Judges

THANK YOU to the professionals below who volunteered their time and expertise to review materials, watch LIVE pitches, ask pointed questions, score and deliberate in order to identify the most promising companies, according to CTO's criteria, and to provide constructive feedback to the entrepreneurs.

Special Thank You to
Yuet Lee, CTO National Mentor Chair
who managed national scoring and deliberations

2025 National Finals Judges:

Held 10/28/2025

Jason Blumberg, Earth Foundry VC

Carolin Funk, Blue Bear Capital VC

Kavita Patel, MUUS Capital VC

2025 National Semi-Finals Judges and Facilitators:

Held 10/27/2025
Chako Ando

Scott Dailey

Arnaud Dudemaine (facilitator)

Kenneth Epstein

Ron Erd

Allison Flynn

Brian Harp

Gerald Harris

Mikhail Hutton

Jerry Johnson

Terry Kelly

Akhila Kosaraju

Eddie Lau

David Levine

Pavanchandra Mandava

Prashant Maniar

Ani Mishra

Niel Patel

Vivek Phanse (facilitator)

Andra Pligavko

John Powers

John Scull

Cynthia Seymour

Aniriddha Wakchaure (facilitator)

Olivia (Huan) Yan