Dare to Dream Grants - Award History

Overview | Description of Grants | Fall 2009 Schedule | History

Fall 2009 Integration Grants (up to $10,000 each team)

Hyperion ($5,000) – Karim Fanous, David Landman and Jeff Rodrian (MBAs ’10)
Light sport aircraft design and manufacture

MyBandStock ($5,000) – John-Michael Fischer (MSE NERS ’10), Andrew Leahy (BA ’10) and Bobby Matson (BBA ’10)
Online fundraising platform for performing artists

Natural Aquaculture ($5,000) – Andrew Chamaj, Philip O’Niel and Aaron Skrocki (MBAs ’10)
Antibiotic-free, hormone-free native fishery

Structured Microsystems ($10,000) – Vikas Gujadhur (MBA/MA ’10), Razi-ul Haque (PhD ’10) and Wasim Quadir (MBA/JD ’09)
Offers three-dimensionally stacked integrated circuits in a single package. Recipient of $1,000 scholarship to attend Ann Arbor SPARK’s Boot Camp

Fall 2009 Assessment Grants ($1,500 each team)

Ayah - Tyler Paxton (MBA ’11)
An alternative method to test the “human-ness” of website visitors

Backyard Brains - Connie Chung (BBA ’11), Gregory Gage (PhD ’09), Timothy Marzullo (PhD ’08), Sanjiv Rao and John Qian (BBAs ‘11)
Designs and markets affordable neuroscience kits for educational purposes

Charter Jet Connect - Andrew Ellerhorst and Bradley Hart (MBAs ‘11)
Online marketplace for booking charter aircraft

City Connect - Sai Tong Ng, Saritha Puttagunta, Onur Sencer and Rajani Yellamanchili  (MBAs ‘10)
Process solution for location-based government services

Digital Receipts - Sarika Gupta, Dora Lam, Shreyas Patel, Eli Slack and Nathan Williams (MBAs ‘10)
Captures and stores receipts digitally

Innovascular - Mohamed Elgamel (MD ‘06), Jeffrey Groom (MSE BE ’09), Yuri Haverman (MBA ’09), Sanjay Shah (MBA ’08) and Aaron Swick (MSE BE ’08)
Device to localize and control severe bleeding

IRIZ Technologies - Daniel Irimia and Dan Zetu (MBA ’10)
Specialized service to screen the effect of compounds on the motility of target cancer cell lines

Joe - Manvendu Bharadwaj (MBA ’11), Verdi Ergun (MBA ’12), Jeremy Klaben (BBA ‘13), Alexander Kruger (BBA ’11) and Jessica Meyer (MBA ’11)
Point of sale system for coffee shops

Lodestone Capital - Sam Lines; and Niels Zellers (MBA/MSs ‘11)
Bridges the divide between energy services companies and property owners reluctant to invest in energy efficient projects

Nalu Solar Tools - Kelly McKenzie (MBA/MSW ’09), Brian McLaughlin, and Jennifer McLaughlin (MBA/MS ’10), Prashanth Prasad (MBA ’10) and Imogen Taylor (MBA/MS ’10)
Web-based software offers operational support for solar PV contractors

Securilink - Cole Confer (MBA ’11) and Maria Confer
Personal safety device that utilizes cell phone technology

Urban Food Gardener - Matthew Neagle (MBA ‘11)
Online information and products for urban gardening

Fall 2009 Business Design Grants ($500 each team)

A2D Technologies - Jorge Pernillo (PhD ‘10)
Analog to digital converter circuit design
               
Capture Fitness - Tyson Macomber, Chad Marchewka, Richard Neely and Nirav Shah (MBAs ’11)
Eco-gym that generates electricity and transfers it directly back into the electrical grid

Carbon Growth - Don Tappan (BBA/BSE ME ‘11)
System that uses carbon dioxide to promote crop growth

DesignFloor - Abhijit Dastidar (MBA ’11) and David Tolsma
Product Lifecycle Management software system for small and medium sized manufacturing companies

Exercise Eco Energy  - Patrick Julius (BS ‘10)
Stationary bicycle that is an electrical generator

Grub Grabber -Jason Jacob and Alexander Kruger (BBAs ’11)
Web application that alerts patrons to daily specials from local restaurants

Heart Graffiti - Sara Jones (MBA ‘10)
Silver commemorative jewelry for female college students

LEAD Insurance Agency - Nathan Fink (BBA ‘11)
Insurance for sustainable commercial buildings

Navitus Global - Anand Bharath (MSE ME ’10), Allen Kim (BS IOE ’11), Yisi Lu (BBA ’12), Fozoh Saliki (MSE AE ‘11) and Ben Yelian (BBA ’12)
Designing a low-cost, energy efficient refrigerator for low-income and temporary emergency housing

“No-Worries” Debit Card - Norbert Kalman and John Beltran (MBAs ‘11)
Debit card for international travelers

The Pool - Dhananjay Ahnad (PhD ‘12), Jeffrey Fletcher (MSE ME ’11), William Harrison (PhD ’10) and Deepak Sharma (PhD ’11)
Speed dating through interactive gaming

RIPE Group - Ellen Binder (BFA ’11), Craig Foldes (BA ’11), Justin Isaacs (BSE ME ’11), Brittani Kagan (BA ’11), Josh Kappel (BBA ’11), Ross Nacht (BA ’11), Samantha Orshan (BFA ’11) and Stuart Siegel (BSE BE ’11)
Biomimicry-based non-slip application for various applications

Samaj - Geetika Bhargava (MBA ‘10)
Indian senior-living facility in United States

Unnamed Product - Anthony Chen (BBA/BSE CS ‘11), Tracy Li, and Wendy Yu (BBA ’11)
Hand-held device that combines technologies targeted at youth in China

Winter 2009 - Integration grants ($10,000 each team)

Caliente - Yuri Haverman (MBA '09), Jaime Olaiz, Rene Torres, and Marcin Wojtczak (MBAs '09)
Mexican food in Poland

Frontier Markets - Jonathan Carender, Dylan Imre, Andrew Kish, and Eric Rose (BBA '10)
Forecasting based on the wisdom of crowds to help businesses

Winter 2009 - Assessment grants ($1,500 each team)

Bazaar Bee - Puneet Sawhney (MBA '08) and Seema Sawhney (MBA '10)
Connects wedding product vendors in India to US Indians

Bookwordation – Nicholas McNamara and Rajesh Pillai (MBAs '09)
Book rental service that provides business books to frequent business travelers Rajesh

CHOP - Shayan Merchant (MBA '10)
Day care service for South Asian elderly people

Gift of Sound - Ata Arica (MBA '09), Mahendra Bhandari (MBA '10), Dan Carlson, Uma Pishati, and Aaron Nelson (MBAs '09)
Offers low cost digital hearing aides to people in India

Husk - Ian Daily, Erica Graham, Shally Madan, Siddharth Sinha (MBAs '09), and Elizabeth Uhlhorn (MBA '10)
Sells vacuum insulated panels from rice husks as insulation

Hyperion - Jeff Rodrian (MBA '10)
Designs small aircraft

Nonprofit Planning Solutions - David Yeung (MBA '10)
Offers business software to non-profits

Orthoreach - Srinath Koppa (MBA '10)
System to fit orthotics for base of the pyramid consumers

Structured Microsystems - Razi-ul Haque (PhD '10) and Wasim Quadir (JD/MBA '09)
Offers three dimensionally stacked integrated circuits in a single package

Urban Wind Solutions - Joseph Belter (MS '09), David Clark (ME '09), and Don Tappan (BBA '11)
Wind turbines that integrates advertising

Winter 2009 - Business Design grants ($500 each team)

$100 Spike – Gregory Gage (PhD ‘09) and Timothy Marzullo (PhD ‘08)
Home kits to test neurology on insects

BrainFrAim - Jeffrey Groom, Josh Hoag, and Tanvi Singh (MSs '09)
Mask that immobilizes the head during neurosurgery

Esteem Recommender Systems – Alex Wiltschko (BS ‘09)
Software making tailored and accurate recommendations

DialysEZ – Takashi Kozai
Enables access to blood vessels while reducing infections

Endocutter –Taarif Jafferi, Raghunath Katragadda, Arhul Rattan, and Zachary Weingarden (MSs ‘09) Endoscope attachment that incorporates a motor to help doctors treat GI bleeding

Mphasis – David Lorch (PhD ‘09)
records therapy discussions and analyzes words and tone

Smart Endo Instrument - Sakib Elahi (PhD ‘12), Andrius Giedraitis (MS ‘09), Polina Mlynarzh (MS ‘09), and Qiu Zhen (PhD ‘13)
Instrument that cuts through food bolus

VirSn - Myra Epp, David Li, Brian Matty, and Christine Stewart (MSs ‘09)
Device that removes aortic valve before implanting a new valve

Fall 2008 - Integration grants (award varies)

Barn Wake Park – Danielle Lalli (BBA ’10) and Eduardo Serrano (IOE ’10) ($5,000)
A wakeboarding park in SE Michigan that uses a cabled installation to pull wakeboarders around a natural lake.

dusoto – Alex Robart and Chris Robart (MBAs ’09) ($10,000)
Online resource to help youth travelers discover nightlife around the world.

GIDEON – Mark Birac (MBA ’09) ($10,000)
Provides CAD software that enables and accelerates nanotechnology research and development.

i2 – Jessica Goldberg (MBA ’09), Katie Miller (MBA/MArch ’10), and Jack Xuan (MBA ’10) ($5,000)
Online service that offers custom home improvement instructions and design options to homeowners looking to make quality home improvements on a modest budget.

Fall 2008 - Assessment grants ($1500 each)

Cook for Cure - Prasath Chandrasekaran and Ranjit Valasa (MBAs ’10)
Offers ready to eat low-iodine meals to thyroid cancer patients who are preparing to receive radio-active iodine therapy.

Elder Tree - Kimberly Dillon (MBA ’10)
Online money management solution that enables families to manage elderly family member’s finances and financial related mail.

enDep - Jim Beyer, Arie Jongejan, and Thomas Leahy (MBA/MSs ’10)
Technology integrator that offers a unique Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) powertrain that provides increased fuel efficiency, reduced driving costs, reduced vehicle emissions, and a reduced reliance on foreign oil to, initially, current high net-worth Toyota Prius owners

Fontis Biotechnologies - Matt Gibson (Ph.D. ’10), Lin Hou (MBA/MS ’09), Takashi Kozai (Ph.D. ’10), and Erin Purcell (Ph.D. ’08)
Manufactures NovaPatch to deliver large molecule drugs directly through the skin.

Genuinely Organic - Renata Soares (MBA ’09)
Enriches people’s lives with genuinely organic beauty products while using better technology with superior efficacy to make products that are environmentally, socially and economically sustainable, and that are at least 95% organic and USDA certified.

GHG Capital Partners - Alisa Blechman (MBA ’09), Brewster Boyd (MBA/MS ’09), Emily Friedberg (MBA ’09), Nina Henning (MBA/MS ’09), and Joe Malcoun (MBA ’09)
Will source, build, and operate landfill gas projects that delivery high quality carbon credits to aggregators, financial institutions and end users through the voluntary markets.

Magnetic Ventures - Nicholas Clay (Eng ’10), John Sidhom (Eng ’11), and Jerry Zhao (BBA ’11)
Offer the Magnetically Assisted Artificial Joint, a low cost, long lasting joint that reduces the likelihood of revision surgery, to patients who require total joint replacement.

ReLive - Andrew Charnik (MBA ’09)
Offers a sales and distribution infrastructure for live recordings (music and spoken word) to small- and mid-sized performance venues and organizations.

Residential Energy Efficiency - Dave Fribush (MBA/MS ’10), Nagendra Jain (MBA/MS ’08), Jaclyn Pitera, Emily Reyna (MBA/MSs ’09), and Brad Vernier (MBA ’09)
Offers a complete, professional energy efficiency retrofit solution for residential customers.

Fall 2008 - Business Design grants ($500 each)

Brain Sense - Matt Gibson (Ph.D. '10)
Customized service to functionalize neural probes for sensing neurochemicals in the brain.

Buerre d' Karite - Jessica Malouf (LSA '11)
Organic shea butter

Dental Film Carriers - Stacy Baker (DDS '09) and Madeline Masteller (DDS '09)
Dental film carriers to capture set of xrays

Draught Resist - Jane Wei (MBA '10), Tina Tam (MBA '10), and Kpamma Wu (MBA '10)
Genetically modified grass to prevent suscepibility to draughts

Enertia - Jae Yoong Cho (PHD '09)
Commercializes new micro-gyroscope design method and improved fabrication and vacuum-packaging technologies

Fantasy Sports Junkie - Robert Assalino (MBA '10) and Andrew Geppert (MBA '10)
Customized analytical models to allow users to select players

Hanyu High School - Yuan Jiang (MBA '09), Maicie Jones (MBA '09), Hiroki Kobayashi (MBA '09), and
Hirobumi Shimasaki MBA '09
Online chinese classes for high schools

MHEAL - Pratik Rohatgi (MD '11) and Anna Mitsak (PhD '11)
Designing a surgical lamp to run off building power with a backup to prevent frequen grid outages

Play Safe - David Faasse (BSE '10)
High efficiency electrical generator attached to playground equipment to create renewable electricity

Real Time Fatigue - Zachariah Swetky
Microsensors that measure fatigue in airplane wings

Remodeling Coach and Crib - Patricia Stansbury (MBA '10)
Certified remodeling coaches assist the homeowner with renovations

SalesinSight - Sohin Chinoy (MBA '10) and RaviShankar NarayanaPillai (MBA '10)
Infrared sensing devices capable of signaling to stores which marketing tools appealed to consumers

Structured Microsystems - Razi-ul Haque (PhD '10)
Integrates silicon and glass together into a single, standard-sized wafer

Track Africa - Don Tappan (BBA '11)
Implants RFID tags with medical information of sub-Saharan African people to help clinics keep better medical records

Vitro Graft - Takashi Kozai (Ph.D. '10)
Skin graft constructed in vitro

Winter 2008 - Integration Grants (amount varies)

Audiallo ($10,000) - Aaron Nelson (MBA/MA ’09)
Designs biology-inspired, audio processing technology which targets the hearing-aid and high-end audio markets.

Hitchsters ($5,000) - Catherine Lee (MBA ’08), Jason Lin (MBA ’09), and Sriram Viji (MBA ’08)
Operates a service that connects travelers going to and from airports so that they can share a cab and split the fare.

Innovet ($10,000) - Rohan Mendonza (MBA ’09)
Medical devices and service for veterinary orthopedic applications

Mozergy ($5,000) – Jeff LeBrun (MBA/MA ’09), Tony Gross (MBA/MS ’08), Mike Hartley, Ali Moazed (MBA/MS ’09)
Offers sustainable biodiesel feedstock to produce sustainable carbon-neutral biodiesel

Winter 2008 - Assessment Grants ($1,500 each)

A2Secure - Paul Gruber and Yogev Shimony (MBAs ’09)
Offers users a convenient, secure service to store their sensitive information for their online activities.

ELAN – Swapnil Deopurkar and Shara Senior (MBA ’08)
connects schools in India with local donors to create a large selection of funding options available.

Healthy Lunches – Zakaria Shaikh and Jeremy Sullivan (MBAs ’09)
Offers home and school delivered lunches selected by parents

I2 – Jessica Goldberg (MBA ’09) and Katie Miller (MBA/MArch ’10)
Offers design and instruction services to homeowners who want to make quality improvements on a modest budget

Michigan Watersports – Victoria Miretti (BBA ’08) and Eduardo Serrano (B.M.E. ’10)
Offers a unique indoor water sports park to encourage wakeboarding

Natural Sequestration Company – Justin Felt (MBA/MS ’08)
Sequesters carbon dioxide emissions waste to large scale emitters and creates a glucose byproduct to sell.

Project Freestyle – Aly Juma, Brent Medema, Chris Mwakasisi (B.S.s ’08), Michael Parke (BBA ’08)
Offers online tools to provide organizational and marketing solutions for soccer businesses

SecondEye – Brian Burstein (MBA ’09) and Ted Way (Ph.D. ’08)
Provides a software for automated reads of medical images, similar to a spellcheck for radiologists.

Travelamp – Alexander Robart and Christopher Robart (MBAs ’09)
Provides nightlife information to travelers abroad

Z2 Technologies – Dan Zetu (MBA ’09)
Computer- assisted dental implantology services and computer-generated surgical guides to provide ideal implant placement assistance

Winter 2008 - Opportunity grants ($500 each)

BLA Technologies – Ben Avidar (B.S.E. ’10) and Brian Pogrund (B.A. ’11)
Tracks spatial coordinates

City Cycles – John Alexander, Tom Leahy, David Wolpa, and Andrew Zrike (MBAs ’09)
Provides companies with employee support, such as locker rooms, to encourage bicycling commuters

Fontis Medical – Matt Gibson, TK Kozai (Ph.D. ’10), and Erin Purcell (Ph.D. ’08)
Delivers large molecule drugs directly through the skin with a patch

Grad Student Net – Channing Huntington and Prashant Padmanabhan (Ph.D. ’11)
Share access to expensive technology and supplies

High Efficiency Thin Film – Tao Ling, Weiming Wang (Ph.D.s ’10), Jun Yang, and Meng Zhang (Ph.D.s ’08)
Solar cell thin film to make solar energy more accessible

Moduline Technologies – Bryan Callow, Daniel Greenwald, Diana Koordi, and Jeffery Meng (M.S.E. ’08)
External re-sealable connector for implantation within the body

Pure Ultra – Fong Ming Hooi (Ph.D. ’10)
Improved gel polymers for sensitive applications such as ultrasounds

Residential Energy Solutions – Glenn McDonald and Qian Xin Weng (Ph.D. ’10)
Roof-mounted Vertical Axis Wind Turbine for residential and small business use

Taglium – Faheem Gill and Vijay Parthasarathy (MBA ’10)
Cutting fluid

Waste Agents – Thomas Gilbert (Ph.D. ’09)
Advises businesses about the energy value of their waste streams.

Fall 2007 - Integration Grants (amount varies)

ArmyProperty.com ($10,000) – Angelo Adams, Ambra Heard, Parren James, Ben Kozma, and Sherman Powell (MBAs ’08)
Online inventory management system to organize and account for military equipment

ePack Corp ($10,000) – Jay Stewart Mitchell (PhD ’07) and Akshai Rao (MBA ’08)
Packaging for MEMS devices

MSignS ($10,000) – Michael Barfuss (MBA ’08), Jason Gilbert, and JudyYu (PhD ’08)
English to sign language portable device

Slow Kitchen Post ($5,000) – Robert Fetter (MBA ’08)
Ships artisan food to customers' doors

Fall 2007 - Assessment Grants ($1,500 each)

Audiallo – Aaron Nelson (MBA/MA’09)
Designs and develops hearing instruments around a new audio processing microprocessor

GIDEON – Mark Birac (MBA ’09) and Ankit Shah (MBA ’07)
CAD software for the design simulation and visualization of nanosystems made from structural DNA nanotechnology

Home Counting – Brian Burstein (MBA ’09) and David Lorch (PhD ’08)
Offers quantitatively accurate male fertility testing at home

Indian Medical Group – Sharad Gupta and Sateesh Srinivasan (MBAs ’09)
Overseas medical tourism

Innovet - Rohan Mendonza (MBA ’09)
Medical devices and service for veterinary orthopedic applications

Neupharma Microdevices – Cory Costley (MBA ’08), Matt Gibson (PhD ’10) and John Seymour (PhD ’08)
Manufactures and sells neural probes

Productive Kitchens – Babu Sambamoorthy (MBA ’08) and Israel Vicars (BS ’08)
Innovative restaurant equipment to provide increased kitchen productivity in industrial kitchens

Sustainable Food Service – Mary Lemmer (BBA ’10) and Vanshika Vij (BA ’09)
Distributes environmentally-friendly food products and services

Fall 2007 - Opportunity Grants ($500 each)

General Aerodynamics – James Cho (MSE ’08)
Analyze performance of helicopter rotors and propellers

Haniwa Raptor Security Systems – David Gaucher (MBA ’09)
Digital recording system triggered by RFID hits for security firms

Hearing Protection Indicator – Robert Littrell (PhD’09)
Safety glasses that indicate when hearing protection is needed

i2 - Katie Miller (MBA/MArch ’10)
Mass market architectural services

Maxim Investments – Maxim Yutsis (MBA ’08)
Investment funds that get maximum tax efficiency

Modern Portfolio Auctions – Miles Putnam (MA)
Auction for individual or combination bid lots

Second Eye – Ted Way (PhD ’08)
CAD highlight of areas on CT scans that radiologists should focus on

SensoWear – Edward Jan and Meghan Cuddihy (PhDs ‘09)
Fabric that senses change in temperature, pH, etc for sportswear and military uniforms

Winter 2007 - Integration grants (amount varies)

Elevate Learning ($10,000) - Shaily Baranwal and Suhas Ghuge (MBA '07)
Offers innovative, result oriented, one-to-one online instruction program in math, reading, and science for K-12 schools and school districts.

Forest Eye ($5,000) - Brewster Boyd (MBA/MS '09)
Uses a suite of cutting edge remote sensing and spatial technologies to build timber and biomass Inventory Assessments and Asset Utilization Plans for forestland owners

MNI Systems ($10,000) - Adam Litle (MBA/JD '08), Aaron Nelson (MBA '08), and Gayatri Perlin (Ph.D. '07)
Develops and manufactures implantable micro-scale electrodes based on silicon integrated circuit technology for use in healthcare research and product development

PWR: Professional Women's Resource ($10,000) - Carolyn Ceccoli (MBA '07), Rohan Mendonza (MBA '08), and Barbra Perlstein (MBA '07)
Publishes a magazine offering career advice to young professional women in the early stages of their careers

RealKidz Clothing ($10,000) - Merrill Guerra (MBA '08)
Provides a complete line of clothing to plus-sized children aged 5-12 and an online social network to help these children and their families incorporate healthy lifestyle choices into their daily routines

Winter 2007 - Assessment Grants ($1,500 each)

ArtisanFare.com - Robert Fetter (MBA '08)
Offers a website for small, regional makers of premium food and wine to sell to interested customers unable to find such products locally

Boomers Fitness - Neal Sharma (MBA/JD '09) and Sahana Shetty and Jeremy Zasowski (MBAs '08)
Increases the physical, mental, and social well-being of baby boomers by creating a franchise system of health and fitness clubs

Custom Car Glass, LLC - Jason Townsend (MBA '10)
Creates high- quality custom cut glass for consumers that build and restore street rods

Rain Distributors - David Parzen (MBA '08)
Promotes high quality local community products to help local merchants compete with mass merchants

Review Master - Balachandra Deshpande (eve MBA)
Helps consumers quickly research product reviews and ratings provided by other users on the internet

Text Message Trivia - Michael Blais (MBA '08)
Allows cell phone users with SMS capability to play an online trivia game via their phone

xMoxie - Robert Flynn (MBA '08), Alex Martinez (JD '07), and Raj Mummineni (MBA '09)
Provides an online platform for customers to find, negotiate, and execute real estate purchase option contracts

Winter 2007 - Opportunity Grants ($500 each)

Affordable On-Campus Summer Storage – Kevin Zhu (BS ’07)
Summer storage by subleasing apartments

AKA Wireless Sensing Solutions - Kenneth Loh and R. Andrew Swartz (Ph.D.s '08) and Andrew Zimmerman (Ph.D. '09)
Wirelessly monitors building structures and sends an alert when structural damage occurs

ArtiPan – Luis Salas (Ph.D. ’09)
Implantable micropump that continuously monitors glucose and delivers insulin for treatment of diabetes

Autonomous Internal Combustion Engines – Andreas Malikopoulos
Controller that adapts to driver's style of driving to optimize fuel economy

BlazeScientific – Amar Basu (Ph.D. ’07)
Allow users to assess drug target interaction in label free assay

Community Customized Designs –Ruchi Rikhi and Anay Shah (BBAs ’07)
Online design portal for users to upload clothing suggestion to manufacturers

eyeMouse – Hirak Parikh (Ph.D. ’08) and Luis Salas (Ph.D. ’09)
Mouse controlled by eye movement

Home Counting – David Lorch (Ph.D. ’08)
Home sperm counting test

InnovetTechnologies - Rohan Mendonza (MBA '08)
Bringing innovative joint replacement products and services for veterinary orthopedic applications.

Journal Authors Network - Judy Yu (Ph.D. '08)
Creates relationships based on journal authors

MEMS Microphone – Robert Littrell (Ph.D. ’09)
Cheaper microphone for cell phones

Miniature Integrated Biosensors – Damon Hoff (Ph.D. ’07)

Neuropharm Microdevices – John Seymour (MSE ’04)
Provides microprobes capable of the dual function of drug delivery and electriophysiological recording in the nervous system

NiTime - Wen-Lung Huang (Ph.D. ’07)

Occupancy Monitor – Michael Martin (BS ’07)
Monitors the number of people in a building and tells people over the internet

Potentia – Ruba Borno (Ph.D. ’07)
Generates eletrical power scavenged from the environment via evaporation in a microfabricated device

PowerTech – Tzeno Galchev

SBT – Chandrashekar Shankar (Ph.D. ’07)
Removes biodegradable matter from waste water

Smart Solar Panel – Ivan Goenawan (MS ’08)
Solar energy colelctor devices that are cheaper and more efficient and powerful

Solera Health – Thomas Steiner and Michael Voice (BSEs ’07)
Sends people overseas to get cheap plastic surgery

Super Hydrophobic – Greg Sommer (Ph.D. ’08)
Layer on inner surface of food/beverage containers to enhance product delivery and heat transfer

Tennis Ball Saver – Amelia Buerkle (Ph.D. ’07)
Re-pressurizing lid for tennis ball can

Fall 2006 - Integration Grants ($10,000 each)

Blaze Medical Devices - Michael Tarasev and Animesh Agarval (MBAs '08)
Develops blood analysis devices.

VIVACE - Gus Simiao (MBA '07) and Michael Bernitsas
Provides alternative electricity to locations near water currents

Fall 2006 - Assessment Grants ($1,500 each)

Anniversary Manga - Hiroko Mizuno (MBA '07), Naomi Suzuki (MBA '07), Tatsuyoshi Matsuura (MBA '07), and Takashi Mizuno
Offers personalized e-manga highlights of memorable moments to share over the internet.

Bust Out - Jennifer Anderson and Vidhya Prakash (MBAs '08)
Creates women's dress shirts sized by bust size.

Caring Counseling - Rabindar Subbian (MBA/MSW '08), Mahesh Chandrappa (MBA '08), and Rekha Desai (MA '08)
Provides high-quality, low-cost mental health care to people with low income.

Forest Eye Consulting - Brewster Boyd (MBA '08) and Peter Tittmann
Uses a suite of cutting edge remote sensing and spatial technologies to build inventory assessments and asset utilization plans for forestland owners.

Health Base, LLC - Sandeep Chauhan, Alan Chi, Antony Ouyang, Dayna Santoro, Rabindar Subbian (MBAs '08), and Mohammad Syed (BBA '10)
Builds a network of service centers providing health care services in India.

iX Systems - Aaron Nelson (MBA '08) and Brian Degnan
Provides microchip design and modeling software for high speed digital designers.

ManageMyLogistics.com - Heath Silverman and Jeremy Maynor (MBAs '08)
Online community for small to midsized business to access the same quality logistics services as large firms.

MEMS-Based Microelectrode Arrays for Cochlear Prostheses - Jianbai Wang (Ph.D '06), Gayatri Perlin (Ph.D '07), Adam Litle (MBA/JD '08), and Aaron Nelson
Provides microelectrodes that enable both high-density neural stimulation and sensory feedback in cochlear prostheses.

MEMS-Based Packaging Foundry - Jay Mitchell (Ph.D '07), Akshai Rao (MBA '08), and Thomas Fry (MBA '07)
Offers packaging research services that provide MEMS companies with the processing technology needed to bring MEMS products to market.

MyStyle - Catherine Lee (MBA '08) and Pan Lee
Recommends outfits from a user's personal wardrobe and from retailers.

Real Kidz Clothing - Merrill Guerra (MBA '07)
Clothing store for overweight children and youth.

ReceiptHub Inc. - Jaydeo Kinikar and Ravi Dixit (MBAs '08)
Helps consumers access receipts online from multiple point of sales.

Savium Technologies - Anuj Agarwal (MBA '07) and Lora Schulwitz (Ph.D '06)
Engages in the design and production of low-cost, high-performance electronically scanned array radar systems.

Strengthening the Family - Kirk Derr (MBA '08)
Uses monthly publications, nationwide trade shows, and educational programs to help spouses and parents.

Well-House Home and Building Supply - Matthew Garratt (MBA '08), Michael Edison (MBA '08), and John Bucher
Environmentally-friendly building supply center.

Winter 2006 - Integration Grants ($5,000 each)

Electrical Baseboards - Omar Elkheshen, Hector Gutierrez, Janakiram Maganti, Gary Rabinovich
Installs a patented electrical outlet solution that allows electrical devices to be plugged in at any point along a wall.

GROOM media - Colleen Cox, Sowmya Krishnamurthy, Adrian Morgan, Oleksiy Podkhyneychenko
Utilizes multiple media platforms to deliver male-centric content to men facing wedding planning.

Outfoxed - Jake Braly, Jason Godley, Bobby Wehmeyer
Has a browser software that delivers relevant search results enhanced by social networks.

Red Baron Rocks - Jared Ailstock, Matthew Kaczynski
Provides high quality landscaping boulders at lower cost to landscaping retailers in the Chicago area.

Winter 2006 - Assessment Grants ($1,000 each)

BusShark - Thomas Fry, Eric Hannon, Sunil Mathews, Dov Plawsky
Provides real time bus arrival data via the internet and cell phones to commuters.

Infinity Designs - Patrick Bowles, Evan Britten, Charles Covey, Michael Meng, Nitin Sharma, Jaskirat Sohi
Illuminates, organizes, and charges electronic devices while purifying the air.

Laptopps! Inc - Abhinav Chandra, Shobhit Rana
Designs customizable and removable laptop skins.

mySnap - Nate Johnson, Carl Timm
Executes image recognition based searches transmitted through cell phones.

NATCONS - Rajesh Mani, Karthik Sivakumar
Designs a software application that enables consulting firms to conduct resource management decisions more effectively.

National Poker Federation - Ian Withrow
An online and real-world poker community that transforms fans from recreational players to the competitive level.

RealDeal - Pavan Tapadia
Delivers specific customer-requested coupons via cell phones.

TrifectaCell - Rewadee Chaihetphon, Meghan Cuddihy, Jungwoo Lee, Oleg Svintsitski
Provides 3D plated cell scaffolds for compound testing and drug screening.

Unique Solutions - Madhu Barman, Anne Scherba, Chris Scherba
Installs permanent programmable indoor/outdoor lighting that utilizes LEDs and fiber technology.

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Fall 2005 - Integration Grants

NY Kid Car ($10,000) - Topher McGibbon
Opens the market for safe, comfortable, convenient transportation for young children and guardians.

Vida Dulce ($10,000) - Kort Syverson
Satisfies the Mexican hunger for ice cream by providing a stylish new franchise opportunity.

Intelligun ($5,000) - Yishai Mendelsohn
Has a biometric locking device designed to lock a firearm via fingerprint scanning.

Fall 2005 - Assessment Grants ($1,000 each)

Airline Recruiting and Training - Olivia Chen
Recruits and trains professional American pilots for a growing Chinese airline market.

Blood Analyser - Michael Tarasev
Develops a medical device to improve testing for red blood cell plasticity.

EnRoute - Gregg Hammerman
Provides airline snackfood service for regional and eventually national airlines.

Global Goods - Tim Limbert
Runs a short-haul trucking service that utilizes a Hydrogen Fuel Injection system and promotes quality of life for their duress.

Gregory Sports Management - Matthew Gregory
Sells multidimentional sports marketing opportunities to Global Fortune 500 companies.

GROOM Media - Adrian Morgan
Targets the marriage market for men through magazines and other vertical expansion opportunities.

Integrated Home Offices - Gary Rabinovich
Provides a single point of contact for all home office procurement and maintenance needs.

Master Model Design Company - Rewadee Chaihetphon
Models jewelry by converting hand drawings to CAD/CAM wax models ready for manufacturing.

OM Solutions for Emerging Markets - Mathieu Van Assche
Offers operations consulting to SME in the Euriopean Emerging Markets ( Poland, Hungary, etc).

Qualmod, LLC - Rajeev Jain
Proposes a computational engine available via internet to run water quality services.

Red Baron Rocks - Matthew Kaczynski
Supplies landscapers with quality boulders of various sizes from upper peninsula, Michigan.

Shelter One - Jonathan Kruszynski
Constructs short-term inflatable housing solutions for local emergency planners such as FEMA.

Sleep Lab Management Solutions - Edward Beltran
Manages physician run sleep labs in Pheonix and Las Vegas with future franchising ambitions.

Winter 2005 - Integration Grants ($10,000 each)

DuraPower - Adam Borden, Bodhi Burgess, Ed Chao, Nick Cucinelli
The DuraPower "Expedition" is the first market-ready Solid Oxide Fuel Cell that is truly portable, affordable, and compatible with widely available 1-lb propane tanks.

Winter 2005 - Assessment Grants ($1,000 each)

Airline Marketing Solutions - Jason Miller
In-flight interactive promotion services, provided by flight attendants, on flights across the U.S.

Convenience Care - Rebecca Arbuckle, Tony Tsai,
High-quality, timely and affordable basic healthcare in the U.S.

Integrated Monitor Company - Aren Arendsen, Sarah Arendsen
A biometric warning system integrated into baby monitors.

No Assembly Required - Raymond Hudack, Jill Katic, Michael Pecoraro
Capitalizing on commercial opportunities created by ready to assemble furniture industry.

Smart Sound - Marcelo Freitas, Richard Freitas
Application of an IP already in existence to a system targeting the automotive aftermarket.

Sweet Pea Teen Spa - Sheila Collins, Erica Roberson, Toria Crichlow, Karimah Malcolm
The spa experience for the teen population.

Vida Dulce - Kort Syverson, Brad Wolvin
A high-quality fast-casual ice cream experience in Mexico's urban areas.

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Fall 2004 - Integration Grants

AD-Screens ($5,000) - Luis Carbajo Regano, Steven Yarger
Markets, implements and manages digital systems for retailers.

DreamLight ($5,000) - Akash Randhar, Adarsh Das
A solar energy-based system to run basic electrical appliances in India's rural and semi-urban population with affordable prices and financing terms.

Integrated Bio Mimetics ($10,000) - Mike Crowley
A technology that enables researchers and medical practitioners to easily and effectively analyze cells and tissues in vitro.

NextServices, Inc. ($10,000) - Samir Deshpande, Satish Malnaik, Praveen Suthrum
A solutions provider for health care providers that improves administrative efficiencies and ensures compliance with regulatory mandates.

TunerMarket.com, LLC ($5,000) - Ethan Huang
An online shopping search model for the automotive enthusiasts' aftermarket industry.

Fall 2004 - Assessment Grants ($1,000 each)

Coffeeshop.com - Josh Berg, Robert Douglas
A virtual "coffee shop" community, with social networking, news, exhibits from local artists and musicians, and downloadable e-books and magazines.

Fibonacci's Healthy Fast Food - Matthew Kaczynski, Nick Owens
Healthy fast food restaurant catering to athletes, dieters, vegetarians/vegans, and other health-conscious Americans.

FindIt - Ian Cummings
A handheld GPS navigation system.

Green Dot - Leo Cheng, Terence Jen, Grace Lee
Business-to-business distributor of biodegradable tableware and packaging for restaurants.

HR Insight - Mitchell Hollberg
Organization analysis software.

Metro-Urban Real Development and Revitalization, LLC - Ratiera Harrison
Facilitates investment into developing economically disadvantaged communities to spur revitalization.

No Fall Zone - Jake Braly, Jason Godley, Tom Hiddeman
Retailers of unique masculine housewares, furniture and gifts.

Streaming English - Mitsuyuki Katakame, Steven Kime
Streaming daily English instructional content and reinforcing interactive games via broadband to families in Asia with pre-school-aged children.

Spirit Shop - Joseph Younes, Kerry Callaghan, Benjamin Lewis, Jeffrey Ngo, Todd Sullivan
Retailer and distributor of personalized, branded high school merchandise.

Weekend Gourmet Cookware Rental - Michele Savoie
High-end cookware rental for urban "foodies" who enjoy cooking and entertaining, but lack storage or interest in purchasing high-end cookware.

Winter 2004

Caliente Grille ($5,000) - Jeremy Sutton
Caliente Grille, a Mexican fast-casual restaurant with an aggressive growth plan, is positioned to open its first restaurant in Dearborn, Michigan.

Gluconix, Inc. ($20,000) - Sreeram Veeragandham
Gluconix has developed a non-invasive glucose-monitor to replace the current invasive blood testing process for diabetics.

iHome Electronics ($10,000) - Benjamin Lewis
The iHome solution offers an integrated media system, unified messaging system, and a home automation system all controlled by a central computer located in the home.

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Fall 2003

Asite Properties, LLC ($18,000) - Chris Ongena
Asite Apartments seeks to become a dominant real estate firm serving the young professional residential market niche.

Assay ($18,000) - Dave Purcell
Assay is pursuing the creation of a SmartShelf, a retail shelving system aimed at solving common promotional and in-store sampling challenges. 

European Professional Services ($10,000) - Irena Stoeva
European Professional Services is focusing efforts on bringing qualified professionals to the United States to work in industries with a shortage of U.S. workers such as health care.

RiskReps ($10,000) - Rodney Emerson
RiskReps mitigates the risk for high net worth individuals, such as professional athletes, by serving as an audit service provider between their clients and their chosen financial service providers.

Mosaic Enterprises ($5,100) - Kavita (Gunda) Bouknight
Spice It Up! seeks to provide private convenient cooking lessons to people in their homes, where instructors will teach the art of cooking quick, easy to prepare and tasty ethnic foods.

Ugrub.com ($5,000) - Adam Linkner
Ugrub.com seeks to provide college students with free and easy access to restaurant discounts, phone numbers, and menus.

Winter 2003

The Candy Factory ($20,000) - Kim Gans
The Candy Factory LLC is developing a theme-based interactive learning center for children.

Lightkeeper Films ($7,900) - Tom Anstead
Lightkeeper Films is an on-demand DVD publishing company providing independent filmmakers and film students a cost effective way to distribute their product. 

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Fall 2002

Valerie's Crepes ($12,500) - Richard Baudin
Valerie's Crepes seeks to become the icon in the crepes business in the U.S. and offers delicious made-to-order gourmet crepes, filled with fresh, flavorful ingredients.

Wolverine Real Estate Invstmt. LLC ($12,500) - Matthew Tucker, Steven Cassell
WREI is committed to improving and restoring urban and university properties in Southeastern Michigan, in order to provide high quality, high value residential housing to customers.

Winter 2002

B.A. Maze, Inc. ($10,000) - Robert Mazur
Launched a patent-pending medicine opener branded as the PurrFect Opener.

Blueback Seafoods ($5,000) - Ben Hassing, David Woloviec
Blueback Seafoods seeks to apply the current technological advancements in crustacean aquaculture to soft shell blue crab production.  

Mobius Microsystems ($20,000) - Jeff Wilkins, Wade Rushing
Mobius seeks to commercialize several patent-pending, mixed signal technologies that enable a next generation of silicon products to deliver high-performance, low-noise, mixed-signal solutions.

Pixel Velocity ($20,000) - Heather Grisham
Pixel Velocity seeks to use smart video technology to revolutionize the accuracy and efficiency of processing video data; the first effort was applied to burgeoning security markets.

Roger, Inc.($5,000) - John Gary
Roger, Inc. seeks to become the premier supplier of software solutions to the fitness market.

Xoran Technologies ($20,000) - Mark Wenger, Alex Virgilio
Xoran Technologies offers an alternative to current CAT scan technology that allows benefits to be available on demand in doctor and dentist offices instead of specialized labs and clinics.

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For further information, contact Paul Kirsch at 734-615-4422 or pskirsch@umich.edu.