Victory is Ours!
On July 26, startups from Tsai CITY's Summer Fellowship and NYU's Entrepreneurial Institute's Summer Launchpad participated in the 11th Annual NYU-Yale Summer Accelerator Pitchoff at Rosenthal Pavilion in New York City. Six early-stage startups, three from each university, presented their ventures to an audience and a panel of expert judges, attracting over 300 attendees from both universities and the startup communities of New York City and New Haven.
This year, a new element was introduced: a poster session. This allowed founders from each represented startup to showcase their technologies, products, and services to the arriving audience.
Below, meet the startups that competed to take home the trophy.
Meet the Tsai CITY teams that pitched:
LeanCon builds the first construction engineer created by AI. Our product uses AI to automate project planning and management. We’re turning the months-long, people-heavy process of construction planning into a swift, seven-minute, human-free operation, cutting construction time by 20%.
Ziv Levi (MBA '24), Sapir Tubul
PartsMatch is an innovative software solution consisting of a B2B marketplace and an AI-powered co-pilot helping automotive, motorcycle, and marine dealers turn their obsolete inventory into working capital.
Skyler Wilson (YC '23), Griffin Wilson (YC '25), Marisa Shorrock (YC '24)
Matcha Scrubs is an innovative and inclusive scrub cap line. We are the first and only scrub cap line on the market to feature an eye shield holder, signature green satin lining, a moisture-wicking sweatband, and mask holders.
MiChaela Barker (MBA '24, MPH '24)
Meet the NYU teams that pitched:
Niura develops focus-sensing earbuds that turn productivity into a game for young professionals and students in higher education. Niura harnesses the power of EEG to track focus and stress to optimize productivity and work-rest cycles.
Shahriar Huda (Tandon ‘26), Pari Patel, Ryan Ahmed, Authoy Das
Hedge is the robo-advisor for sports gambling.
Henry Armistead (SPS ‘24), Nico Colosso (Tandon '23)
MetroMesh Media addresses the shortage of outdoor advertising space for CPG advertisers by leveraging food delivery networks as a new advertising medium.
Winn Hsu (Tandon ‘24), Tom Hsu (Stern ‘23), Jessica Hsu
Meet the expert judges:
Justin Silver (Yale), Founder, AAVRANI
Lindsay Daugherty (Yale '22), Associate, Ludlow Ventures
Rani Kubersky (Stern '23), Investor, Point72 Ventures
Chika Ogele (Stern '17), Associate, Newark Venture Partners
After each team's on-stage pitch, the judges asked questions and offered feedback. Then, they huddled up to pick the Best Pitch while the crowd voted for their favorite team. The winning startup for this year's event was announced as...
Our very own PartsMatch, presented by co-founder & CEO Ziv Levi (MBA '24)!
Huge thanks to NYU for their continued partnership. We can't wait for next year's Pitchoff!