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Slideflow Labs
$575,000
prize won
University of Chicago · Edward L. Kaplan, '71, New Venture Challenge
1st placeCompetition winner
Cancer pathology AI company; $575,000 Rattan L. Khosa First Place Prize at the 2026 Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge (UChicago Booth).
Nestera
$560,000
prize won
University of Chicago · Edward L. Kaplan, '71, New Venture Challenge
2nd placeCompetition winner
2nd place ($560,000) at the 2026 Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge (UChicago Booth).
Systema Med
$300,000
prize won
New York University · NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge
Grand prizeCompetition winner
Grand Prize winner at the 2026 NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge, NYU's flagship cross-school venture competition with $300K+ in total prizes.
Lighthouse Solutions
$200,000
prize won
University of Chicago · John Edwardson, '72, Social New Venture Challenge
1st placeCompetition winner
AI decoy agents to fight human trafficking; $200,000 first place at the 2026 Social New Venture Challenge (UChicago).
Phinorm
$185,000
prize won
University of Chicago · Global New Venture Challenge
1st placeCompetition winner
Drone classification for defense; $185,000 first place at the 2026 Global New Venture Challenge (UChicago).
Morton Labs
$150,000
prize won
University of Chicago · Global New Venture Challenge
1st placeCompetition winner
Computational science for fusion energy; $150,000 first place at the 2026 Global New Venture Challenge (UChicago).
Ultrafix
$150,000
prize won
Drexel University · Drexel University Innovation Fund (DUIF)
Competition winner
Orthopedic surgical device startup. Received $150K from the Drexel University Innovation Fund in 2025.
Exactics
$135,000
prize won
University of Chicago · John Edwardson, '72, Social New Venture Challenge
1st placeCompetition winner
Rapid Lyme disease test; $135,000 first place at the 2025 Social New Venture Challenge (UChicago).
UncertIA
$125,000
prize won
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Cozad New Venture Challenge
Competition winner
AI-powered energy management; $125,000 winner at Cozad New Venture Challenge 2026, with a SAFE from Pear VC (UIUC).
3rd-i
$100,000
prize won
University of Miami · USTAAR — University Student Startup Accelerator
Grand prizeCompetition winner
Safer running venture; 2025 USTAAR pitch competition winner ($100,000).
AIDmd
$100,000
prize won
University of Miami · USTAAR — University Student Startup Accelerator
Grand prizeCompetition winner
2026 USTAAR pitch competition winner ($100,000).
Aura
$100,000
prize won
University of Miami · USTAAR — University Student Startup Accelerator
Grand prizeCompetition winner
2026 USTAAR pitch competition winner ($100,000).
HaptE
$100,000
prize won
Northwestern University · VentureCat
Grand prizeCompetition winner
Warehouse computer vision startup; $100,000 grand prize winner at Northwestern VentureCat 2026.
SimuStride
$100,000
prize won
University of Miami · USTAAR — University Student Startup Accelerator
Grand prizeCompetition winner
AR for amputees; 2025 USTAAR winner ($100K) and 2024 Rothberg EPIC grand prize ($30K).
SmArT
$100,000
prize won
University of Miami · USTAAR — University Student Startup Accelerator
Grand prizeCompetition winner
Sustainable farming nanoparticles venture; USTAAR winner 2025 and repeat 2026 ($100,000).
Analogical Engines
$100,000
prize won
Carnegie Mellon University · McGinnis Venture Competition
1st placeCompetition winner
2026 Carnegie Mellon McGinnis Venture Competition graduate first-place winner ($50K + $100K AWS credits).
Cipher
$100,000
prize won
Cornell University · Cornell Tech Startup Studio & Startup Awards
1st placeCompetition winner
AI-powered platform; 2024 Cornell Tech Startup Awards $100K winner.
Compose AI
$100,000
prize won
Cornell University · Cornell Tech Startup Studio & Startup Awards
1st placeCompetition winner
AI writing assistant; 2024 Cornell Tech Startup Awards $100K winner.
Mindsight
$100,000
prize won
Cornell University · Cornell Tech Startup Studio & Startup Awards
1st placeCompetition winner
Mental health technology; 2024 Cornell Tech Startup Awards $100K winner.
RapidReview
$100,000
prize won
Cornell University · Cornell Tech Startup Studio & Startup Awards
1st placeCompetition winner
Document review AI; 2024 Cornell Tech Startup Awards $100K winner.
Paytera
$85,000
prize won
University of Chicago · College New Venture Challenge
1st placeCompetition winner
Peer-to-peer payments for Mexico; $85,000 first place at the 2026 College New Venture Challenge (UChicago).
RapidSOS
$70,000
prize won
Harvard University · President's Innovation Challenge
Grand prizeCompetition winner
Grand prize at the 2015 President's Innovation Challenge ($70,000). The day before, the team also won the $50,000 grand prize in the Harvard Business School New Venture Competition. RapidSOS securely links life-saving data from connected devices to 911 and first responders.
RETRN Bioworks
$65,000
prize won
University of Notre Dame · McCloskey New Venture Competition
Grand prizeCompetition winner
2026 McCloskey New Venture Competition Grand Prize ($50K) plus Wray-O'Brien Innovation Prize ($5K) and Marmon Most Innovative Venture Prize ($10K); biopolymers from agro-industrial plant waste (Kristin Mannion '12).
Nirby
$50,000
prize won
University of Pennsylvania · Venture Lab Startup Challenge
Grand prizeCompetition winner
2024 Venture Lab Startup Challenge Perlman Grand Prize winner, stated as $50,000. Founder Piotr Lazarek. Real-time soil analytics for large farms.
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