Six CU Boulder startup teams advance to the New Venture Challenge 14 Championships on April 13
Six of CU Boulder's topÌýstartups will vie forÌýtheir portion of $100,000 in funding at theÌý13th annualÌýNew Venture Challenge (NVC), CU Boulder’s premier entrepreneurial startup program and competition, on April 13.
To make it to the NVC 14 Championships (NVC skipped 13 for superstition's sake), theÌýsix startup finalists competed inÌýtwo previous competition rounds against more than 110 ventures that took part in this year's program.
The program began in September 2020, where participants attended year-round events, networked, and collaboratedÌýwith mentors in the Boulder communityÌýto refine their ideas and form startup teams.
NVC 14 Championship Finalists:Ìý
- HUG Solutions—mRNA vaccine cold chain transportation for rural communities (Impact Prize Night second place winner)
- LGBT50—agency that manages LGBTQ+ influencers on TikTok and Instagram, leveragingÌýnetwork to promote brands on those platforms (NVC Newcomer Prize Night second place winner)
- Orbital Biodesign—a synthetic muscle sleeve intended to prevent and treat lower extremity venous insufficiency and varicose veins in surgeons, nurses, and others who spend long stretches of time on their feet
- Sarus—Increasing safety and efficiency through smarter heavy equipment control systems
- Seedling Biosystems—Producing valuable small molecules and proteins in plants
- ToobTek—creatingÌýa fiberoptic intubation training device that will assist medical professionals across the United States in getting trained to execute intubation procedures (Female Founder Prize Night fourth place winner)
Register Now for the NVC 14 Championships!
When: Tuesday, April 13 at 5:30 p.m.
Where: via Zoom
Teams will have five minutes to pitchÌýtheir business ideas and field answers to questions from aÌýpanel of judges.ÌýThis year’s panel is comprised of:
- Sherisse Hawkins, CEO and founder of PageDip and CU alumna
- Jason Mendelson, founding partner emeritusÌýofÌý Foundry Group
- Faran Nouri, managing director of Lam Research Capital and CU alumna
- Laura Pinnie, Director of ZOMA Capital
The audience will also get to vote for their favorite startup, with the winner taking home a $1,000Ìý"Audience Choice Award."