B.E.T.A. Challenge Past Winners
2023 Winners
Alumni Challenge
River Otter Renewables: Amelia Thomas MBA'22
Graduate Challenge
G.I. Junk Removal: Jennifer Calhoun MBA'23
Undergraduate Challenge
Computers 4 People: Dylan Zajac '25
2023 Special Award Winners
High Impact Woman Founder Award: $7,500 award sponsored by David Ragins '94
G.I. Junk Removal: Jennifer Calhoun MBA'23
Lila W. Sahney Endowed Fashion and Textile Innovation Award: $15,000 sponsored by Gobind Sahney ’83 and daughter Sabrina L. Sahney
LOYKO: Aleksandr Malashchenko MBA'24
Tech Innovation Award: $5,000 award sponsored by Gautam Gupta '07
2022 Winners
Alumni Challenge
RT Microfluidics: Nathalya Mamane MBA'21
Graduate Challenge
Atlas Urban Farms: Connor Harbison MBA'22
Undergraduate Challenge
Hypeflix Drive-In Cinema: Samantha Azu '22
2022 Special Award Winners
High Impact Woman Founder Award: $5,000 award sponsored by David Ragins '94
RT Microfluidics: Nathalya Mamane MBA'21
Lila W. Sahney Endowed Fashion and Textile Innovation Award: $10,000 sponsored by Gobind Sahney ’83 and daughter Sabrina L. Sahney
Natur Athletics: Jeffery Goff MBA'22
Tech Innovation Award: $5,000 award sponsored by Gautam Gupta '07
CompMiner: Alex Woodhouse '15
2021 Winners
Alumni Challenge
oveRNight RN: Michael Freyer MS'16, Jennifer Contreras, Athena Furuta '20, Van Nguyen, and Debbie Snodgrass
Graduate Challenge
High Time Foods: Aakash Shah MBA'21, Vandana Jain, and Ashish Jogi
Undergraduate Challenge
Mai Soli Foundation: Aria Mustary '21, Nipa Das, Glen Ged '21, and Aaron Wendell '2
2021 Sidecar Award Winners
High Impact Woman Founder Award: $5,000 award sponsored by David Ragins '94
Zoey Koko: Sara Ferrer '08
Health Innovation Award: $5,000 award sponsored by Kerry Murphy Healey Center for Global Healthcare Entrepreneurship
Digital Patient XP: Jayson Sterba MBA'21 and Michael Pritchard
Tech Innovation Award: $5,000 award sponsored by Gautam Gupta '07
Xena Intelligence: Akhil Nair MBA'18
2020
Alumni Challenge
Dash Beyond Interactive Media Private Limited: Aakaanksh Pothukutchi ’13, Akhil Chowdary, Mischa Pouyavand, Nikhil Srivatsa, Tanisha Kulkarni, Justin Urena, Kunal Bhosale, Ewan Kromhout, and Sabita Pothukutchi
Graduate Challenge
Busy Boda: Vaidehi Tembhekar MBA’21 and Atharva Tembhekar
Undergraduate Challenge
Goba Tea: Noah Doris ’20 and Byron D'Mello
2020 Special Award Recipients
High Impact Woman Founder Award: $2,500 award sponsored by David Ragins '94
Busy Boda: Vaidehi Tembhekar MBA’21 and Atharva Tembhekar
Pivot for Impact Award: $2,500 award sponsored by David Ragins '94
Arist: Michael Ioffe ‘21, Ryan Laverty ‘20, Maxine Anderson ’22, and Joseph Passanante
2019
Alumni Challenge
PerkZilla: James Cantoni '17, Jeremy Gislason, and Simon Hodgkinson
Graduate Challenge
Taylor Custom Rings: Ashley Taylor MBA'20 and Jerry Taylor
Undergraduate Challenge
Yad: Deborah Cohen '19
2019 Special Award Recipients
Centennial Award: $10,000 award sponsored by ACE & Company
Taylor Custom Rings: Ashley Taylor MBA'20 and Jerry Taylor
Social Impact Award: $10,000 award sponsored by ACE & Company
Forefront: Yulkendy Valdez '17 and Josuel Plasencia '17
High Impact Woman Founder Award: $2,500 award sponsored by David Ragins '94
LOU: Rachel Pardue '19
2018
Alumni Challenge
Clarke’s Organics: Daniel Dalet ’03
Graduate Challenge
Magnomer: Ravish Majithia MBA’18
Undergraduate Challenge
cleancult: Ryan Lupberger ’18 and Zachary Bedrosian ’18
2017
Alumni Challenge
botkeeper: Enrico Palmerino ’11
Graduate Challenge
TORq Interface: Joanna Geisinger MBA’17 and Prashant Mohan MBA’17
Undergraduate Challenge
DetraPel: David Zamarin ’20, Jacob Heller ’20, and Larry Ng ’20
2016
Alumni Challenge
Green Piñata Toy Share: Shiva Kashalkar MBA’11 and Kiran Kashalkar MBA’15
Graduate Challenge
Play Business: Joan C. Segura Oyamburu MBA’17 and Fernanda de Velasco
Undergraduate Challenge
Mighty Well (formerly PICCPerfect): Emily A. Levy ’16, Maria del Mar Gomez ’16, Julianne Carlin ’17, and Yousef Al-Humaidhi ’15
2015
Alumni Challenge
WrightGrid: Ryan Wright MBA’13
Graduate Challenge
DARTdrones: Abby Speicher Carroll MBA’15
Undergraduate Challenge
Think Board: Hanson Grant ’16
2014
Alumni Challenge
Vedavoo: Scott Hunter MBA’09
Graduate Challenge
HigherMe: Rob Hunter MBA’14 and Evan Lodge MBA’14
Undergraduate Challenge
Lilypad Scales: Amos Meeks, F.W. Olin College of Engineering ’14 and Molly Farison, F.W. Olin College of Engineering ’13
2013
Alumni Challenge
MandaSeguro.com: Matias Sevi ’12, Alexis Garberis, Lucia Moroni, and Ariel Sevi
Graduate Challenge
88 acres: Robert Dalton MBA’14 and Nicole Ledoux
Undergraduate Challenge
OrangeOctop.us: Joseph Roth ’14
2012
Graduate Challenge
Reconcraft: Jay Hoflich MBA’12
Undergraduate Challenge
Off the Cob (formerly Sweet! Corn Tortilla Chips Inc.): Cameron Sheldrake ’12