With Demo Day coming soon, wed like to introduce you to some of our startups competing for seed funding totaling $150,000. Like many of our startups, CakeWLK is using modern technology to solve a societal issue. Theyre creating a digital version of the buddy system–an app that connects college students who feel unsafe during their commute to school, or their walk from class to the dorms.I sat down with two members of the team to talk about how they came up with this idea, and what drives their passion for advocating for safety. CakeWLK is made up of Ashia Nagi, a junior studying… Read More »
With Demo Day coming up, wed like to introduce you to some of our startups competing for seed funding totaling $150,000. Many of them are using latest technologies like AI and machine learning to help solve everyday problems. Skinno, an app that translates the scientific language in skincare ingredients into common language, is trying to do just that. Theyre committed to breaking the barrier between scientific jargon and the average consumer. Their goal is to help consumers make more informed decisions about the products they purchase.I sat down with members of the team to talk… Read More »
With Demo Day coming soon, wed like to introduce you to some of our startups competing for seed funding totaling $150,000. Some of our startups are using cool technologies like AR/VR, machine learning, and big data to empower everyday entrepreneurs. Thats what Fare, an app designed to help hardworking cab drivers better predict demand, is all about. I sat down with two members of the team to talk about how they came up with this idea, and what they think the future will look like (we talked robots) in this blog. Fare is made up electrical engineering students King Crawford… Read More »
With Demo Day only about a month away, wed like to introduce you to some of our startups competing for seed funding totaling $150,000. Many of our startups are pursuing the fields of medtech & biotech, and theyre inspired by their love of science and engineering to create solutions to real-world problems. In this blog youll meet one of those startups, Brystech, a team creating a device that makes breast cancer screenings not only more accessible, but wayyy more comfortable. Brystech is made up of senior biomedical engineering students Jemimah Aslarona, Tala Azar, Alex Chalco… Read More »
With Demo Day and the Final Pitch only about a month away, we thought wed re-introduce you to the startups vying for seed funding totalling $150,000. Usually, we introduce them to you in their respective tracks (Kaylie Hardware, Zahn Social Impact, Standard Chartered Women+Tech4NYC, and Zahn Technology), but this time, we thought wed highlight some of the themes were seeing startups explore this year. While theyre still competing by track, youll notice that many of them could fit in multiple categories. Were pleased to report that across the board, were noticing many startups at… Read More »
City College has always been the birthplace of some of historys greatest innovations. From groundbreaking scientists and technologists to change-making political leaders and artists, CCNY alumni have led the charge into a brighter future. At our annual Demo Day & Final Pitch, youll meet the next chapter of that legacy in our CCNY startups. These events kick off the week of April 30th, and below is info about each, as well as an updated list of the 2018 Venture Competition Cohort!What to expect at Demo Day? Demo Day takes place on Monday, April 30th at the City College… Read More »
In our previous interview with Clayton Banks, the investor and Silicon Harlem founder spoke about the next generation of entrepreneurs–Millennials and Generation Z–and their potential to use technology to not only improve infrastructure and efficiency, but quality of life. I get to work with this new crop of entrepreneurs everyday at the Zahn Center. In this blog, Ill introduce you to Lucid Motion, a startup developing a human-generated power device that fights muscle atrophy. Their potential market is the aging population, and they hope to create a smart device to improve… Read More »
At the Zahn Innovation Summit on March 6th, youll hear from local government officials, investors, and entrepreneurs. Each of our guests will share their expert opinions and advice on technology, entrepreneurship, and more. As a teaser, I sat down with one of our featured guests who will speak on our investor panel, Clayton Banks, Co-Founder and CEO of Silicon Harlem.The mission of Silicon Harlem is to transform Harlem and other urban markets into Innovation and Technology hubs. Under Claytons leadership, Silicon Harlem has been able to partner with the Department of Education… Read More »
At the Zahn Center, we believe that diverse thinking drives innovation. In order to celebrate that, we're introducing the Zahn Innovation Summit, a premiere event that gathers a broad set of leaders in the NYC startup space with emerging entrepreneurs at the City College of New York in Harlem. The summit includes workshops to build skills, a fireside chat about unique opportunities in NYC, and a discussion about the power of investment in non-traditional founders. Participants will also meet the current class of startups at the Zahn Center. This exciting event is brought to you… Read More »
The good news keeps on coming. Wed like to update you on one of our startups, Nuravine. You may remember them as the food computer of the future, but since then, theyve made a slight pivot. They still have the same dream of building fully automated food-growing systems, but theyre hyper-focused right now on making the first product. They call it Elixir, an auto-nutrient doser and ph-balancer for indoor hydroponics. Nuravine was recently accepted into The National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps) National Competition. I-Corps prepares scientists and engineers… Read More »
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