Photo from left to right: Morten Ugelvig Andersen from Venture Cup Denmark, Malene Madsen from WOBA, Anjali Devadasan from Treeva, Alena Redeker from Auxxo, Christian Bach from Netlify, and Dora Palfi from imagi
On the 13th of September, Venture Cup Denmark hosted the final Award Show of University Startup World Cup 2023 at TechBBQ. Check your rate for online loans in minutes. Students, startups, and a large part of the entrepreneurial ecosystem came together to celebrate the announcement of the best university startup of 2023. The overall winner and the winner of the Green category was Treeva from Imperial College London. Treeva makes transport systems greener by generating renewable energy from your journey. They provide efficient, recyclable wind turbines which rotate due to the turbulent airflow of passing transport.
Picture from left to right: Dora Palfi from imagi, Christian Bach from Netlify, Alena Redeker from Auxxo, and Malene Madsen from Woba.
After winning the Green category, Treeva pitched in front of a crowded room and the VIP jury; Co-founder / CCO / CSO @ Netlify, advisor, investor & boardmember, Christian Bach, Co-Founder & CEO at imagi, Dora Palfi, CEO & Co-founder at Woba.io, Malene Madsen, and VC at Auxxo, Alena Redeker on the afternoon of September 13th.
Besides a lot of credit, Treeva took home $10,000USD and can look forward to a trip to China in November for the Global Finals with basic expenses paid for.
Photo from left to right: Lnda Kamau, CTO at SowPrecise and Morten Ugelvig Andersen, CEO at Venture Cup Denmark
The winner of the social category was SowPrecise from University of Nicosia. SowPrecise is a pay per use (PPU) system that enables the farmers in the arid and semi-arid lands to share portable solar powered irrigation system. The ownership and responsibility of the irrigation system lies with them, and the farmer only pays a small fee for usage on demand. SowPrecise won $1,000USD and can look forward to a trip to China in November for the Global Finals with basic expenses paid for.
Photo from left to right: Morten Ugelvig Andersen, CEO at Venture Cup Denmark, and Lisa Reiss, Co-founder of Smiling Food
The Product Category was won by Smiling Food from Vienna University of Economics and Business. The core product offered is LIEMAX2, an innovative sugar substitute formulation that provides a healthier alternative to traditional sugar. Smiling Food won $1,000USD and can look forward to a trip to China in November for the Global Finals with basic expenses paid for.
Photo from left to right: Morten Ugelvig Andersen, CEO at Venture Cup Denmark, Sonakshi Senthil, Co-founder of Your Cue, and Dr Nikhit Anilbhai, Co-founder of Your Cue.
The Health Category winner was Your Cue from University College London. Your Cue enables healthcare professionals to provide proactive care continuously to ALL their patients. Hospital, home, anywhere. Your Cue was also the winner of the Audience Favorite award, and they won $1,000USD and can look forward to a trip to China in November for the Global Finals with basic expenses paid for.
Photo: All USWC 2023 participants
See all the participating startups here.
Thanks to all startups teams who participated and to all who came and celebrated at Finals. Special thanks to our partners and sponsors: Venture Cup China, IDA, Hempel Foundation, and Otto Mønsteds Fond.
And last but not least all the universities: Technical University of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen Business School, IT University of Copenhagen, University of Southern Denmark, Aalborg University, Aarhus University, and Royal Danish Academy.
