2022 Results

Lidrotec speaking at podium

Grand Prize Winner

LIDROTEC, RWTH Aachen University (Germany) 

 

2022 RBPC Finalists Prizes

  • $350,000 GOOSE Capital Investment Grand Prize: LIDROTEC, RWTH Aachen 
  • Second Place: Hoth Intelligence, University of Pittsburgh
  • Third Place: Invitris, Technical University of Munich 
  • Fourth Place: LymphaSense, Johns Hopkins
  • Fifth Place: INIA Biosciences, Boston University 
  • Sixth Place: Bold Move Beverages, UT Austin 
  • Seventh Place: Anise Health, Harvard University 

 

Prize Winner
The OWL Investment Prize - $155,000 Hoth Intelligence 
The OWL Investment Prize - $65,000 Mallard Bay Outdoors
The OWL Investment Prize - $50,000 TransCrypts
TMC Innovation Healthcare Investment Prize - $250,000 LymphaSense
Softeq Venture Studio Prize - $50,000 cash, $75,000 in-kind LIDROTEC
Softeq Venture Studio Prize - $50,000 cash, $75,000 in-kind Mallard Bay Outdoors
HAN Investment Prize - $100,000  Hoth Intelligence
TiE Houston Angels Investment Prize - $100,000 LIDROTEC
RBPC Alumnus, Thomas Healy, Investment Prize - $50,000 LIDROTEC
RBPC Alumnus, Thomas Healy, Investment Prize - $25,000 Mallard Bay Outdoors
RBPC Alumnus, Thomas Healy, Investment Prize - $10,000 Bold Move Beverages
Pediatric Device Prize - $25,000 Advanced Optronics
Pediatric Device Prize - $25,000 EpiSLS
nCourage Courageous Women Entrepreneur Investment Prize - $40,000 Invitris
nCourage Courageous Women Entrepreneur Investment Prize - $10,000 Pareto
Energy, Cleantech & Sustainability Prize - $25,000 EpiFresh
Pearland EDC Spirit of Entrepreneurship Prize - $25,000 Hoth Intelligence 
New Climate Ventures Investment Prize - $25,000 Mantel
Urban Capital Network Investment Prize - $25,000 Woobie
OFW Law FDA Regulatory Strategy In-Kind Prize Advanced Optronics
RBPC Alumni Network NABACO Prize - $10,000 Invictus BCI
Eagle Investors Prise - $5,000 LIDROTEC
Nixon Institute Prize - $3,000 LymphaSense
DK Innovation Prize - $3,000 Mantel
Anbarci Family Company Showcase Prize - $1,000 Mallard Bay Outdoors
Anbarci Family Company Showcase Prize - $1,000 EpiFresh
Anbarci Family Company Showcase Prize - $1,000 KLAW Industries
Overall Best Elevator Pitch - $1,000 EpiFresh
Best Elevator Pitch - Energy - $500 KLAW Industries
Best Elevator Pitch - Hard Tech - $500 LIDROTEC
Best Elevator Pitch - Life Science - $500 Invitris
Best Elevator Pitch - Digital - $500 TransCrypts
Best Elevator Pitch - Consumer - $500 Mallard Bay Outdoors
RG Advisors CFO Consulting In-Kind Prize LIDROTEC
Edward H. Molter Memorial Prizes for Wildcard Round - 1st Place - $2,000 Anise Health
Edward H. Molter Memorial Prizes for Wildcard Round - 2nd Place - $1,750 Acorn Genetics
Edward H. Molter Memorial Prizes for Wildcard Round - 3rd Place - $1,500 PLAKK

 

Read more about each prize in our prize document.

Watch the Finals Replay

 

Final Round

Startup Name Startup University
Anise Health Harvard University
Hoth Intelligence University of Pittsburgh
Invitris Technical University of Munich (TUM)
LymphaSense Johns Hopkins University
INIA Biosciences Boston University
LIDROTEC RWTH Aachen
Bold Move Beverages University of Texas at Austin

 

Semi-Final Round

Startup Name Startup University
Advanced Optronics Carnegie Mellon University
Bold Move Beverages University of Texas at Austin
Difinity Solutions University of Manitoba
EpiFresh Rice University
EpiSLS University of Michigan
Hoth Intelligence University of Pittsburgh
INIA Biosciences Boston University
Invitris Technical University of Munich (TUM)
KLAW Industries  Binghamton University 
LIDROTEC RWTH Aachen
Locus Lock University of Texas at Austin
LymphaSense Johns Hopkins University
Mallard Bay Outdoors Louisiana State University
TransCrypts Harvard University & University of Toronto
Woobie Brigham Young University

 

Wildcard Round

Startup Name Startup University
Acorn Genetics Northwestern University
Aethero Space University of Missouri
AImirr University of Chicago
AiroSolve UCLA
Algeon Materials UC San Diego
Anise Health Harvard University
Beyond Silicon Arizona State University
CBOH MIT
EarthEn Arizona State University
Groundata Technologies University of Notre Dame
Horizon Health Solutions University of Arkansas
Invictus BCI MIT
Mantel MIT
Olera Texas A&M University
OpenCell AI Weill Cornell Medicine
OraFay UCLA
Pareto Stanford University
Photonect Interconnect Solutions  University of Rochester
PLAKK McGill University
PneuTech Johns Hopkins University
Rola UC San Diego
RotorX Georgia Tech
SuChef  University of Pennsylvania
Symmetric Finance Fairfield University
Teale Texas A&M University
Team Real Talk University at Buffalo
TuneHatch Vanderbilt University

2022 Startups

Startup Name Startup University
Acorn Genetics Northwestern University
Advanced Optronics Carnegie Mellon University
Aethero Space University of Missouri
AImirr University of Chicago
AiroSolve UCLA
Algeon Materials UC San Diego
Anise Health Harvard University
Beyond Silicon Arizona State University
Bold Move Beverages University of Texas at Austin
CBOH MIT
Difinity Solutions University of Manitoba
EarthEn Arizona State University
EpiFresh Rice University
EpiSLS University of Michigan
Groundata Technologies University of Notre Dame
Horizon Health Solutions University of Arkansas
Hoth Intelligence University of Pittsburgh
INIA Biosciences Boston University
Invictus BCI MIT
Invitris Technical University of Munich (TUM)
KLAW Industries  Binghamton University 
LIDROTEC RWTH Aachen
Locus Lock University of Texas at Austin
LymphaSense Johns Hopkins University
Mallard Bay Outdoors Louisiana State University
Mantel MIT
Olera Texas A&M University
OpenCell AI Weill Cornell Medicine
OraFay UCLA
Pareto Stanford University
Photonect Interconnect Solutions  University of Rochester
PLAKK McGill University
PneuTech Johns Hopkins University
Rola UC San Diego
RotorX Georgia Tech
SuChef  University of Pennsylvania
Symmetric Finance Fairfield University
Teale Texas A&M University
Team Real Talk University at Buffalo
TransCrypts Harvard University & University of Toronto
TuneHatch Vanderbilt University
Woobie Brigham Young University
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Congrats to the 42 startups competing at the RBPC

 

#RBPC22 INVITED STARTUPS:

STARTUPS WERE ANNOUNCED ON FEBRUARY 23!

More than 400 student-led startups from around the world applied to compete in the 2022 Rice Business Plan Competition—the world’s largest and richest student startup competition. Our applicant pool was incredibility robust with a variety of quality startups, so we’re excited to announce that we’re inviting 42 promising startups to compete.