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Our new #UCSW2025 poster coming in hot 😈🔥 Stay tuned for more info.. and APPLY NOW to secure your chance at $5,000💰! uofcincyeship.com/ucsw

We'd like to extend a warm thank you to everyone who came out to attend our new Venture Lab Accelerator demo day, featuring a revamped agenda with founder presentations, tabling, alumni updates/product demos, and more. Congratulations to our amazing teams: DeltaChase / SAGE Rebreather – David Smith MD introduced a proprietary rebreather technology that could lessen the impact of traumatic brain injury. https://lnkd.in/gcCQHdNf Oopda – David Johnson's app takes the stress out of medical payments, making the process smoother for patients and their families. https://oopdahealth.com/ TissuTrak – Amelia Wares unveiled a mobile platform to empower individuals navigating connective tissue disorders. As a part of the tissue disorder community, she is passionate about improving the process, knowledge and support within this community via her app. NES Education Services – Bob McCarthy's platform promises to transform training and certification through cloud-based video courses. Qualz.ai - Prajwal Paudyal, PhD’s AI-driven platform is flipping the script on qualitative research, making it faster, smarter, and more intuitive. https://www.qualz.ai/ SurveyPro – Matt Drummond’s app connects architecture, engineering, and construction companies with qualified surveyors for quick and efficient project execution. Registration for our next cohort is now open! Apply here: https://bit.ly/3VBMcya Read more on the event: https://bit.ly/3Bf2SVC

Congratulations to team Motiv for being selected as a Top 50 finalist in arguably one of the top business competitions in the US ❗

This. Is. Big. 📢 Microsoft (yep, that one) has joined the 1819 Innovation Hub at the University of Cincinnati. Microsoft’s AI-centric efforts at 1819 will focus on: > AI skills hub for corporate partners > AI launchpad for entrepreneurs > AI digital sandbox for students, faculty and staff > AI research and development The best part? These AI offerings will be accessible to users at all levels. Make no mistake: Having the worldwide leader in AI establish a presence in Cincinnati is a game-changer for our city, our state and our region. 💯 Another note worth celebrating: Microsoft becomes the 6th Fortune 500 company to join the 1819 Innovation Hub and the Cincinnati Innovation District. A tremendous thanks to Chris Carper, Francois Smith and Beth Dann at Microsoft. This special collaboration never would have happened without their visionary leadership, investment and support. Kudos to Liz Engel and the Cincinnati Business Courier for helping us tell the story. Indeed, I never tire of saying this… Next Lives Here at the University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, let’s go!!! 🚀 Jon Husted, JP Nauseef, Aftab Pureval, Shailesh Jejurikar, Neville G. Pinto, Peter Mulford, Jude Schramm, Melissa Stevens, Yael Cosset, Laura Brunner, Gary Lindgren, Kimm Lauterbach, Brendon Cull, Ry Walker, Tim Metzner, Bharath Prabhakaran, Todd Ponsky, Chad Summe, Tony Shipley, Nate Sowder, Jon Salisbury, Katie Trauth Taylor, PhD, Christopher Brock, Derek Chancellor, Rob Richardson, Matthew Sias, Helen Todd (Human), Tarek Kamil, Kelly Cohen, Kendra Ramirez

UC's Startup Weekend 2025 is around the corner on January 24th-26th at the 1819 Innovation Hub. Our 3-day event will feature: • $5,000 cash prizes for our winners • 1-on-1 mentoring • Workshops to launch your business to the top (even if you're a beginner!) • Free food all weekend long • Teams can be from ANY university in the Cincinnati area Apply now - uofcincyeship.com/ucsw #ucsw2025

📣 Save the date as two UC Venture Lab portfolio companies - Motiv and Carbon Copy Assets - demo their technology next Tuesday, Dec. 4th at Demo Night

Excited to see UC Venture Lab portfolio company Perceive Now, Inc. growth over the last year with several BigCo clients now under contract and a seed round almost closed! Congratulations to University of Cincinnati - College of Engineering and Applied Science alum, founder and CEO, Vinitha Thiyagarajan Upaassana, Ph.D. ❗ Read Perceive Now's story: https://lnkd.in/g7e8y9eX 🖌️ Diana Maria Lara 1819 Innovation Hub Cincinnati Innovation District

Ladies and gentleman.. the best slate of elevator pitches we've heard to date!! Thanks to all who applied (over 30!), pitched, and attended our 2024 UC Elevator Pitch Competition. Most Viable Business Idea: Oltre-Detect; Gabrielle & Alberto Martini Runner Up: TissuTrak; Amelia Wares Best Presentation: Sensum Tech; Devansh Saxena, Siddique Korakottil, Gokul Krishnan Reghunath Reghunath, El Mahdi Momayiz Runner Up: SurveyPro; Matt Drummond And lastly... THANK YOU to our amazing judges Samuel Baker Kali P. Jason Harbert 📸 Noelle Scheper

Join us in celebrating the incredible achievements of our current Venture Lab Accelerator. A cohort of six companies will present this coming Demo Day, 12.11! Here’s what’s in store: 1️⃣ Pitches from the cohort showcasing their innovations. 2️⃣ An inspirational keynote from our latest success story— Subterra. 3️⃣ A vibrant happy hour to connect investors and founders. Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of an evening of inspiration, innovation, and networking! Register below to save your seat. University of Cincinnati's Center for Entrepreneurship