It's Demo Day! See how three months of intensive workshops, hard work, collaboration and guidance from the Center For Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CIE) mentors and staff have prepared seven teams to turn their startup ideas into real, viable business ventures. Meet and network with the teams to learn more about their startups. Food and drink will also be available for purchase.
This year's company startups include:
Cheekies, a reusable, machine-washable and leak-proof period short created by biomedical engineering graduate McCall Brinskele and industrial engineering graduate Mariana Inofuentes.
Grip Safe, a patent-pending firearm safety device that makes AR-15s secure for storage and safe shoot through an interchangeable grip attachment innovated by business administration and interdisciplinary studies graduate Shaun Tanaka and mechanical engineering major Dylan DeFazio.
Quickie, a 10-minute mobile delivery service providing select food, beverages and other essentials to college students anywhere within two miles of campus founded by business administration majors Matthew Menno and William Tregenza.
Ryde Carpool, a social carpooling marketplace that allows college students to buy and sell empty seats in one another's cars, founded by computer science graduate student Emily Gavrilenko, industry management graduate Johnny Morris and computer science major Josh Wong.
Sustainamade, a startup which uses technology to reduce the amount of water, waste, transportation and labor needed to grow strawberries for communities that do not have adequate farming climates. The startup was founded by business administration graduate Corrine Cooper.
Venture Rent, a software that connects outdoor equipment shops to consumers created by Shubh Khandhadia, a business administration major.
X-Adapt, a compact, capable and intuitive mobility device built from commercially available electric unicycles, created by Evan Lalanne, a manufacturing engineering major.
