Meet Our 2023 Big Bang! Finalists
17 teams to vie for prizes in annual UC Davis business competition
Quick Summary
- Meet the 17 finalist teams in the 23rd annual UC Davis Big Bang! Business Competition.
- Teams represent two UC campuses and two other California schools.
The 23rd annual UC Davis business competition drew students and alumni from across campus, as well as from colleges and universities throughout California.
The 2023 Big Bang Business Competition's 17 finalist teams all have a co-founder affiliated with an institution of higher education in California. This year UC Davis, UCLA, Cal Poly–San Luis Obispo and the University of Southern California are represented. The finalists are competing for $90,000 in cash prizes and three in-kind prizes valued at $4,000 each.
Meet the Finalists
Advize
Mini-Pitch: Watch career content from diverse leaders and discover your professional potential.
Team Lead: Emily McSherry | MBA Student | UCLA Anderson School of Management
Badaye Technologies Ltd.
Mini-Pitch: A customizable maize cleaner for everyone.
Team Lead: Ismael Mayanja | Ph.D. Student, Biological Systems Engineering | UC Davis
BioChem ML
Mini-Pitch: Drug screening microscope using machine learning algorithm.
Team Lead: Deesha Patel | Biomedical Engineering Major | UC Davis
BOAS Buddy
Mini-Pitch: Your brachycephalic dog’s best buddy.
Team Lead: Orli Algranatti | Animal Science Major; Tech Management Minor | UC Davis
Caregiva
Mini-Pitch: A wellness app that provides a care-centric, holistic approach to addressing caregiver challenges.
Team Lead: Nishi Bhagat | Computational Cognitive Science Major | UC Davis
CEAID Tech.
Mini-Pitch: Chemical analysis for nutrient composition of crops; data used to maximize yield/quality.
Team Co-Leads: Meghna De | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Major | UC Davis ||| Vatsal Labh | Undergraduate | University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Elythea
Mini-Pitch: Machine learning platform to predict complications of pregnancy before they ever happen.
Team Lead: Aditi Vichare | Neuroscience Major | UCLA
epiSLS
Mini-Pitch: EpiSLS is bringing allergy testing into the 21st century.
Team Lead: Cory Cooney | B.A./B.S., Biology and Business Administration, 2014 | University of Southern California ||| MBA Student | University of Michigan – Stephen M. Ross School of Business
H₂OOT
Mini-Pitch: Water is precious. Give a hoot about your water usage.
Team Lead: Camilla Lindh | Biomedical Engineering Major | UC Davis
neo(connected)
Mini-Pitch: Empowering people to take action to save money—or prevent wastage of power.
Team Lead: Navendu Sinha | MBA 22 | UC Davis ||| Senior Product Engineer | Extreme Networks
Pistachi-Grow
Mini-Pitch: Pistachi-Grow products transform agricultural waste into valuable agricultural inputs.
Team Lead: Nathan Kaufman | Aquaponic Program Manager | UC Davis ||| MBA Student | UC Davis
SANA Diagnostics
Mini-Pitch: Streamlining medical testing for sexual/reproductive health.
Team Lead: Anchaleena James | Biomedical Engineering | UC Davis
SchedGo
Mini-Pitch: SchedGo helps students plan their academic schedules with ease.
Team Lead: Henry Yu | Computer Science Engineering Major | UC Davis
Square Solutions
Mini-Pitch: Portable incubator for cell therapy transport.
Team Lead: Ethan Vu | Biomedical Engineering Major | UC Davis
Vineyard Trove
Mini-Pitch: Disruptive platform sets out to change how grapes are traded.
Team Lead: Blair Feng | B.S., Viticulture and Enology | UC Davis
Vorlauf
Mini-Pitch: Elevating your favorite baked goods with upcycled ingredients.
Team Lead: Emily Newman | Master's Student, Food Science and Technology Graduate Group | UC Davis ||| 2022/23 Keller Pathway Fellow | UC Davis
Zoetic Motion
Mini-Pitch: Revolutionizing physical therapy with AI: track progress, motivate patients, streamline documentation.
Team Lead: Zeeshan Khan | M.S., Computer Science | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo