2021 Randall Family Big Idea Competition

The 2021 Randall Family Big Idea Competition was completed virtually throughout the months of February through April. Teams joined Big Idea Center staff for Bootcamp on February 26. From there, they presented live, over Zoom, as part of Practice Pitch sessions and the Semi-Final Round. The competition pool was narrowed down to 23 finalist teams who presented as part of the Final Round on April 9, 2021.

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2021 Finalist Teams:

Allegro: Shreya Wadehra, Ben Wong, Stuart McCutchen

Ambrosia Tutors: Robert Kwiat, Alexander Brown, Anjuli Ribarevski

Bar Spy: Gabriel Thrower, John Puma

Canary: Gitanjali Iyer, Jasmin Lizardo, Caelan Hinterlang

Cruzer: Logan Paul, Dan Giambrone, Kamryn Zisk

DroneHub: Elizabeth Mountz, Victoria Mountz

Evo-Prosthesis: Nathaniel Mitrik, Zachary Roy

GoServe: Tyler Comisky, Alexa Spaventa, Jagr Krtanjek, Caela Go

Green Cloud: Michael Barth, Jeffrey Tang

Harvest Compost: David Petrone, Amelia Parlier

HealthENose: Brian Day, Becca Segel

HireUp: Jonathan Perlman, Evan Kaseman, Sean Shmulevich

I-SPI: Lauren Grice, Griffin Monaghan, Michael Russo, Sreyas Ravi

Infotender: Mohamed Kashkoush, David Katz, Justin Kramer

Lobo: Rodrigo Almeida, Nicolas Campuzano Jimenez

Local Love: Yashar Aucie, Salim Malakouti, Ghazal Seyedeh Maboudi

MimicanGT: Manush Saydmohammed, Preeti Meghnath Murudkar

PeerCommerce: Kobe Fonkeu, Guangrui Wang, Alex Firestine

Potluck: Joe Slomowitz, Oliver Yao, Avi Moses

Precision Cautery: James Newton, Allyson Urling

ProSil: Vivian Villasenor, Sean Riazi

ReSolution: Evan Kerin, Magdalen Daluga, Lia Franco, Brendan Mostek

ZMAC: Zachary Colimon, Ariel Holstein, Michael Akinsola, Justin Cacal

2021 Winning Teams:

Grand Prize ($25,000):

ReSolution: Evan Kerin, Magdalen Daluga, Lia Franco, Brendan Mostek

ReSolution’s Big Idea: An automatic, self-cleaning, portable contact case that seeks to eliminate common causes of irritation and infection for contact users.

Second Place ($15,000 each):

ZMAC: Zachary Colimon, Ariel Holstein, Michael Akinsola, Justin Cacal

ZMAC’s Big Idea: The ZMAC mouse that takes all the common functionality of your favorite programs and puts them on the side of a computer mouse. Just like your desired functionality, these keys are dynamic — they change based on the program you’re using.

HealthENose: Brian Day, Becca Segel

HealthENose’s Big Idea: A breath-based disease detection platform designed for fast, cheap, easy, and most importantly, early detection of a variety of diseases.

Third Place ($5,000 each):

Allegro: Shreya Wadehra, Ben Wong, Stuart McCutchen

Allegro’s Big Idea: A quick-capture music recording tool for independent musicians.

I-SPI: Lauren Grice, Griffin Monaghan, Michael Russo, Sreyas Ravi

I-SPI’s Big Idea: The I-SPI employs augmented reality to create a training system for realtime use on human tissue to aid surgeons with endoscopic surgeries.

ProSil: Vivian Villasenor, Sean Riazi

ProSil’s Big Idea: A silicone dental equipment cover that reduces plastic waste and prevents cross-contamination in dental environments.

Fourth Place ($2,000 each):

PeerCommerce: Kobe Fonkeu, Guangrui Wang, Alex Firestine

PeerCommerce’s Big Idea: An innovating community economy that connects student organizations with local, small businesses for short-term technical projects.

DroneHub: Elizabeth Mountz, Victoria Mountz

DroneHub’s Big Idea: A web-based guide for ordering customized DIY drone kits.

Precision Cautery: James Newton, Allyson (Urling) Newton

Precision Cautery’s Big Idea: A bipolar coagulation device capable of precisely and efficiently targeting bleeders during sinus operations, while limiting unnecessary tissue damage.

Video Round ($2,000):

Potluck: Joe Slomowitz, Oliver Yao, Avi Moses

Potluck’s Big Idea: A social engagement app focused on exploring cultural curiosity through food in a gift economy.