Newsroom - Harvard Business School https://www.hbs.edu/news/rss.aspx 2024-03-14T14:22:19Z Harvard Business School Rock Center for Entrepreneurship Hosts First Annual Demo Day Harvard Business School 2024-03-15T00:00:00Z 2024-03-15T11:23:25Z https://www.hbs.edu/news/feed.aspx#19792 Press Release School News Article <p><strong>BOSTON</strong>—The Harvard Business School (HBS) <a href="https://entrepreneurship.hbs.edu/Pages/default.aspx">Rock Center for Entrepreneurship</a> recently hosted its first schoolwide <a href="https://entrepreneurship.hbs.edu/programs/mba/Pages/demo-day.aspx">Demo Day</a>, a showcase event for early-stage investors. Highlighting a wide variety of student ventures emerging from the School, the inaugural event was led by Faculty Chair <a href="https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=873098">Julia Austin</a> and faculty advisors <a href="https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=670663">Lindsay Hyde</a>, <a href="https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=116971">Allison Mnookin</a>, and <a href="https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=464856">Christina Wallace</a>.</p> <p></p> <figure><a href="http://www.hbs.edu/about/video.aspx?v=1_1dq3kl9o" class="widget-video-embed">View Video</a><div class="caption">Video courtesy Ann Hermes.</div> </figure> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Select student teams delivered five-minute pitches, others presented posters, and a carefully curated group of early-stage institutional and angel investors networked with students throughout the day.</p> <p>“This event gives both students and investors the opportunity to get to know each other in a more intimate way and create connections,” said Austin. “While all teams were not actively seeking fundraising, it was an amazing sneak-peek opportunity for the investor community to meet up-and-coming HBS ventures, while also providing the students with valuable exposure and real-world experience.”</p> <p>“I found the whole experience incredibly fruitful, both as a forcing function to get my pitch together ahead of investor conversations this spring and as an opportunity to meet interested investors,” added Katherine Manweiler (MBA 2024).</p> <p>Alumni founders Yinka Ogunbiyi (MS/MBA 2023) from <a href="https://www.halobraid.com/">Halo Braid</a>, Wombi Rose (MBA 2015) from <a href="https://www.lovepop.com/">Lovepop</a>, and Anthony Tayoun (MBA 2019) from <a href="https://www.dexai.com/">Dexai Robotics</a> introduced the student teams.</p> <p>“Demo Day was awesome, as the caliber of startups was incredible,” said Ogunbiyi. “I was really impressed by how far the startups had come in terms of revenue and product fidelity. The Rock Center was a phenomenal help to Halo Braid during (and after) our time at HBS and I’m excited to see entrepreneurship continue to thrive there.”</p> <div id="slideshow"><div class="slideshow-container"><ul class="slideshow-images"> <li><img src="/news/PublishingImages/240221-0200.jpg" title="Photo courtesy Russ Campbell." data-image="pluum4ch07gx" /> </li> <li><img src="/news/PublishingImages/240221-1542.jpg" title="Photo courtesy Russ Campbell." data-image="rpkl1xa9vskj" /></li> <li><img src="/news/PublishingImages/240221-0361.jpg" title="Photo courtesy Russ Campbell." data-image="kdsfcr8oq741" /></li> <li><img src="/news/PublishingImages/240221-0155.jpg" title="Photo courtesy Russ Campbell." data-image="u3im1rqy8cyv" /></li> <li><img src="/news/PublishingImages/240221-0261.jpg" title="Photo courtesy Russ Campbell." data-image="u3im1rqy8cyv" /></li> </ul></div> <p></p> <p>“HBS, specifically the iLab and Rock Center, incubated my robotics startup, introduced me to my co-founder, and helped me secure our first paying customer and seed investors,” Tayoun remarked. “It was great to be back for Demo Day and watch entrepreneurs take the first steps on their journeys to change the world. I loved their energy and I'm excited to follow their progress.”</p> <p>Ventures had to be at post-ideation phase and have, at minimum, a proof of concept or prototype in progress. Each venture submitted an application with short student bios, reasons for applying, a draft of a seven-slide (minimum) pitch deck, and a short three-minute intro video. Invited applicants continued to develop their presentation materials with help and coaching from faculty, staff, and advisors. </p> <p>The student ventures have been supported by HBS entrepreneurship programs such as <a href="https://www.hbs.edu/coursecatalog/6673.html">Startup Operations</a>, <a href="https://www.startupboot.camp/">Startup Bootcamp</a>, Rock Accelerator, <a href="https://entrepreneurship.hbs.edu/programs/mba/Pages/rock-summer-fellows.aspx">Rock Summer Fellows</a>, Social Enterprise Accelerator, <a href="https://www.hbs.edu/newventurecompetition">New Venture Competition</a>, and the <a href="https://www.hbs.edu/mba/student-life/activities-government-and-clubs/Pages/club-details.aspx?name=entrepreneurship">Entrepreneurship Club</a> among others.</p> <p>This is the first of what will now be an annual series of Demo Days. Ventures at this year’s event and their student founders included:</p> <p><a href="https://aramecare.com/">ARAME Luxury Oral Care</a><br /> Brittany Arnett (MBA 2024)<br /> A luxury oral care brand that offers high-quality, clinically effective products.</p> <p>Aria<br /> Reese Donohue (MBA 2024)<br /> A B2B SaaS solution that transforms retail spaces into data-driven immersive experiences.</p> <p><a href="https://atomicfungi.com/">ATOMIC FUNGI</a><br /> Giovanni Estrella (MBA 2024)<br /> A loose-leaf tea infused with functional mushrooms. </p> <p><a href="https://blitzy.ai/">Blitzy.ai</a><br /> Brian Elliott (MBA 2024)<br /> An end-to-end software development platform to let anyone build software. </p> <p><a href="https://orbit.mit.edu/launchpad/ideas/bridgehealth-ai">BridgeHealthAI</a><br /> Jinal Shah (MBA 2024)<br /> An AI-driven E2E benefits navigation tool serving as the one-stop-shop for health equity, eradicating the complexity around social and health benefits.</p> <p><a href="https://cgmsports.com/">CGM Sports</a><br /> Sean Woods (MBA 2024)<br /> A mentorship platform for youth athletes and their parents. </p> <p><a href="https://www.cobaltid.com/">Cobalt ID</a><br /> Priya Murali (MBA 2024) and Rohan Dasika (MBA 2024)<br /> A business identity verification platform to tackle fraud. </p> <p><a href="https://www.cropdiagnostix.com/">Crop Diagnostix</a><br /> Brandon Chi (MBA 2024)<br /> Technology which analyzes gene expression in plants to help farmers optimize their inputs and maximize yield.</p> <p>DAE<br /> Risha Rathore (MBA 2024)<br /> A dating app that fosters in-person connections through a three-step process. </p> <p>Data Dots<br /> Harschal Patel (MBA 2024)<br /> A software platform that will identify anomalies within existing physical supply chains. </p> <p><a href="https://evently.com.mt/">Evently</a><br /> Skyler Lewis (MBA 2024)<br /> Helping organizers find, book, and coordinate their events in a more transparent and efficient way.</p> <p><a href="https://www.gigbanc.co/">Gigbanc</a><br /> Paul Omoregie Okundaye (MBA 2024)<br /> An African neobank for remote workers and creators.</p> <p><a href="https://www.goodroots.io/">GoodRoots</a><br /> Clint McCoy (MBA 2024)<br /> A rent-to-own housing platform that lets renters move into their dream home today.</p> <p><a href="https://www.grainhair.com/">Grain Hair</a><br /> Chelsea Grain (MBA 2024) and Hilary Evans-Krstajic (MBA 2024)<br /> A high-performance, clean haircare brand for the tight-curl-haired consumer.</p> <p>Groove<br /> Sandra Yamada (MBA 2024)<br /> The next generation of protein to help you stay in the groove and keep living life with power. </p> <p>Holly<br /> Cherie Chung (MBA/MPP 2024) and Brendan Hellweg (MBA/MPP 2024)<br /> Facilitating effective and accessible city service delivery and resident outreach. </p> <p><a href="https://www.hometeamhelps.com/">Hometeam</a><br /> Sarah-Scott Lewis (MBA 2024)<br /> An employee health benefit enabling working family caregivers to deliver the best care possible, as efficiently as possible. </p> <p>Huddle<br /> Mariam Baqai (MBA 2024)<br /> Fostering peer support for medical professionals.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thehydrashop.com/">Hydra</a><br /> CC Salzman (MBA 2024)<br /> Clean and healthy electrolyte products that are lifestyle forward. </p> <p>Infinity World<br /> Oscar Gonzalez (MBA 2024)<br /> A future-forward production house that brings diverse collaborators on and off screen for global audiences and developing film-tech innovations.</p> <p><a href="https://www.theleaseclub.com/">leaseClub</a><br /> Steve Goulas (MBA 2024)<br /> A rental marketplace that leverages shared communities. </p> <p><a href="https://www.mi-campo.com/">MiCampo</a><br /> Marcus Stromeyer (MBA 2024)<br /> A farm management solution for farms across Latin America. </p> <p><a href="https://www.modulatebio.com/">Modulate Bio</a><br /> Andrew Thomson (MBA 2024)<br /> Next generation 'fine-tuned' therapies to treat central nervous system disorders, starting with essential tremor.</p> <p><a href="https://searchmontage.com/">Montage</a><br /> Katherine Manweiler (MBA 2024)<br /> A brand discovery platform. </p> <p><a href="https://myhomeservices.io/">myHome</a> <br /> Lindsey Chrismon (MBA 2025) <br /> A personalized bundled subscription home maintenance package with one location to pay, schedule, and communicate with vendors.</p> <p><a href="https://www.nektr.ai/">Nektr.ai</a><br /> Prateek Rastogi (MBA 2024)<br /> Making networking targeted, personalized, and friendly for students or young professionals.</p> <p><a href="https://www.palmcare.site/">PALM Care Technology</a><br /> Sally Su (MBA 2024) and Jamie Gong(MBA 2024)<br /> A mobile platform to empower families caring for their elderly relatives, especially those with dementia. </p> <p><a href="https://pogu.site/pitch?rd">PoGu</a><br /> Michael Schulte (FIELD X)<br /> An AI driven tool that enables people who are not tech-savvy, or have a disability, to use their computers effortlessly.</p> <p>Sanso<br /> Narek Dshkhunyan (MBA 2024)<br /> Enabling drug manufacturers to produce life-saving biologics more efficiently. </p> <p><a href="https://savespace.eu/de">SaveSpace</a><br /> Katharina Kelm (MBA 2024)<br /> Ex-urban storage spaces leased to urban customers.</p> <p>Sliq<br /> Harold Zhu (MBA 2024) and Alice Zhai (MBA 2024)<br /> An AI agent for management consultants.</p> <p><a href="https://www.solaraindia.com/">Solara</a><br /> Rea Savla (MBA 2024)<br /> An on-demand solar irrigation service to Indian farmers. </p> <p><a href="https://www.starkenn.com/">Starkenn Technologies</a><br /> Sumedh Badve (MBA 2024)<br /> An advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) for vehicles to make roads safer in developing countries. </p> <p><a href="https://www.itsumsup.com/">SUMS</a><br /> Katie Waugh (MBA 2024)<br /> A supply management platform that accelerates adoption for sustainable materials at scale. </p> <p><a href="https://www.testparty.ai/">TestParty</a><br /> Michael Bervell (MBA 2024)<br /> An automated web content accessibility guidelines (WCAG) compliance platform. </p> <p>Turmerik<br /> Ayushi Sinha (MBA 2024)<br /> Empowers providers to connect diverse patients with clinical trials.</p> <p>Veracity-Health.ai<br /> Taieb Bennani (FIELD X)<br /> An AI-powered platform that provides scientifically validated health information and personalized recommendations.</p> </div> The Harvard Business School (HBS) Rock Center for Entrepreneurship recently hosted its first schoolwide Demo Day, a showcase event for early-stage investors. Highlighting a wide variety of student ventures emerging from the School, the inaugural event was led by Faculty Chair Julia Austin and faculty advisors Lindsay Hyde, Allison Mnookin, and Christina Wallace. 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Below is our conversation with the faculty co-chairs of the Islamophobia and Anti-Arabism Working Group, Hakeem (Keem) Belo-Osagie and Kristin Mugford, about their priorities, discoveries, and plans for making HBS feel supportive and inclusive for Arab and Muslim members of the School's community.</p> <p></p> <figure><img src="/news/PublishingImages/221019-RL-SikoClass-101922_HBS_Class_0038.JPG" width="860" data-image="zywl05fg2dnn" /></figure> <p><strong></strong><br /></p> <p><strong>What are the main issues your group is aiming to address?</strong><br /> <strong>Kristin Mugford: </strong>We have three primary work streams that are similar, at a high level, to the work activities of the Antisemitism working group (which I also co-chair). Our Arab and Muslim and our Jewish communities have had a very challenging last six months. They have experienced hateful speech, isolation, and fear. Yet the manifestations are different for each of these communities and, I expect the learning and actions from this work will be different, too. We want to listen intently to determine the most effective ways to serve the unique needs of our Arab and Muslim communities.</p> <p><strong>Hakeem Belo-Osagie</strong>: The first workstream aims to understand the experiences of our Arab and Muslim students, young alumni, staff, and faculty. Then, we need to identify action steps we can take at the School to ensure everyone feels that they belong and can do their best work here. We're not trying to simply write a report; our goal is to implement change.</p> <p>The second workstream is education. How do we ensure all members of our community are aware of anti-Arab and anti-Muslim biases and stereotypes? Are our current cases portraying Arabs and Muslims in a positive, negative, or neutral light? In what ways are our cases perpetuating stereotypes? Do we need more cases that feature Arab and Muslim business leaders?</p> <p>Importantly, the Islamophobia and anti-Arabism and the antisemitism groups are working together to identify opportunities for additional foundational skill-building for students during the MBA Required Curriculum. HBS classrooms and the case method are grounded in discussion and participation. We need to be sure all our students fully understand what it means to actively listen, are open to challenging their internal views, and are aware of their own tendencies and biases. Working together, we want to strengthen the skills that will enable our students to learn and contribute while they are here at HBS and be more effective leaders once they leave.</p> <p>The third workstream is an after-action review of how HBS responded in the fall so that we can more effectively support our community the next time a difficult situation arises.</p> <p><strong>What are some of the ways that Islamophobia and anti-Arabism appear?</strong><br /> <strong>HB-O:</strong> Classic stereotypes portray Arabs as extremists and Islam as a violent, intolerant, anti-female religion. These tropes are dangerous and inaccurate and fail to recognize a distinction between a country, its leadership, and the predominant religion of its people. </p> <p><strong>KM: </strong>It's interesting that it's called Islamophobia—a fear of Islam. Think about how often the villains in media in recent decades have been Arab or Muslim. There are, sadly, few examples in the U.S. where the good guy is Arab or Muslim. These portrayals further perpetuate negative stereotypes.</p> <p><strong>HB-O:</strong> It’s important to note that this is not just an American issue. Anti-Arab and anti-Muslim sentiment is endemic all over the world.</p> <p><strong>What are some of the challenges facing the working group?</strong><br /> <strong>HB-O:</strong> One challenge is how to create a safe environment in which people can speak frankly, ask questions, and unburden themselves without fear of saying the wrong thing. I can see many of our Jewish community members feeling concerned that what they say will be interpreted as anti-Arab. Similarly, Arab and Muslim community members do not want their comments to be perceived as antisemitic. One of the things that I'm very keen to do understand is what it was like before October 7 and what it has been like after, so that we know which issues have been on campus for many years now. For example, what was the experience of our Muslim students on campus following the 2017 U.S. Muslim ban?</p> <p><strong>KM:</strong> There is a lot of well-justified anxiety from our Muslim and Arab community about disclosing their identity and speaking candidly. We know our Muslim and Arab students have experienced hateful comments and interactions. Other members of our community—women who wear a hijab or other head covering, for example—feel self-conscious on campus and in their daily lives. Our working group takes confidentiality very seriously with the goal of creating the space for increased candor. We need to build trust—and that takes time.</p> <p>Our Muslim community members come from a variety of countries—some are Arab, some are not. Some of our Arab community members are Muslim, some are not. We need to make sure that we are hearing the symphony of voices and understanding their different experiences.</p> <p>Another challenge is that people are often quick to make assumptions about someone else’s views on the Israel/Gaza War. For example, if someone expresses concern about the loss of innocent life and dire circumstances in Gaza, they might be unfairly labeled as supporting Hamas or denying Israel’s right to exist. These inaccurate assumptions silence constructive discourse and isolate our communities.</p> <p><strong>HB-O:</strong> We want to be sure that we're hearing from both the vocal minority and the silent majority. We also want to better understand why the silent majority remains silent. I think that's critical in what the working group does.</p> <p><strong>How will you go about this?</strong><br /> <strong>KM: </strong>We start with listening. We are offering focus groups, one-on-one interviews, and anonymous feedback options for community members. We are putting together a student advisory group and have several students working with us to lead our efforts with students and young alumni. We also have an active outreach to staff. We hope to learn a lot more in the next few weeks.</p> <p><strong>HB-O:</strong> Current students are very important to this effort because they will lead many of the interviews—students talking to other students can be much more revealing. We’ve asked the students to compare their experiences at HBS to those they had in college. Many have gone to international schools that are more diverse than HBS. What can we learn from them? On the faculty side, our Muslim numbers are very low, but as one of them who also is from a multi-religious family, I’m working to advance understanding.</p> <p><strong>How might HBS be particularly suited to this type of work?</strong><br /> <strong>KM:</strong> There are three things that uniquely serve HBS in this work. First is our community values; they provide a solid foundation on which to build. Second is our bias towards action. Dean Datar announced these groups a few months ago and that has given us a very valuable head start. Third is the case method. The pedagogy in all our classrooms is rooted in dialogue and actively engaging with diverse viewpoints.</p> <p><strong>HB-O:</strong> I sense that most people on campus are open to dialogue and would like to see a situation in which groups work together towards a better understanding of cultural and religious differences. Students will work with people of different religions and from different countries in their future careers. Having classes of 900 students, 40 percent of whom are international, we already have a relatively diverse community. </p> <p>What we’re trying to do is to make sure that we have outlined the key issues, that we’re hearing all that is being said, and that we can come up with concrete actions. The biggest problem is that we don’t have much time. We’re pushing very hard to make sure that the outgoing second-year students are part of the learning process as well.</p> <p><strong>What are some of the outcomes you’re hoping for?</strong><br /> <strong>HB-O:</strong> I am from Nigeria, a country where there have been very deep divisions and a civil war in which over a million people lost their lives. I’ve realized that it’s too easy for people to live in their separate worlds and grow up with very different views about themselves relative to others. This has a tremendous impact on the way in which they behave and relate to others. At the end of the day, it's about “othering.” It's about how you relate to others who are different from you, and how you can learn to see the common humanity even as you understand some of the real differences. Ultimately, how can we extend the boundaries of love and grief to a wider circle than our existing ones? My hope is that our work will have an impact in ensuring that students, staff, and faculty have a larger and more accurate picture of the experience of others in the community, and as a result they’ll be better able to relate to each other. I also hope that our students will be more thoughtful leaders as they go forward, running companies and tackling problems that cut across religious, ethnic, and national divisions.</p> <p><strong>KM:</strong> One goal of both the antisemitism and the Islamophobia and anti-Arabism working groups is to advance understanding in the community. Many of us don't fully appreciate and understand what it has felt like for Arab, Jewish, and Muslim members of our community over the last few months. When we are in pain, it's very hard to understand the perspective of others who may also be in pain but for different reasons. Part of what we're trying to do is to advance understanding and make HBS a place where everyone feels included and can have the HBS experience they deserve.</p> <p><strong>How will you measure success?</strong><br /> <strong>HB-O:</strong> I don't think that we should expect clear and visible signs of progress. I’m not hopeful there is going to be a great peace agreement or a moment when we can all say, “Well done!” We’ll get a sense of how we’re doing when people start interacting differently. Success for me will be when I see some of our Arab and Muslim students interacting, reaching out, and collaborating with our Israeli and Jewish students and vice versa. I like to think that in the beginning we'll see improvement in how people relate to each other within sections. And then, at the School level, when we can have controversial events and complicated discussions that are calm, productive, and deepen learning. </p> <p>I hope that expressing and hearing different points of view will be accepted as a normal thing and as an experience that enriches us. Ultimately, success will show up in what people do with their lives after they leave HBS, and that is only something that we can know in retrospect.</p> <p><strong>KM:</strong> We have to remember, however, that a calm environment doesn't mean everything is better or even okay. The types of biases, stereotypes, and fear we're trying to address have, unfortunately, existed for years and we must continue to be actively on the alert for them. This is why we're focusing on actions that will persist and that can be sustained over time. We hope to see signs that our community is more open minded, curious, and aware.</p> <p><strong>What else would you like our community to know?</strong><br /> <strong>HB-O: </strong>An important part of this exercise is the after-action review. Something like this will occur again in the future. How will we respond? What works and does not work? What do we need to look out for? </p> <p><strong>KM:</strong> As a community, I think we struggled to fully recognize the grief that followed the Hamas terrorist attack and the Israeli government's response. Our Jewish community is grieving. Our Arab and Muslim communities are grieving. Many others are grieving. Out of fear of saying the wrong thing, too many of us say nothing. It turns out that silence hurts more. Too many of our students and colleagues have been hurt by the silence of others. This grief gets renewed daily by the images of suffering from Gaza and the reality that Israeli hostages are still being held captive. </p> <p>We can’t assume that because our colleague, seatmate, or friend isn’t visibly showing us their grief that everything's okay. Everything is not okay for too many in our community and we need to keep showing up and caring for one another. We cannot fix the Middle East, but each and every one of us can take steps to make HBS a place where every member of our community feels cared for. </p> <p></p> Last fall, Dean Srikant Datar announced the formation of four working groups to address current issues on campus: Antisemitism, Islamophobia and Anti-Arabism, Classroom Culture and Norms, and Free Expression and Community Values. Below is our conversation with the faculty co-chairs of the Islamophobia and Anti-Arabism Working Group, Hakeem (Keem) Belo-Osagie and Kristin Mugford, about their priorities, discoveries, and plans for making HBS feel supportive and inclusive for Arab and Muslim members of the School's community. 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