18 Syracuse teams to compete in campus ACC InVenture Prize

Eighteen Syracuse University teams will be battling it out “Shark Tank” style in the campus edition of the ACC InVenture Prize on Friday, February 21 at SU Libraries. Coordinated by the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars in Bird Library, the competition is open to student startups at the 15 colleges and universities that are part of the ACC Academic Consortium. The campus winner will receive a $5,000 cash prize sponsored by M&T Bank, and an all expense paid trip to be part of a live PBS-televised event on April 15, 2020 at NC State University in Raleigh. In addition to Syracuse University, the 15 participating colleges are: Boston College, Clemson University, Duke University, Florida State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, North Carolina State, University of Notre Dame, University of Louisville, University of Miami, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, University of Pittsburgh, University of Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University and Wake Forest University.
The Syracuse University teams competing in the campus qualifier include:
- Caleb Obiagwu,College of Engineering and Computer Science - Attend Pro
- Calvin Atieku, College of Engineering and Computer Science - DNA Development
- Daniel Green, School of Information Studies - DreamByz
- David Fox, College of Law - Modern Solutions
- David Kestin, Martin J. Whitman School of Management - UniRide
- David Rosen, School of Information Studies - MedKit
- James LePage, Martin J. Whitman School of Management - EDGE Modular
- Justin Diaz, College of Engineering and Computer Science - EcoBamboo Living
- Kelsey Davis, Martin J. Whitman School of Management - CLLCTVE
- Matt Shumer, Martin J. Whitman School of Management - Visos
- Mohammed Ali, School of Information Studies - Urban Coders
- Nicole D’Souza, College of Arts and Sciences - IndieFlo
- Nikita Chatterjee, College of Arts and Sciences - PAANI
- Noel Chang, College of Arts and Sciences - Bluerem
- Rachel Kaiser, Martin J. Whitman School of Management - ICED
- Russell Fearon, College of Engineering and Computer ScienceS - SugEX
- Sam Hollander, Martin J. Whitman School of Management - FISCL
- Yuhang Zhang, Martin J. Whitman School of Management - F.E.I Technology
For more information: LaunchPad@syr.edu