Seventeen Washington University startups (founded by students and recent alumni) are set to compete in the spring 2022 Skandalaris Venture Competition (SVC) for a chance to win up to $22,500 in awards. The Skandalaris Center reviewed 55 ventures who applied to compete in this spring’s SVC. According to Assistant Director of Venture Development, Cyril Loum, “We were so impressed with the teams who pitched. The ideas were top tier and the teams were strong. As always, narrowing down the semifinalists was a tough decision.”
The Skandalaris Team was delighted to see that all academic schools, plus Beyond Boundaries, were represented in the teams who submitted a pitch. Skandalaris Associate Director, Chris Ramsay, said “We are thrilled to see students from all WashU campuses represented. We see this as a sign of increased involvement with entrepreneurship among all disciplines.”
On March 3, 2022, the semifinalists will pitch to a distinguished panel of judges for a chance to make it to the finals and win funding to launch or expand their ventures. SVC is made possible through generous support from Skandalaris National Council member, Kishore Kanakamedala.
The spring 2022 Skandalaris Venture Competition (SVC) semifinalists are:
bonhome is a web application and consulting service that simplifies the process of opening and operating a home daycare. Jacob Wise (GB, ME ’23)
CareerPilot seeks to transform the career selection process through experiential exercises formulated to simulate real job duties. Drake Hill (LW ‘23)
Co-Copedia is a web-based virtual classroom and mobile application designed to help health educators teach adolescents how to prevent menstrual disorders. Najjuwah Walden (SW ’23)
Core Counsel is a deep communications consultancy based on nonviolent communication. Whitney Bemenek (SW ’22)
Diversican is a startup specializing in water treatment, more specifically ballast water, wastewater, and drinking water. Nhut Dang (MS ’21)
Got Sure is a Software as a Service platform that allows e-commerce retailers to offer their customers trustworthy insurance quotes from multiple insurance companies, at the point of sale when they are checking out. Felipe Cuartas (GB ’22)
Grapevine Biosciences is rapid testing for the identification of catheter-associated bloodstream infections. Victoria Miyul (ME ’25)
Leap Education helps bring world-class education to everyone by offering free online college-level courses. Alexander Zwerner (BU ’25)
Lyfe Health is a cloud-based, AI-driven, personal health record platform that aggregates all of a user’s health info into one centralized location or hub. Tony Sims II (BU ’22)
MiDoc is an at-home medical device that allows physicians to remotely conduct lung and heart physical exams, revolutionizing the patient-provider telehealth experience and improving healthcare access, affordability, convenience, and quality. Linda Wu (GB ’22)
Momint is a Play-To-Earn fantasy Esports game built on the blockchain. Will Hunter (EN ’22)
Multiflex neurovascular catheter is a medical device that solves unmet needs in neurovascular surgery. Vinay Chandrasekaran (BS ’21)
pcBee is a low-cost desktop circuit board printer that can create high-accuracy boards quickly. Tyler Richards (EN ’22)
Speak IT is a St. Louis-based software company that specializes in voice-enabled assistance tools for healthcare providers. Kai Skallerud (GB ’22), Chris Callan (GB ’22), Ajla Salic (GB ’23), Julian Lu (LA ’24)
Tylmen is creating a universal sizing method to help people shop the web with confidence knowing their exact size and fit when buying fashion and apparel. Lloyd Yates (GB ’22)
Utter is a game that takes the viral things on Twitter and makes trivia out of it using your account, friends, or your favorite celebs. It’s free and can be played remotely. Justin Matthews (GB ’23), Sam Amorin (GB ’23), Sam Holliday (GB ’23), Jose Rodriguez (PB ’24), Tope Daraloma (No WashU affiliation)
WeGood is an app that connects communities to the health resources they trust, saving unnecessary hospital visits, and empowering care centers to improve service quality. Torrie Real (SW ’22)
Join us on March 3 for the SVC Semifinals IdeaBounce® to see who will move on to become a finalist!