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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


At VentureCat 2024, Northwestern's annual student startup competition, TurboLearn won the grand prize of $100,000.

This NU student and his friend founded the next AI study tool sensation

October 1, 2024

TurboLearn AI has grown to half a million users between the browser version and the mobile app since its launch in December. The AI-powered note-taking platform automatically creates notes, flashcards...

Six teams of finalists stand with big checks, totaling from $6,000 to $9,000 each.

Fashion startup Cue the Curves takes home $150,000 VentureCat grand prize

June 1, 2023

Student startup Cue the Curves, an app focused on plus-size fashion, won the $150,000 grand prize at Wednesday’s VentureCat competition. Five other startups presented at the annual event, which allows...

A person stands on a stage in front of a white projector screen that reads “Inferno Guard” in red. An audience sits in chairs in front of the stage.

Student startups awarded more than $300,000 in VentureCat pitch competition

May 25, 2022

Student startup InfernoGuard, a rapid wildfire detection company, took home the grand prize of $150,000 at Wednesday’s VentureCat competition.  The annual pitching competition allows Northwestern...

Executive Director Melissa Kaufman in front of a purple Powerpoint slide that lists Por Adela, The Equal Opportunity Book Box and springrose as the top three winners of VentureCat, respectively.

Student startups awarded over $300,000 in annual VentureCat competition

May 28, 2021

Twenty-five student startups competed in this year’s virtual VentureCat, which involved multiple rounds of pitching before the winner, Por Adela, was selected Wednesday night. Por Adela, a transportation-centered...

The evening’s YouTube livestream played the six finalists’ pitches. Gearflow won big at the first-ever virtual VentureCat.

Pitch competition VentureCat awards over $300,000 to student startups

May 20, 2020

Two Zoom pitches and one YouTube livestream later, student startup Gearflow is $160,000 richer. The construction marketplace company won Wednesday’s online VentureCat pitch competition, beating out...

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