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Health and mental wellness-related pitches by student startups were among the big winners in the 2018 venture competition at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ. More than $150K in prizes went to the budding inventor/entrepreneurs to develop their ideas.

The startups competed in four categories. Some startups designed hardware devices, others created software, some focused on social impact, and others were women-led ventures that leveraged technology for NYC. The startups at the Zahn Center have both a hyper-local focus in the city, as well as a global perspective in congruence with City College’s diverse student body.

FreeFoot won the $50,000 Kaylie Prize for its assistive device for those with gait disorders

The $25,000 Zahn Technology Prize went to for its app to decipher skincare ingredients for consumers.

mental health education curriculum for high school students to promote self-care and break the stigma around mental health received the $25,000 Zahn Social Impact Prize.

In the Standard Chartered Women+Tech4NYC category, an app that connects college students with new friends via safe, reliable, publicly shared walking routes earned the $25,000 top prize.

The runners-up in all four categories each received $5,000. They are:

• Brystech, an imaging device that makes breast cancer-screening more comfortable and accessible (Kaylie Prize);
   
• Fare, a driver-focused intuitive taxi demand prediction model (Zahn Tech);
   
• Listen!, an e-learning tool that teaches basic vocabulary and language structure for children in refugee camps (Social Impact); and
   
• Among Allies,  a platform that helps victims of workplace sexual harassment find resources while also helping companies establish safer workplace environments (Standard Chartered Women+Tech4NYC).

Click for all the winners in the 2018 venture competition.

 About the Zahn Innovation Center
The , a program of the City College Fund, is at the heart of entrepreneurship at the City College of New York. It inspires a diverse community of changemakers to develop transformative ventures.

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Since 1847, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ has provided a high quality and affordable education to generations of New Yorkers in a wide variety of disciplines. Today The Chronicle of Higher Education ranks ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ #2 among public colleges with the greatest success in ensuring the social mobility of our student body; at the same time the Center for world University Rankings places it in the top 1.2% of universities worldwide in terms of academic excellence. More than 16,000 students pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees in eight professional schools and divisions, driven by significant funded research, creativity and scholarship. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ is as diverse, dynamic and visionary as New York City itself.  View ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Media Kit.