The VC Pitchfest is a unique opportunity for NYU student and faculty entrepreneurs to present their ventures and innovations to venture investors, fellow NYU entrepreneurs, and the wider startup community in a friendly competition! We are excited to host a VC Pitchfest on Wednesday, April 26) at the Leslie eLab (16 Washington Place).

The teams pitching were selected by the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute team and will be presenting to a panel of investors from top venture capital funds across NYC.

Pitching Teams:

Get Noisy: AI-powered and rapidly scalable remote sensor networks that automatically identify and track noise sources and patterns. Team: Tae Hong Park, PhD (Steinhardt Faculty), Christian Staack, and Johannes Moenius
Building Diagnostic Robotics: AI-enabled robotic systems designed to find building envelope issues by providing inspection reports to building scientists to lower inspection costs and increase safety. Team: Bilal Sher (Tandon ‘22), Talha Javed (Tandon ‘23), Sruti Madhusudhan (Tandon ‘23), and Chen Feng (Tandon Faculty)
Tinybio: A software module that standardizes scientific and business configurations for biological experiments within one simple software package. Team: Sasha Dagayev (Tandon ‘23)

Investor Panel:

Paritosh Kulkarni, Senior Associate at VU Venture Partners
Nicole Ripka, Managing Partner at Dorm Room Fund
Brian Neer, Investor at New York Angels

Come support your fellow NYU entrepreneurs and learn more about starting a scalable and successful venture!

This event is hosted two times per semester, and is sponsored by the NYU Innovation Venture Fund. Additional information can be found here.

*THIS EVENT IS ONLY OPEN TO CURRENT NYU STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF, AND EACH ATTENDEE WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN IN WITH THEIR NYU ID CARD*

The NYU Entrepreneurial Institute provides reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. Requests for accommodations for events and services should be submitted at least two weeks before the date of the accommodation need. Please email entrepreneur@nyu.edu for assistance.

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