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Sound Damp
New York Institute of Technology · Old Westbury, NY
Affiliated with Innovation and Entrepreneurship Academy + NYIT Venture Fund · Entrepreneurship Center
Patented noise-canceling device by Inaya Sayed. NESTS FlyOff winner (Fall 2025) at NYIT's Innovation & Entrepreneurship Academy.
Sources & articles
News and official sources documenting Sound Damp's outcome through Innovation and Entrepreneurship Academy + NYIT Venture Fund.
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NYIT Innovation and Entrepreneurship Academy Sources
New York Institute of Technology
# NYIT Innovation and Entrepreneurship Academy Sources NYIT news release (May 16, 2025) announcing the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Academy with $5M Venture Fund. Includes NESTS course, Startup Tech Central (maker space, opened Oct 2025), Technology Entrepreneurship minor. Long Island Press profile (Jan 2026) confirming 30 startups produced in first 6 months. Named FlyOff winners: Sound Damp, VitaPath, Symbol, ReliefSync, LinkSync.