Startup Lab Demo Day 2025
Final Whistle Wealth
This year, college athletics underwent a transformative change. A landmark settlement now allows for revenue sharing in which universities can directly pay their athletes up to $20 million. This is a significant shift from the pre-2021 era when athletes couldn’t even profit from their Name, Image, and Likeness. This new change affects over 31,000 young athletes aged 18-24, who now face unprecedented financial opportunities and challenges. At Final Whistle Wealth, we aim to provide an all-encompassing platform to help educate student-athletes on basic financial skills, empower them to make life-changing financial decisions and give them the resources to sustain their wealth after their career. This will be done through e-learning modules, budgeting tools, and connecting athletes to financial advisors and CPAs. This service will be sold to the university athletic departments as a resource for student-athletes that they can renew after their careers.
Mira
Mira is your personal, AI-powered styling assistant designed to elevate your hair routine with real-time guidance and advanced heat protection. Using a tripod-mounted camera that connects to your digital device, Mira provides a clear, hands-free view of your hair for precise styling. Its built-in thermal camera monitors heat distribution, ensuring you use the optimal temperature to prevent damage and maintain hair health. With step-by-step tutorials, personalized feedback, and a style history log, Mira helps you perfect your look while cutting your style time in half. Get ready to save money, time, and stress and start styling more confidently.
Proffy
Proffy is an AI-powered platform designed to help students make informed decisions about their college courses by providing personalized professor reviews, class recommendations, and academic advice. Students are able to anonymously rate and reviews professors with AI summarized key insights. They can also input their learning prefernces and be matched for compatiblity with professors and classes that best suit their academic needs. An AI Academic Advisor ensures that students are equipped with the tools they need to navigate their academic journey with confidence. By providing insights into teaching styles, course expectations, and learning preferences, Proffy helps students find professors who align with their academic needs, increasing engagement and success. Strong student-professor relationships lead to better mentorship, networking opportunities, and long-term academic and professional growth.
Room Ready
Room Ready is a groundbreaking online platform designed to transform the college move-in experience. Heading off to college can be overwhelming—emotions are high, nerves are kicking in, and the last thing you need is the stress of figuring out how to decorate your dorm. Forget scouring the internet for photos, joining Facebook groups for answers, or spending hours navigating 3D sites and YouTube videos just to glimpse your new space… enough!
With Room Ready, students can effortlessly view fully decorated rooms in their residence halls, discover inspiring design ideas, and shop for their favorite items—all in one place. Save time, reduce frustration, and make your dorm feel like home with just a few clicks.
uflex
uflex was founded in 2023 with a clear mission: to connect top-tier college students with the best remote work opportunities across the nation. Through our innovative “pre-professionals” model, students can seamlessly balance their professional growth with academic responsibilities and personal life. Our cloud-based platform allows businesses to discover and validate student talent eager to contribute through part time work. By offering flexible, manageable work schedules, ulfex helps students stay on top of their studies and personal goals while gaining valuable experience. For companies, uflex provides a cost-efficient solution to recruit and nurture the next generation of talent, all while building a pipeline of future leaders in a hybrid work landscape.
Zibt
Zibt is an innovative alarm app designed to optimize morning routines by providing personalized wake-up times based on real-time traffic conditions, route planning, and destination stops. Using proprietary algorithms and historical data, Zibt ensures users wake up at the ideal time to avoid delays and streamline their commute. It targets commuting professionals, students, and busy parents, aiming to simplify mornings and enhance productivity.