2021 New Venture Competition Winners
Meet the NVC winners! These 14 teams collectively won $160,000 in cash prizes.
169 judges from all over the world have chosen the 2021 winners.
Congratulations to all the teams!
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Total Participants Entered
193
Total Team Represented
$160k
Total Cash Awards
Social Ventures
Remora
Omar Negrón Ocasio CCAS '22
Remora provides clean and potable water to communities in need through advanced technology and devices while protecting our water sources.
$10,000
Social Venture 1st Place Winner ($10,000)
Sa'akom Farms
Calista Amrell CCAS '21
Allison Miller CCAS '23
Carter Pew GWSB '23
Rachel Brown ESIA '23
Lucas Vining CCAS '22
Sa'akom Farms is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit seeking to alleviate poverty in Cambodia through the implementation of innovative, vertical hydroponic farming.
$22,500
Social Venture Runner-Up Prize ($5,000)
Best Undergraduate Prize ($10,000)
Quinn Prize for International & Social Entrepreneurship ($7,500)
Elijeko Foundation
Andrews Nyantakyi SON '22
Lucy W. Njuguna SON '22
Elijeko Foundation provides free healthcare to rural, underserved citizens via medical "kiosks" to improve Ghana's healthcare access and health outcomes.
$5,000
Social Venture Runner-Up Prize ($5,000)
P.E.E.C.E Homes
Brookklin Brown CPS '22
Marylynn Jones
P.E.E.C.E. Homes is a real estate venture determined to supply affordable, energy-efficient homes for underserved communities in Baltimore City.
$5,000
Social Venture Runner-Up Prize ($5,000)
Technology Ventures
SoundPeace
Ameen Khalil SMHS '24
Lauretta Mosteller SMHS '24
SoundPeace is providing an innovative, comfortable, and affordable customizable solution that blocks sound pollution to promote quiet, better sleep, and better living.
$27,500
1st Place Prize - Tech Track ($10,000)
Best Medical Device Prize ($10,000)
Best Built Environment Prize ($7,500)
Contactless Policing
Nicole Clines GWSB '21
Kendra Julius
As societal demands for social justice and social distancing increase, Redlin Collective has designed a contactless traffic stop networking application called the Contactless Policing Interface & Identification System (CPIIS).
$15,000
Technology Venture Runner-Up Prize ($5,000)
Mary Katherine Kienzle Prize for Best Veteran Venture ($5,000)
Best Innovative Solution for COVID-19 Prize ($5,000)
Put Me On (PMO)
Jayden Bourne CCAS '22
Khari Crooms Corcoran '22
Bryce Lawson CCAS '22
Sam Linder CCAS '22
Put Me On is a social media streaming platform dedicated to promoting local music.
$15,000
Technology Venture Runner-Up Prize ($5,000)
Viewers Choice Award ($10,000)
VFitting
Hanhan Zhou SEAS '23
Tian Lan SEAS Faculty
Guru Venkataramani SEAS Faculty
vFitting is an AI-powered virtual try-on system using one single image. It is your personalized virtual-fitting room at home - all you need is your phone.
$5,000
Technology Venture Runner-Up Prize ($5,000)
AnyMouse
Liam McKeever GWSB '21
Anymouse is an artificial intelligence-powered safety software providing actionable knowledge across an enterprise.
$5,000
ParagonLabs Prize for Workplace Innovation ($5,000)
New Ventures
Unravl
Zanbria Asante CCAS '21
Taking down braids is a time-consuming, manual process. Unravl saves individuals time and money by automating the braid take-down process.
$20,000
1st Place Prize - New Venture Track ($10,000)
Best Women's Entrepreneurship Venture Prize ($10,000)
Osean Seafood
Audrey Yang CCAS '21
Aizhan Daniyar GWSB '21
Sabina Sarinzhipova SEAS '21
Osean Seafood brings vegetarians and health-focused consumers nutritious, vegan, delicious, and affordable seafood substitutes to support the sustainability of our ocean.
$10,000
New Venture Runner-Up Prize ($5,000)
Most Innovative Food & Beverage Industry Venture ($5,000)
Mesean Spices
Dominique Tolbert GWSB '21
Mesean Spices is a line of spice blends inspired by global flavors, inviting you to explore culture through cooking.
$10,000
New Venture Runner-Up Prize ($5,000)
Best Food & Beverage Industry Venture ($5,000)
Sobann
Tesia Shin SON '21
Carnea Shin CCAS '16
Sobann provides high-quality, authentic Asian home-cooked meal kits in less than 30 minutes, from packaging to the table.
$5,000
New Venture Runner-Up Prize ($5,000)
Tesfa Medical Center
Leelie Selassie GWSB '21
Jaime Sarmiento-Monroy GWSB '21
Brendan Jones GWSB '21
Tesfa Medical Center, a novel cancer center in Ethiopia, improves breast and colon cancer survival by 20% over 5 years.
$5,000
Best MBSA Student Venture Team Prize ($5,000)