Innovation Challenge 2015

The Innovation Challenge has welcomed teams from engineering, the sciences, and beyond; provided a springboard for real ventures; and qualified the winning team for the finals of MassChallenge, a startup accelerator that has raised over $1.1 billion in funding, generated over $520 million in revenue and created over 6,500 jobs.

At the MinutePitch event in October, more than 50 campus entrepreneurs and innovators participated in the UMass Amherst Innovation Challenge MinutePitch Competition. Thirty-six teams pitched their ideas to a panel of judges, and after three rounds, three teams emerged victorious. JamUMass, led by Ajey Pandey received $500. Snap-A-Deal, led by Matthew Schreibman and Michael Vinik, landed a second place finish and $750. The first place prize, and $1,000, went to the Glow, led by Abhishek Dwaraki.