ARLingo is the first XR language learning app made for Apple Vision Pro. The app launched simultaneously with the Apple headsets's release on Day 1. Current 2D language apps don't let you practice in real-world situations, and it can be too expensive and inaccessible to travel to foreign countries. ARLingo's Vision Pro app simulates immersive language scenarios with virtual worlds, and you can speak to animated characters who provide real-time feedback on your pronunciation. 

Tackling the need for efficient campus delivery, Handle Delivery leverages student networks to offer quick, affordable essentials right to students' doorsteps.

Clinicode is a digital medical billing platform which automates workflows and real-time insights for private physicians in order to decrease insurance claim errors and increase efficiency and revenue.

Making due-diligence 10x faster and cheaper for commercial real estate. AirDiligence provides enterprise-grade AIsolutions for commercial real estate investors to analyze legal documentation better.

Plant Pants gives plants a leg up and puts the power of a green thumb into your pocket - whenever, wherever. 

App-connected hardware ensures effortless plant care, enabling your plant to chase the sun, alert you to its needs, and automate its habits. Plant Pants takes a different approach to human centered design. Bringing plants beyond life gives a unique and tangible experience. Plant Pants doesn't just cultivate plants -it cultivates our relationship. 

AI knows a bunch of things, yet it doesn't truly know you. The next paradigm of artificial intelligence calls for an LLM equipped with the context of your lived experiences.  Tone is the beginning of this suite of AI "equipping" hardware, an AI pendant that synthesizes your thoughts and experiences into a personal AI. Doing so offers users perfect memory, automated task completion, and truly personal computing.

Noy Chatoyan, Nam Nguyen, Anette Sandoval, Jacqueline Franco

BioFlare addresses the pressing global challenge of clean cooking fuel access by providing an innovative solution to communities lacking reliable energy infrastructure. With nearly one third of the world's population still relying on basic cooking methods, such as firewood, coal or propane tanks, the health and environmental consequences are dire. BioFlare offers a sustainable alternative by transforming household food waste into clean cooking gas, reducing reliance on traditional fuels, lowering costs, and mitigating health risks associated with indoor air pollution. By repurposing food waste into a valuable energy source, BioFlare not only addresses a critical need for clean cooking, but also contributes to environmental sustainability and community resilience.

Joe Sherbanee, Sara Hope Smith, Connor Fitzgerald, Lee Ann Daly, Ryan Lanzendorf

NeoTrek Footwear is redefining the future of footwear through its innovative approach, championing the #footequity movement. At the heart of this revolution is a commitment to inclusivity, sustainability, and cutting-edge computer modeling technology, designed to deliver unparalleled comfort and a bespoke fit for individuals for whom standard footwear options fall short. By targeting a substantial and underserved market of over 200 million partial foot amputees and individuals with unique foot anatomies, NeoTrek is setting a new standard in custom-fit footwear. Our 3D scanning methods, coupled with a patent-pending manufacturing process, places us at the forefront of the industry. With a business model that embraces direct-to-consumer sales and the potential for partnerships with specialty footwear retailers, NeoTrek is poised for rapid growth. We are now seeking $1M in seed funding to fuel our product development and market entry, moving towards a future where everyone can walk in comfort and style.

Anna Shoposhnik, Luc Hosy, Shay Monat, Kevin Payumo

Orbital Entertainment Supply makes storytelling go weightless. We are creating maneuverable cameras for zero gravity environments on planes and space stations.
Today, zero-gravity filmmaking in a parabolic plane consists of a friend dragging the camera person by their collar for even a simple dolly shot. Executing complicated camera moves is impossible. The process is space-constrained, time-constrained (only 20 parabolas of 21 seconds each), and an unfamiliar environment that’s bursting with creative potential. Our zero-g drone's initial use case is brand advertising and music videos filmed on planes and we will expand to space tourism memory keeping and industrial monitoring inside space stations. ORBES is proud to be the 2024 third place winner of Troy Labs Demo Day, and semi-finalist at Viterbi Deep Tech Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize. We are supported by IMAX filmmakers, astronauts, and space industry leaders who believe in our vision to make entertainment created in space possible. 

For those with disabilities taking notes in class is an insurmountable challenge. It is hard to record information presented, discern importance, and pay attention. The solution is giving students note assistance in real time through generative ai and user specific prompting. Vrse can create both notes and diagrams in real time. The market impact will be large as one in five students have some sort of learning disability and even students who aren’t innaley challenged can benefit.

Henry Fox Henry Warren, Louis Xie, Louis Xie, Vivian Li, Charlie Geraci

SIER provides enhanced spatial feedback for those with visual impairment so they can live more independent and enriching lives. Our glasses provide an affordable, powerful solution targeting some of the most common pain points experienced by those with vision loss. Our platform supports users through a variety of tools and allows for advanced customization, to fit all levels of visual impairment. SIER, an acronym for Seeing Is Everyone’s Right, was created to disrupt the unaffordable accessibility device industry, providing state-of-the-art technology at a fraction of the price.

Emma Boyle, Danial Gondal, Kim Langridge, Collin Leach, Kyra Weinkle

At Tabbs, we’re Taking the Taboo Out of “The Talk” by building a learning platform that teaches approachable sex education to parents and children. In the U.S. sex and relationship education are critical topics that are often ignored, stigmatized, or outright taboo. Less than half of states require sex education to be medically accurate - or taught at all - leaving us number one in teen pregnancy rates among developed nations. We’re here to change that by providing interactive, medically accurate, customizable, and age appropriate sexual health materials that are vetted by experts. Our parallel learning paths for families facilitate open conversations, trust and autonomy. Topics include puberty, relationships, identity, sexuality, and communication. 

Eddie Massey III, Detravious Brinkley, Bella Nava

Millions of patients in rural areas lack access to medical services, thus having their condition worsen. Rural area healthcare providers have staffing issues. So, at Catalyst Robotics, we’re solving both of these problems by building autonomous mobile health clinics (AMHC) that bring self-service healthcare screenings directly to patients without the need for a large staff. These AMHC provide preventative health screenings, specimen transportation, pharmaceutical delivery, and telemedicine services.

Contact: bella@catalystrobotics.ai, detravious@catalystrobotics.ai, eddie@catalystrobotics.ai

Waymont is a better self-custody solution targeting HNWIs in crypto. We provide individuals safer, easier self-custody as well as auxiliary products.

We’re making it possible for anyone to unleash their creativity by replacing game engines with AI augmented tools. Simplifying 3D game development, Playbook VR introduces AI-augmented tools to enhance creativity and collaboration in real-time game engine workflows.

Individuals on unconventional paths struggle to find community and access to resources that facilitate lifelong learning outside of traditional educational institutions. College is supposed to be the best years, but many of us (our cofounders included) left/dropped out of school only to face a social and educational plateau. Verci is building social infrastructure to bring together a city's creative community. We currently operate as a thirdspace — a campus-like environment for people to gather --- in New York City with over 200 members that are all pursuing unconventional career paths.

Charlotte Chang, Briana Hui. Angelina Choy, Jones Mays II

Planning group trips is hard—between budgeting, finding authentic experiences, and creating itineraries, it’s a nightmare. Opal allows travelers to seamlessly collaborate on planning group trips by building tailored itineraries, gaining inspiration from sample itineraries, browsing through the most unique locations, easily managing everyone’s budgets, and connecting with new travelers.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/opalexplore

Memphis Grace MacPherson, Nola Kambanda, Austin Li

As Rwanda prepares to open a $2 Billion airport expansion and become the hub of transport across Africa, the need to increase tourism offerings in their capital city, Kigali, has become apparent. We are designing the first themed entertainment experience within the capital, set to highlight Rwandan art, technology, and the stories of locals to inspire both international tourists and Rwandans. 

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