2025 Winners & Results

FINALIST RANKINGS AND WINNERS:

Intero Biosystems, University of Michigan—first place and the $150,000 Goose Capital Investment Grand Prize with a total of $902,000 in prizes.

Intero Biosystems has developed, GastroScreen,the first stem cell driven human “mini gut” that is ideal for organ function testing before testing on humans. 
 

MabLab, Harvard University—second place and the $100,000 Investment Prize, sponsored by David Anderson, Anderson Family Fund, Jon Finger and Finger Interests with a total of $301,500 in prizes.

MabLab has created the first rapid test capable of detecting multiple adulterants in laced drugs and spiked drinks.  
 

Re.solution, RWTH Aachen University—third place and the $50,000 Investment Prize, sponsored by David Anderson, Anderson Family Fund, Jon Finger and Finger Interests with a total of $76,500 in prizes.

re.solution is revolutionizing polyester recycling with its water-based technology that without generating salt waste, making textile recycling viable. 
 

Pattern Materials, Rice University— fourth place and the $5,000 prize, sponsored by Norton Rose Fulbright with a total of $134,500 in prizes.

Pattern Materials’s Laser-Induced Graphene technology is a simple one-step process that can be rapidly performed, thereby enabling low-cost scalable production. 
 

Xatoms, Western University and University of Toronto— fifth place and the $5,000 prize, sponsored by EY with a total of $30,000 in prizes.

Xatoms has built the world's largest AI- and quantum-driven platform for discovering solar-activated semiconductor materials.

Mito Robotics, Carnegie Mellon University— sixth place and the $5,000 prize, sponsored by Chevron Technology Ventures.

Mito Robotics is accelerating life science research by automating manual cell culture with AI-powered robotic scientists.

FarmSmart.ai, Louisiana State University— seventh place and the $5,000 prize, sponsored by Shell Ventures with a total of $106,000 in prizes.

FarmSmart.ai is an AI—Agriculturally Intelligent—driven assistant that synthesizes vast agricultural research into actionable tailored intelligence.

ADDITIONAL WINNERS AND PRIZES:

$250,000 Goose Capital Investment Prize — Intero Biosystems, University of Michigan

$150,000 Goose Capital Investment Prize — GreenLIB Materials, University of Ottawa

$200,000 The OWL Investment Prizes — Intero Biosystems, University of Michigan

$100,000 The OWL Investment Prizes — FarmSmart.ai, LSU

$100,000 Houston Angel Network Investment Prize —Intero Biosystems, University of Michigan

$100,000 The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Texas Angels Investment Prize — MabLab, Harvard University

$100,000 nCourage Investment Network’s Courageous Women Entrepreneur Investment Prize —Intero Biosystem, University of Michigan

$25,000 nCourage Investment Network’s Courageous Women Entrepreneur Investment Prize —Xatoms, Western University and University of Toronto

$25,000 nCourage Investment Network’s Courageous Women Entrepreneur Investment Prize —MabLab, Harvard University

$100,000 Investment Prize from Nancy Chang – Intero Biosystem, University of Michigan

$50,000 Valhalla Investment Network Investment Prize – Pattern Materials, Rice University

$50,000 Valhalla Investment Network Investment Prize – MabLab, Harvard University

$25,000 Pearland EDC Spirit of Entrepreneurship Cash Prize — re.solution, RWTH Aachen University

$25,000 Pearland EDC Spirit of Entrepreneurship Cash Prize — Pattern Materials, Rice University

$25,000 New Climate Ventures Sustainable Investment Prize — Pattern Materials, Rice University

$25,000 NOV Golden Ticket to Supernova Accelerator and Cash Prize — Nanoborne, University of Texas at Austin

$25,000 Southwest National Pediatric Device Consortium Pediatric Device Cash Prize — Microvitality, Tufts University

$25,000 Amentum and WRX Companies Rising Stars Space Technology and Commercial Aerospace Cash Prize — Pattern Materials, Rice University

$25,000 The Eagles Investor Investment Prize — MabLab, Harvard University  

TMC Innovation Healthcare Accelerator Bootcamp Invitation Prize — Intero Biosystems, University of Michigan 

$500 Mercury Elevator Pitch Competition - Consumer* — Rora, Northwestern University

$500 Mercury Elevator Pitch Competition - Digital* — Automatic AI, University of Mississippi and University of New Orleans

$500 Mercury Elevator Pitch Competition - Life Science* — MabLab, Harvard University

$500 Mercury Elevator Pitch Competition - Hard Tech — Pattern Materials, Rice University

$500 Mercury Elevator Pitch Competition - Energy/Cleantech — re.solution, RWTH Aachen University

$1,000 Mercury Elevator Pitch Competition - Overall Winner — Intero Biosystems, University of Michigan

$1,000 Anbarci Family Company Showcase Prize (1 of 5) — re.solution, RWTH Aachen University

$1,000 Anbarci Family Company Showcase Prize (2 of 5) — FarmSmart.ai, Louisiana State University

$1,000 Anbarci Family Company Showcase Prize (3 of 5) — Intero Biosystems, University of Michigan

$1,000 Anbarci Family Company Showcase Prize (4 of 5) — Pattern Materials, Rice University

$1,000 Anbarci Family Company Showcase Prize (5 of 5) — MabLab, Harvard University

$1,500 Edward H. Molter Memorial Prizes for Wildcard Round - 3rd place overall in WC — Microvitality, Tifts University

$2,000 Edward H. Molter Memorial Prizes for Wildcard Round - 2nd place overall in WC — Motmot, Michigan State University and University of Michigan

Edward H. Molter Memorial Prizes for Wildcard Round - 1st place - Advance to Finals — FarmSmart.ai, Louisiana State University

$2,000 Venture Builder Innovation Prizes — GreenLIB Materials, University of Ottawa

$3,000 Venture Builder Innovation Prizes — Pattern Materials, Rice University

$5,000 Venture Builder Innovation Prizes — Mud Rat, University of Connecticut

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