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Ten alumni teams from NYU’s award-winning Summer Launchpad Accelerator and Tech Venture Accelerator gathered for a night of pitches and networking at the Investors-Only Demo Day on March 13 at the Leslie eLab.
Over 30 venture capital investors watched as the startups were each given five minutes to showcase their progress. After each presentation, the floor opened up for three minutes as investors were invited to ask founders follow-up questions about their business models, scalability, and more.
Meet the 10 pitching teams and their founders:
Context is a learning platform for fully AI-taught university courses.
Dror Margalit (Tisch ITP ‘24), Somya Gupta (Tandon ‘25)
CaroRhythm is revolutionizing post-stroke care with CaroSense, a non-invasive wearable device for continuous outpatient stroke monitoring.
Nisha Maheshwari (Tandon ‘25), Lokesh Sharma (Tandon ‘28)
Relay Response is transforming resuscitation training across both in-hospital and out-of-hospital markets. Their patented technology creates a portable sim lab, driving the evolution of simulation training by delivering team-based training at the point of care.
Beno Oppenheimer, MD (Grossman Faculty)
Latte is a platform that helps universities connect students to alumni for career mentorship.
Jerry Chen (Stern)
Synaptrix is a neurotechnology startup pioneering AI models for non-invasive brain-computer interfaces (BCIs).
Aryan Govil (CAS ‘24), Eric Yao (CAS ‘24)
CARA Systems offers an AI-assisted non-invasive diagnostic and decision support platform for personalized triage and management of intracranial aneurysms, providing a safer, faster, cost-effective, and more accurate alternative for aneurysm management.
Prithvinath Reddy Garigapuram (Tandon ‘23), Srushti Katore (Tandon ‘23)
Loopini is a healthy frozen pizza line, handmade in Italy from ancient superfood, with the best nutrition profile on the market.
Damiano Messineo (CAS ‘23)
NovelAI is an AI-enabled analytics dashboard tailored for insurance companies, which leverages real-time health data from policyholders' wearable devices to provide dynamic risk assessments, claims forecasting, and other predictive insurance analytics — starting with a focus on firefighters, a high-risk population for cardiovascular disease.
Praneeth Kumar Thummalapalli (Tandon ‘25), Tanmay Mandal (Tandon ‘25), Prabodh Panindre (Tandon Faculty)
MetroMesh Media is a digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising network that turns delivery riders into mobile ad platforms.
Winn Hsu (Tandon ‘24), Thomas Hsu (Stern ‘23), Tobi Adeyefa (Tandon ’24), Jessica Hsu
Niura develops EEG-integrated wireless audio earbuds designed to track cognitive focus and stress levels in real-time, promoting healthier work habits and enhanced productivity.
Shahriar Huda (Tandon ‘26), Pari Patel, Ryan Ahmed, Authoy Das
The Summer Launchpad Accelerator (SLP), now in its 13th year, is one of the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute’s core programs. Open to highly scalable and differentiated ventures from any NYU school, the Summer Launchpad pushes teams to achieve key business milestones, validate product-market fit, acquire customers, and solidify their business model.
The NYU Tech Venture Accelerator (TVA) is a six-month program that aims to help NYU research teams transform their research discoveries into scalable startup ventures and prepare for product development/commercialization. The program is open to NYU faculty, along with their PhD/postdoc teams and other collaborators, who have developed novel technologies in their research labs at NYU.
Congratulations to the outstanding alumni who pitched, and thank you to all who attended the 2025 Investors-Only Demo Day!
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