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405 of 855 startups · 405 competition winners

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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