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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/atom.xsl" media="screen"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en-US"><title type="html">Nash News</title><subtitle type="html">Reporting live from the Incubator at the University of Virginia.</subtitle><id>https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/atom</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/atom" /><generator uri="http://telligent.com" version="13.0.0.29831">Telligent Community (Build: 13.0.0.29831)</generator><updated>2022-10-28T11:15:00Z</updated><entry><title>A Better Way to Rent with NewSublease</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/a-better-way-to-rent-with-newsublease" /><id>https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/a-better-way-to-rent-with-newsublease</id><published>2023-08-28T18:35:00Z</published><updated>2023-08-28T18:35:00Z</updated><content type="html">Rooney Lee, a recent Darden MBA graduate from the class of 2023, has entered the realm of entrepreneurship with NewSublease, a startup poised to revolutionize the mid-term housing market. With a diverse background spanning HR, Six Sigma, analytics, b...(&lt;a href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/a-better-way-to-rent-with-newsublease"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://vlab.virginia.edu/aggbug?PostID=453&amp;AppID=44&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Samantha Kee</name><uri>https://vlab.virginia.edu/members/skee</uri></author></entry><entry><title>Transforming the Audiobook Industry with Krity</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/transforming-the-audiobook-industry-with-krity" /><id>https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/transforming-the-audiobook-industry-with-krity</id><published>2023-08-24T15:45:00Z</published><updated>2023-08-24T15:45:00Z</updated><content type="html">
Aman Agasi, Aman Shrivastava, and Sahil Lamba are three mechanical engineers who co-founded Krity, a fully democratized audiobook marketplace. Through this platform, anyone can record audiobooks and earn based on their listenership. They initially g...(&lt;a href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/transforming-the-audiobook-industry-with-krity"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://vlab.virginia.edu/aggbug?PostID=452&amp;AppID=44&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Samantha Kee</name><uri>https://vlab.virginia.edu/members/skee</uri></author><category term="Venture Profile" scheme="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/archive/tags/Venture%2bProfile" /><category term="entrepreneurship" scheme="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/archive/tags/entrepreneurship" /></entry><entry><title>Predicting Success with Invest Capital AI</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/predicting-success-with-invest-capital-ai" /><id>https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/predicting-success-with-invest-capital-ai</id><published>2023-08-16T19:15:00Z</published><updated>2023-08-16T19:15:00Z</updated><content type="html">
Erika Bahr is the Founder and CEO of Invest Capital AI, a startup that utilizes Machine Learning (ML) to predict startup success. With ten years of experience in the field, Erika is a results-driven professional who has guided client accounts in imp...(&lt;a href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/predicting-success-with-invest-capital-ai"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://vlab.virginia.edu/aggbug?PostID=450&amp;AppID=44&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Samantha Kee</name><uri>https://vlab.virginia.edu/members/skee</uri></author><category term="Venture Profile" scheme="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/archive/tags/Venture%2bProfile" /><category term="entrepreneurship" scheme="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/archive/tags/entrepreneurship" /></entry><entry><title>Empowering Students through ML STEM Prep</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/empowering-students-through-ml-stem-prep" /><id>https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/empowering-students-through-ml-stem-prep</id><published>2023-08-14T14:00:00Z</published><updated>2023-08-14T14:00:00Z</updated><content type="html">
Minnie Lahoti, the founder of ML STEM Prep, is a firm believer in the transformative power of education. At its core, ML STEM Prep isn&amp;#39;t just another run-of-the-mill online tutoring platform. It&amp;#39;s a supportive community of mentors and tutors...(&lt;a href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/empowering-students-through-ml-stem-prep"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://vlab.virginia.edu/aggbug?PostID=449&amp;AppID=44&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Samantha Kee</name><uri>https://vlab.virginia.edu/members/skee</uri></author><category term="Venture Profile" scheme="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/archive/tags/Venture%2bProfile" /><category term="entrepreneurship" scheme="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/archive/tags/entrepreneurship" /></entry><entry><title>A New Way to Enjoy: Boozy Frozen Treats</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/a-new-way-to-enjoy-boozy-frozen-treats" /><id>https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/a-new-way-to-enjoy-boozy-frozen-treats</id><published>2023-08-10T18:20:00Z</published><updated>2023-08-10T18:20:00Z</updated><content type="html">&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;
Hoi-San Guan is the visionary founder of Boozy Frozen Treats. As an MBA candidate and seasoned entrepreneur, Hoi-San brings her extensive experience in risk management, program leadership, and logistics operati...(&lt;a href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/a-new-way-to-enjoy-boozy-frozen-treats"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://vlab.virginia.edu/aggbug?PostID=446&amp;AppID=44&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Samantha Kee</name><uri>https://vlab.virginia.edu/members/skee</uri></author><category term="Venture Profile" scheme="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/archive/tags/Venture%2bProfile" /><category term="entrepreneurship" scheme="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/archive/tags/entrepreneurship" /></entry><entry><title>A New Approach to Athleisure: Play Henry</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/a-new-approach-to-athleisure-play-henry" /><id>https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/a-new-approach-to-athleisure-play-henry</id><published>2023-08-08T13:50:00Z</published><updated>2023-08-08T13:50:00Z</updated><content type="html">Ellie Jamison and Grace Collins are the founders of Play Henry, an apparel brand creating elevated activewear and accessories for pickleball players. Inspired by the social and athletic aspects of pickleball, they create pieces that seamlessly transi...(&lt;a href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/a-new-approach-to-athleisure-play-henry"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://vlab.virginia.edu/aggbug?PostID=444&amp;AppID=44&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Samantha Kee</name><uri>https://vlab.virginia.edu/members/skee</uri></author></entry><entry><title>Environmental Sustainability with Petrichor</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/environmental-sustainability-with-petrichor" /><id>https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/environmental-sustainability-with-petrichor</id><published>2023-08-04T18:00:00Z</published><updated>2023-08-04T18:00:00Z</updated><content type="html">
Curie Chang is the founder of Petrichor, an apparel creation and disposal startup that creates sustainable, affordable, and high-quality basic apparel. Embodying the principles of extended producer responsibility, Petrichor takes full accountability...(&lt;a href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/environmental-sustainability-with-petrichor"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://vlab.virginia.edu/aggbug?PostID=443&amp;AppID=44&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Samantha Kee</name><uri>https://vlab.virginia.edu/members/skee</uri></author><category term="Venture Profile" scheme="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/archive/tags/Venture%2bProfile" /><category term="entrepreneurship" scheme="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/archive/tags/entrepreneurship" /></entry><entry><title>RoomMe: Avoiding Roommate Horror Stories</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/roomme-avoiding-roommate-horror-stories" /><id>https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/roomme-avoiding-roommate-horror-stories</id><published>2023-08-02T15:00:00Z</published><updated>2023-08-02T15:00:00Z</updated><content type="html">&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
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Sebastian Oliver, Brian Bernard, and Dmitriy Telemtayev (pictured above, from left to right) co-founded RoomMe, a digital platform that helps college students find roommates. The thre...(&lt;a href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/roomme-avoiding-roommate-horror-stories"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://vlab.virginia.edu/aggbug?PostID=442&amp;AppID=44&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Samantha Kee</name><uri>https://vlab.virginia.edu/members/skee</uri></author><category term="Venture Profile" scheme="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/archive/tags/Venture%2bProfile" /><category term="entrepreneurship" scheme="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/archive/tags/entrepreneurship" /></entry><entry><title>Pioneering Battery Technologies with Torpel</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/pioneering-battery-technologies-with-torpel" /><id>https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/pioneering-battery-technologies-with-torpel</id><published>2023-07-28T14:30:00Z</published><updated>2023-07-28T14:30:00Z</updated><content type="html">Recent Chemical Engineering PhD graduate Chen Cai and current UVA professor &lt;a href="https://engineering.virginia.edu/faculty/gary-koenig"&gt;Gary Koenig&lt;/a&gt; have worked together for years on battery research. They have discovered and developed an electrode manufacturing technique to load in more electroactive material...(&lt;a href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/pioneering-battery-technologies-with-torpel"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://vlab.virginia.edu/aggbug?PostID=438&amp;AppID=44&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Samantha Kee</name><uri>https://vlab.virginia.edu/members/skee</uri></author><category term="Venture Profile" scheme="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/archive/tags/Venture%2bProfile" /><category term="entrepreneurship" scheme="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/archive/tags/entrepreneurship" /></entry><entry><title>Eliminating Transaction Fees with Pare</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/eliminating-transaction-fees-with-pare" /><id>https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/eliminating-transaction-fees-with-pare</id><published>2023-07-26T16:00:00Z</published><updated>2023-07-26T16:00:00Z</updated><content type="html">Karthik Ramu and Akhil Maheepathi are the founders of Pare, a company that helps small businesses combat high transaction fees by providing a service that allows them to accept payments with 0% transaction fees and provide consumers with 10% + reward...(&lt;a href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/eliminating-transaction-fees-with-pare"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://vlab.virginia.edu/aggbug?PostID=433&amp;AppID=44&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Samantha Kee</name><uri>https://vlab.virginia.edu/members/skee</uri></author><category term="Venture Profile" scheme="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/archive/tags/Venture%2bProfile" /><category term="entrepreneurship" scheme="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/archive/tags/entrepreneurship" /></entry><entry><title>Revolutionizing Travel with Nonstop Points</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/revolutionizing-travel-with-nonstop-points" /><id>https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/revolutionizing-travel-with-nonstop-points</id><published>2023-07-24T14:30:00Z</published><updated>2023-07-24T14:30:00Z</updated><content type="html">
Payton Turner is the founder of Nonstop Points, an affiliate marketing company that focuses on helping students, from undergraduate to law, MBA, or medical degrees be able to afford travel at a reduced price. Payton has always been entrepreneurial a...(&lt;a href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/revolutionizing-travel-with-nonstop-points"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://vlab.virginia.edu/aggbug?PostID=430&amp;AppID=44&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Samantha Kee</name><uri>https://vlab.virginia.edu/members/skee</uri></author><category term="Venture Profile" scheme="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/archive/tags/Venture%2bProfile" /></entry><entry><title>SPOT Fitness: Putting the "we" in weightlifting</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/spot-fitness-putting-the-we-in-weightlifting" /><id>https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/spot-fitness-putting-the-we-in-weightlifting</id><published>2022-11-08T13:00:00Z</published><updated>2022-11-08T13:00:00Z</updated><content type="html">For many individuals, fitness is simply a daily part of their lives. For CEO and co-founder of the Spot social fitness app, Jeremy Suh, it&amp;rsquo;s his lifestyle. Whether he&amp;rsquo;s doing calf-raises in a Chipotle line or a 3-hour chest workout, Jerem...(&lt;a href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/spot-fitness-putting-the-we-in-weightlifting"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://vlab.virginia.edu/aggbug?PostID=409&amp;AppID=44&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Jason Brewster</name><uri>https://vlab.virginia.edu/members/brewster</uri></author></entry><entry><title>LA FOI JEWELRY: Faith brings inclusivity to a new brand</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/la-foi-jewelry-faith-brings-inclusivity-to-a-new-brand" /><id>https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/la-foi-jewelry-faith-brings-inclusivity-to-a-new-brand</id><published>2022-11-02T18:00:00Z</published><updated>2022-11-02T18:00:00Z</updated><content type="html">LA FOI JEWELRY was founded in 2021 by Darden alum Liana Lei. Born and raised in a small city in China, Liana grew up in a family of entrepreneurs and learned at an early age that nothing worthwhile comes easy. Her Dad used to tell her in order to add...(&lt;a href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/la-foi-jewelry-faith-brings-inclusivity-to-a-new-brand"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://vlab.virginia.edu/aggbug?PostID=408&amp;AppID=44&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Jason Brewster</name><uri>https://vlab.virginia.edu/members/brewster</uri></author></entry><entry><title>Vibez Music: Democratizing song choice</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/vibez-music-democratizing-song-choice" /><id>https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/vibez-music-democratizing-song-choice</id><published>2022-10-31T16:00:00Z</published><updated>2022-10-31T16:00:00Z</updated><content type="html">Vibez Music was founded in March of 2019 by Cresta Campbell, Trey Winn, Jordan Holsey, and Rehan Chaudhry. The founders didn&amp;#39;t initially picture themselves as entrepreneurs in their undergraduate years at UVA, but they noticed something was missi...(&lt;a href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/vibez-music-democratizing-song-choice"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://vlab.virginia.edu/aggbug?PostID=407&amp;AppID=44&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Jason Brewster</name><uri>https://vlab.virginia.edu/members/brewster</uri></author></entry><entry><title>Earnestly Co: A labor of love</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/earnestly-co" /><id>https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/earnestly-co</id><published>2022-10-28T15:15:00Z</published><updated>2022-10-28T15:15:00Z</updated><content type="html">Frustrated with the waste created by thoughtless gifts that end up in storage cabinets, junk drawers, and landfills, Emily Ashtiani launched &lt;a href="http://www.earnestlyco.com/"&gt;Earnestly&lt;/a&gt;, a corporate gifting concierge.
Emily is a passionate champion for customer experience, which is on...(&lt;a href="https://vlab.virginia.edu/ilab/b/news/posts/earnestly-co"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://vlab.virginia.edu/aggbug?PostID=406&amp;AppID=44&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Jason Brewster</name><uri>https://vlab.virginia.edu/members/brewster</uri></author></entry></feed>