Announcing the 2026 Tufts New Ventures Competition Semifinalists
We are thrilled to announce the semifinalists for the 2026 Tufts New Ventures Competition! Out of a highly competitive applicant pool, thirty teams have been selected to advance to the semifinal round, representing some of the most innovative and entrepreneurial minds at Tufts.
The Tufts New Ventures Competition, hosted by the Derby Entrepreneurship Center, is open to Tufts students, alumni, faculty, and staff, and challenges participants to develop and pitch their venture ideas for a chance to win cash and in-kind prizes and resources valued at over $250,000.
This year's semifinalists represent ventures across three tracks:
General
AdjunctX— "AdjunctX is the creator app for busy 9–5 professionals to teach, share expertise, and open doors for others."
Barding Industries — "Bioindustrial mining both on Earth and Space"
Lighthouse Education — "Empowering every student's education."
Matcha Luxe — "Perfect Matcha. Your Way. Every Time."
Shinri Analytics — "We help asset managers and governments mitigate black swan risk by turning prediction market signals into actionable intelligence in seconds."
Sophie Bea Granola — "We provide a clean granola by using whole, fiber-rich, ingredients with no added sugars, preservatives, or seed oils."
Syren Systems — "Modular undersea drones paired with digital environments for the explorers of tomorrow."
TerraByte Technologies, Inc. — "We empower people to ask complex spatial questions that typically require specialized tools and knowledge."
Tewari De-Ox Systems — "We help meat processors and exporters reduce waste and emissions by extending fresh protein shelf life 10x with our patented Zero-OxTech®."
Uru Intelligence — "AI teammates for non-technical service teams — scale your firm without adding headcount."
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Cervica — "Comfort to patients. Confidence to providers. Trust in a painless procedure with Cervica."
Fisio — "Fisio: Track What Heals. Prevent What Hurts."
MemoRE — "We help families preserve the meaningful memories of their loved ones with dementia through immersive virtual environments that stimulate spatial memory."
Neurapsyc — "We help stroke survivors accelerate recovery at home by combining sensor-based movement tracking with simple, clinician-guided feedback."
RespiraBio — "Delivering diagnostic confidence safely and effectively for those who need it most."
Sarvia AI — "Accelerating clinical trials recruitment and engagement through intelligent automation."
Sonara Labs — "We help women feel comfortable and respected in gynecological screenings by delivering internal-level imaging without invasive probes."
Taban — "We help both private and public health workers in low-resource settings capture, diagnose, and report patient data offline.”
Turbo Target — "Transforming Drug Discovery, Transforming Lives."
WaterDog — "Precision Sound. Anywhere."
Social Impact
Artrium — "Make art communities more visible, accessible, and connected.”
Circa – Student Marketplace — "Buy, Sell, Exchange, Giveaway. Anything, Anywhere, Anytime."
jadewell — "jadewell helps chronic condition patients take back control of their body with affordable Chinese Herbal Medicine prescriptions delivered straight to their door."
Practices and Perspectives, Inc. — "Your nonprofit oasis for reconnecting soil, soul and society through authentic yoga education."
Reclaim — "Sell anything with a photo in seconds."
Rewilding Massachusetts — "Automated Surface Cleanup for Resilient Water Bodies"
SceneIt — "The fastest way to find what’s actually happening on campus."
Telaloop — "How Can Fashion Fight Poverty? By Reclaiming Waste as Opportunity"
Utpann — "Produce. Process. Prosper.”
Youtrofix — "Youtrofix: Giving you the power to fix eutrophic waters."
Semifinalists will compete in the live Semifinals on March 27, 2026 at the Joyce Cummings Center and on Zoom. Following the semifinals, fifteen finalists will advance to the Finals on April 10, 2026, where they will pitch live to share their new ventures with students, alumni, faculty, staff, and community members.
"We received a record number of applications this year, showcasing the incredible growth of our entrepreneurial ecosystem at Tufts. We're excited to have received a wide variety of applications in this year's competition — with strong representation from creative arts teams and small business teams. These are two areas of tremendous growth for our student entrepreneur community, and it's inspiring to see ventures that reflect the innovation happening on campus," shares Carol Denning, Associate Director of the Derby Entrepreneurship Center and Program Director of the Tufts New Ventures Competition.
We congratulate all semifinalists and look forward to seeing their ventures in action!