The excitement was palpable as eight teams made their last effort to convince a panel of judges that their business idea deserved one of four $5,000 awards at Velocity鈥檚 $5K pitch competition. Among them was RelayMD, held on November 23, 2022.
, a software engineering student who expects to graduate in 2023, is a cofounder of , an online platform that helps family doctors find information on medical specialists and manage outbound referrals more efficiently. RelayMD鈥檚 other team member, Ali Qamar, is a family physician.
The
four
winning
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$5K
Finals.聽Dhvani
Patel,
a
software
engineering
student
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cofounder
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RelayMD,
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third
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Velocity
鈥淚 had a great time pitching at Velocity鈥檚 5K,鈥 says Dhvani. 鈥淎s I鈥檓 still currently in school and we are fully bootstrapped, funding helps go a long way. It was also great to meet people who have experience in the health tech space.鈥澛
Velocity is an innovation incubator based out of the University of 蓝莓视频. Since its founding in 2008, Velocity has helped launch more than 400 companies. The 5K competition, in which teams of student innovators compete for $5,000 in funding, is one of Velocity鈥檚 highest-profile student events.
Out of 72 applications received at the Fall 2022 Velocity $5K competition, 23 student ventures were selected as semi-finalists, of which eight teams pitched during this week鈥檚 finals.