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We’re thrilled to announce the 2025 cohort of the nine-week Summer Launchpad (SLP), our premier startup accelerator for NYU student and recent graduate entrepreneurs. This year’s cohort features 11 innovative teams tackling bold challenges across diverse industries.
From June 10 - Aug. 7, these teams will unlock:
- $15,000 in non-dilutive funding
- 1:1 mentorship from seasoned founders, investors, and experts
- Access to a powerful network of NYU alumni and funders
- Pro bono legal services
- $25,000 in Google Cloud credits
- 24/7 co-working space
Now in its 13th year, SLP helps founders refine their business models, gain traction, and position their ventures for scale and funding.
Meet the teams in the 2025 Summer Launchpad Cohort:
Clique automates the labor-intensive and time-consuming process of Reddit engagement to help seed-stage developer tool founders acquire customers.
Team: Pragun Sharma, Vihaan Agarwal (Stern ‘28)
Context Data helps Property & Casualty insurance claims processors and adjusters tackle overwhelming backlogs by cutting document review and research time in half. Its platform extracts key information from various documents and data sources, enabling teams to process more claims, faster and in greater depth, without adding headcount.
Team: Julia Kingsley (Stern ‘26), Jide Ogunjobi
IndieApp is a canvas-based vibe-coding platform that turns ideas into runnable apps through visual interactions — no prompt engineering required.
Team: Annan Yang (Tisch ‘24), Bian Brett (GSAS), Dongxu Xie (Tisch ‘24), Shaoxu Qin (Tandon ‘25), Shao Sherrie, He Yangfan
Loopini is a healthy frozen pizza line made from ancient superfood, designed for young pizza lovers looking for high protein, low carbs, and low glycemic index options without sacrificing authentic taste.
Team: Damiano Messineo (CAS ‘23), Lorenzo Felli (Shanghai), Alessandro Pignataro (Shanghai), Daniella Pacciardi
Mentivista is an online platform providing licensed U.S. beauty professionals with engaging, on-demand courses for license renewal and career growth. Its classes integrate best global practices, ensure compliance with evolving regulations, and enhance skills to boost earning potential.
Team: Anastasia Dor (Tisch Postdoc), Sophie Lee (Tisch)
MoveMend is a software that helps OTs/PTs at outpatient rehab clinics address low patient adherence and high dropout rates by turning therapist-prescribed exercises into motion-tracked games, saving clinicians time and keeping patients engaged between visits.
Team: Gabrielle Berne (Langone Clinician), Punit Vats (Tandon ‘23)
Pupil is a web and mobile app that helps parents support their high school students’ college and career exploration by matching them with relatable, personalized college mentors — filling the gap left by limited personal networks, understaffed school counselors, and overwhelming, generic advice.
Team: Dario Anaya (Gallatin ‘26), Shenyu Zhu (CAS ‘26)
Sheltrium is a design service that extracts the true priorities of a group to present real locations and designs, helping them build the community of their dreams.
Team: Zoey Ferguson (Tisch ‘25), Mingxuan Li (Tisch), Christie Kim (Tisch), Bryan Hellard
Stewardguard is an EHR-integrated clinical decision support software that automates the manual process of antibiotic prescribing and monitoring for physicians and pharmacists at large academic centers to increase workflow efficiency and reduce antibiotic-related errors.
Team: Madu Nzerem (GSAS ‘26), Khanh Pham, Maryam Maqsood Ahmed
Twinning AI is a campaign intelligence platform that helps creative marketers at mid-to-large B2C brands cut A/B testing costs by up to 50% by using campaign simulations and providing instant feedback from AI focus groups.
Team: Sai Dhruv (SPS ‘26), Ankit Das, Ananya Vijay, Philip Ferraro
Vitalis Regenerative Materials combines platelet-rich plasma (PRP) with plant-based biopolymers using the BioBlend device to create a material that can reduce tendon-to-bone re-tears and revisions in rotator cuff surgeries.
Team: Asser El Ashwah (Tandon ‘26)
Stay tuned as we follow their journeys this summer and share key insights and milestones from their time in the program. And if you're building the next big thing at NYU, keep an eye out — applications for the 2026 cohort will open early next year!
Learn more about the program → entrepreneur.nyu.edu/resource/summer-launchpad
