About this Event
Join us for pitch night of the !
The MIT WFA Innovation Prize is an annual startup competition that awards $30K+ in innovation grants to student-led teams from across the US. Since beginning in 2015, the Prize has awarded $225K across 21 winning teams.
Witness pitches from our six finalist teams, listen to Q&A with our esteemed panel of judges, and find out which venture will be crowned the 2024 grand prize winner. Attendees will have the opportunity to network with industry leaders and professionals over dinner, and hear from keynote speaker, Florian Schattenmann, CTO and VP of R&D at Cargill. We hope you'll join us for an electric night of innovation and networking!
2024 Finalists:
Aquasaic
Crop Diagnostix
Datum Agriculture
GramHeet
Liter
Tarragon Systems
2024 Judges:
Ashlie Burkart - Chief Scientific Officer, Germin8 Ventures
Erum Sattar - Lecturer and Former Program Director of the Sustainable Water Management Program, Tufts University
Johanna Wolfson - Cofounder and General Partner, Azolla Ventures
Bill Harvey - Managing Director, Water Innovation Advisors
Sezin Yigit - Entrepreneurial Coach and Associate Director for Science and Strategy, Lab Central
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
MIT Media Lab, 75 Amherst Street, Cambridge, United States
USD 15.00
