Congratulations to Matt Pleatman '13 and Refresh Innovations, winners of the $50,000 Grand Prize in the 14th Annual Duke Start-Up Challenge!Missed the event? Watch it on YouTubeAnd read our interview with Matt Pleatman from the Fall.
And thank you to David Cummings '02 for endowing the Frank Borchardt Undergraduate Prize Fund!
Additional Cash Prizes included:- Clean Energy Track ($10,000) – Refrackt
- Prize money from Duke University Energy Initiative, matched by Duke Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative
- Women-led Startups Track ($10,000) – Camras Vision
- Undergrad-led Startups Track ($10,000) – Mati Tea
- Social Enterprises Track ($1,000) – Mati Tea
- AARP Foundation Prize ($5,000) – Agility4Life
- Startup that best meets the needs of low-income senior citizens
- Alumni / Faculty / Staff Winner ($10,000) – Wastewater and Sewer Solutions
- Semi-Finalist Elevator Pitch Winner ($1,000) - NeuroSpire
Congratulations to Matt Pleatman '13 and Refresh Innovations, winners of the $50,000 Grand Prize in the 14th Annual Duke Start-Up Challenge!
Missed the event? Watch it on YouTube
And read our interview with Matt Pleatman from the Fall.
And thank you to David Cummings '02 for endowing the Frank Borchardt Undergraduate Prize Fund!
Additional Cash Prizes included:
- Clean Energy Track ($10,000) – Refrackt
- Prize money from Duke University Energy Initiative, matched by Duke Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative
- Women-led Startups Track ($10,000) – Camras Vision
- Undergrad-led Startups Track ($10,000) – Mati Tea
- Social Enterprises Track ($1,000) – Mati Tea
- AARP Foundation Prize ($5,000) – Agility4Life
- Startup that best meets the needs of low-income senior citizens
- Alumni / Faculty / Staff Winner ($10,000) – Wastewater and Sewer Solutions
- Semi-Finalist Elevator Pitch Winner ($1,000) - NeuroSpire