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2022 New Venture Fair

The New Venture Fair was back in person in 2022! There were 60 startup projects this year, including from Cal Lutheran’s undergraduate, graduate, and Executive MBA in Europe programs, in addition to students from Oaks Christian High School, Thousand Oaks High School, Bakersfield Christian High School, and a middle school team from Start-Up Kids and One Spark Academy. The student projects were also available to view online for one week leading up to the in-person expo, and members of the community voted for their favorites.

NVF group photo

 

2022 Awards
Prize Team Startup Idea Members Prize $
Prize Best Executive Summary Team Compeer Startup Idea

Simplify applying and hiring.

Members

Peter Amoroso
Blessy Pinzon
AJ Niubo
MingMing Jiang
Yilun Liu

Prize $ $500
Prize Best Brochure Team 360 Mountain Startup Idea

Guiding ferrate climbing beginners safely on their way up rock faces before they climb.

Members

Stefan Boubela
Susanna Brunner
Christian Herzog
Gerd Koinig

Prize $ $500
Prize Best Sign Team SpotMe Startup Idea Ensuring cyclist safety with a smart-lighting flexible LED panel, mounted to helmets or clothing, controlled by an app. Members Hans-Juergen Handler
Manuel Pripfl
Barbara Prosen
Peter Schwarz
Armin Treichler
Radovan Tucovic
Prize $ $500
Prize Best Sign Hustle Team MVP Everything Startup Idea Lifestyle brand that ties together the sports, fashion, and music industries. Members  Nick Acosta Prize $ $1,000
Prize Best Video Team Insite Startup Idea Swipe your career - match with the perfect job. Members Dominic Haffner
Julia Rabitsch
Sophie Spitzer
Martina Stiegler
Prize $ $1,000
Prize Best Booth (track) Team CODA Startup Idea Connecting creatives for recreational and professional reasons. Members Tatiana Gutride
Ethan Craig
Allison Pine
Prize $ $1,000 
Prize Best Booth (track) Team Chicken on the Move Startup Idea A one-stop shop knowledge exchange platform to support you in your life as a global nomad. Members Gernot Grasser
Claudia Koerbler
Andreas Nickl-Steiner
Elma Sadaj
Lena Wirl
Prize $ $1,000 
Prize Best Booth (track) Team Go Global Startup Idea

Improving the way you study abroad.

Members

Christina Whyte
Avery Conrad
Joshua Tulier
Macey Berg

Prize $ $1,000
Prize Best Booth (track) Team Waqo Handpicked Startup Idea Providing high-quality, natural products and formulations, with the passion to share African herbal beauty secrets with the world. Members Bontu Wako Prize $ $1,000
Prize Beat Booth (track) Team Metasouvenirs Startup Idea With NFT souvenirs, you can finally own a piece of your most loved sights and places. Members Tibor Zajki-Zechmeister
Michael Maier
Rudolf Scholz
Johannes Sobe
Prize $  $1,000
Prize Best MVP Team Metasouvenirs Startup Idea With NFT souvenirs, you can finally own a piece of your most loved sights and places. Members Tibor Zajki-Zechmeister
Michael Maier
Rudolf Scholz
Johannes Sobe
Prize $ $2,500
Prize People's Choice - CLU
(online)
Team Chicken on the Move Startup Idea A one-stop shop knowledge exchange platform to support you in your life as a global nomad. Members Gernot Grasser
Claudia Koerbler
Andreas Nickl-Steiner
Elma Sadaj
Lena Wirl
Prize $  $500
Prize People's Choice - HS
(online)
Team Athleague Startup Idea Providing opportunities for athlethes to find competition and community. Members Gabriel Lara
Om Patki
Devansh Kaushik
Yvon Kim
Prize $  $300
Prize People's Choice - CLU
(in person)
Team MVP Everything Startup Idea Lifestyle brand that ties together the sports, fashion, and music industries.  Members Nick Acosta Prize $  $500
Prize People's Choice - HS
(in person)
Team Fithub Startup Idea Connecting the virtual world with the fitness world in a flexible, cost effective way for everyone. Members Danny Schultz
Lukas LeChau
Tyler Flosi
Prize $  $300
Prize Best Booth High School
(track)
Team Staffify Startup Idea Connecting businesses downsizing with businesses hiring to ensure that no hard working person will go jobless for long periods of time. Members Dylan Rubin
Jack Nowlin
Prize $ $300
Prize Best Booth High School
(track)
Team Catch Startup Idea Helping to save more animals one adoption at a time by matching people with their perfect pets from shelters and foster organizations. Members Caleb Zirretta
Isabella Marasco
Preston Cook
Prize $ $300
Prize Best Booth High School
(track)
Team Fat Wax Startup Idea An environmentally-friendly surf wax. Members Trevor Bennett
Lucas Nave
Prize $ $300
Prize Best Booth High School
(track)
Team Monster Strike Startup Idea Bringing back Trading Card games to the eyes and reach of kids all over the world. Members

Gavin Saint
Ian Maloney

Prize $ $300
Prize Best Booth High School
(track)
Team Precision Platters Startup Idea Facilitating finding restaurant options for those with dietary restrictions or food preferences. Members Ava Whittaker
Falon Butcher
Paris Boyd
Prize $ $300
Prize Best Booth High School
(track)
Team LifeProof Shoes Startup Idea At-home, DIY kit that keeps your shoes cleaner for longer and is environmentally friendly. Members Chelsey Luc Prize $ $300
Prize  Best MVP Team Metasouvenirs Startup Idea With NFT souvenirs, you can finally own a piece of your most loved sights and places. Members Tibor Zajki-Zechmeister
Michael Maier
Rudolf Scholz
Johannes Sobe
Prize $ $2,500

Global impact

2021 New Venture Fair (virtual)

The New Venture Fair went virtual in 2021. The student projects were available to view online for an entire week, and judges and members of the community voted for their favorites.

global impact

 

2021 Awards
Prize Team Members Prize $
Prize Best Executive Summary Team ParkRite Members

Griffin Kerscher
Miguel Mendoza
Tushar Singh

Prize $ $500
Prize Best Brochure Team Today We Shape The Future Members

Ariana Avila Torres
Nirvana Amaya
Camila Stephens
Joseph Casas
Zach DeHovitz

Prize $ $500
Prize Startup for Good Team Yalla Members
Tamar Haddad
Devon Pesantes
Kassandra Diaz
Katelin Jamal
Matt Miller
Prize $ $500
Prize Startup for Good Team ALL Members  Jessica Lopez Prize $ $500
Prize Startup for Good Team BaseChow Members Joshua Tulier
Natalie Kim
Emilio Mora
Nicholas Schaub
Prize $ $500
Prize Startup for Good Team Today We Shape The Future Members Ariana Avila Torres
Nirvana Amaya
Camila Stephens
Joseph Casas
Zach DeHovitz
Prize $ $500 
Prize Startup for Good Team TripleX - Smart Biowaste Members Verena Fallmann
Carina Gross
Andreas Stemberger
Prize $ $500 
Prize Startup for Good Team Sage Start Members  Erin Hakim Prize $ $500
Prize People's Choice Team TripleX - Smart Biowaste Members Verena Fallmann
Carina Gross
Andreas Stemberger
Prize $ $500
Prize People's Choice Team bikeCredible Members Rudolf Hollmann
Ryan Ignacio
Michael Leitner
Nikolaus Voller
Prize $  $500
Prize Best Booth Team ParkRite Members Griffin Kerscher
Miguel Mendoza
Tushar Singh
Prize $ $1,000
Prize Best Booth Team Medical Expert Members Luzia Derflinger
Krisztina Hajdu
Johannes Leitner
Kristina Tsvetanova
Prize $ $1,000
Prize Best Booth Team Adoptimal Members Valerie Boeckel
Claudia Felsberger
Melanie Leber
Prize $ $1,000
Prize Best Booth Team The Maven Members Jiaying Liu
Saurav Aggarwal
Thomas Hamburger
Wehida Niazi
Prize $ $1,000
Prize Best Booth Team EZ Media Members Evan Vega
Barrett Laroda
Jenna Loy
Victor Dontsov
Prize $ $1,000
Prize  Best Booth Team Instasmile Members Malwin Haas
Thomas Neger-Loibner
Thomas Rockenbauer
Franz Thauerboeck
Prize $ $1,000
Prize  Judges' Choice Team Adoptimal Members Valerie Boeckel
Claudia Felsberger
Melanie Leber
Prize $ $2,500

SEE 2021 TEAM PROJECTS

2020 New Venture Fair (virtual)

The New Venture Fair went virtual in 2020. The student projects were available to view online for an entire week. Judges and members of the community engaged via Q&A and voted for their favorites. 

We are so proud of our students' resilience and the ingenuity and creativity they demonstrated in their projects. The online competitions also made a significant global impact! 

NVF and PRiME statistics

New Venture Fair and PRiME went virtual for 2020 and made a significant global impact.
 
2020 Awards
Prize Team Members Prize $
Prize Best Executive Summary Team Cater Time Members

Cameron Hashemi
Cleopatra Hansasuta

Prize $ $500
Prize Best Brochure Team Herbin' Planting Members

Cameron Jones
Anna Liljas
Alison Rhodes

Prize $ $500
Prize Startup for Good Team Mobile Mart Members
 Tracy Thompson
Prize $ $500
Prize People's Choice (website) Team We Clean Beaches Members

Tyler Nishikawa
Brian Merritt
Nicole Ashmore
Mckenna Levasseur Tripp
Antonio Valle
Marc Quezada
Allyssa Reyes

Prize $ $500
Prize Best Booth Team Herbin' Planting Members Cameron Jones
Anna Liljas
Alison Rhodes
Prize $ $1,000
Prize Best Booth Team StudioKit Members Laura (Lour) Vosilla Prize $ $1,000
Prize Best Booth Team We Clean Beaches Members Tyler Nishikawa
Brian Merritt
Nicole Ashmore
Mckenna Levasseur Tripp
Antonio Valle
Marc Quezada
Allyssa Reyes
Prize $ $1,000
Prize Best Booth Team ad-on Members

Fritz Kleemann
Nora Kampitsch
Thomas Mayr
Christoph Brodnik

Prize $ $1,000
Prize  People's Choice (MVP) Team Creator Capitol Members
 
Brianna Bryan
Prize $ $500
Prize  Best MVP Team Pass It On Members Blacke Rocha
Monica Robles
Prize $ $1,500
Prize  Best MVP Team StudioKit Members Laura (Lour) Vosilla Prize $ $1,500

 2019 New Venture Fair

Team ASIS Best Booth
Winner of Best Booth 2019: ASIS Composter
2019 Awards
Prize Team Members Prize $
Prize Best Executive Summary Team Pa'rriba Members Kassey Guzman Magana Prize $ $500
Prize Best Sign Team Pa'rriba Members Kassey Guzman Magana Prize $ $500
Prize Best Brochure Team Specs4Kids Members
Stefan Lackner
Veronika Neubauer
Lukas Schweighofer
Matthias Traub
Prize $ $500
Prize Best Recorded Pitch Team RecruitU Members Chad Taylor Prize $ $500
Prize Best MVP Team Bodhi Hub Members Marvin Rue Jr Prize $ $2,000
Prize Best Booth Team ReSmoothIT Members Daniel Doff-Sotta
Petra Ebner
Thomas Makrandreou
Thomas Reifmesser
Prize $ $1,000
Prize Best Booth Team Austro-Hops Members Isolde Fastner
Christian Kuebek
Andrea Reisinger
Sabrina Surenjan
Prize $ $1,000
Prize Best Booth Team Flushy Members Stefan Matschiner
Josef Poernbacher
Andreas Schadler
Wolfgang Troppauer
Prize $ $1,000
Prize  Best Booth Team ASIS Composter Members
Johann Dias
Matthew Hart
Kaija Schoeld
Ella Soiland
Prize $ $1,000
Prize  Best Booth Team RecruitU Members Chad Taylor Prize $ $1,000
Prize  People’s Choice Team Rush Life Members
Landon Navarro
Mackenzie Thomas
Prize $ $1,000
 

2018 New Venture Fair

Team Red Rose Project Best Booth Prize
Winner of Best Brochure 2018: Red Rose Project
2018 Awards
Prize Team Members Prize $
Prize Best Pitch Team #Local Members Garrett Kay, Nick Loomis, Austin Janik Prize $ $500
Prize Best Brochure Team Red Rose Project Members Brianna Bryan Prize $ $500
Prize Best MVP Team FamWe Members Evan Brandt Prize $ $750
Prize Best MVP Team #Local Members Garrett Kay, Nick Loomis, Austin Janik Prize $ $750
Prize Best Booth Team RecruitU Members Chad Taylor Prize $ $500
Prize People's Choice Team Virtual Athletics Members Austin Janik, Joshua Janik Prize $ $500
Prize Advance to NVVC Team FamWe Members Evan Brandt Prize $ $500
Prize Advance to NVVC Team Liborio Markets Members Daniel Medina Prize $ $500
Prize Advance to NVVC Team ProductionHog Members Lour Vosilla Prize $ $500
Prize Advance to NVVC Team Red Rose Project Members Brianna Bryan Prize $ $1,000
Prize Advance to NVVC Team Virtual Athletics Members Austin Janik, Joshua Janik Prize $ $1,000
Prize NVVC First Team Virtual Athletics Members Austin Janik, Joshua Janik Prize $ $5,000
Prize NVVC Second Team #Local Members Garrett Kay, Nick Loomis, Austin Janik Prize $ $2,500
Prize NVVC Third Team Red Rose Project Members Brianna Bryan Prize $ $1,250
 

2017 New Venture Competition

2017 Awards:

Grand Prize: Weave (Austin Janik, Joshua Janik, Dominic Lunde)

First Place: ChorStor (Evan Brandt, Jake Gould)

2nd Place: HypoxAware (Tyler Gross, Ryan Gibson)

3rd Place: SoleFit (Molly Strawn, Machenzie Hiatt, Bhushan Parulekar, Sam Ott)

4th Place: Startup Kids (Tyler Lucas, Nathaniel Thompson, Dariush Apfelthaler, Zujaja Tehreem)

People's Choice Award: ChorStor

2016 New Venture Competition

 2016 Awards:

Grand Prize: Coding Autism (Oliver Thorton)

First Place: RepWatch (Ryan Angel, John Ikudaisi, Robert Kyler, Alexis Schomer)

2nd Place: Xchange (Jonathan Luu)

3rd Place: Jam In (Brianna Bryan, Josh Cardena, Parker Boone, Devin Dimattia, Nick Keithley, Omar Marroquin, Karly, Absher)

4th Place: SkyEarth (Matthew Kromka)

People's Choice Award: Xchange

 

2015 New Venture Competition

 
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