Description
Over 300 people attended our Pitch Night last Thursday, an overflow crowd for Byers Auditorium. The buzz was that this is the best Startup 101 cohort yet. Our investor judges, from angels to a corporate VC, accelerators to a sovereign wealth fund VC, provided ratings and feedback. Our thanks to the Judging Panel: Vineeta Agarwala, GV (Google Ventures); Arvind Gupta, IndieBio; Karl Handelsman, Roche Ventures/Genentech; Rich Juelis, Band of Angels; Carolyn Ng, Vertex Ventures/Temasek; Diego Rey, Y Combinator Bio and Jamie Topper, Frazier Healthcare. Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Dan Lowenstein kicked off the night by expressing his support for the Entrepreneurship Center’s efforts.
Our presenting teams in brief:
AkuPath, digital pathology using deep learning
Atabai, better gene targeting for gene therapy
C.Light Technologies, retinal eye tracking for diagnosis
DocChain, physician credentialing using blockchain
Enhancer Therapeutics, gene therapy for large genes
Gryphon Bio, therapy for traumatic brain injury based on biomarkers
Integrum, prostate cancer therapeutic
Lucidify, portable device to monitor delirium
QuickStitch, device for surgical wound closure
WeFit, digital therapeutic for at-risk cardiac patients
Yugen Diagnostics, biosensor to detect opioids
Pitch Night | UCSF Entrepreneurship Center Startup 101 [Full Video]
Stephanie Marrus, MA, MBA
Director, Entrepreneurship Center, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Startup 101 Course Director
Opening Remarks:
Dan Lowenstein, MD
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
IN BRIEF:
The top 10 teams from Startup 101, UCSF’s core entrepreneurship class, pitch their ventures to a group of investors at the culmination of the 12 week class.
