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Last week at the ASHA Conference, we presented to Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) and school administrators focused on addressing school-based speech therapy challenges. We also exhibited across all three days at the conference, signing 20+ pilot programs launching in early Spring and gaining 160+ SLPs eager to test our beta version. ?? Hearing how Sara can support their work in different ways has inspired our team to keep pushing forward! Thank you to everyone who visited our booth, attended our demo, and shared feedback! ?? Your support means the world to us. Know someone passionate about helping kids with speech disorders? Connect us! ?? Join our mailing list or sign up for early access at saraspeech.com to stay updated. Spread the word to fellow SLPs or anyone passionate about speech therapy! ?? Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season! ?? It’s going to be a busy quarter ahead for Sara! Cc’ing Sara, Zhonghao (Jonathan) Shi #ASHA2024 #SpeechTherapy #SLP #EdTech #HealthTech #SaraTechnology #Startups #HealthInnovation

We’re excited to share that?Sara?has been accepted into the?USC EdTech Accelerator! ?? ?? This is a major milestone in our mission to make AI-powered, evidence-based speech therapy more accessible for children, their caregivers, and Speech-Language Pathologists. We’re incredibly excited to learn from incredible mentors like?Mark DeGennaro?and?Doug Lynch, as well as collaborate with our talented cohort members mentioned below. Thank you to everyone who has supported us on this journey so far—stay tuned for more updates as we continue building and growing Sara! #USCEdTechAccelerator #SaraTechnology #EdTech #HealthTech #SpeechTherapy Cohort 7 Founders: Austin Martin, (Ed.M.) Bao Thien Ngo Dawn Harrison Drew Hart Erik Sibille Ernest Franklin Spicer Gonzalo Yrigoyen Cook Joel Nicholson Mónica A. Ramos Li Olivia Tomaeno Patrina Mack Rod Hinn Dr. Shauna D. A. Knox Sinclair Wu Ceyhun Aslan Gabrielle Grinberg Cc'ing: Jiaxin (Jia) Zhang, CSM? Zhonghao (Jonathan) Shi Weiji Huang Caitlin Carmenati Cheuk Yu Tiffany Ng

Join us on Wed, Nov 13th at 12pm for the CBS Virtual Demo Day to see how CBS founders are turning innovative ideas into reality and to see firsthand why Columbia Business School was recently ranked #5 for entrepreneurship in the world by PitchBook.?https://lnkd.in/eev2xkph ? This event will feature pitches from select startups founded by current students and recent alumni. Discover exciting new solutions and potential investment opportunities. RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/eU_SuBvu We look forward to seeing you there! Meet the founders and learn more about their ventures: ??ClimateKick - Edoardo Francesco Sabatino ’23 Scouts, arranges, and distributes green infrastructure investments, scaling climate technologies and transforming sustainable finance. ??CollabWORK - Summer Delaney, MBA ’22? Community-powered hiring platform connecting companies to the “hidden job market” for automated recruitment marketing at scale. ??Guilde AI - Schuyler Brown ’12 Guilde AI continuously optimizes database performance & prevents downtime ??HaveYouMet, Inc. - Joanna Wang ’24 The first no-chat dating app. Skip the small talk—get curated matches and go straight to real dates. ??LearnDetect - Francesca Bruna Pipino ’25 Revolutionizes learning disability assessment through rapid mobile app screening, AI-powered recommendations, and official evaluations by licensed professionals. ??Network Tree - Carly Doyle ’24 A networking platform that helps users manage and engage with connections on-the-go, using smart algorithms and data analysis for personalized recommendations. ??Pelican Invests - Alexandra Bono ’22 A digital platform that empowers families to save for education through goal-setting, investment advice, funding opportunities and financial curriculum. ????Puberry - Demetra Mallios ’22 A B2B SaaS company offering medically verified, gamified health education for K-12, covering topics like mental health, menstrual health, sex education, and more. ??Reincarnate - Galya L. ’11 AI-based software to accelerate R&D. ??Rubicon Robotics - Avery Schonberger ’24 Develops robots to film athletes autonomously and an AI analytics platform to analyze the video, offer suggestions, and streamline coach feedback. ??Sara Technology - Jiaxin (Jia) Zhang, CSM? ’25 An app that personalizes speech therapy for children with speech disorders, making treatment more accessible and affordable for families, while empowering speech-language pathologists with enhanced tools and support. ??Spacely Media - Chris Dowden ’20 A tech-driven marketplace for offline media that streamlines ad space transactions, making them faster, easier, and more efficient for publishers and marketers. ??SPARKET - Evan Fisher ’14 A live event wagering technology that helps B2B partners acquire users and increase revenue with community-based pools.

We're excited to announce the newest grant awardees from our summer incubator programs (Summer Startup Track?and the?Summer Entrepreneurship Immersive), following a competitive pitch process. These incubator programs foster a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship for rising second-year Columbia Business School students who are dedicated to advancing their ventures over the summer. The programs provide tailored advisory, a network of peers, talks with industry leaders, and as well as the opportunity to pitch for grants of up to $10K. Congratulations to this year's grant recipients! (Companies listed in alphabetical order) AMLAH - Aaron Levin ’25 AMLAH revolutionizes property tours by offering a seamless platform for scheduling and conducting remote tours with brokers, making the process more efficient and accessible. Bivicare - Andrew Yeager ’25 Bivicare helps self-insured businesses to find cash discounts on their employees' healthcare, saving them money and saving providers from the headache of reimbursement. FashionPawz - Chelsea Zhang ’25 FashionPawz offers fashionable, comfortable, and functional pets apparel and supplies to enhance your pet’s lifestyle with love and care. Formspree - Rohit Datta ’25 Add a form backend to your website with one line of code. Comes with batteries included such as spam filtering, 3rd party integrations, and submission analytics. Gamsa Foods - Sarah Hwang ’25 Gamsa Foods creates delicious, healthy, and convenient Korean-inspired savory breakfasts that bring bold flavors to your morning routine. LearnDetect -?Francesca Bruna Pipino ’25 LearnDetect revolutionizes learning disability assessment through rapid mobile app screening, AI-powered recommendations, and official evaluations by licensed professionals. Mayah Design -?Alexis Chestnov ’25 Mayah Design is an interior design platform that offers consumers the easiest furnishing experience based on their own styles and design best practices. Padel Hub - Matías Leighton Mouchabek ’25 Padel Hub USA is committed to promoting and expanding padel across the US via Padel Clubs, fostering wellness and recreation for all through a world-class experience and a vibrant community. Sara - Jiaxin (Jia) Zhang, CSM? ’25 Sara transforms speech therapy for children with speech disorders with an easy-to-use app that personalizes learning while also empowering speech-language pathologists with better support and tools. Sumly - Maggi Heneghan ’25 Sumly is the one-stop-shop for the self-employed to access on-demand AI-assisted bookkeeping, accounting, tax, financial planning, and legal services. Telly AI-powered eldercare journal - Annie Yu, PMP ’25 Telly is your trusted companion to manage care plans and enhance care with predictive analytics—revolutionizing support for your loved ones. YOBO - Ken Kobayashi ’25 YOBO is building a medication adherence improvement platform, saving 125,000 lives and $300B avoidable healthcare costs.

We’re excited to announce the Fall 2024 Columbia Build Lab (CBL) cohort following a competitive application process. CBL is an incubator that connects Columbia Business School student-founders with Columbia engineering talent seeking hands-on experience in building a minimum viable product (MVP) with an early-stage startup. Meet the founders and learn more about their ventures: Airlitz - Joel Dmello ’25 & Ben Tsujiura ’24? An AI-powered platform to purchase products featured on favorite movies, shows, and by top influencers. AMLAH - Aaron Levin ’25 A seamless platform for scheduling and conducting remote tours with real estate brokers, enhancing efficiency and accessibility. Bivicare - Andrew Yeager ’25 Helps self-insured businesses save money by finding cash discounts on employee healthcare, while easing reimbursement hassles for providers. CareWear AI - Yotam Gur ’25 A software system that enhances the lifestyles of dementia patients by boosting physical activity, monitoring vital health metrics, and providing insights into well-being. LearnDetect - Francesca Bruna Pipino ’25 LearnDetect revolutionizes learning disability assessment through rapid mobile app screening, AI-powered recommendations, and official evaluations by licensed professionals. Lithium - Ananya Wanchoo ’25 & Raaghav Salem Karthikeyan ’25 A fully personalized and customizable credit card. Mayah Design - Alexis Chestnov ’25 An interior design platform that offers busy consumers the easiest furnishing experience based on their own styles and design best practices. ONESIP - Tomasz Felpel ’25 & Avri Sainte ’25 A mobile app for cocktail enthusiasts to discover, rate, and share their experiences with specialty cocktails at local bars and restaurants. Sara - Jiaxin (Jia) Zhang, CSM? ’25 Sara transforms speech therapy for children with speech disorders with an easy-to-use app that personalizes learning while also empowering speech-language pathologists with better support. Sumly - Maggi Heneghan ’25 A one-stop-shop for the self-employed to access on-demand AI-assisted bookkeeping, accounting, tax, financial planning, and legal services. Threepio - Lara I. ’25 An AI-driven dialect-aware audio transcription, translation, and subtitle generation platform. ToothDoc - Zoe Mattana, DDS ’25 An integrated dental referral and networking platform that streamlines referrals between general dentists and specialists. YOBO - Ken Kobayashi, MD ’25 A medication adherence improvement platform, saving 125,000 lives and $300B avoidable healthcare costs.

?We’re so pumped to present our 7???? ???????????? ???? ???????????????????? this summer! Whether Health Care, Deep Tech, Consumer, Environment, Finance, Entertainment or EdTech - these Gals can do it all. Throughout the following weeks, we’ll be introducing you to the 47 rockstar female founders new to our community. Stay tuned to learn more about these unique individuals, their journey and what powers their daily drive! #femalefounders #accelerator #entrepreneurship #galvanizer #womenempoweringwomen #womenownedbusiness #femaleceo #mba