printing and implant specific techniques.
  • 30 years of dedicated experience and research focus exclusively in implant dentistry, with more than 30,000 patients treated and 45,000 implants placed.
  • Access to a world-wide network of educational programs and initiatives to teach best practices for the CARS technique.

Team

Adam Barsoum

NYU Dentistry DDS '21

Sang-Choon Cho

NYU Dentistry Faculty

Natacha Reis

NYU Dentistry DDS '21

Hyoungsup Kimm

NYU Dentistry DDS '21

Dimitrios Tsitsimelis

NYU Dentistry DDS '21

Paul Yu

NYU Dentistry Faculty

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BRYANT HEALTH

Concept Summary

Bryant Health is a virtual ecosystem of addiction experts helping transform care for those directly impacted by addiction or are in crisis. We empower patients and their families to mitigate dependency using addiction experts with customized technology that prioritizes convenience, technology, and patient/client privacy.

Points of Differentiation

  • Bryant Health is the first to combine the power of audio/visual telehealth, prescription medicine, therapy, and technology to customize addiction treatment.
  • By utilizing a virtual ecosystem combined with cloud based technologies in this setting, it is more engaging at increasing accessibility and providing innovative solutions for cost-effective addiction support.
  • We are the only company to prioritize “time to service,” a critical component in addiction care that is lacking in the market today.

Team

Christopher Chang, co-founder, Bryant Health and participant in the 1st Annual Designpreneurs Hackathon.

Christopher Chang

NYU Stern MBA '20

Grant Chen, COO and co-founder, Bryant Health and participant in the 1st Annual Designpreneurs Hackathon.

Grant Chen

NYU Stern MBA '21

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CARTOGRAPHR

Concept Summary

A social media platform that provides a more affordable and a more immersive experience for tabletop roleplay gamers. Powered by augmented reality and shareable user-generated content, the app makes collaborative virtual world creation seamless by using intuitive drag-and-drop gestures on the devices players already own.

Points of Differentiation

  • The fastest and most flexible way to create a 3D fantasy world on your mobile device using intuitive drag and drop gestures.
  •  The first holographic-like experience for tabletop role-play games, powered by collaborative augmented reality experience.
  • The only social media platform designed for tabletop roleplayers to share their fantasy world in 3D.

Team

Joanna Liu

NYU Steinhardt MA '20

Rivelle Levine

NYU Steinhardt MA '21

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COCHARGE LLC

Concept Summary

CoCharge offers the ultimate solution for charging electronic devices. Our power bank rental stations are conveniently located at restaurants, libraries, and other public spaces for active New Yorkers to rent and return anytime, anywhere.

Points of Differentiation

  • Revolutionizing traditional charging methods, by maximizing the efficiency of finding charging solutions for NYers.
  • Upgrading the existing borrowing and sharing method, integrating the CoCharge system into the existing commuter network, enhancing NYers’ mobility throughout the city.

Team

Wilson Wang

NYU Tandon BS '23

Alex Baskin

NYU Stern MBA '21

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Yusuf Rashid

NYU CAS BA '24

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Jacob Xu

NYU Tandon BS '23

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Angelina Yu

NYU Tandon BS '22

James Sowell

NYU Tandon BS '23

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HEALTHBOXED

Concept Summary

HealthBoxed is a subscription-based wellness program that helps corporate companies lower their health insurance costs and increase overall productivity by using our educational and engaging wellness boxes as a tool to improve their employees’ health.

Points of Differentiation

  • HealthBoxed is more effective because we educate and engage employees by bundling wellness education with tangible, synchronized wellness products.
  • We support female entrepreneurs by sourcing more than 80% of the wellness products in our boxes from female-founded companies.
  • HealthBoxed is more affordable because corporate health insurance providers can often fully subsidize our program.

Team

Paige Anderson

NYU Steinhardt BS '22

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GREENPORTFOLIO

Concept Summary

GreenPortfolio is an online platform that empowers eco-conscious consumers to find financial products that fight climate change by streamlining the process of selecting funds, credit cards, and bank accounts that support the environment.

Points of Differentiation

  • The only site to offer comprehensive coverage across all types of green financial products.
  • Delivers independent, transparent reviews that discuss the benefits and potential drawbacks of each product.
  • Provides informational content about climate finance that is accessible for novices while also providing depth for experts.

Team

Bonnie Gurry

NYU Stern

MBA '13

Elizabeth Landau

NYU Stern

MBA '16

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HOMEAWAY HEALTH

Concept Summary

A network of small, short-term mental healthcare facilities that will enable public hospitals to reduce ballooning costs and readmissions by diverting mental health crisis patients from chaotic ERs to warm, homelike facilities proven to improve outcomes.

Points of Differentiation

  • Re-positioning of respite center system as a tailor-made solution for hospitals, rather than a nonprofit public health utility without a defined customer.
  • Business model designed to claim first-mover advantage in new regulatory landscape through collaboration with payers introducing value-based care reimbursement plans.
  • Exclusive focus on establishing respite centers, especially in underserved markets.

Team

Hardington McCall

NYU CAS BA '11

NYU Stern MBA '19

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Charles Raisch

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Micheal Reiche

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JADE

Concept Summary

Jade is a data-driven marketplace that empowers sustainability-minded millennials to make informed clothing purchases and drive sales to eco-friendly brands by rating the environmental impact of fashion brands, recommending traditionally overlooked but eco-friendly brands, and offering a gamified rewards program for sustainable purchases.

Points of Differentiation

  • More comprehensive list of U.S.-based fashion brand sustainability ratings than other sustainable fashion marketplaces.
  • More engaging for users through gamification features to reward sustainable purchases.
  • First to provide a browser extension to receive personalized recommendations, making sustainable fashion more convenient than ever before.

Team

Shreya Sakshi

Shreya Srikanth

NYU Tandon BS '22

Sakshi Singh

NYU Tandon BS '22

Sofia Wheeler

Sofia Wheeler

NYU Tandon BS '24

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LETRYX

Concept Summary

A powerful software for the energy law sector that increases accuracy and reduces the time and costs spent on legal research and deal negotiations by relying on machine learning and natural language processing to analyze contract term values and trends.

Points of Differentiation

  • The first legal analytics tool for the energy law sector.
  • Focus on contract term values and trends across public and private data.
  • Scalable and low-cost models can be expanded to other areas of the legal practice.

Team

Vladimir Kozbar

NYU Law JD '02

NYU GSAS PhD '21

Clifton King

Luke Burns

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ONE432

Concept Summary

One432 is a clothing and footwear brand that helps socially conscious young professionals as well as discerning shoppers align their purchases with their personal values by offering handmade luxury items at affordable prices and sharing 50 percent of profits with its artisans and schools in Pakistan that further early childhood education.

Points of Differentiation

  • Most comfortable and affordable luxury basics in the world using sustainable materials.
  • Ability for customers to customize details such as embroidery color or monograms.
  • Only brand to show consumers the social impact of their purchase in real-time, via our proprietary Funds Tracker app

Team

Umar Belal

NYU CAS BA '11

NYU Stern MBA '20

Ammar Belal

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PRISM TECHNOLOGY

Concept Summary

Prism develops software which helps meditators find consistency in their practice. Gameplay adapts based on stress detected in breathing patterns & heart rate. By playing our games, meditators learn how to apply the benefits of consistent meditation while engaging in complex tasks.

Points of Differentiation

  • Our product uses gaming to make stress management techniques enjoyable and fun.
  • We provide a subscription library of games that prompt users to consciously maintain their breathing while engaging with our games.
  • Breathing exercises are incorporated seamlessly within gameplay to create dynamic experiences that keep users coming back.

Team

Ari Goldschmidt

NYU Stern BS '12

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Cort Meyerson

NYU Gallatin BS '24

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Fei Ye

Lana Kozlov

NYU Steinhardt BS '21

Nicolas Fortugno

Olav Krigolson

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ROOTED FARE

Concept Summary

A culture-specific flavor kit that helps Asian Americans located in majority-white areas cook cultural dishes they identify with but can’t access by partnering with immigrant chefs to create kits of niche pantry essentials and recipes.

Points of Differentiation

  • The first and only kit of pantry essentials to cook specific cultural cuisines.
  • Less cumbersome way to source hard-to-find ingredients unavailable in Western grocery stores.
  • More credible because each kit is created by an experienced immigrant chef who grew up eating and cooking foods from their heritage.

Team

Ashley Xie

NYU Steinhardt MA '20

Ziyu Gao

NYU Tisch MPS '21

Hedy Yu

Amanda Joa

NYU Steinhardt BS '20

Tina Zhou

NYU Steinhardt BA '20

Jasmine Shen

NYU Stern BS '22

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STONK LEAGUE

Concept Summary

StonkLeague is a platform for finfluencers to build their reputation and establish their legitimacy by participating in competitive daily fantasy crypto games. Stonk offers a new form of market exposure with a dynamic leaderboard and ranking system.

Points of Differentiation

  • Unlike existing fantasy equity platforms that offer monopoly money-based portfolio games, StonkLeague disincentivizes nothing-at-stake issues and discourages hyper-aggressive and unrealistic strategies.
  • StonkLeague seeks to host simple, and easy to play, top-of-the-morning games for players to go head-to-head based on fundamental market events and win ETH/BTC prizes.

Team

Jordan Karstadt

NYU Stern BS '22

Chetan Manikantan

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SOCIAL IMPACT AI LAB

Concept Summary

Social Impact AI Lab’s (SIAIL) focus is on building AI-based applications alongside providers of social and human services with the goal of improving child and family health, enhancing decision support systems, and improving child outcomes.

Points of Differentiation

  • SIAIL is the only platform and application that wholly focuses on improving social service and child welfare outcomes by incorporating social determinants of health.
  • SIAIL utilized a collaborative approach in the development and design of AI-powered feedback systems.
  • It is the only application that leverages structured and unstructured data, along with risk indicators to optimize current child interventions and provide precision care.

Team

Besa Bauta

NYU Silver

PH.D '18 | MPH '08 MSW '06

Arik Hill

Martin Elisco

Tom Castelnuovo

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TEFF LAB

Concept Summary

TEFF LAB is a producer of Ethiopian-inspired snack foods that enables adventurous and health-conscious eaters to discover the flavors of East Africa with TeffBar. TeffBar is a plant-based and gluten-free energy bar made from teff, a protein heralded as “the next superfood”.

Points of Differentiation

  • TeffBar is the first modern snack brand to focus on East African flavors.
  • Features heritage Ethiopian spices and superfood ingredients delivered in easy-to-eat snack foods versus boring “better for you” protein bars that sacrifice flavor and texture.
  • The only easy way to discover authentic Ethiopian flavors outside of a traditional sit-down restaurant

Team

Surafel Techane

Stern School of Business

BS '21

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Rahel Bekele

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TRIPPAL

Concept Summary

Trippal is a mobile application that helps its users reduce the time spent personalizing their local vacations. A unique algorithm recommends staycation experiences based on personalities and moods.

Points of Differentiation

  • The first cognitive context-based recommendation system that makes local holiday decisions simple & effortless.
  • Trippal skips to the top of individuals’ minds by inspiring experience get-aways through its one of a kind community engagement tools & offerings, and enables a faster booking process.
  • The only platform that enables the domestic tourism ecosystem to intelligently co-create memorable staycation experiences.

Team

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Ali Abbas

NYU Stern MS '17

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Nader Albastaki

NYU Stern MS '19

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Sushanta Das

NYU Stern MS '17

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Samir Mohanty

NYU Stern MS '17

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UPFRONT

Concept Summary

Upfront is a website that makes daycare prices public and searchable so parents can find the best option in their budget.

Points of Differentiation

  • Defensible: Pricing directory size and exclusive discounts for Upfront users.

  • Scalable: Upfront’s product design can launch in a new city less than one week.

  • Team: Founders with startup and large tech experience and a personal connection to the mission

Team

Dana Levin-Robinson

NYU Stern MBA '15

Shefali Shah

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VESSEL ATHELETICS

Concept Summary

The Hydroshirt® by Vessel Athletics is a patent-pending activewear shirt, making it easier for long-distance runners to stay hydrated without compromising their performance. Through the use of an integrated but removable hydration pack, The Hydroshirt® allows you to carry water in an effortless and lightweight manner.

Points of Differentiation

  • Only activewear shirt to feature an integrated hydration reservoir.
  • Up to 3x lighter than most hydration backpacks.
  • Only hydration mechanism to combat sloshing and be completely hands-free, by featuring an adjustable elastic strap to stabilize the hydration reservoir and a magnetic clip to keep the hydration straw in place.

Team

Kennedy Foye

College of Arts and Sciences

BA '22

Jasmine Sanchez

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Jalen Brown

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WALKWAY

Concept Summary

Walkway is a flat, aboveground generator that creates electricity when stepped on, helping owners/building managers who control areas of heavy foot traffic lower energy costs, reduce emissions, and track data.

Points of Differentiation

  • Walkway is like a floor mat, with a convenient installation process, eliminating the need for major infrastructural changes.
  • Our technology will generate direct current, which is safer and more efficient than conventional alternating current generators.
  • Walkway generators are set up in a modular system, so users can easily customize the layout and placement.

Team

Ben Zhu

NYU CAS BA '23

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David Lee

Max Trop

NYU Tandon BS '23

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Ishaan Lubana

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