The 2023 Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition may be over, but the excitement of the evening is still lingering. While every finalist brought their A-game to their pitches and impressed us all, only a few could be awarded prize money.
Congratulations to this year's winners!
Research Track Winners
FIRST PLACE (TIE)
Hyperion Therapeutics: $3,000 awarded to Jennings Luu
Bladder Patch for Treatment of Obstetric Fistula: $3,000 awarded to Ilaha Isali
SECOND PLACE
Voice Analytics for Pathology Tracking: $1,000 awarded to Millan Patel
Social Impact Track Winners
FIRST PLACE
Cocoa Potash: $5,000 awarded to Ibrahim Quagraine
SECOND PLACE
Sonali Bags: $1,000 awarded to Tanvir Hasan
Idea Track Winners
FIRST PLACE (TIE)
Retflix: $3,500 awarded to Kevin Arndt, Amy Budzichowski, Maya Kapur, Sonia Kim, Bhavya Krishna, Parshva Sanghvi
Anti-asporin Antibody: $3,500 awarded to Ila Mishra
Venture Track Winners
FIRST PLACE
Lumilin Therapeutics: $15,000 awarded to David Suh (CWR '22), Grayson Derossi, Aahana Kanyal, Kerry McConnaughay, Kendall Rogoff, Ana Salas
SECOND PLACE (TIE)
Asclepii: $5,000 awarded to Franco Kraiselburd
Lighthanded Enterprises: $5,000 awarded to Steven Burns (CWR '11, MEM ’11) and Matthew McPheeters (CWR ’12, GRS ’13, PHD ’21)
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