Meet the Spring 2026 Skandalaris Venture Competition Semifinalists

Thirty-three promising WashU startups have been named semifinalists in the fall 2026 Skandalaris Venture Competition (SVC). Each venture, founded by students or recent alumni, is competing for a chance to win a share of a $25,000 prize pool. This semester saw a record-breaking 131 entries into the competition, with seven schools and Beyond Boundaries represented by the applicants.

“We were thrilled to set a new application record this year,” said Venture Development Manager Cyril Loum. “It’s always exciting to see ventures from across campus solving problems in healthcare, artificial intelligence, technology, and many other industries! All of the semifinalists identified opportunities in problems and are taking action to build solutions that meet market demands. The relentless focus of these teams is impressive, and we look forward to watching them continue to grow through the competition.”

On March 4, 2026, the semifinalists will pitch to a panel of judges throughout the day. Following these closed pitches, we invite the WashU and St. Louis communities to the Skandalaris Venture Competition Semifinals event in Crowder Courtyard. The evening will begin with a networking reception where guests can connect with the semifinalist teams, meet the founders, and learn more about their innovative ideas. Attendees will have an opportunity to vote for their favorite venture to win a People’s Choice award and cash prize!

Following networking, we will announce the teams advancing on to the SVC finals in November. You won’t want to miss this exciting evening of innovation and entrepreneurship! RSVP here to join us at the reception.

The Spring 2026 Skandalaris Venture Competition (SVC) Semifinalists are:

Alliance for Civic Engagement (ACE) – We’re a student-centered policy program that provides hands-on mentorship and publication opportunities to young policy thinkers while disseminating accessible, nonpartisan policy briefs to cultivate a more informed public. Ella Dennis (MS ’27)

Alon Technologies – Alon Technologies handles athlete discovery, campaign generation, and compliance tracking for NIL agencies, enabling them to scale without growing their team. Nate Scherer (LA ’27), Christian Reyes

Amass Biosystems – Using the capabilities symbiotic species to enable farmers to diversify revenue while enabling utilities to transition to greener, cleaner fuelsUsing the capabilities symbiotic species to enable farmers to diversify revenue while enabling utilities to transition to greener, cleaner fuels. Justin Traenkle (MBA ’27)

ArmorMed – ArmorMed is a digital health platform that uses AI-powered pose estimation models to automatically measure patients’ range of motion from simple videos, enabling accurate, accessible musculoskeletal assessment anytime, anywhere. Sundeep Chakladar (MD ’28), David Brogan

BiteBack – BiteBack is a loyalty and rewards platform that helps local restaurants retain customers through points-based incentives and repeat-visit engagement. Philipp Schoeller (BA ’29)

By Bri Boutique is an e-commerce lifestyle brand that helps college women stay organized with thoughtfully designed productivity products. Brianna Nitsberg (BU ’26)

Byte’m Brownie Bites – Making tasty brownies accessible to everyone. Jacob Tubis (JD ’28), John Davis (Alum ’25)

Cal – Cal is a productivity platform that syncs with Canvas and becomes a single place to drop everything school throws at you—syllabi, PDFs, screenshots, announcements, emails, notes—then turns that mess into a clear, searchable understanding of what matters: what’s due, what’s required, how it fits together, and what to do next, with a plan that updates automatically as new info shows up. Liam Deighton (BA ’28), Dev Tarwala (BS ’27)

CardioVis – Delivers real-time guidance for robotic cardiac surgery by analyzing multiple data streams to enhance precision. Heath Rutledge-Jukes (MD ‘26) 

Choose It Well Deodorant – Choose It Well offers a reimagined, all-natural underarm deodorant that provides long-lasting odor protection with organic and food-grade ingredients, formulated as a hygienic lotion. Genevieve Burbano (BU ’27), Daniel Girchuk (BU ’26)

Euno – We cant change the way we behave or feel without changing the way we think, and there’s no system designed to make that process accessible, so we built an ai-powered app that makes the cognitive change around the things that matter most in your life feel as easy as scrolling Instagram. Brent Pennington (BU ’26), Bianca Rodriguez Pagano, Brandon Chang, Lauren Leff, Katherine March.

Fresco – Fresco is the social layer for the physical art world, turning museum and gallery visits into trackable, shareable, and discoverable experiences. Joshua Sidelsky (Alum ’25)

HowAreYou – Scheduled AI assistant daily check-in voice call to screen and assess the well-being of marginalized groups. Luna Liu (MSW ’27), Alice Li (MSW Grad)

Hyacinth Platform – A software-first management services organization that provides administrative, financial, and operational support to physician-owned clinical practices, allowing doctors to focus on patient care.A software-first management services organization that provides administrative, financial, and operational support to physician-owned clinical practices, allowing doctors to focus on patient care. Uchenna Amazu (MBA ’26), Kingsley Ekechi (MBA Grad), Tumelo Magabo, Uday Nagari, Nonye Nwokoma

Index – Index is an intuitive, stylus-first AI notebook that goes beyond traditional apps like GoodNotes or Notability by dynamically interpreting handwriting in real time and acting as a live tutor to guide students with seamless, step-by-step feedback. Oseremen Oniefoh (BA ’28), Lotanna Okoli

InfantIQ – InfantIQ is a smart, self-cleaning baby bottle. Anish Kohli (BA ’27), Lee (Keen) Zoller

KINETIQA – KINETIQA is a human-powered energy startup developing portable devices that convert everyday movement into reliable, off-grid electricity for people and systems operating in areas with limited or unreliable power access. Marian Ofori (MPH ’27), MaryJosephine Ofori, Ashimolowo Oluwasegun, Peter McCarthy, Jacob Tetteh Djabletey

Math Matters – Math Matters is an AI-powered math support program for middle and high school students. Oren McClain (MBA ’26)

Netty’s Juicery – Offers handcrafted cold-pressed juices, loose-leaf teas, and herbals through a convenient subscription model available both locally and nationwide. Ginette Rhodes (MBA ‘27) 

NexSupply – An end-to-end sourcing platform combining AI intelligence with owned logistics infrastructure to streamline global supply chains. Kim Myungjun (BU ’26), Joonmo Kang (LA ‘28), Taeyoung Ro (BA ‘26), Caleb Choi (BU ‘26)

Nexus – Nexus is the AI Chief of Staff for community and student organizations, automating administrative grunt work and archiving institutional intelligence to ensure seamless leadership transitions. Yolanda Zhang (EN ’26), Angelica Han

PathFindr – A tandem system of an LLM and a simulation engine (graph neural network) to simulate biological pathways and perturbations with these pathways. Rohan Krishnamoorthi (BA 27)

Realize to Act– Empowering students to learn and dream big with educational resources, a platform to drive positive change, and tech infrastructure connecting schools with community resources. Tanya Keskar (LA ‘27) 

ReMind Me – ReMind Me turns photos into living, shared verbal memories that connect people and bring calm. ReMind Me turns photos into living, shared verbal memories that connect people and bring calm. Doreen Yang (MBA ’27), Hannah Kinzer, Elva Lin (GO ‘26), Ziyi Zhang

SPARC – Mental performance training and analytics for athletic organizations. Sergiu Celebidachi (MBA ’25)

TANDEM – TANDEM is an advisory firm that connects brands and real estate developers together to develop projects that are perfectly aligned in identity, lifestyle, and value. Eli Goldman (BA ’26)

V. Jelly – V. Jelly is a fruit jelly infused with real vegetables, delivering a half serving of veggies per serving with no added sugar. Conor Reynolds (MBA ’26)

Vesta Voice – A nurse-native, wearable press-to-speak charting device that converts voice into real-time, structured EHR (Electronic Health Record) documentation – cutting hours of clerical work without changing nursing workflow. Samarth Aggarwa (MBA ’28)

Voximo AI – Like your doppelgänger, Voximo mirrors your intent and calls the next shot without taking over—per sentence, it anticipates and proposes ideas and sentence frames allow writing with ease through your own words. Ardchavit Pattanapaisal (BS ’29), Joshua Han (BU ’29)

WorkWell Evals – A telehealth platform connecting employees with licensed psychologists to secure ADA accommodation letters for remote work amid return-to-office mandates. Aleksei Juracsik (BS ’28)

Yoink!– Redefining ownership for a generation by making resource sharing and reuse effortless. Ariana Sites (MSW ‘26), April Jung (MDes ’27), Vikas Badami (MBA ‘29), Raneem Mousa (TG ‘27), Mary Ashley Barredo (EN ‘29)