George Washington University Business Plan Competition

Recent Winners

We are pleased to announce the winning teams of the 2012-13 GW Business Plan Competition:

1st Place: SonoStik

Adam Corman, Neal Sikka

2nd Place: Graphene Plasma Technology

Michael Keidar, Alex Shashurin, John Donahue, Luis Buitrago

3rd Place: BOSS Medical

Nupur Moondra, Jack Kent

4th Place: Capital Kombucha

Andreas Schneider, Daniel Lieberman, John Lee

Best Undergraduate Team: Jenda

Harry Shulman, Alex Zhang

AARP Foundation Prize: MemoryBanc

Kay Bransford, Steve Sobel, Brielle Danese

Best Sustainable Technology Prize: Graphene Plasma Technology

Michael Keidar, Alex Shashurin, John Donahue, Luis Buitrago

Audience Choice Award: The SmartBrush

Travis Gonzales, Sina Aghli, Genki Kondo

We are pleased to announce the teams that have been invited to move on to the third and final round presentations. The teams chosen to advance to Round 3 are listed below in alphabetical order:

• BOSS Medical
  "BOSS Medical is an early stage orthopaedic medical device company innovating to improve clinical outcomes while decreasing healthcare costs."
  • Nupur Moondra
  • Jack Kent
• Capital Kombucha
  "A modern twist on an age old recipe.  Crisp, refreshing, healthy -- it's your new favorite drink from DC's first kombucha microbrewery."
  • Andreas Schneider
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • John Lee
• Graphene Plasma Technology
  "Our novel graphene-based additive will dramatically reduce production costs in the reinforced plastics industry, offering environmental benefits and improved properties."
  • Luis Buitrago
  • Michael Keidar
  • Alexey Shashurin
  • John Donahue
• Jenda
  "Jenda lets customers validate the authenticity of commonly counterfeited products easily, instantly, and with complete confidence."
  • Harry Shulman
  • Jitong Zhang
• MemoryBanc
  "State and federal treasures are holding $58 billion in unclaimed funds. MemoryBanc protects your financial, online and household assets so they can be shared with or passed on to loved ones."
  • Kay Bransford
  • Steve Sobel
  • Brielle Danese
• Revilex (Formerly Intellex Tech Labs LLC)
  "Revilex provides a disaster/emergency management solution for data collection and analysis during hospital surge/mass care."
  • Meg Nash
  • Scott Nash
• SonoStik
  "Innovating tools for bedside use of emergency ultrasound to improve patient care."
  • Adam Corman
  • Neal Sikka
• The SmartBrush
  "Want to brush your teeth? There's an app for that! The SmartBrush is the first app-connected toothbrush that allows you to brush your teeth through interactive gaming all while providing the user with an optimal teeth cleaning experience."
  • Travis Gonzalez
  • Sina Aghli
  • Genki Kondo

We are pleased to announce the teams that have been invited to move on to Round 2 and submit a full 15-page business plan. The teams chosen to advance to Round 2 are listed below in alphabetical order:

• 2 Minute Gift
  "Providing an entertaining solution to your gift buying needs in fewer seconds than there are characters in a tweet!"
  • Stephen Hawkins
  • David Glidden
  • Mayank Mehta
  • Dimitrios Lyratzakis
• 3P sourcing
  "Sustaining people, planet, and profit:  we are a for-profit firm partnering with Africa’s preeminent food companies to grow their sales in the U.S. so they can grow their communities."
  • Marlene Stearns
• Beer'd
  "Drink outside the box. The Beer'd mobile app helps you find the perfect pint to suit your tastes at every bar, restaurant, or corner store."
  • Melissa Mapes
  • Nicholas Galbraith
• BOSS Medical
  "BOSS Medical is an early stage orthopaedic medical device company innovating to improve clinical outcomes while decreasing healthcare costs."
  • Nupur Moondra
  • Jack Kent
• Capital Kombucha
  "A modern twist on an age old recipe.  Crisp, refreshing, healthy -- it's your new favorite drink from DC's first kombucha microbrewery."
  • Andreas Schneider
  • Daniel Lieberman
  • John Lee
• DC³
  "Life is messy; your dorm room doesn't have to be. DC³ provides a college student with customizable, quality cleans at affordable prices."
  • Nate Andorsky
  • Tobey Wood
• FashionNet
  "Fashionnet is an online platform for personal fashion consulting with style experts, giving people the tools to dress with confidence, anytime, anywhere."
  • Talia Salem
  • Aziz Abu Sarah
• Faster Flow
  "Faster flow is a product that allows water to drain faster. This accelerated drainage ability allows pipe builders and construction designers to save money through reduced product and construction costs. Furthermore, Faster flow provides convenience to residents by reducing the possibility of blockage."
  • Ji Yeon Jung (Pitch George Undergrad Winner)
• gOasis, LLC
  "gOasis, LLC, delivers the benefits of nature – stress reduction, increased cognitive abilities, and openness to working together – where they are needed most. Mobile, self-contained, natural environments are assembled onsite, bringing nature to business, learning and healing professions."
  • Eleanor Nelson
  • Royce Priem
• Graphene Plasma Technology
  "Our novel graphene-based additive will dramatically reduce production costs in the reinforced plastics industry, offering environmental benefits and improved properties."
  • Luis Buitrago
  • Michael Keidar
  • Alexey Shashurin
  • John Donahue
• Greenease
  "Greenease is a website, and subsequent app, that will allow consumers to locate restaurants, cafes, bakeries, and grocers that source from local farms and/or serve sustainable cuisine."
  • Vanessa Ferragut
  • Jiayi Wang
• HexCloud
  "Lets users write code in easy-to-use, high-level programming languages and transparently deploy it to a distributed cloud computing infrastructure."
  • Ahsen Uppal
  • Howie Huang
• iCharge Mobile Kiosks
  "Have you ever experienced the anguish of your cell phone dying on you during an important phone call?  Did you miss a text message from your friend?  Millions of people around the world own cell phones, and a fact of daily life is that cell phones run out of power.  iCharge Kiosks solves that problem by providing a network of recharge stations in convenient locations to allow users to power up and be on their way."
  • Rendy Mao
  • Robert Forbes
• Jenda
  "Jenda lets customers validate the authenticity of commonly counterfeited products easily, instantly, and with complete confidence."
  • Harry Shulman
  • Jitong Zhang
• LoctDown
  "Stay safe, stay secure—become invisible online with enVisible by LoctDown—Not Your IP Address. Not Your Identity. Not Kidding—Now available on iOS and MAC OSX devices."
  • David Jumper
  • Peter Moreno
  • Maxime Jallifier
  • Scott Johnston
• MemoryBanc
  "State and federal treasures are holding $58 billion in unclaimed funds. MemoryBanc protects your financial, online and household assets so they can be shared with or passed on to loved ones."
  • Kay Bransford
  • Steve Sobel
  • Brielle Danese
• MeMyDoc
  "A patient-centered app safely storing medical information, medication inventories, and insurance formularies. Taking full advantage of the exchange between the patient, doctor, pharmacist, and insurance company."
  • Ruby Patel
  • Mira Patel
• Modishow
  "Through the use of a powerful recommendation system and a sophisticated social networking platform, Modishow allows users to virtually design, share, and discover individualized outfits."
  • Zhengdian Zhan
  • Wing Lau
• MyPsych
  "MyPsych streamlines patient-therapist communication, enabling therapy to be more effective, efficient, and accessible."
  • David Conway
  • Brandon Cohn
• Nabee Socks
  "Nabee Socks provide relief from tired, achy feet with the world's first fashion-conscious compression socks."
  • Marsha Battee
  • Brian Park
• Pearl Foods
  "Picture Ag extension from the private sector; we identify entrepreneur networks to create local markets so that small holders can transform into Ag enterprises."
  • John Brittell (Pitch George Graduate Winner)
• Pedal Forward
  "A more practical and convenient bike share service that uses a smart lock, enabling users to pick up and park bikes anywhere, anytime."
  • Matthew Wilkins
  • Christopher Deschenes
• Pickle
  "Have you ever been in a Pickle? Pickle  harnesses and mobilizes the wisdom of crowds to improve time-sensitive decision making."
  • Johann Botha
  • Dustin Godevais
• Press1
  "Phone-oriented customer support reinvented. Visual. Fast. Easy."
  • Jordan Melnick
  • Steven Melnick
• Revilex (Formerly Intellex Tech Labs LLC)
  "Revilex provides a disaster/emergency management solution for data collection and analysis during hospital surge/mass care."
  • Meg Nash
  • Scott Nash
• RUNINOut
  "Your personalized search engine for food, fun and fashion in the metro DC area."
  • Chito Peppler
  • Kanita Williams
• Shave Energy Program
  "The Shave Energy Program allows users to significantly reduce cost and environmental impact while improving occupant comfort, health, and productivity through the implementation of no and low cost operational changes. Our methodology brings old school smarts into the 21st century through training, technology, and a little elbow grease."
  • David Gray
  • Mohit Chopra
• Smartstics
  "Life is unpredictable..dealing with your car shouldn't be.  If your car acts up, connect your car to our mobile app to find out why and interface with local service shops saving you time, money, and headaches."
  • Vigil Bose
  • Derek Essampong
  • Abin Mohan
  • Howard Pope
• SonoStik
  "Innovating tools for bedside use of emergency ultrasound to improve patient care."
  • Adam Corman
  • Neal Sikka
• Strangers vs. Friends
  "Now residents and guests can experience DC through the eyes of a local! Strangers vs. Friends is a revolutionary product that will provide a unique city experience."
  • Shuai Chen
  • David Phillips
• The SmartBrush
  "Want to brush your teeth? There's an app for that! The SmartBrush is the first app-connected toothbrush that allows you to brush your teeth through interactive gaming all while providing the user with an optimal teeth cleaning experience."
  • Travis Gonzalez
  • Sina Aghli
  • Genki Kondo
• The Spoke Charger
  "Did you know that 39% of mobile phone users in Rwanda own a bicycle, but only half of them have access to electricity?  The Spoke Charger is an affordable charging device designed to overcome this reality.  As people keep riding, The Spoke Charger will keep them talking."
  • Chris Petrucka
  • Mariane Maier Nunes
  • Andrew Phelps
• TinyLiving
  "Maximize your resources by minimizing your space.  TinyLiving.net informs and inspires the small-space crowd, aiding the pursuit of smart over excess."
  • Mary Shanklin
  • Sara Clarke-Lopez
• TuitionVault.com
  "The first for-profit company that specializes in crowdfunding tuition for students across the United States."
  • Abhimanyu Aggarwal
  • Thomas Medaglia
• Ultrasafe Ultrasound
  "Our novel ultrasound software strives to curb female feticide in developing nations by automatically blurring the genitalia of the fetus in live images produced by ultrasound machines."
  • Sonya Davey
  • Samir Devalaraja
  • Raj Dave
  • Na Xu
No issue, but i think Allie should pay for all of our tickets.