2020 Winners and Prizes

$1.3M

In prizes awarded to 2021 competitors

Startups awarded $100,000 each

Prizes awarded

Prizes for Placement in Competition:

Grand Prize: Aurign, Georgia State University—$350,000 GOOSE Capital Investment
Second-Place: nanopathdx, Dartmouth College—$100,000 Jon Finger and Finger Interests, David Anderson and the Anderson Family Fund, Greg Novak & Tracy Druce Second-Place Investment Prize
Third-Place: Fractal, Harvard University— $50,000 Jon Finger and Finger Interests, David Anderson and the Anderson Family Fund, Greg Novak & Tracy Druce Third-Place Investment Prize
Fourth-Place: RefresherBoxx, RWTH Aachen University —$5,000 Norton Rose Fulbright Fourth-Place Cash Prize.
Fifth-Place: Beltech, University of Chicago—$5,000 EY Fifth-Place Cash Prize.
Sixth Place: Cardiosense, Northwestern University—$5,000 Chevron Technology Ventures Sixth-Place Cash Prize.
Seventh Place: Relavo, Johns Hopkins University—$5,000 Shell Ventures Seventh-Place Cash Prize.

$100,000 Houston Angel Network Investment Prize – Fractal, Harvard University
$100,000 Houston Angel Network Investment Prize – Beltech, University of Chicago
$100,000 TiE Houston Angel Group Investment Prize – RefresherBoxx, RWTH Aachen University
$100,000 Artemis Fund Investment Prize – BIOMILQ, Duke University
$100,000 TMC Innovation Healthcare Investment Prize – Cardiosense, Northwestern University
$25,000 Courageous Women Entrepreneurs Investment Prize – Relavo, Johns Hopkins University
$25,000 Courageous Women Entrepreneurs Investment Prize – nanopathdx, Dartmouth College

$25,000 NASA Space Exploration Innovation Award – AlgenAir, University of Maryland
$25,000 NASA Human Health and Performance Award – Cardiosense, Northwestern University
$25,000 Southwest National Pediatric Device Prize – SlumberFlow, University of Michigan
$25,000 Southwest National Pediatric Device Prize – Relavo, Johns Hopkins University
$25,000 Texas Business Hall of Fame Best of Texas Prize – EVA Technologies, Rice University
$25,000 Pearland Economic Development Corporation Spirit of Entrepreneurship Prize – nanopathdx, Dartmouth College
$3,000 Palo Alto Software Outstanding LivePitch Prize – nanopathdx, Dartmouth College

$20,000 OFW Law FDA Regulatory Strategy In-Kind Prize – Cardiosense, Northwestern University
$20,000 Silver Fox Advisors Mentoring In-Kind Prize– EVA Technologies, Rice University; NanoCare, Texas State University; SeebeckCell Technologies, The University of Texas at Arlington
$15,000 Polsinelli Tech Innovation In-Kind Award – Relavo, Johns Hopkins University
$15,000 Polsinelli Energy Innovation In-Kind Award– Contraire, Oklahoma State University
$25,000 RG Advisory Partners CFO Consulting Prize– Aurign, Georgia State University
$5,000 Each Capital Factory Golden Ticket In-Kind Prize– EVA Technologies, Rice University; NanoCare, Texas State University; SeebeckCell Technologies, The University of Texas at Arlington
$4,980 SheSpace Membership In-Kind Prize– nanopathdx, Dartmouth College