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Ventures
Since its founding in 2000, the incubator program has assumed various forms with the consistent goal of providing multi-faceted support for entrepreneurs at the beginning stages of venture development.
2020 VentureLab Ventures
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Arbitrage, founded by Jasmanet Chahal (Col '21), Mihir Tandon (Col '21), Sai Samayamanthula (Col '20), Aditya Sorot (Col '21) and Pramod Grama (Col '21), aims to become a sustainable fashion brand and the premier destination for college students to buy their clothing. artofarbitrage.net |
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DoubleThink News, founded by Jeffrey Tan (Engr '20) (Engr '23), Hao Liu (Engr '20), and Johnny Wong (Engr '21), is a platform for today's news readers to discover and identify different viewpoints about trending news topics. doublethinks.com |
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PERC, founded by Alan Fischer (MBA '20), is building the South’s leading craft coffee brand focusing on community-oriented cafes and empowering wholesale relationships. perccoffee.com |
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Piaz, founded by Saule Kassengaliyeva (MBA '20), offers flavor-packed dumplings inspired by recipes of female refugees and immigrants who want to share their heritage with eaters across the U.S. piazfoods.com |
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Pick-Me-Up, founded by Sasha Duckworth (Col '21), Emily Smith, and Kurien Thomas (Batten '21), is a mental health first-aid kit that equips stressed people with wellness items and mindfulness exercises. getpickmeup.weebly.com |
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Q-Rayt, founded by Srikar Gullapalli (MBA '20), enables universities to build digital lifelong learning communities around their knowledge assets, with Reddit-like social engagement. |
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Qwerty, founded by Devansh Agarwal (Col '20) and Nikhil Saraf, is a platform where students can connect, request and share lecture notes directly with their peers in the same class. qwertynotes.com |
RevArt, founded by Patti Pan (MBA ’20), Vivian Song, Michael Song (MBA’20), Jiacheng Li (MBA '21), and Wen Zhang (MBA '21), is a professional art resource service platform connecting commercial brands or business owners with artists and art IPs. revart.co | |
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Rise Energy Systems, founded by Matthew Miller (Engr '21) creates ground-based, remotely-deployed solar panels that allow energy to be generated in underutilized areas such as driveways and parking lots. riseenergysystems.com |
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SergoMED, founded by Kevin Chang (Engr '20), Vincent Sciortino (Engr '20), and Vikram Seshadri (Engr '20), is developing an auxiliary medical device to mitigate musculoskeletal overuse injuries associated with operating endoscopes during colonoscopy. |
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ShadowDoc, founded by Nitin Tiwari (Res '20) and Benjamin Tran (Med '20), connects high school and college students with medical professionals to arrange shadowing experiences in a variety of specialties. |
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Shelf Life, founded by Jack Hermann (Engr '21), Anisha Sharma (Engr '21), and Andrew Wheatley (Engr '21), is developing two vacuum drawers that can replace standard refrigerator shelf drawers to drastically increase the shelf life of your produce. |
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TACK was founded by Stephen Joy (MBA '20) and Alexander Spencer (MBA '20) with the idea of simplifying money transfers where we need it most. We provide a digital platform for traditionally cash transactions like tips and donations. |
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Transfoam, founded by Alec Brewer (Engr '21), Simonne Guenette (Col '22), and Kobe Rogers (Col '21), tackles multiple ends of the plastic problem by upcycling waste styrene to produce PHBs. |
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VisitAble, founded by Joe Jamison (Col '19), increases disability etiquette, helps businesses become mobility-friendly, and offers a database for mobility-related information. visitable.org |
Worm Works |
Worm Works, founded by George Ardura (Engr '23) and Taylor Kamhong (Col '21) is a large-scale vermicomposting operation that utilizes biodegradable waste to synthesize high-quality fertilizer. |
Previous Ventures
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2019 Ventures
BeatDiabetes
BraveX
CardBoard Live
Division 1-On-1 Trainers
Dr. Eva SkinCare
Flexadyne
Heartbeat
Lotta
MedLock
MetaCTF
My K-12 Advisor
Northshea
Pingus
Riley
Savvy Sage
Solène's
Trulli
Tunari
UBall
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2018 Ventures
Art for The Heart
DataClassroom
EAT ME (Geedunk)
HeatSight
Infimum Technologies
Kartini Chocolate
Mindset Assessment Project Sports (MAP LLC)
MIST
Murray B.
NeuroView (diagnostics)
Pampered Teacher (Appreciation Station)
PurPics LLC
RecruitRef
Shakti
Simili
Simulated Aptitide
Single Baked Sweets
Soteria Kestrel (Soteria Transporters)
Thicket
Tsampa Tsnacks LLC
Viable Ventures
Vicarious Ventures
Yogi -
2017 Ventures
Babylon Micro-Farms
Beanstalk
Brandefy
Caran
Exemplum Studios
FinClub
Gaona Granola
Honeysuckle Creamery
LLEEL3A
M.I.N.D Pharma
Myriad Data
NATURxA
Neo
PAKA
InMEDBio
Pivot LLC
Rise 4 REAL Change
Rohvi
Stream Sense Medical
TETNOVA
The Kitchen Network
Thrive Partners
TuneCat -
2016 Ventures
1787fp
1Degree
AgroSpheres
Aquillous
CaterwellCritical Flow
Dovetail Digital Solutions
Helme
Holmes- McCall Biotechnologies (PET)Imbibe Solutions
Janus.ioKombucha Biomaterials
Local Nanny Network
MelisseusMyPallay
ReinventED Labs
Respit SolutionsRhoback Activewear
Scanoptix
Seam LLCSeniors Connect
The Mind Body Project
Totem
Venductivity
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2015 Ventures
10 Thoughts
Apprenticeship Connections
Blue Boy
Cassimir Club
Clifton Lake Lodge
Contraline
DreamPower
Fit Minds
Fledgling
HiComm LLC
Modatrova
Pure Hibi Hibiscus Tea
RealFuel
RelishMBA
Revamp Labs
RouteMine
Sensibility Care
Springbok, Inc.
Stock Life
Telehealth Management LLC
The Front Porch
VotersChoice
Wildrock
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2014 Ventures
A Better Boxed Wine
AntheaCode School
DreamPower
Elegant Solutions
Escape Estates
Fluency Language S/W
Foodio
GigDog
Good Bones Paint
HeresMyStory.com
HiComm
K2 Dental Arts
KiraKira
LAMARCA
LoveThatFit
MapLab
MoBell Muscle
NewsPeppermint
ProVazo
RealMy
Relish
Sana Study
Springbok
The Port
Virginia Vinehopper
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2013 Ventures
AdapDif
Branch Basics
CoverPlay Audio
Elegant Solutions
Foodio
Frogmen Logistics
GigDog
Hungry Flats
InSof
Leftover Luxuries
Mad Hatter Foods
NewsMuze
Nouri
Nuduro
Open Form Foundation
Performance Diagnostics
PhoodE
ProVazo
Sana Study
Smorgus
Tom Tom Founders Festival
Valto Grill
Wolfie’s Way
XMT Solutions
YOLOCAL -
2012 Ventures
501 Auctions
Aislert
Bridal Brokerage
Chatter Sports, LLC
Cheeky Fly Fishing, LLC
CoverPlay, LLC
Deal Stage
Footprint Free
GigDog
Job Simple
Larkin Group
Legends Live Media
Leslor
MobilizeArt
Mobile Motions
One2One
Pandia Capital
Pentricity
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2011 Ventures
Abt Labs
Buy Time, LLCDealStage
Groundswell/Pop Up Yoga
MakeRacket
NOMUDA
Stylher
Synk Monkey
TeeGee
The Third Space
Travel Gems
Whinot
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2010 Ventures
Dobro Media
Green Powered Technology
Whinot
LendStreet.com
NOMUDA
Digiraatis
Rivanna Medical
Socratic News Inc.
SRRN Games
The Third Space
Phone Tab
Physician eCommerce
DoubleYum
Voyage Advisors
Growers Grow
IntroWed.com
KaioTea.com
Yebofund
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2009 Ventures
Bennett Capital, LLC
Empower the Athlete
Forgetful Gentleman
Grey Energy ManagementGrowers Grow
Hope Chest & Trousseau
Husk Power Systems
Kedoodle
Meadowcreek Investment
Peachtree & Wilshire Productions
Rivanna Ventures
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2008 Ventures
Bath By Me
Bennett Capital, LLC
HemoShear
Modafy
NewGolfWeb LLC
SJC Coaching & Consulting
Upscale Mexican Taqueria
UpStream
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2007 Ventures
Bath By Me
Gratitude
Hotelicopter
Nutegrity
OpSmart
tannia.com
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2006 Ventures
Career Next Steps
Control Alt Design
Foothills
HemoSonics
Kids-a-Go-Go
Language Works
OpSmart
PocketMed
Think Tank
Transborder
Vikaza
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2005 Ventures
Career Next Steps
EyeChem
Goha Learning
HemoSonics
OpSmart
Unique Power Solutions
VibeAgent
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2004 Ventures
Global Cell Solutions
Luman Technologies
Savings Express
Targeson
The Fly
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2003 Ventures
Home Guardian
Hypogen
Intelliject, Inc.
Off Campus Partners
PluroGen
Kid Capital
Semester on Safari
Variant Analytics
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2002 Ventures
Avir LLC
CaseNEX
Cottler Technologies
Diffusion
DVTI
Healthguardia
Hypogen
Inductive Logic
offCampusPartners.com
Parque
Real/Tech Analytics
WWPort LLC
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2001 Ventures
Abiskar
Avir LLC
babEbook
Callscribe.com
CaseNEX
Diffusion
Inductive Logic
Manabi
OffGrounds.com
OmniPres
Setagon
VAX
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2000 Ventures
2SeeMe.com
Avir LLC
babEbook
BeatStreet.net
e4dex
Essential Analysis
MyBank
New Moon Golf
Reemba
Setagon
Teraparts
Vetergy.com