4th Gina Cody School Innovation Fund Demo Day

4th Concordia Gina Cody school Student Innovation Fund Demo Day — Spring 2025

Join us for an exciting showcase of an impressive cohort of student-led startups! Over the past few months, our daring entrepreneurs have worked tirelessly to develop unique products and services. They are now ready to make a significant impact and demonstrate how they aim to solve complex problems and the scope of their vision. Come and witness their creativity and dedication firsthand! For this call, eight teams were selected to receive seed funding. They will be presenting the progress achieved during Phase 1 and competing to move forward to Phase II. The winners will get up to $50,000 to advance their innovations.

When: May 7th, 2024

Where: Concordia University, EV Building, Room EV 2.260, 1515 Saint-Catherine St W, Montreal, Quebec H3G 2W1

Time: 16:00 to 19:15

Cost: Free (limited places available, registration in advance required)

The Gina Cody School Innovation Fund aims to support innovative student-led projects with significant potential for commercialization. The goal of the Fund is to provide financial support for the transfer of innovative ideas being developed at Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science and increase the chances of commercialization of such projects.

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General Agenda*

4h00 p.m. Welcome and Registration

4h30 p.m. Opening Remarks

4h40 p.m. Presentations by the competing teams 

6h20 p.m. Judges deliberation

*The detailed agenda will be shared closer to the event date

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The student-led startups participating in the event are:

Edge Star AI is developing an autonomous, AI-powered lawn maintenance robot that eliminates the need for manual mowing, weeding, and edging, offering homeowners a fully electric, eco-friendly, and cost-effective solution. By integrating advanced robotics, sensor fusion, and AI-driven decision-making, the robot ensures precise lawn care with minimal human intervention. 

Pryvnt is a medical device company developing an innovative external ankle brace designed for athletes. Our ergonomic, cleat-compatible brace enhances stability and injury prevention without compromising comfort or performance. 

Keaty is a startup simplifying university life with AI-powered tools: a chatbot that instantly answers university-related questions, and a smart scheduler that automates study and work plans based on classes, assignments, and availability. By saving students time, reducing advisor workload, and making academic life less stressful, we help universities run more efficiently. 

Terrain Mapping Robot is a specialized robotics system designed to revolutionize road condition surveillance. Our unique hardware and software solution collects road condition data at minimal cost while ensuring road maintenance workers can perform their jobs effectively with minimal personnel. 

Tangify Farming Solutions provides free-range beef cattle producers with continuous weight tracking to enhance traditional monitoring methods. By delivering real-time data on each cow’s growth curve, we enable farmers to optimize feeding, improve herd health, and enhance overall resource efficiency. 

HireUp is a software platform that addresses the critical errors in the recruiting space. We design and host technical competitions where competitors are ranked against an objective benchmark of performance that companies are able to use, to make open and informed hiring decisions, without wasting time and money on outdated recruiting systems.  

Metabolight developed a lab-on-a-chip device to accelerate the screening of genetically modified strains for bioproduction. Our novel technology significantly reduces the time required to identify top-performing mutants that meet product quality. 

JAMS is an innovative platform that leverages augmented reality to overlay clear, interactive markers directly onto your guitar, and provides real-time feedback as you play. We transform each practice session into an engaging and dynamic learning experience designed to accelerate your skill development and keep you inspired.