Yeshiva University Innovation Lab

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Join us on Tuesday, March 25 at Yagoda Commons as competing teams from across Yeshiva University battle it out for the top prize at... YU INNOVATION CHALLENGE PITCH NIGHT 2025! This event is open to the entire YU community and friends. RSVP at https://lnkd.in/eGeRuRJy Natasha Srulowitz John Perez Lorraine Marchand Sy Syms School of Business Yeshiva University - Shevet Glaubach Center Katz School of Science and Health Arieli Group Evan Renov Moshe Bellows Tracy Harmon Blumenfeld Avi (Abraham) Rosenbaum, Ph.D. Tamar Avnet

Take a look back at some of the highlights from the recent #YUInnovationChallenge2025 Orientation on February 11! ?? Full recap post to come! ??: Melanie Hedvat

???????????????????? ?????????????????? ????????????! We're pleased to announce that we've added Dr. Tamar Avnet to our esteemed Judges Panel for Pitch Night 2025! Dr. Avnet is an expert in psychology and marketing and holds several positions in Yeshiva University Sy Syms School of Business including director of the Sy Syms MBA Program and Full Professor and Chair of the Marketing department. Welcome to the Judges Panel, Dr. Avnet! She will join a robust Judges Panel along with: ?? Tracy Harmon Blumenfeld - Co-Founder, President & CEO - RapidTrials ?? Or Haviv - Partner, Arieli Group and Head of Arieli Innovate ?? Avi (Abraham) Rosenbaum, Ph.D. '02YC, '03R - Founder, Advisors.bio ?? Moshe Bellows '90YC - General Partner, Maccabee Ventures ?? Read more about Dr. Avnet and our entire Judges Panel as well as our Team Mentors, Pitch Night Speakers and Innovation Challenge Advisor at https://lnkd.in/eGeRuRJy Sy Syms School of Business Yeshiva University - Shevet Glaubach Center Arieli Group Arieli Innovate Katz School of Science and Health Natasha Srulowitz Lorraine Marchand #YUInnovationChallenge2025 #PitchNight2025 #Entrepreneurs #StartUps #PitchCompetition #YeshivaUniversity #SySyms #ShevetGlaubachCenter #YUInnovationLab

Our director, Natasha Srulowitz, met with Evan Renov, Eric Bentov and Or Haviv from Arieli Group during her current trip in Israel! We're grateful to Arieli Group for their partnership during this year's YU Innovation Challenge and Pitch Night competition including having Evan Renov as a Pitch Night speaker and Or Haviv on our Judges Panel! Katz School of Science and Health Yeshiva University - Shevet Glaubach Center Sy Syms School of Business

Meet the incredible ???????? ?????????????? for this year's #YUInnovationChallenge!? ?? Liz Hamburg - Founder & President, Candoo Tech ?? Dov Shamir, Ph.D. - Founding Head, Elementa Labs Mount Sinai Health System ?? Deepak Patil - Co-Founder, Roxi-AI ?? Shelly O'Donovan - CEO, Authentic Influence Group ?? Lisa Buettner - Founder, President & Senior Consultant, Anchor Consulting ?? Jonathan Taub - Business Development, Biobina ?? Natasha Shtraizent, PhD - Founder & CEO, FREZENT Biological Solutions ?? Burdin Hickok, DBA - Adjunct Assistant Professor - Finance, Leadership & Management in a Global Economy, New York University ?? Donny Zanger - CEO, Buildwrks ? Our mentors are experienced and highly successful experts in their fields who will be working closely with our competing student teams to help them develop their businesses in preparation for Pitch Night!? ? Learn more about the team mentors and register for Innovation Challenge Orientation taking place this Tuesday night, February 11 from 7-8pm at https://lnkd.in/eNQVxyKF *THE YU INNOVATION CHALLENGE IS ONLY OPEN TO CURRENT YESHIVA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS (UNDERGRAD AND GRADUATE)* ? Yeshiva University Yeshiva University - Shevet Glaubach Center Katz School of Science and Health Sy Syms School of Business Arieli Group Natasha Srulowitz Lorraine Marchand John Perez SJ Tannenbaum ? #YUInnovationChallenge #YUInnovationLab #ShevetGlaubachCenter #YU_SGC

??Turn your ideas into action and gain in-demand skills for the job market! Join the Yeshiva University Innovation Challenge—collaborate, innovate, and compete for a cash prize at the ultimate Pitch Night!??? ? ?????? ?????? ?????????? The YU Innovation Challenge is open to ALL current Yeshiva University students - both undergraduate and graduate - from every school, program and major.? ??? ??? ???????????????????????? ????????????????: Friday, February 7??? ??? ?? ??????????????????????: Tuesday, February 11, from 7–8 PM on the Wilf Campus in Furst Hall, Room 501.??? ??? ?? ???????????????? at https://lnkd.in/eGeRuRJy ??? ??? ?????????? ??????????: Tuesday, March 25, from 7-9 PM at Yagoda Commons on the Beren Campus.??? ??? The Yeshiva University Innovation Challenge is a joint venture of the Yeshiva University Innovation Lab and Yeshiva University - Shevet Glaubach Center for Career Strategy & Professional Development.??? ??? Yeshiva University Sy Syms School of Business Katz School of Science and Health Cardozo School of Law Albert Einstein College of Medicine The Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies RIETS - Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education Natasha Srulowitz John Perez SJ Tannenbaum Lorraine Marchand ??? #YUInnovationChallenge2025 #PitchNight2025

??Turn your ideas into action and gain in-demand skills for the job market! Join the Yeshiva University Innovation Challenge—collaborate, innovate, and compete for a cash prize at the ultimate Pitch Night!??? ? ?????? ?????? ?????????? The YU Innovation Challenge is open to ALL current Yeshiva University students - both undergraduate and graduate - from every school, program and major.? ??? ??? ???????????????????????? ????????????????: Friday, February 7??? ??? ?? ??????????????????????: Tuesday, February 11, from 7–8 PM on the Wilf Campus in Furst Hall, Room 501.??? ??? ?? ???????????????? at https://lnkd.in/eGeRuRJy ??? ??? ?????????? ??????????: Tuesday, March 25, from 7-9 PM at Yagoda Commons on the Beren Campus.??? ??? The Yeshiva University Innovation Challenge is a joint venture of the Yeshiva University Innovation Lab and Yeshiva University - Shevet Glaubach Center for Career Strategy & Professional Development.??? ??? Yeshiva University Sy Syms School of Business Katz School of Science and Health Cardozo School of Law Albert Einstein College of Medicine The Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies RIETS - Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education Natasha Srulowitz John Perez SJ Tannenbaum Lorraine Marchand ??? #YUInnovationChallenge2025 #PitchNight2025

?? Take a look back at the best moments from Pitch Night 2024! ?? Congratulations to Team Blue Cane from Yeshiva University High School for Girls for making #YUInnovationChallenge #YUPitchNight history as the first high school team ever to compete in and win the competition! ?? ?? Team Blue Cane: Camryn Brunner, Sarah Galanti, Maya Goykadosh, Ma’ayan Kotkin, Emily Segall (team leader), Hudis Schnur Team mentors: Mrs. Marci Karoll, Central’s Director of Technology; Mrs. Ruth Fried, Central’s Chair of the Science Department, and these students’ Biology teacher; Bracha Rutner, Head of School of Central; and Dean Michael Strauss, Associate Dean of YU’s Sy Syms School of Business. ???? Team GLINT: Mapalo Lukashi, Loretta C., Rachael Ojopagogo, Abdulla Mamun ???? Team B'Yachad: Lily Sassoon, Hannah Rashty, Hui Yang ? The Yeshiva University Innovation Challenge and Pitch Night competition is an annual weeks-long collaborative opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students across all Yeshiva University schools to develop and pitch business ideas under the guidance of workshops and mentors, culminating in Pitch Night. ?? Learn more about the Yeshiva University Innovation Lab at yu.edu/innovation-lab and the Yeshiva University - Shevet Glaubach Center at yu.edu/sgc ?? Uri Westrich Natasha Srulowitz John Perez SJ Tannenbaum Michael Strauss Noam Wasserman David Sable Joel Strauss Julie Feder Moshe Bellows Sy Syms School of Business Yeshiva University - Shevet Glaubach Center Yeshiva University #YUInnovationLab #PitchNight #Entrepreneurship #InnovationChallenge #SySyms #YU_SGC #ShevetGlaubachCenter #Collaboration

?? Take a look back at the best moments from Pitch Night 2024! ?? Congratulations to Team Blue Cane from Yeshiva University High School for Girls for winning 1st Place and making #YUPitchNight history as the first ever high school team to both compete in and win Pitch Night! ?? ?? Team Blue Cane: Camryn Brunner, Sarah Galanti, Maya Goykadosh, Ma’ayan Kotkin, Emily Segall (Team leader) and Hudis Schnur. Team Mentors: Mrs. Ruth Fried, Ms. Marci Karoll, Bracha Rutner ?? Congratulations as well to the 2nd Place team, Team GLINT, and 3rd Place team, Team B'Yachad! ?? ?? Team GLINT: Mapalo Lukashi, Loretta C., Rachael Ojopagogo, Abdulla Mamun ?? ?? Team B'Yachad: Lily Sassoon, Hannah Rashty, Hui Yang ? The Yeshiva University Innovation Challenge presented by the Yeshiva University Innovation Lab and powered by the Yeshiva University - Shevet Glaubach Center for Career Strategy & Professional Development is an annual weeks-long collaborative challenge where undergraduate and graduate students across all Yeshiva University schools form teams to develop and pitch business ideas under the guidance of workshops and mentors, culminating in Pitch Night. ?? Learn more about the Yeshiva University Innovation Lab at yu.edu/innovation-lab ?? Learn more about the Yeshiva University - Shevet Glaubach Center at yu.edu/sgc ?? Uri Westrich Natasha Srulowitz John Perez SJ Tannenbaum Michael Strauss Noam Wasserman David Sable Joel Strauss Moshe Bellows Julie Feder Bracha Rutner Ruth Fried #YUInnovationLab #YeshivaUniversity #SySyms #YU_SGC #ShevetGlaubachCenter