2023 Finalist Teams

winner of startup pitch competition for university students

$100,000 Grand Prize: Seia Bio

Seia Bio is developing a coating for microbial fertilizers to protect them from processing and storage stress and therefore extending their shelf life and crop yield once applied in the field.

$30,000 Runner up: Arbon

Arbon is capturing CO2 with moisture swing adsorption technology, which only requires water, while cutting the energy cost of DAC by over 60%.

$10,000 Third Place: Simon Cycle

Simon Cycle is upcycling plastic waste into virgin grade material, requiring 80% less energy in the production process.

Ocean Innovation: PRONOE

PRONOE is developing an industrial system to turn industrial effluents into an alkaline flow to counter ocean acidification and allow carbon removal at the ocean’s surface.

MassCEC $5K Prize: Seia Bio

Seia Bio is developing a coating for microbial fertilizers to protect them from processing and storage stress and therefore extending their shelf life and crop yield once applied in the field.

 

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