New York StartUP! Business Plan Competition History
New York StartUP! 2023 Business Plan Competition
Meet the New York StartUP! 2023 Business Plan Competition Finalists
The New York StartUP! 2023 Business Plan Competition Winners
Kevin Vittayarukskul ,Shu Jie Zhang,Sara Czworniak,Giana Quinterno, and Maria Silvestre
First Place Prize Winners - Maria Silvestre and Jennifer Silvestre, Nasir + Idie
Second Place Prize Winners - Giana Quinterno and Sara Czworniak, Social Skills in Motion
Third Place Prize Winners - Kevin Vittayarukskul and Shu Jie Zhang, HummingBio, Inc.
Honorable Mention - Kelli Lipson, FLUF
Honorable Mention - Richard Liriano and Reed Blee, The Alcove NY
The New York StartUP! 2023 Business Plan Competition Finalists
The New York StartUP! 2023 Business Plan Competition Finalists
Maria Silvestre and Jennifer Silvestre , Nasir + Idie
Giana Quinterno and Sara Czworniak , Social Skills in Motion
Kevin Vittayarukskul and Shu Jie Zhang , HummingBio, Inc.
Kelli Lipson , FLUF
Richard Liriano and Reed Blee, The Alcove NY
Michelle Obine Galvin , Snaggletooth, Inc.
Alex Guillaume , APPAOLLO
John A. Marshall , NYC Borough Pass
Stephanie Rogers and Adrienne Walker, Menopause Pack
Osariemen Uwaifo , The Yani Experience
Meet the 2022 New York StartUP! Business Plan Competition Winners
First Prize Winner: Melanie Davis, Cutie Box
Second Place Winner: Stephon Vaughns & Kaela Shelby, Everchild
2020 New York Startup! Winners Announced
First Prize Winner of the Bank OZK Community Impact Award: La Shay B. Green, SoulBites
Second Place Winner: Madelyn Scarpulla, New York Ninja Academy NYC
HONORABLE MENTION
● Constance Barnes -The Bronx Learning Lounge
● Monica Mohan and Wendy Qiu -May’d Fit LLC
● Stacy McCoy Prime -Midnight Club
2020 Finalists:
Constance Barnes -- The Bronx Learning Lounge
Monica Mohan and Wendy Qiu -- May'd Fit LLC
Courtney Stern -- Park Watch
Sabrina Ortega -- ZOA Health
Julia Kim -- Cloudflow
Stacy McCoy Prime -- Midnight Club
Christian Tirtasengadja and Aura Estrella -- That Looks Good
Jacqueline Martoral and Javier Ceja -- Myproperdeets
Monica Mohan and Wendy Qiu -- May’d Fit LLC
Madelyn Scarpulla -- New York Ninja Academy NYC
La Shay B. Green -- SoulBites
Meet the 2019 New York StartUP! Business Plan Competition Finalists
Grand Prize Winner: Maurisa Westbury- Adirah Inc.
First Runner-Up: Leslie Raucher & Maegan White-Rescue Toolkit, LLC.
Honorable Mention: Ashley M. Scott-The Happy Glow; Stacy McCoy Prime—Upstream Design Lab, Inc.
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NY Startup 2019 Finalists:
Adrienne Walker & Stephanie Rogers - The Menopause Pack
Leslie Raucher & Maegan White - Rescue Toolkit, LLC
Diane Tinsley - Kids Dance Revolution
Stacy McCoy Prime - Upstream Design Lab, Inc.
Elona Bilovol - cosmetics manufacturing
Maurisa Westbury - Adirah Inc.
Ashley M. Scott - The Happy Glow
Meet the 2018 New York StartUP! Business Plan Competition Finalists
The top prize of $15,000 went to Kweer Cards, which crafts unique greeting cards for the LGBTQ+ community.
Founded by Ken Moore, Kweer Cards’ growing line of high-quality greeting cards strives to capture the experiences and sentiments of a currently underserved market through inclusive and whimsical designs. Read the press release.
Gladys Henriquez -- Know My Rights Clothing Co.
Josalyn Mayfield --- Co.Co. ( Coffee & Cocktails)
Kariyma-Hamilton -Defy Lingerie
Kenneth Moore ----kweercards
Maureen Miller ----Mo Possibilities Inc.
Pamela Hawkins ---Organic Love Beauty, LLC
Pooja Khanna -----Begin-to-Heal, LLC.
Siu-Kwan Tsui ----CyberGuardian
Steve Roberts ------Mangi
Ventrice Lam ------Classkite
Honorable Mention:
Pooja Khanna
Josalyn Mayfield
Read the press release about the winner