Student startup FreeFoot, winners of the $50,000 Kaylie Prize for its assistive device for those with gait disorders. From left Winnie Ngo, Anwar Jammal and Jade Ardinez.
Health and mental wellness-related pitches by student startups were among the big winners in the Zahn Innovation Center’s 2018 venture competition at The City College of New York. More than $150K in prizes went to the budding inventor/entrepreneurs to develop their ideas.
The startups competed in four categories. Some startups designed hardware devices, others created software, some focused on social impact, and others were women-led ventures that leveraged technology for NYC. The startups at the Zahn Center have both a hyper-local focus in the city, as well as a global perspective in congruence with City College’s diverse student body.
FreeFoot won the $50,000 Kaylie Prize for its assistive device for those with gait disorders
The $25,000 Zahn Technology Prize went to Skinno for its app to decipher skincare ingredients for consumers.
FloraMind’s mental health education curriculum for high school students to promote self-care and break the stigma around mental health received the $25,000 Zahn Social Impact Prize.
In the Standard Chartered Women+Tech4NYC category, an app that connects college students with new friends via safe, reliable, publicly shared walking routes earned CakeWlk the $25,000 top prize.
The runners-up in all four categories each received $5,000. They are:
- Brystech, an imaging device that makes breast cancer-screening more comfortable and accessible (Kaylie Prize);
- Fare, a driver-focused intuitive taxi demand prediction model (Zahn Tech);
- Listen!, an e-learning tool that teaches basic vocabulary and language structure for children in refugee camps (Social Impact); and
- Among Allies, a platform that helps victims of workplace sexual harassment find resources while also helping companies establish safer workplace environments (Standard Chartered Women+Tech4NYC).
Click here for all the winners in the 2018 venture competition.
About the Zahn Innovation Center
The Zahn Innovation Center, a program of the City College Fund, is at the heart of entrepreneurship at the City College of New York. It inspires a diverse community of changemakers to develop transformative ventures.
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