IDEAS Teams
Meet the 2018 IDEAS Winners
On Saturday, April 21, 2018 at the IDEAS Innovation Showcase, 10 more teams were awarded grants to carry out their social impact projects. These teams are:
| Umbulizer Pakistan $15,000 A low-cost, accurate, and portable system that delivers consistent ventilation to patients |
Capiche India $7,500 An educational discussion platform for students powered by artificial intelligence |
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STEMgem |
PreserveAir Peru $7,500 Providing efficient climate field storage and transport services to farmers to minimize dehydration losses |
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DIL |
Loop Indonesia $7,500 A low-cost inflatable wheelchair seat cushion to prevent pressure sores |
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OZÉ |
Libremente Mexico, Peru $7,500 An SMS-based program to improve mental health of disaster victims in developing countries |
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TravlerPack
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Aeolian
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Current Teams
Looking for a Team or Recruiting Teammates?
- Attend an IDEAS Generator Dinner and pitch your idea! Tell the audience what skills you're looking for. Or if you don't have a project yet and are looking for a team, join us to network at the event. We host a dinner each October and February. More details on our Events page.
- Post your project on MIT's StartupTree site to recruit members, or search for projects to join - a site to connect student entrepreneurs and innovators, run by the Martin Trust Center [open to MIT students]
- Check out the projects that have entered IDEAS so far this year, and reach out to projects that seem interesting to you
- Join the MIT Co-Founder Connect group on Facebook
- Attend events across campus where you can meet like-minded individuals! Check out the MIT Innovation Initiative site as a starting point.
Remember that all teams must be led by a full-time MIT student. If you're not an MIT student, we recommend attending our Generator Dinner to pitch an idea or checking out the teams that are already entering the competition this year to see if they are recruiting people!
Teams Participating in the 2018 Competition
View the profiles of teams entering the 2018 competition here!
Meet the 2017 IDEAS Winners
On Saturday, April 29, 2017 at the IDEAS Innovation Showcase & Awards, we awarded ten teams grants totaling $95,000. These teams are:
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Hey,Charlie |
The Okoa Project |
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MDaaS |
Kumej India $7,500 Provides educational infrastructure to improve study environments for underprivileged children |
| Drones for Humanity Indonesia $10,000 A system of heavy-lifting, cost-effective, and rapidly deployable drones for humanitarian aid logistics |
Pukuni Community House |
| Need-a-Knee India $10,000 A competitive, high-performing transfemoral rotator available at a fraction of the cost |
Joro USA $7,500 Promotes increased resource use efficiency by providing real-time emission tracking for smartphones |
| Biobot Labs USA $10,000 A novel approach to epidemiology that utilizes robotics and analytics to mine data from sewage |
Nesterly USA $7,500 An online marketplace that matches university students who need affordable housing with empty-nesters |
Past Winners
Over the past 16 years, we have helped launch 150 winning teams with more than $975,000 in funding. These teams have one on to raise more than $40 Million in subsequent funding and investment, and half of the projects are still ongoing today. These winning projects have been implemented in 44 different countries.
