5 TechIdea finalists will pitch their ideas during the seminar. Each team will have 5 minutes to present their idea or solution in an "elevator pitch" format to a panel of judges from the business and technical community. This will challenge students to present themselves, and their idea, in a concise and convincing way. Judges will have 2 minutes to ask questions and give feedback. The top 3 pitches will win cash prizes of $500, $250 and $100.
Pitch winners were selected by a team of three judges based on:
- Degree of innovation, feasibility, competitive advantage of solution
- Degree of economic and/or social impact
- Effectiveness and enthusiasm of pitch
- Answers to questions from the panelists and the audience
Winning Teams
1st Place - $500 Prize
STAMP
Natasha Jacobson (Mech.Eng, PhD candidate), Trevor Cotter (Mech.Eng., PhD Candidate)
Soft Tissue Active Mechanical Properties device.
2nd Place - $250 Prize
Artizanko
Aissam Souidi (Chem.Eng., undergrad), Maria Sarah (Economics), Ivana Wang (South American Studies)
Zero waste packaging solutions for artisans & producers.
3rd Place - $100 Prize
PrimeAID
Alexander Gruenwald (Software Eng., undergrad), Rahul Atmanathan (Mech.Eng., undergrad), Rahul Behal (Chem.Eng., undegrad), Kaustav Das Sharma (Computer Eng., undergrad)
SaaS for emergency rooms
Audience Favorite - $50 Prize
Artizanko
Remaining TechIdea Finalists
AngleSmart
Shlesha Van (Mech.Eng, undergrad), Dian Basit (Elec. Eng., undergrad), Ben Mwaniki (Chem. Eng., undergrad)
New electric toothbrush
Piriko
Leander Zemke, Dylan Sandfelder (Comp.Sci., undergrad), Yunxi Chen (Comp.Sci., undergrad),Shiqiao Zhu (Comp.Sci., undergrad), Jonatiel Chirwa (Comp.Sci., undergrad), Siqi Wu (Civil Eng., undergrad)
Enabling students to better interact with their university campus
