2024 NYBPC Winners

The New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) announced its 2024 Grand Prize winner, as well as other prize winners at the state-wide finals competition event that took place at ETEC at the University of Albany hosted by the Upstate Capital Association of New York on April 25. 

Over the past few months, 340 student teams of more than 770 students from 58 colleges and universities across the state competed in their classrooms and on their campuses, then in their regions. 

The winning teams win both prize money and ongoing support. First-place teams win $10,000 each, second-place teams win $2,000, third-place teams win $1,000, and concept stage teams win $500. All of the prize money is non-dilutive. Receiving awards is tied to participation in post-program mentorship including setting goals and milestones for future progress. We expect to distribute cash awards over the summer and into early fall this year.

Health & Wellbeing 
First place: PatchLife from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Second place: VAPGuard from University of Rochester
Third place: Aunt Flo's Kitchen from Cornell University
Concept stage award: GlobalKey Solutions from Cooper Union

Food & Agtech
First place: GreeneAcres Processing from Cornell University
Second place: Dispose O’ Oil from SUNY New Paltz
Third place: Shooka Sauce from Syracuse University
Concept stage award: Finger Lakes Agricultural Tours from St Bonaventure University

Safety, Power & Mobility
First place and the concept stage award: Eutrobac from Hamilton College
Second place: Exergi from University at Buffalo
Third place: On The Hook from Iona University

Learn, Work & Live
First place: Hirebird from University at Albany
Second place: Rapid Review from Cornell Tech - NYC
Third place: Emelies Minis from Clarkson University
The Concept stage award: Game Day Ready from the United States Military Academy

Software & Services
First place: BuzzHive from Binghamton University
Second place:  Insight from SUNY College at Oswego
Third place: Starlight from University at Albany
Concept stage award: LATITA WELLNESS from Syracuse University

Products & Hardware
First place: FixStix from SUNY Cobleskill
Second place: Fish Mate from United States Military Academy
Third place: SipSmrt from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
The concept stage award: Em's Threads from Hobart William Smith

GRAND PRIZE:
Eutrobac from Hamilton College

Eutrobac is a company started by Ellie Sangree and Jesse Wexler to commercialize Ellie's invention that removes nitrogen pollution from water.