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University Startup Ideas

5 years ago

A startup that builds "the world’s first decentralized, open source, student portal.” Its goal is to connect students around the world to their professors through a global network of university digital classrooms.

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5 years ago

A digital university that offers classes on devices like Roku and Apple TV

178

5 years ago

The University of New South Wales presents the Startup Genome annually.

178

5 years ago

A team from Stanford University’s Computer Science Department is building an app to help college students study and stay on track. The app is meant to help students learn by learning with others, while also helping the company recruit more students.

169

5 years ago

A way to track and pay for university teaching gigs in India. The company says they already have payment processing partnerships in place in India and are looking to expand to other countries. SENSEI is one of the only companies that offer this kind of service in India.

166

5 years ago

A community that helps students of the University of California and beyond get the finance and career capital they need to start their own business.

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5 years ago

The Startup Genome is a biannual report on the state of entrepreneurship. It is produced by a team of researchers from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. The report is based on interviews with founders about their businesses, the challenges they face, and their plans for the future. The report is intended to give entrepreneurs, investors, and other stakeholders a comprehensive overview of the startup ecosystem in a particular country, and to help predict trends between countries.

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5 years ago

This startup is building a platform for college students to manage their finances. It was built for students at a New York university, but the startup is raising a seed round to expand into more campuses.

149

4 years ago

A team of PhD students from the University of Pennsylvania is building a “smart alarm” that responds to the user and their environment to help them wake up in the morning.

148

5 years ago

A project at the University of California, Berkeley that uses machine learning to classify and identify patterns found in images.

147

5 years ago

A tool to help connect students with secondary education with students in a similar grade at a university. The startup helps with translation and registration, and says it has successfully helped one student find a roommate for her roommate’s apartment.

138

5 years ago

An online marketplace for university students where they can find internship opportunities, research and a community.

135

3 years ago

A company that produces what it describes as a “cross between a startup and a university”, designed to provide a platform for the next generation of American startups.

133

5 years ago

A way to sell high-end items like luxury cars and art on an auction site. The startup is currently working with the University of Washington to create a marketplace for school auctions.

132

5 years ago

A startup that brings the “higher education experience” to students by connecting them with tutors. Notable alumni include Sarah Lawrence College, Harvard, and the University of Michigan.

131

4 years ago

A tool that helps university students use social media to share and learn.

120

3 years ago

A company that creates a way to guarantee the accuracy of DNA test results. Protein-based and licensed from the UK’s University of Oxford, it’s meant to eliminate the chances of doing something wrong and the possibility of someone misinforming you.

120

5 years ago

A startup that worked with a university to develop new materials for 3D printing that are conductive and conductive-free.

117

5 years ago

A startup that helps businesses market to high school students, instead of relying on the university market.

111

4 years ago

A platform for low cost college housing. The startup is now working with one university, and plans to expand to many more in the coming years.

107

5 years ago

The Startup Grind Philly Meetup is a group of local entrepreneurs, investors, and other startup enthusiasts who regularly gather to talk about entrepreneurship, funding, and startups in Philadelphia. The event is organized by a variety of organizations including the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, The Foundry and the Philadelphia Technology Alliance.

105

4 years ago

Winners of the first annual Venture Challenge will get a $1,000 cash prize. The event is being held at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.

101

4 years ago

A group of students at Carnegie Mellon University are building a wearable that tracks the human heart rate, breathing, and activity. The technology is meant to be used for home wellness, but also to help with medical research.

99

4 years ago

A platform for quickly getting and paying for the right medication. The startup has raised $10,000 from the University of Pennsylvania Startup Weekend.

94

4 years ago

A startup that helps students who want to study abroad to find the right program and university.

94

5 years ago

Working with a team at the University of Pennsylvania, this startup is building a way for companies to create personal journals in which they write and share their thoughts about different topics. The startup is also working with scientists to help people record their medical histories.

90

4 years ago

A team of students from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business built a prototype for a new way for consumers to share their data. The idea is to make the sharing of personal data easier and more social, and to use it to show users how to make better decisions.

85

5 years ago

A company that helps students pay for tuition with a prepaid debit card, available to any in the US. The startup has built a “pay to school” system that works with any college, university, or trade school. The startup doesn’t operate in Brazil.

84

4 years ago

A collaboration between the MIT bionics lab and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology that means that patients can be fitted with robotic prosthetics.

83

5 years ago

An AI-powered product that helps you determine whether you’re likely to succeed at something, like getting into a top university.

81

3 years ago

A company that provides AI-assisted facial recognition software. The idea is that businesses can use the app to scan the faces of anyone who works for them and determine if they’re doing their job well. The app is currently being used by the University of Texas, but has also been pitched to police departments.

81

5 years ago

A three-way partnership between a university, a local government, and a private company that connects local governments and non-profits that want to find funding to their projects in a more efficient way.

80

4 years ago

On 2 June 2015, an app called "YouNow" was released by a team of developers from the University of Southern California. The app allows users to broadcast live videos to their friends, and allows viewers to tip the broadcasters. The video is only viewable for 24 hours, but viewers can re-watch them at any time.

77

4 years ago

A platform for building and selling online courses. Anchor University is a platform for instructors to collect payments for their online course content. It’s currently in Y Combinator, which has over $2.5M in revenue and has over 4,000 seats booked.

77

3 years ago

A team of students from the University of Cambridge are building a virtual assistant that learns from its users and automatically fills out tasks.

77

2 years ago

A partnership between the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and the American Red Cross, Airwatch provides a digital bracelets that the Red Cross uses to provide faster, more accurate help in the event of a natural disaster.

77

4 years ago

In October 2015, an app called "SparkPeople" was released by a team of developers from the University of Cincinnati. The app allows users to track their daily health and fitness goals, as well as providing personal and social health tips.

75

4 years ago

A platform for doctors, nurses, and other medical personnel to manage patient records. MediCloud provides a secure way for medical staff to access and manage patient records. Clients include Kaiser Permanente, Partners HealthCare, and the University of Washington.

74

2 years ago

A team of students at The University of Texas at Austin is building a platform that allows people to create community-based apps for their personal use. The app allows users to create their own app, which they can then share with friends and family.

72

4 years ago

The Specialized Technology Fund (STF) is a $25 million venture fund hosted by the University of California, Berkeley, where it was founded in 2011. The fund is meant to facilitate the creation of new technologies that can improve the lives of people in developing countries. It is the first university-backed venture fund focused on developing technologies for developing countries. The fund is run by the university's Haas School of Business.

71

3 years ago

A company that wants to help with the clean-up of plastic waste. The startup has amassed a team of scientists from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and is bringing the science to a product that can be used by anyone.

71

3 years ago

A startup that wants to build a platform for people to buy and sell tickets to sporting events and concerts. They’re already working with the University of Michigan's Big House in Ann Arbor.

71

3 years ago

An electronic university degree and career guidance tool, built using intelligent algorithms meant to personalize the education experience based on a student’s interests and goals.

70

3 years ago

A company that works with universities to improve student outcomes and career outcomes. A student facing a financial crisis might get a loan from a university, in order to help them pay tuition. But if their grades don’t improve, they might not be able to pay it back. The startup’s platform helps universities track their students and make sure they’re on track to graduate and are actually paying back their loans when they graduate.

68

3 years ago

A startup which aids in the creation and distribution of school, college and university course materials

67

3 years ago

A tech-enabled financial advisor, allowing customers to communicate with their advisor via email, text, chat, and phone. The startup is a spin-out from the University of Texas and is currently focused on the US market.

63

3 years ago

A team of students from the University of California at Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz came up with a game that’s meant to help improve emotional intelligence and emotional resilience for kids. The game is designed to be engaging and fun, but still help kids develop their emotions and thinking skills.

63

3 years ago

A team of engineers at the University of Pennsylvania that created a wireless data transmission system that could send data between two devices within the same room.

62

3 years ago

The company sells a device that can provide a constant supply of fresh water to remote areas and places where water is scarce. The startup is a spinoff from the University of California Berkeley.

62

2 years ago

A university-based startup in the UK that helps students get into higher education through a job and internship program.

61

3 years ago

A team of students from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, have built a bitcoin ATM in their dorm room and are now taking orders from students around the world. The students are hoping to raise $10,000 to bring their ATM to the next level.

59

3 years ago

A company that builds automation into the healthcare system for home usage, for example fitting an ECG monitor (like those used for EKGs) into a wheelchair. It currently has a pilot with the University of Toronto.

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3 years ago

The Digital Philadelphia program is sponsored by the Philadelphia Department of Commerce and Economic Development and supported by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of the Secretary of Commerce and Economic Development, the Pennsylvania Academy of Comic Art, and the University of Pennsylvania.

51

2 years ago

A team of students from the University of California Berkeley is building a software company for home inspectors that helps them get certified and increase their clients.

51

3 years ago

The founders of many of these startups have connections in the Philadelphia tech scene. Some, like Zuddle and Zpack, are backed by angel investors in the region. Others, like Farmako and Tella, were founded by students at the University of Pennsylvania.

47

3 years ago

This startup is focused on helping children learn about the world around them, and is a spin-off of a university startup. They are working on a STEAM curriculum, which is a combination of science, technology, engineering and arts, and they have a proven track record of working with both parents and teachers.

46

3 years ago

A platform that helps people manage all of their university expenses and learn how to pay for them with one app.

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3 years ago

A digital platform for university students to connect, organize, and share resources. The startup is looking to bring the digital revolution to universities, providing a place for students to meet, organize, learn, study, and connect.

43

2 years ago

The first annual Startup Battlefield event in the United States was held in June 2016 at the University of California, Berkeley. The event was sponsored by TechStars, Y Combinator and an undisclosed Silicon Valley venture capital firm.

36

2 years ago

A for-profit university with a focus on people in their 20s and 30s looking to start their first company.

30

2 years ago

The first version of the Startup List will be released in early December. The Startup List is an ongoing project by the Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.

25

2 years ago

A startup that helps students with special needs in the UK complete university-level academics. The startup wants to make it easier for students with disabilities to do work that requires the same amount of effort as their neurotypical peers.

19

2 years ago

The startup is building a major-league-style recruiting platform for the classroom, where students can rate teachers and post reviews of their classmates. The startup is already in talks with the University of Texas at Austin to launch the product.

14

5 years ago

Idea: App store for university social groups

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