S&T students, faculty and staff to pitch at InvestMidwest
Posted by Kimber Crull
FarmVates, founded by Vishesh Tanwar and Amit Jha, is one of the three S&T-affiliated startups pitching at InvestMidwest. Tanwar, shown, presents during the early-stage accelerator finals. Photo submitted by Jerry Martin.
This April, three teams with ties to Missouri S&T will participate in InvestMidwest, the largest venture capital conference in the Midwest. This is the first time S&T teams have pitched at this event.
The three startups and their founders are:
- Infinity Miles: founded by Dr. Pourya Shamsi, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering
- PulsePointTech: founded by Bo Mahaney, a Missouri S&T Trustee and director of the S&T Policy and Armed Forces Research and Development Institute; Avery Lyons, Ph.D. candidate in mechanical engineering; and Janae Dill, sophomore in electrical engineering
- FarmVates: founded by Vishesh Tanwar, senior research associate in computer science; and Amit Jha, Ph.D. candidate in computer science.
Posted by Kimber Crull
