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Naya
Boston University · Boston, MA
Affiliated with $80K New Venture Competition · Pitch Competition
About
2026 BU New Venture Competition General track 2nd place (Julia Yusupov '25).
Sources & articles
News and official sources documenting Naya's outcome through $80K New Venture Competition.
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Boston University
Innovate@BU
--- title: "Innovate@BU" source_url: https://www.bu.edu/innovate capture_date: 2026-06-25 source_type: web --- University-wide entrepreneurship initiative at Boston University. Launched 2018 with $20M+ investment. Executive Director: Siobhan Dullea (CAS'91). Open to all BU students across 17 schools and colleges. Offers programs, events, coaching, competitions, and community. Housed in IDG Capital Student Innovation Center at 730 Commonwealth Ave. Funded entirely by donations (not student tuition). Programs include New Venture Competition ($80K+), Summer Accelerator ($10K stipends), Innovation Pathway, Enlight Fellowship, First-Year Innovation Fellowship.
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$80K New Venture Competition
--- title: "$80K New Venture Competition" source_url: https://www.bu.edu/innovate/programs-competitions/new-venture-competition capture_date: 2026-06-25 source_type: web --- Annual pitch competition with $80,000+ prize pool. Two tracks: General (for-profit) and Social Impact. Prizes per track: 1st $20,000, 2nd $10,000, 3rd $6,000, Audience Choice $500. Open to BU students and Class of 2025 alumni. 25+ years running. Over 1,000 applications and $500K+ awarded in history. Culminates at Innovators' Night. 2026: 20 semi-finalists, 10 finalists. 525+ attendees. $86K total awarded including special awards. 2026 winners: Magnesis Robotics (General), Farms for Thought (Social Impact). 2025: 25th anniversary year.
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