Announcing the Venture Capital Investment Competition’s
Most VC-Backable Startups of 2021
Congratulations to the winners of VCIC regional finals.
Most VC-Backable, Evident Systems
Founder/CEO Bobby Calderwood
Reston, VA
2021 Undergraduate Northeast
LinkedIn | Website
We help you take complex systems and make them Evident.
Most VC-Backable, TerraClear
Founder/CEO Trevor Thompson
2021 MBA Northeast
LinkedIn | Website
Improves farmers’ productivity through end-to-end automation.
Most VC-Backable, El Camino Travel
Founder/CEO Katalina Mayorga
Washington, DC
2021 Undergraduate Mid-Atlantic
LinkedIn | Website
Boundary-pushing commitment to culturally immersive and responsible travel.
Most VC-Backable, Ecobot
Founder/CEO Lee Lance
Asheville, NC
2021 Undergraduate East Regional Finals
LinkedIn | Website
Environmental regulatory compliance twice as fast at half the cost.
Most VC Backable, Zeguro
Founder/CEO Sidd Gavirneni
San Francisco, CA
2021 MBA Silicon Valley Regional Finals
LinkedIn | Website
Complete cybersecurity risk assessment, mitigation, and insurance, allowing you to easily manage your cyber risk.
Most VC-Backable, Tensile
Founder/CEO Hugh Morton
Austin, TX
2021 MBA Central Regional Finals
LinkedIn | Website
Payment checkout alternative that lowers payment costs by up to 80%
Most VC-Backable, InsightFinder
CEO Dan Turchin
Mountain View, CA
2021 Undergraduate Silicon Valley Regional Finals
LinkedIn | Website
System of intelligence that uses AI to prevent IT outages for organizations like Credit Suisse, Dell, and China Mobile
Most VC-Backable, Glanris
Founder/CEO Bryan Eagle
Memphis, TN
2021 MBA East Regional Finals
LinkedIn | Website
Glanris manufactures a sustainable, low-cost water filtration media that can radically change the economics of producing clean water worldwide, all the while sequestering […]
Most VC-Backable, Syzygy Plasmonics
Founder/CEO Trevor Best
Houston, TX
2021 MBA South Regional Finals
LinkedIn | Website
Syzygy is a technology company developing a new type of photocatalytic chemical reactor to revolutionize the industrial gas, chemical, and energy industries.
Most VC-Backable, Hera Health Solutions
Idicula Mathew, CEO
Memphis, TN
2021 Undergraduate Midwest Regional Finals
LinkedIn | Website
Hera Health Solutions is a pharmaceutical device company specializing in the research, development, and commercialization of long acting treatments through proprietary bioerodible drug […]
Most VC-Backable, South 8 Technologies
Founder/CEO Cyrus Rustomji
San Diego, CA
2021 MBA West Regional Finals
LinkedIn | Website
A novel Liquefied Gas Electrolyte (LiGas™) chemistry for next-generation rechargeable and primary lithium batteries and electrochemical capacitors.
Most VC-Backable, CaliberMind
Founder/CEO Eric Westerkamp
Boulder, CO
2021 MBA Mountain Regional Finals
LinkedIn | Website
CaliberMind empowers B2B marketers to optimize pipeline and revenue growth by elevating the insights they need—without the headache.
Most VC-Backable, Soteria Battery Innovation Group
Founder/CEO Brian Morin
Greenville, SC
2021 MBA Mid-Atlantic Regional Finals
LinkedIn | Website
Soteria Battery Innovation Group Members are dedicated to enabling portable electric power without the risk of fires, no matter the circumstances. Our material […]
Most VC-Backable, Archer Roose
Founder/CEO Marian Leitner-Waldman
Boston, MA
2021 Undergraduate New England Regional Finals
LinkedIn | Website
Archer Roose is an alternatively packaged wine company dedicated to bringing sustainably produced, dangerously delicious wines in a format to fit your […]
Most VC-Backable Tie, Paperless Parts
Founder/CEO Jason Ray
Boston, MA
2021 MBA New England Regional Finals
LinkedIn | Website
The secure manufacturing platform that empowers everyone on your team.
Most VC-Backable Tie, Private Packs
Founder/CEO Suzanne Sinatra
Boston, MA
2021 MBA New England Regional Finals
LinkedIn | Website
Our first product, the vulva pad, is a natural, one-step solution. No cords or cleanup required. Enjoy instant, wearable relief where you […]