The Startup Lab
January 11 - February 5, 2021
50+
Participants
4
Weeks
3
Winners
EVENT OVERVIEW.
Week 1:
Identify
Identify the problem, your target customer, and the key strengths of your team.
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Week 2:
Validate
Validate the problem that you are working on and the solution that you have been developing.
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Week 3:
Iterate
Iterate your startup idea based on customer discovery and validation work.
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Week 4:
Pitch
Pitch your final startup idea to a team of judges to compete for one of three awards!
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OUR WINNERS.
Social Impact
Award
This award is given to the team with the strongest potential for social impact as judged through alignment with a UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG).
Winner:
The Swipe Cloud
A mobile application for users to shop for second hand clothing.
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Parisha Nizam, Aseel Sultan, Aithihya Kompella, Rameen Gilani
Customer Discovery Award
This award is given to the team with the best evidence of customer discovery and most responsive iterations based on customer feedback.
Winner:
Supply Buddy
A mobile application to keep track of diabetic medical supplies.
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Ashlee Gonsalves, Michelle Fattori
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Entrepreneurship Award
This award is given to the team with the highest commercialization potential and strongest entrepreneurial spirit.
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Winner:
HealthEscape
A learning platform that uses real-life scenarios to build skills for health leaders.
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Harleen Sangha, Julie Vo, Mohammed Shaik, Emma Bruce