RSVP: iVenture Demo Day 🚀

Join us in Chicago on Thursday, May 16 for a historic celebration: Our 10th Cohort.

May 10, 2024

10 years. 10 cohorts. 10 celebrations.

1 awesome community.

Join us on Thursday, May 16, at the Discovery Partners Institute (200 S. Wacker Dr, 4th Floor) for our Chicago Demo Day.

You must fill out the RSVP below if you plan to attend. If you don’t, building staff will not let you in. ALL are welcome.

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Featuring the following ventures and founders:

ASL Aspire brings STEM literacy to young deaf students through games. Our nationally approved curriculum, educator dashboard, and unique webcam tech make learning and teaching STEM in ASL easy. Contact Ayesha Kazi at ayesha@aslaspire.com.

BYLD Innovations is developing portable and intuitive 3D printing technologies to empower makers who are on the move. Contact Karan Jain at admin@byld-innovations.com.

Earnest Earth Agriculture partners with local farmers to turn their animal waste into sustainable soil amendments. Contact Eddy Mejia at eddy@earnest.ag.

FirstIgnite is an AI software company built specifically to help universities identify and connect with companies interested in partnering on research. Contact Chase Bonhag at chase@firstignite.com.

Jinship is a generative AI-powered website that helps people in need of assistance navigate nonprofit and government resources in order to find organizations that fit their unique needs. Contact Mayank Mehta at mmehta10@illinois.edu.

Natrion engineers intrinsically safe and affordable batteries to make energy financially stable. Contact Alex Kosyakov at akosyakov@natrion.co.

PlayTogether is a versatile hosting platform that connects people across the globe, increasing the accessibility of gaming and cloud technology through intuitive, human-centric design. Contact Mohammad el-Jawhari at mse6@illinois.edu.

Sakura MedTech offers a superior, patient-centric imaging device for cervical cancer screening to reduce patient discomfort and improve medical efficiency for gynecologists. Contact Priya Kumar at sakuramedtech@gmail.com.

TooTak provides a joyful language learning experience for Farsi speakers through games and gesture-based videos. Contact Shafagh Hadinezhad at shafagh.hadinezhad@gmail.com.

Top Tier Lessons matches college student-athletes with parents in the community looking for sports lessons for their kids. Contact Cara Bognar at cara@toptierlessons.com.

WeHearYouASL creates accessibility-focused technology solutions for individuals with exceptionalities. Contact Pierre Paul at pierre@wehearyouasl.com.