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2 Startups Tie for 1st Place in the Trinity University Stumberg Competition

18Oct

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2 Startups Tie for 1st Place in the Trinity University Stumberg Competition

Two Trinity University student entrepreneur teams won the finalist round of the Louis H. Stumberg Venture Competition Tuesday evening.Personal finance app ReCap and shoulder physical therapy device company Range Rehab both came in first place. Each team won a $25,000 grand prize in equity-free funding. Skelton, a company offering a wearable metronome and tuner, came in the runner-up position and also won the audience favorite, winning $5,000.Range Rehab’s physical therapy device for shoulder injury rehab can be used without a physician’s supervision. Seniors Neha Kapur, AJ Bishop, Marriana Sayen ’25, and U.S. Army vet and inventor Abraham Valdez comprise the founding team.Personal finance app ReCap is an idea Trinity University sophomores Joey Hersh, Max Hightower, Alex Garcia,...

Austin-based Capital Factory connects San Antonio startups to U.S. military

24May

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Austin-based Capital Factory connects San Antonio startups to U.S. military

Texas has become a destination for many entrepreneurs and companies interested in bringing new capabilities and technologies to a market with an economy ranking tenth globally. Founder and CEO Joshua Baer and his team at Capital Factory, an Austin-based accelerator and venture capital firm focused on entrepreneurs based in Texas, are bullish on the state's potential. Baer eagerly tells people how Texas is the most promising technology market in the United States. Capital Factory's strategy to expand its presence across Texas is detailed in its Texas Startup Manifesto. "By connecting Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and the rest of the state into a Texas Startup Megatropolis, we can unlock billions of dollars in capital and unleash thousands of diverse entrepreneurs," Baer writes. ...

Trinity University names finalists in Spring 2022 Stumberg Venture Competition

24Mar

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Trinity University names finalists in Spring 2022 Stumberg Venture Competition

Ten Trinity University student entrepreneur teams pitched business ideas to judges Thursday for a chance to win mentorship and funding for their startup at Trinity’s Louis H. Stumberg New Venture Competition. Judges chose seven finalists working on concepts as varied as a medical device for shoulder rehabilitation, a convertible backpack stroller, a wearable safety device for young children, a metronome wristband, a fintech app, an educational program, and a debate team resource platform.Since its launch in 2016, this two-part university-wide competition has encouraged Trinity student entrepreneur teams to compete for equity-free funding for their startups. A panel of judges typically chooses five teams to move onto the second and final round each fall. Each team receives $5,000 in see...

Trinity University Virtual Stumberg Venture Competition Selects 5 Finalists

19Apr

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Trinity University Virtual Stumberg Venture Competition Selects 5 Finalists

Ten Trinity University student entrepreneur teams pitched business ideas to judges via a Zoom video call Monday evening in the seed round of the annual Louis H. Stumberg Venture Competition.Trinity University president Danny Anderson said the venture competition enables "students to thrive as they express their creativity" while building new businesses. The five finalists pitched "Shark Tank-style" their ideas for wide-ranging businesses, from social justice to bioscience, art, and esports. Commuv founders Jalen White ‘23 and Michael Marquez ‘22 came up with the idea to develop software that connects police officers and drivers during low-level traffic stops via short-range technology and a mobile application. Using an app can help reduce the need for direct contact during traffic sto...

Smart Water-Bottle Lid Company Sapphire Wins Stumberg Competition $25,000 Prize at Trinity University

8Oct

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Smart Water-Bottle Lid Company Sapphire Wins Stumberg Competition $25,000 Prize at Trinity University

Trinity University student entrepreneur team Sapphire won the $25,000 grand prize in equity-free funding in the final virtual round of the Louis H. Stumberg Venture Competition Thursday evening. Sophomores Tara Lujan and alumnus Zachary Taylor developed the first-to-market smart lid that tracks water consumption and replaces the standard lid found on most water bottles.Thoughtfull, a company offering a line of healthy snacks, came in the runner-up position. Sophomores Cannon Wilson and Amy Platter will receive $5,000 in funding.The six finalist teams have wide-ranging businesses:Sapphire was co-founded by sophomore Tara Lujan and Zachary Taylor who graduated in May. Sapphire is a smart replacement lid that fits most bottle brands. The lid automatically records fluid intake to...

Trinity University Adapts to the COVID-19 Pandemic with Virtual Stumberg Competition

10Apr

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Trinity University Adapts to the COVID-19 Pandemic with Virtual Stumberg Competition

Instead of pitching to the usually packed audience of students, entrepreneurs, and judges, 10 Trinity University student entrepreneur teams presented their business ideas to judges via a Zoom video call Thursday evening in the annual Louis H. Stumberg Venture Competition.Of the 10 competitors, six Trinity University student entrepreneur teams each won $5,000 in seed funding. Since its launch in the spring of 2015, this two-part university-wide competition typically features 10 venture teams pitching their business concepts before a panel of judges with entrepreneurial expertise.The six winning teams have wide-ranging businesses:Chiropack was founded by sophomore Neha Kapur who is majoring in business analytics and technology. Her idea is to reengineer the daily-wear backpack ...

Trinity University Students+Startups Internship Program Moves to San Antonio Area Foundation

21Nov

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Trinity University Students+Startups Internship Program Moves to San Antonio Area Foundation

Trinity University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the nonprofit 80/20 Foundation announced the transfer of operations of the Students+Startups internship program to the San Antonio Area Foundation Thursday.Trinity University’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship developed and lead, in collaboration with Geekdom and the 80/20 Foundation the internship program. The internship program that started by placing Trinity students at local startups expanded its local reach to college students nationwide in 2019.The 10-week internship program was managed collaboratively between Trinity and the 80/20 Foundation and funded by a grant from the 80/20 Foundation.In its first three years, the pilot program was solely offered to Trinity University students and had experie...

Cycling Safety Tech Startup Wins Trinity University’s Stumberg Venture Competition

18Sep

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Cycling Safety Tech Startup Wins Trinity University’s Stumberg Venture Competition

LuxTurn Technologies, a device motorcyclists use to make their turn and brake signals more visible to motorists, garnered the top prize of $20,000 at Trinity University's Louis H. Stumberg Venture Competition Wednesday. In a departure from past practice, the judges decided to split the $25,000 prize into two checks. Runner up StorySpread, a software that gives give young adults the opportunity to create stories and comics, received a check for $5,000."The judges wanted to recognize two strong startup teams this year and gave them both an amount that would enable them to move forward with their innovative products," said Luis Martinez, director of Trinity's Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.Even more evidence of a strong showing in the finalist entrepreneur teams in this ye...

Trinity Student Teams Win $5K in Stumberg Seed-Round Venture Competition

26Mar

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Trinity Student Teams Win $5K in Stumberg Seed-Round Venture Competition

Five Trinity University student startup teams each received $5,000 checks Tuesday evening in a venture competition that will culminate in a $25,000 investment for one of the groups this fall. The winning teams ranged from a school to strengthen mariachi culture and community to a proposed technology to make motorcycle riding safer. Seven teams competed in the annual Louis H. Stumberg Venture Competition, which is in its fifth year."Every year the teams are stronger," said Luis Martinez, who oversees the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the university. "We had teams who prepared and did their homework even before applying to the seed round of this competition."The winning student teams included:ProjecTech, a device motorcyclists and bicyclists can use to increase ...

Trinity University Students Launch Smart Pill Bottle for Clinical Trials—PATCH

7Jan

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Trinity University Students Launch Smart Pill Bottle for Clinical Trials—PATCH

Conducting clinical drug trials data can be challenging and gets expensive when it comes to collecting enough verified data on patients taking medicine correctly. Two Trinity University students are launching a smart pill bottle that could revolutionize clinical trials and possibly help prevent drug abuse of potentially addicting pain medication.PATCH, or Pill Administering Technology for Compliant Healthcare, is an internet-connected pill bottle that gives clinical trial researchers the ability to track a patient remotely. Two student co-founders submitted the PATCH concept to Trinity University’s annual Louis H. Stumberg Venture Competition, a two-part pitch competition hosted each spring and the fall. PATCH’s Andrew Aertker ’19 is majoring in computer science while Gavin Buchanan, ’...