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Hackathon & Pre-Seed Startups
Jerry Teng
January 09, 2023
Happy New Year everyone!
We have been quietly building a new product for the past two months. This will change how university communities discover new projects and events, a goal that we set forth to achieve when we first built the database.
Can't to announce it soon. Stay tuned :)
This week's edition is sponsored by fellow Trojan Fiona Zhang, founder of Visionlist.
She's hosting a 3 day in-person hackathon in LA, all are welcomed to join!
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💫 Startups of the Week
What? - Peer-to-peer platform that allows students to buy/sell secondhand collegiate gear
Why? - Collegiate gear are expensive. Throwing them away after couple wears cause environmental concerns. Why not sell them to back to the community to support a sustainable circular economy.
📍 Industries: Fashion, Marketplace, Social Impact
🚀 Stage: Pre-Seed
💵 Funding: $60,000
🛠 Founded: 2020
😎 Founders: Patricia Garcia, M.S. 22'
Bonus: Patricia has won over 25 national pitch competitions! Check out Viterbi's coverage on her founder journey.
What? - Helping major industrial companies improve their AI with synthetic imagery
Why? - Using synthetic imagery to train AI increases accuracy and training efficiency
📍Industries: AI, Computer Vision, Industrials
🚀 Stage: Pre-Seed
🛠 Founded: 2020
😎 Founders: Michael Naber
What? - Ghsthotels work with creators, celebrities and personalities to build global hotel concepts around the world
Why? - Creators like Mr.Beast and the Nelk Boys have created multi-million dollar food & beverage brands leveraging their name. Ghsthotels is partnering up with creators like the Sidemen to do the same for hotels.
📍Industries: Hospitality, Creator Economy, Logistics, Entertainment
🚀 Stage: Pre-Seed
🛠 Founded: 2022
😎 Founders: Idel Judanin
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