Student Entrepreneur Winners of 2020 New York Business Plan Competition Announced

Student Entrepreneur Winners of 2020 New York Business Plan Competition Announced HIGHLAND, NY - The winners of the 11th annual New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) have been announced today. The New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) is New York’s intercollegiate business competition, and the program has been conducted online for the first time. This year, the 2020 Grand Prize winner will receive $10,000 and first place winners will receive cash prizes and ongoing mentorship to advance their student-led ventures. Every team competes in one of six industry tracks: AgTech & Food, Consumer Products & Services, NYSERDA’s Energy & Environment, MedTech & Well-Being, Military & First Responder, and Technology & Entertainment. 2020 Grand Prize Winner rapStudy, Cornell University The first place winners, by track: Technology & Entertainment rapStudy, Cornell University AgTech & Food Ethan Doutney Dune Fishery Oyster Farm, Stony Brook University Consumer Products & Services dooProcess, Buffalo State College NYSERDA’s Energy & Environment CLOVO, Colgate University MedTech & Well-Being Totally Tubular Tats, Hofstra University Military & First Responder StreetSweep, University at Buffalo The complete list of winning follows below. “The students participating in the NYBPC are the entrepreneurs of tomorrow, and their resilience and ability to adapt was made evident as the competition pivoted to an online platform at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic,” says Noa Simons, NYBPC Director and President of The Capital Foundation of New York. “As college campuses across the state closed down, students and organizers used technology and innovation to move the competition forward. Thanks to the support of our event partners and sponsors, the program was able to continue through the spring.” This year, nearly 1,000 people participated, including students and faculty from 50 colleges and universities all over New York, and business professionals as mentors and judges from New York and beyond. Over 500 students on 242 teams competed statewide with 88 teams moving on to the Finals. 2020 New York Business Plan Competition Winners AgTech & Food Winners First place: Ethan Doutney Dune FIshery Oyster Farm, Stony Brook University Second place: NightCap, Iona College Third place: NextHops, Rochester Institute of Technology Concept stage: Garden Guardian, Clarkson University Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise: Golden Tomatoes Enterprise, Marist College Consumer Products & Services Winners First place: dooProcess, Buffalo State College Second place: Oga Faaji, LLC, University of Albany Third place: /stelTH/, Marist College Concept stage: Scentablez, Rochester Institute of Technology Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise: The Photography Innovation Center, Canisius College NYSERDA’s Energy & Environment Winners First place: CLOVO, Colgate University Second place: KLAW Industries, Clarkson University Third place: Eos, Stony Brook University Concept stage: KLAW Industries, Clarkson University Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise: CLOVO, Colgate University MedTech & Well Being Prize Winners First place: Totally Tubular Tats, Hofstra University Second place: Bioflow, Albany Medical College Third place: Visos, Syracuse University Concept stage: Visos, Syracuse University Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise: Sandman Medical Consulting, University at Buffalo Military & First Responder Winners First place: StreetSweep, University at Buffalo Second place: WetWare BioSystems, University of Rochester Third place: Resistance Technologies, US Military Academy at West Point Concept stage: Polici, Cornell University Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise: Emeritus Fire Gear, Hobart & William Smith Colleges Technology & Entertainment Winners First place: rapStudy, Cornell University Second place: Dream Haüs, Cornell University Third place: Foodment, University at Buffalo Concept stage: You Tutorials, SUNY New Paltz Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise: Memorize, Columbia University About The NYBPCThe New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) is New York’s intercollegiate business competition. The program is administered through the Capital Foundation of New York, the educational arm of the Upstate Capital Association of New York. The statewide NYBPC steering committee and regional organizers in every region all volunteer their time to coordinate and execute the program. Funding for administration and prize money is provided by sponsors and philanthropists who support the innovation economy, including NYSERDA, NY Ventures, NYSTAR, and several successful entrepreneurs. Since 2010, more than 5,000 students from public and private New York community colleges, 4-year schools, and universities have pitched their ideas and ventures at the NYBPC. More than $1M in prize money has been awarded to over 150 student-led ventures, and many successful companies have been launched through this platform, including SparkCharge, Farther Farms, Purple Sun, Buffalo Automation Group, Vital Vio, and many more.