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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.

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

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.

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

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

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