Winner ($15,000) and Audience Choice ($500) AeroSun Analytics: Automated drones scheduled to periodically take visual and thermal images of solar panels to analyze their thermal performance, look for damage, estimate soilage, and identify underperforming solar modules. William Heuer ‘25, MS Electrical Engineering and Abraham Stroschein ‘25, MS Electrical Engineering 2nd place ($7,000) Trilliance PowerXchange: An integrated electric vehicle-to-grid charging system that will allow for electric vehicles owners to lease battery capacity to power utilities in exchange for energy credit. Mountain Falls ‘25, MS Electrical Engineering and Zachary Gould ‘25, MS Electrical Engineering 3rd place ($4,000) Groove Link: A professional networking platform tailored for the music and entertainment industry, connecting musicians, creators, and industry professionals. Spencer Rhoten ‘25, Entrepreneurship and Music Business 4th place ($2,000) CarDad: An innovative app that empowers car owners, particularly those with older vehicles, to manage their maintenance proactively through real-time diagnostics, maintenance alerts, and direct communication with mechanics. Nia Kumi Porter ‘25, Entrepreneurship and Marketing
Winner ($15,000) Centra: An all-inclusive gunpowder detection system to combat school shootings and loss of life in the United States. Smriti Datta ‘27, Entrepreneurship & Marketing and Alex Morgan ‘27, Entrepreneurship & Finance 2nd place ($7,000) NUSE: An AI-driven, voice-activated platform designed to empower non-literate, rural women entrepreneurs in Togo by connecting them to microfinance, business insights, savings, and insurance—all accessible through spoken commands in local languages. Essivi Komlanvi ‘25, MS in Business Analytics 3rd place ($4,000) Boundless Dental Bus: The Boundless Dental Bus will serve Minnesota’s prison population by traveling to prisons to deliver the proper dental care that all incarcerated people are entitled to receive. Elayna Chambers ‘26, Juris Doctorate 4th place ($2,000) and Audience Choice ($500) Drip: A nonprofit focused on collecting outdated reusable drinking vessels from community members for refurbishing by local artists and recycling of valuable materials. Sara Kangas ‘25, Business Management
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