​The Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CCEI) is excited to host the sixth annual Get Seeded Demo Day — a celebration of UConn’s next generation of innovators and founders.

​At this virtual event, five standout student-led ventures selected from this year’s Get Seeded Pitch Nights will return to the stage to present their ideas to a panel of accomplished alumni judges — the “Huskies” in the Husky Den. These teams have already impressed audiences throughout the year, and now they’ll compete for up to $5,000 in additional seed funding to help take their ventures to the next level.

​Attendees are invited to join the excitement by voting alongside the judges, making this a chance for viewers to actively support and shape the future of entrepreneurship at UConn. You’ll get a firsthand look at the creativity, ambition, and problem-solving that define the UConn startup ecosystem.

​Don’t miss this opportunity to watch emerging founders in action, engage with their ideas, and propel student entrepreneurs forward.

​Startups

​KinetIQ
A performance analytics startup using AI-based motion tracking to correct athlete technique.
Led by Palavi Lawate, Dar Jankovic, Alyssa Elliott, Sonal Selvakumar, Lucy Li, Jonathan Hylton

​WashDog
A smart device that prevents you from accidentally destroying valuables like earbuds, phones, and hearing aids in your washing machine.
Led by Steven Kelly

​Elyton
Developing an automated, universal, non-contact electrochemical machining platform for finishing complex geometries and additively manufactured metal parts.
Led by Krish Bhuva, Colin Sheardwright

​InfinityPay
A Malawi-based fintech platform that enables schools + universities to collect tuition/fees across multiple payment methods using a proprietary payments infrastructure, with real-time reconciliation and financial visibility.
Led by Thembi Loga

​Helio
An AI-powered system that predicts and automatically optimizes how solar energy is used, stored, or exported to maximize savings and efficiency for homeowners.
Led by Pragyan Yadav, Shai Verma

​Judges

​Michelle Augustyn
Business Advisor, Connecticut Small Business Development Center
Adjunct Faculty, UConn School of Business

​Kim Conti
Founder, Orbit Crates

​Noah Sobel-Pressman
Manager, Merchandising Strategy & Ops, Gopuff

​Awards

​1st Place: $5,000
2nd Place: $2,500
3rd Place: $1,000

​Learn more about the UConn program at https://ccei.uconn.edu/getseeded/.