On April 8, the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship hosted the 2025 Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition at Sears think[box]. The competition challenged participants to share ideas across four areas: an idea track, research track, social impact track, and venture track.
Krupa Venkatesan and Menaka Wijeratne, both biomedical engineering and computer science majors in the Class of 2027, received the $4,000 prize certificate for first place in the social impact track. They are developing eLEXir, a cross-platform app that targets the lack of resources and qualified educators for those with developmental delays who need specialized educational support.
View the full list of winners on the Veale Institute’s website.