Its only a few more days until Demo Day–have you met the the startups yet? Youll get to vote for one favorite in each track (there are four tracks–Kaylie Prize for Hardware, Zahn Social Impact, Standard Chartered Women+Tech4NYC, and Zahn Technology). Below youll meet the startups competing for the Kaylie Prize this year! Many of the teams in this track are born out of senior design or research projects from the School of Engineering or Architecture, and some are inspired by real-life problems people closest to them face. Startups in this cohort are developing tangible products… Read More »
Many of you are familiar with our partnership with Standard Chartered Bank, and the track they support (Women+Tech4NYC). In partnership with Standard Chartered, increasing the number of women founders in NYC (and supporting them) remains a core initiative of the Zahn Center. Last year, we achieved gender parity in our competition (a rise from a mere 17% women just three years prior). This year, women represent at least 60% of our cohort! To close out Women's History Month, we'd like to take a minute to call out the startups that are either founded solely by women, or have… Read More »
Join us on March 6th for the second Zahn Innovation Summit, a premiere event in Harlem featuring thought provoking conversation from NYC government officials, investors and entrepreneurs. Our theme is “our problems, our solutions, our unicorns.” Well be talking about the diversity of NYCs population–the unique challenges we face–and how we can take ownership of the solutions for our own communitys problem sets.This event is all about bringing the tech/entrepreneurship community here to CCNY's campus and highlighting YOUR role in the future of NYC's tech ecosystem.… Read More »
Skinno Seeking Pre-Seed Round, FloraMind at Clinton Global Initiative, Nuravine in M-Corps, and More
Wondering what some of your favorite Zahn alumni have been up to? Weve rounded up some of our past startups who are knee deep in the #startupgrind & highlighted some of their recent successes so that you can be in the know. Skinno Seeks Pre-Seed Investment RoundSkinno, the winner of last years Zahn Technology Prize. Skinno is an application that translates ingredient lists into plain English, and connects consumers with products that are right for them. They're starting with skincare to bring transparency through consumer education to beauty and wellness, a historically… Read More »
Looking to mentor our newest cohort? Find the form here.The end of the year means were welcoming new startups for our 2019 cohort! Over the past few weeks, weve worked with expert judges–from investors to successful entrepreneurs, educators to executives–to help evaluate our entries. Zahn staff then held interviews with the top teams, and selected five semi-finalists and one alternate in each category. These startups will compete for the Kaylie Hardware Prize, the Standard Chartered Women+Tech4NYC Prize, and the Zahn Social Impact & Zahn Technology Prizes. Although the… Read More »
In case you missed it, we closed out the summer with a Fireside Chat with Howard Morgan, Co-Founder of First Round Capital & Chairman of B Capital, and pitches from the 2018 Accelerator cohort. Howard Morgan focused on the ROI of diverse investment, sharing his experiences as Philadelphia's most respected venture capitalist. When we talk about “diverse investment,” it doesn't mean keeping a diverse portfolio; it means investing in teams that are in themselves diverse. During the fireside chat, we learned how important it is to look for startups that represent diverse genders… Read More »
Life is a platform that connects environmentally-conscious individuals with entrepreneurs selling green products, while also creating an online community in an Etsy meets Buzzfeed type of way.Keenly, an app that allows individuals with social anxiety to monitor their stress levels while on outings with actual counselors, is breaking the stigma of mental health & bringing people together.SafeSpace is an app that prevents sexual harassment and assault in party settings by allowing young people to keep track of their friends and find immediate help.And UnitED translates school… Read More »
Last week we concluded the Career Impact Program with Communitas America with a finale event where we heard from the students who interned for social enterprises and non-profits throughout the city. Matthew Washington, Deputy Manhattan Borough President, spoke at the event. For him, internships were an invaluable aspect of his life, and those experiences got him to where he is today. But Matthew didnt pursue any internships, he was drawn towards internships that made a difference in the community, and now hes representing his own. Growing up wasnt easy, he went on to explain;… Read More »
Our exciting partnership with Communitas America continues to train CCNY students for careers in social impact. Earlier this summer, we hosted seventeen CCNY students for a two-day, immersive, social impact training seminar. In addition, ten students were placed in paid summer internships with social enterprises throughout the NYC area. At the immersive training seminar, students discussed why pursuing a profession in social impact is so vital, especially today. Those in attendance learned about what it means to be a social entrepreneur, and how they can succeed in social impact… Read More »
Students at City College have an opportunity to create social impact through many activities on campus. Were excited to announce a new partnership with Communitas America which will train our students for social impact careers, and place a few in paid internships with world-renowned social enterprises. Through this summer program, our students will not only gain invaluable career experience by working at social impact organizations and social enterprises in the NYC area, but theyll understand the foundations of building a career in the social impact sector through a series of… Read More »
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