When we founded TCO Labs, we always knew that we would end up starting an incubation program for Hopkins’ student entrepreneurs. It was one of those big end goals that we were going to spend an entire year planning out, and then formally launching with a giant shebang.
As always in entrepreneurship, things didn’t go as planned. Last semester, we had so many students reaching out to us for help on their ventures that we decided to launch our incubation program with nary a plan in sight. We took on 8 student ventures in the first “pilot cohort” of The Hatchery Incubator.
This semester, we are please to announce the official launch of The Hatchery, the first ever incubator for student ventures at Johns Hopkins University. The Hatchery provides student entrepreneurs with mentorship from experienced students and industry professionals, education on the various aspects of early stage venture formation, and access to legal, funding, and business resources.
Our Spring 2018 cohort consists of 12 ventures working on everything from medical devices to nonprofits. If you wanted to meet the teams in person, their Demo Day is April 8th at our Hatch 2018 Innovation Conference.
Take a look at what our awesome #HopkinsEntrepreneurs are up to:
- Cuisino
Team: Mohika Nagpal, Casper Lin
What they Do: Cuisino is an online platform where college students and affiliates can purchase home-cooked meals made by the peers
2. Collab
Team: Debanik Purkayastha, Jerry Yao, Jay Desai
What they do: Collab is a mobile application that helps content creators connect with each other to collaborate on creative projects
3. STEP (Students for Taiwanese Educational Progress)
Team: Roy Cheng, Ray Kung, Sunny Chen
What they do: STEP is a nonprofit that aims to minimize the educational gap in Taiwan by providing educational resources and connecting student volunteers to those living in Taiwan’s disadvantaged communities.
4. FutureWorks
Team: David Wen, Jack Li
What they do: FutureWorks is an online platform that allows employers to post educational materials for prospective employees, helping to bridge the gap between “entry level” and “experience needed” positions
5. SaniGrip
Team: Zachary Zarubin, Sanjay Elangovan, Alain Lai, and Vorada Sakulsaengprapha
What they do: SaniGrip aims to stymie the spread of infectious diseases in hospitals by increasing the accessibility and usability of hand-hygiene dispensers
6. Adapt Fitness Technologies
Team: Kesava Varanasi
What they do: Adapt is a mobile application that allows users to compete with each other in fitness competitions to encourage more consistent and engaged exercise habits
Team: Pascal Acree, Bailey Surtees, Serena Thomas
What they do: Kubanda has designed a next-generation cryoablation device that uses carbon dioxide cryotherapy to treat breast cancer in countries where access to traditional cryotherapy gases is limited
8. Mel Well
Team: Marissa Licursi
What they do: Mel Well is a diet and fitness consultancy for busy college females determined to finally feel confident in their own bodies
9. Realist Review
Team: Dimitri Simes, David Saveliev, Jacob Appel
What they do: Realist Review is a national multimedia publication focused on foreign affairs, sourced by and tailored too a student audience
10. Rume
Team: Jamie Chen, James Shamul, David In, Madison Bozich
What they do: Rume is a service that uses motion sensing technology to monitor spaces on a college campus to provide students and faculty information about facility availability and usage patterns
11. iServe
Team: Isaac Alderstein, Sophia Triantis, Michael Hammer
What they do: iServe is a nonprofit that integrates leadership education into K-12 curriculums by working with policy makers, educational institutions, and the nonprofit sector
12. GradMe
Team: Lyle Paskowitz, Benjamin Bao, Arsen Klyuev, Saianeesh Haridas
What they do: GradMe is an online platform that helps college students with degree planning through customized course recommendations and degree auditing services
Note: We are always looking for more professional mentors for our Hatchery teams! If you are interested in learning more about being a mentor to one of the teams, or just want to get in touch, please reach out to hatchery@tcolabs.org
