VACE Bootcamp
About the program · 1 linked sources
VACE Bootcamp is the University of Kentucky program named in the center's April 2, 2025 article. The article says the center prepared bootcamp teams for the Governor's School for Entrepreneurs Collegiate Pitch on March 1, 2025 at Thomas More University. Five UK bootcamp startups were selected: DocAI, PRLZ Extracts, RAM Devices, NeuroVista, and HandyHat.
The article does not describe the bootcamp's length, curriculum, or application process. Those details are left blank.
Also known as: UK Bootcamp
How we know this: the figures on this page come from the linked sources (last verified 2026-10-08); what those sources do not state is left unknown.
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Last activity
2025-03-01
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Application and Timing
The captured article does not list a bootcamp application date. The pitch it describes was March 1, 2025.
Participants
The article identifies UK student teams from Arts and Sciences, the Lewis Honors College, Engineering, and Gatton. It does not publish a class-year rule.
Funding and Equity
No bootcamp stipend or equity term is stated. The article reports GSE prize money, which is a statewide competition rather than a VACE award. UK placements in that article are RAM Devices, $5,000; HandyHat, $4,000; and PRLZ Extracts, $3,000. The same article says the statewide pool was $44,000.
Recent Activity
The article was published April 2, 2025. A later bootcamp cycle was not on the pages captured October 8, 2026.
Known Startups or Winners
DocAI, PRLZ Extracts, RAM Devices, NeuroVista, and HandyHat were the five UK bootcamp teams selected for the 2025 pitch. RAM Devices is described as a wearable sensor for stroke rehabilitation, founded by Madison Bates. HandyHat is headwear with a magnetic bill, founded by Wyatt Hench. PRLZ Extracts is named with co-founders Eli Gersony, Avery Nelson, and Venkatesh Suryadevara.
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Program length, the 2026 cycle, stipend, and equity were not on the captured page. This listing is researched from the public article and is not a school-verified profile.
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News articles and official sources documenting VACE Bootcamp at University of Kentucky.
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VACE Bootcamp teams at the 2025 GSE Collegiate Pitch
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University of Kentucky
VACE Bootcamp teams at the 2025 GSE Collegiate Pitch
April 2, 2025 Gatton article naming five UK bootcamp teams and their March 1, 2025 statewide pitch results.
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