Colorado State University Demo Day, held April 27, showcased the best of CSU and Northern Colorado’s entrepreneurial community. The day-long celebration, which included expert panels and networking opportunities, featured a business pitch and poster competition with more than $18,000 in cash prizes.
CSU Demo Day prize winners
People’s Choice Award for Student Research Posters (attendees voted)
1st Place – Kelly Hassell, Cell and Molecular Biology, $750
Runners Up – Charles Warden, Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise (GSSE), $500; Kristen Fedak, Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, $500
People’s Choice Award for Company Display (attendees voted)
1st Place – Affinidata (graduate of GSSE), $750
Runners Up – Access Sensor Technologies, $500; Noble Academia, $500
Energy Institute Award (voted by judges with best innovation in energy)
Joshua Cogell, Chemistry, $750
Grad Student Council Award (voted by judges for best grad student research poster)
Jared Luxton, Cell and Molecular Biology, $150
Ventures Accelerator Program (VAP) Best VAP team display
1st Place – Labor Jack, $1,500
Runner Up – Test Drive, $1,000
GSSE Award – selected by College of Business
1st Place – Assante Sana, $1,500
Runner Up – Fair Fibers, $1,000
Best in Show Award for student presentation (attendees voted)
1st place – Kat Boehle, Chemistry, $1,500
Runners up – Ariel Schnee, History, $1,000; Emily Cain, Professional Sciences Master’s in Zoo, Aquarium, Shelter Management, $1,000; Zach Asher, Mechanical Engineering, $1,000
Best in Show Award for company talk (attendees voted)
1st Place – Nexus Bioenergy
Runners Up – Sandbox Solar, $1,000; E-Flux, $1,000; Vet Measure, $1,000
