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Aquatonomy
We will provide unique capabilities for underwater navigation with applications ranging from the Navy domain over oil and gas to infrastructure and ship inspection. We will provide software licenses, services and potentially also hardware (sensor pod or small autonomous underwater robot).
Team Members:
Michael Kaess, Academic Lead, Associate Research Professor, Robotics Institute
Joshua Mangelson, Entrepreneurial Lead,
Xiaoyu Kaess, Human Factors/Product Definition
I-Corps Mentor, Dawn Rucker
Astro Health
Our solution is a data-driven opioid addiction prevention system that combats the opioid epidemic. We utilize IoMT to provide an ecosystem of accountability and security for doctors and patients in order to identify early signs of addiction, so that intervention may be implemented.
Team Members:
Bharath Kumar, Entrepreneurial Lead and Co-founder, Undergraduate Student, Tepper School of Business
Tony Tao, Technical Lead, Undergraduate Student, Tepper School of Business
Sanmoy Karmakar, Co-founder, Undergraduate Student, Tepper School of Business
Aditya Thakkar, Co-founder, Undergraduate Student, Tepper School of Business
I-Corps Mentor, Jeannine Siviy
Aware.ai
Aware.ai is a platform that leverages artificial intelligence to create unique virtual communities that inspire meaningful connections among women while proactively connecting them with vital community and health resources before, during, and after pregnancy.
Team Members:
David Ajoku, Entrepreneurial Lead, Graduate Student, ETIM/MechE
Michelle Zhang, Product Research, Undergraduate Student, School of Computer Science
Lynne Porter, Business Advisor
I-Corps Mentor, Stephan Mueller
Chemia.ai
Chemia.ai delivers scalable discovery software platforms that integrate the power of Artificial Intelligence and High-Throughput Multi-omics technologies to discover novel and naturally occurring antibiotics and anti-cancer drugs.
Team Members:
Dr. Bahar Behsaz, Entrepreneurial Lead and Co-founder, Project Scientist, School of Computer Science
Dr. Hosein Mohimani, Technical Lead and Co-founder, Assistant Professor, School of Computer Science
I-Corps Mentor, Jeannine Siviy
Culturora (formerly A Seat for Me)
Culturora is a Future of Work, SaaS solution that solves the challenge of hybrid work and helps companies maintain a thriving company culture, improve the employee experience, and reduce turnover. Unlike traditional HR and engagement solutions, Culturora leverages Machine Learning and Organizational Behavior research to nudge employees to connect and build a sense of community and belonging.
Team Members:
Jody Madala, Entrepreneurial Lead, MBA Candidate, Tepper School of Business
Gabriela Isturiz, Business Advisor
Emily Lambert, Marketing Lead, MBA Candidate, Tepper School of Business
Adam Yee, Design Lead, Alumnus, School of Computer Science
Carly Cook, Product Lead
Riley Fisher, Engineering Lead
Craig Markovitz, Faculty Business Advisor
I-Corps Mentor, Stephan Mueller
DeLight-AI
We develop WIFI-based perception solutions for privacy-friendly indoor digitalization. Our solution provides devices and AI services for indoor safety, smart home, augment reality, and health monitoring.
Team Members:
Dong Huang, Technical Lead, Senior Project Scientist, Robotics Institute
Yutian Lei, Entrepreneurial Lead, Graduate Student, Robotics Institute
Jun Liu, Research and Development, Research Programmer/Analyst, Robotics Institute
I-Corps Mentor, Stephan Mueller
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iAdhere (formerly Easy Doctor)
A medication tracking platform that connects patients with doctors and helps them improve their medication adherence through behavior-based reminders and performance-based incentives.
Team Members:
Rosheema Bala, Entrepreneurial Lead, Graduate Student, ETIM/BME
Ajay Nair, Technical Lead, CMU Alumnus
Harshal Vakhariya, Graduate Student, ETIM/BME
Khulood Alali, CMU Alumnus, ETIM/BME
Mark DeSantis, Business Advisor
I-Corps Mentor, Dawn Rucker
Mach9 Robotics
Mach9 Robotics is creating Google Maps for subsurface information by creating intelligent software that analyzes radar data 100X faster than existing methods.
Team Members:
Alexander Baikovitz, Entrepreneurial Lead, Graduate Student, Robotics Institute
Joshua Spisak, Technical Lead, Graduate Student, Robotics Institute
Michael Twohig, Business Advisor
I-Corps Mentor, Dawn Rucker
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Peer Hero (formerly Buddy System)
Peer Hero provides therapeutic intervention via peer support for those in need of emotional & mental health support. We do this by optimizing peer matching based on similarities in needs and experiences, and we allow our peers to meet confidentially & remotely.
Team Members:
Cara Giannandrea, Entrepreneurial Lead, MBA candidate, Tepper School of Business
Gene Evangelist, Technical Lead
Palash Agrawal, Market Lead, MIT
Sabrina Zhang, Product Lead, MBA candidate, Tepper School of Business
Andrew Chang, Peer Expert
Staci Desai, Business Advisor
Dave Mawhinney, Faculty Business Advisor
I-Corps Mentor, Dawn Rucker
RoboVent
RoboVent: Remote-controlled Low-Cost Ventilator For Integration into the Tele-critical Care Ecosystem
Team Members:
Lu Li, CTO and Founder, Project Scientist, Robotics Institute
Brett Zubiate, Entrepreneurial Lead, COO and Founder
Howie Choset, CEO and Founder, Faculty, School of Computer Science
Keith Cook, CSO and Founder, Faculty, CIT/BME
Jason Rose, CMO and Founder, University of Pittsburgh
I-Corps Mentor, Jeannine Siviy
SelfBest
Self.Best is a business with a mission to help people transform themselves to their best version. It is a solution that pre-empts productivity loss due to procrastination and helps learn a new skill.
Team Members:
Shreya Agarwal, Entrepreneurial Lead, MSTV student at Integrated Innovation Institute
Shubham Gupta, Team Member, SCS/RI
Simrita Kaur, Technical Architect, San Jose State University
I-Corps Mentor, Stephan Mueller
Skeema
Skeema is building the next generation of personal productivity tools. Our goal is to reduce the ~1 trillion hours of wasted online work each year by making it easier to harness previous work to make faster, more informed decisions.
Team Members:
Victor Miller, Entrepreneurial Lead, MBA Candidate, Tepper School of Business
Aniket Kittur, Technical Lead, Faculty, SCS/HCII
Logan Stahl, Developer, SCS/HCII
Patrick McClaren, Developer
Brad Breneisen, Designer, SCS/HCII
Joseph Chang, SCS
Yongsung Kim, Post Doctoral Fellow, SCS/HCII
I-Corps Mentor, Jeannine Siviy
Viralend
Our group has recently pivoted to meet the needs of the community in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. To bring about a rapid end to our current pandemic and contend against highly infectious variants present and future, we are developing ultrafast viral detection methods and devices.
Team Members:
Jacob Rast, Entrepreneurial Lead, Graduate Student, BME
Siyang Zheng, Technical Lead, Faculty CIT/BME&ECE
Hongzhang He, Team Member
I-Corps Mentor, Jeannine Siviy
Virtual Traffic Lights
The pervasive use of AI in the next 10 years will revolutionize all spheres of life. By using AI in conjunction with wireless communications and Cloud computing, VTL has built a disruptive technology that can mitigate traffic congestion and reduce people's commute time significantly. In addition to giving people more free time to enjoy, reducing traffic accidents, having a greener environment and less CO2 emissions for a carbon-free future are other important goals of VTL technology.
Team Members:
Ozan Tonguz, Technical Lead, Faculty, CIT/ECE
Sacha Bartholme, Entrepreneurial Lead, Graduate Student, School of Computer Science
Herve Zumbach, Sales and Marketing Associate
Abderrahmane Lazraq, Software Engineer
Inci Ozgunes, COO
I-Corps Mentor, Dawn Rucker
ZUZ (formerly BoLT)
ZUZ is a novel lending and payment platform that: 1) creates new ways for people, businesses, and communities to raise capital, 2) can facilitate community currencies to increase liquidity and keep capital in the community, and 3) help bind a community together making it more resilient in the face of crisis.
Team Members:
Seth Goldstein, Entrepreneurial Lead, Associate Professor, School of Computer Science
Lisanne Biolos, Business Lead
Navo Emmanuel, Business Development
Sophie Li, Wallet Developer
Marcia Dai, Front End Developer
Rutvij Parthiv Trivedi, Business Development
Sarah Zou, Pricing Team
Shubhang Seth, Backend Developer
Hope Yen, Dashboard Developer
Aditya Singh, Business Development
Pratik Sanjay Patil, Ledger Developer
Taekseung Kim, Pricing Team
Gwyneth Chen, Front end Developer
I-Corps Mentor, Stephan Mueller
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