The Screening Round is complete and 38 teams have made the cut from a RECORD 104 submissions from 11 colleges and universities!  The next stage is the Investment Round on April 27 at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center in downtown Seattle. Our sincere thanks to the amazing judges who dedicated many hours over the weekend to selecting the advancing teams. We’re extremely grateful for all their hard work.

CONGRATULATIONS to the following teams:

AgComm, UW Bothell, UW
Offers an affordable solution of hardware, software and services that help farmers monitor and combat environmental threats to their crops through a single web-based application.

Aqueduct Neurosciences, UW
Developing innovative medical device technology to improve the treatment of hydrocephalus through improved control, feedback, and failure prevention.  

Breadcrumb, UW
Confidentially notifies a person's emergency contacts in the event that they don't check in when expected, dramatically improving search and rescue efforts for missing or injured people.

C6 Systems, UW
Developed a novel slow-pyrolysis system that turns woody biomass into charcoal, or biochar, at the site of forestry operations.  

Continuing Minds, UW
Offers online, personalized computer training for boomers and seniors to help them learn social applications such as Facebook, Skype and Twitter.

Digitalmenu.net, UW
Provides tablet digital menus for mainstream restaurants, replacing printed menus.

Feral Motion, Seattle University, UW
Provides the best automated filming experience in the action sports world.

Fluentizer, UW
Windows PC and Android mobile software that helps people learn English at the level of a native speaker.  It works like an audio book reader and provides translation for words that you don't understand.

LodeSpin Labs, UW
Manufactures tracers for Magnetic Particle Imaging, a new medical imaging technology capable of replacing CT and MRI for imaging patients with heart disease and cancer.

Nobody Bikes, UW, University of Utah
Will automate the fabrication of cool carbon fiber bikes that a student could afford.   

Northwest Hay Processors, Seattle University
Partners with farmers to produce more nutritious and high quality hay while increasing total crop yield.

Online PayStation, UW
Facilitates e-commerce in the rapidly developing but still cash-based countries of Africa.

PackerData.com, UW
Introduced a business intelligence service for farmers who must buy middleman services to get their crop to market.

Packrat, UW
Provides an opportunity for children to express their individuality and stand out from the crowd through the customization of made to order backpacks, your pack your way.

Parentya, UW
A way for parents to protect their children on social networks.

Point of Care Technologies, UW
Developed prototype medical devices which interface with Android-based smart phones via Bluetooth.

PotaVida, UW
Provides a low-cost, reusable tool that takes the guesswork out of solar disinfection of water, for use in disaster relief and areas lacking potable water.

Pterofin, UW
Designs and manufactures innovative wind energy devices for residential and commercial use.  

Punchkeeper, Seattle University
A customer loyalty smart phone application that digitally replaces paper punch cards making businesses more competitive while saving consumers money, hassle, and wallet space.

Qlic, UW
A social e-commerce application on Internet Enabled TVs (IETVs).

RideMyDesign.com, UW
The first ski and snowboard value-added online retailer, offering custom graphics on name brand equipment via our ever-expanding, online community design database.

Rolling Stone Medical Ultrasound, UW
Provides radiation-free kidney stone detection and the application of "ultrasound-induced acoustic force" to reposition the stones.

Seattleite - Maven Media Group, UW
A new paradigm in media production and consumption, delivering lifestyle editorial content guided by the principle that it should exist independent of any platform.

SkyFu, UW
Provide small to medium sized firms a comfortable and easy to use software platform to manage their Social Media presence and reputation. We are different from the competition in cost, scope and expertise.

SmartTherms, UW
Offers a patent-pending wireless energy management system that improves energy efficiency in apartment buildings.

Solanux, WSU, University of Idaho
Produces patented potato food ingredients with high amounts of resistant starch (RS) which help lower a person’s glycemic index response, improve insulin levels, and lower fat and cholesterol levels.  

SoothieSuckers, UW
Creates all-natural ice pops infused with herbal remedies for children’s’ cough and cold.  

SPI Surgical, UW
Provides a single-use low cost, technologically transparent device that can be used during minimally invasive surgeries such as sinus surgery in order to minimizes damage at the access port and protect adjacent tissue from damage.

Static Flow Analytics, UW
A technology to improve algae monitoring which will help algal biofuel companies be more informed and better able to make optimal decisions about their production processes.

Stockbox Grocers, Bainbridge Graduate Institute
A mini grocer tucked inside a reclaimed shipping container, to provide fresh produce and basic staples in urban food deserts.

Tripbox, UW
Makes leisure trip planning simple, smart and enjoyable by providing an easy to use online service that automatically generates an itinerary that optimizes cost, timing, and routes and allows users to further customize their trip.

Urban Canopy, UW
Provides SaaS software that guides customers through design, execution, and maintenance of green building initiatives, including LEED certification.

Washington Vodka, UW
A craft distillery with a focus on socially and environmentally responsible production methods, positioning a premium product based on local ingredients.

weKnow, Seattle University
Provides interactive menus to drinking establishments and restaurants to enhance the consumer’s experience and increase the establishment's sales by providing more information about product offerings.

Y.O. Star, UW
Plans to open a women’s boutique in the Seattle area for women with small framed bodies who need access to smaller sized clothing that is sophisticated and stylish.

Yoi!Gaming, UW
Creates tournaments for video gamers.

Zero Brane, UW
Offers a personal interactive robot that integrates with a smartphone to create an affordable platform for use and development of robotic projects, games, and applications.

ALTERNATES

Hamara, UW
Will build and operate free to use hygienic toilet facilities accessible to India’s vast rural population.

Extended Hands of Care, Seattle University
Is a membership based e-community of volunteer long distance care givers for their families.

Pario Biologics, UW
Will manufacture complex mammalian proteins for immunological research and biopharmaceutical development using a proprietary platform technology.

GreenBridge, Seattle University
Saves schools money by providing computers at half the cost of conventional PCs.

Eye Dot, WSU
Wishes to license a patented time-indication technology for application in prescription contact lens packaging, alerting the consumer when to discard a "used" lens.