2015 Business Plan Competition Finalists

 

 

 

Means Database


Grant Nelson GWLAW '16
Maria Belding

The MEANS (Matching Excess and Need for Stability) Database: We are an online communication platform that gets food out of the dumpster and into the emergency feeding system

 

QUORUM


Joshua Hone CCAS'17
Elizabeth Wuller CCAS '17
Alex Wirth
Jonathan Marks

Quorum is an online legislative strategy platform that provides unique quantitative insights in the U.S. Congress through interactive visualizations and up-to-date statistics.

 

 

Project Dharavi: Redefining Waste


Evan Young ESIA '15
Muhammad Obuz CCAS '16

By providing an incentivized, in-home sanitation system to families, Project Dharavi will help create a healthier, safer world for those at the base of the pyramid.

 

THE RIVAL, LLC


Myles Field GWSB '15
Joshua Strupp SMPA '15
Margeaux Abrams SMPA '15
Nicholas Long ESIA '16

The Rival modernizes campus journalism to significantly benefit both
students and advertisers.

 

 

Medconnect


Laira Roth GWSPH '16
Amy Rutkowske GWSPH '16

MedConnect removes barriers to healthcare with a customized telemedicine solution for health service delivery organizations to bridge the gap between patients and their providers.

 

G.R.I.D


Mariam Adil ESIA '15
Caroline Bailey ESIA '15
Kiran Javaid
Rizwan Nursat

There are more than one billion people living under $1.25/day and half a billion playing video games worldwide. GRID offers a complete spectrum of services that will mainstream video games into the practice of International Development.

 

 

Bleed Freeze


Elizabeth Philips SMHS '15
Hamid Shokoohi SMHS Faculty
Neal Sikka SMHS Faculty
Romil Patel SEAS '15

Bleed Freeze is a simple and effective device that helps control nosebleeds in children and adults.

 

Gutfeeling


Jung Hyun Yu SEAS '16
Raja Mazumder SMHS Faculty
Hiroki Morizono SMHS Faculty
Krista Smith CPS '13

GutFeeling provides an inexpensive and fast analytic service of the gut microbiome for health and lifestyle monitoring.

 

 

Connecting4Good


Floyd Jones ESIA '15
Andrew Kestler

C4G does the last-mile lift for mobile products in West Africa, and delivers affordable, well-connected smartphones into the hands of more people.

 

Your Health Concierge, Inc


Caroline Sparks GWSPH Faculty
Christian Brewer GWSPH '15
Shakita Jenkins GWSPH '14
Doris Bryant

Your Health Concierge, Inc. will provide wellness services to seniors 55 and over. As the baby boomer generation ages, seniors want to age in place, maintaining health and wellness.