2016 New Venture Competition Winners
Meet the NVC winners! These 10 teams collectively won $130,000 in cash prizes.
115 judges from all over the world have chosen the 2016 winners.
Congratulations to all the teams!
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Total Participants Entered
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Total Team Represented
$130k
Total Cash Awards
Homegrown Farms
Parth Chauhan ESIA '13
Pranav Garg ESIA '16
Raghav Garg
Zeel Patel
HomeGrown Farms grows hyperlocal, sustainable produce year round by utilizing innovative indoor hydroponic technology.
$60,000
1st Place Winner ($35,000)
GWupstart Best For-Profit Social Venture ($7,500)
Kulkarni Prize for Best Technology-based Venture ($7,500)
Audience Choice Award ($5,000)
Sustainable Energy and Infrastructure Prize ($5,000)
Mental Health Promotion
Kyrah Altman CCAS '19
Nora Hennessey ESIA '19
Written by students, for students, MHP challenges traditional health education by addressing mental illness at its roots.
$32,500
2nd Place Winner ($15,000)
Blank Rome's Best Undergraduate Venture ($10,000)
GWupstart Best Nonprofit Social Venture ($7,500)
Represently
Joseph Nelson CCAS '16
Kevin Connell GWSB '16
Nathan Pigott
Represently is a legislative constituent relationship management system for representatives that saves time in mail management, response organization, and communication metrics.
$10,000
3rd Place Winner ($10,000)
The Rooftop Tea Company
Cheyenne Tessier ESIA '17
The Rooftop Tea Company is a social enterprise that is creating an ethical supply chain for premium organic teas. By building low-cost rooftop tea gardens in internationally developing communities, we will provide economic opportunities to women who would otherwise have limited access.
$12,500
4th Place Winner ($5,000)
Best International Venture Prize ($7,500)
Abdicare
Kham Ali SMHS '16
AbdiCare has a compound (ABx) that we intend as a once daily inhalation aversion therapy for cigarette smoking cessation.
$800
Honorable Mention ($800)
Rightdate
Leah Farrar GWLAW '16
RightDate puts real life back into online romance by providing singles and couples with dates within their community.
$800
Honorable Mention ($800)
Seamless Color
Eman Mirdamadi CCAS '16
Anna Wu GWSB '17
SeamlessColor is a 3D printing material company that produces color-customized filaments for artists and designers.
$800
Honorable Mention ($800)
Project Dream Miles
Yeshwant Chillakuru CCAS '17
Charles Dorward CCAS '17
Danish Imtiaz CCAS '17
Chanu Dasari
Project Dream Miles allows runners to raise 10 cents or more for their favorite nonprofit for every mile they run.
$800
Honorable Mention ($800)
Propisor
Veer Taneja GWSB '16
Satyam Gupta
A visually driven online service market place and aggregator that connects homeowners to the right home improvement professionals.
$800
Honorable Mention ($800)
Staff U
Nick Condry CCAS '17
Colin McFaul GWSB '15
We help college students find paid work that fits into their already busy schedule and enable businesses to find short-term help.
$800
Honorable Mention ($800)