Achievements
Accomplishments from the companies in the Capstone for the year 2019-2020
CU New Venture Challenge
AI arena, Techucate and ZeroIn made it to round 2 of CU new venture challenge.
Out of a total of 150 teams that competed in the NVC IT round 1, 3 of our teams made it to the NVC IT Round 2.Boulder Boomtown Accelerator
Congratulations to Chase Dudas and ZeroIn on being admitted to Boulder's Boomtown accelerator.Companies
Companies that have been started in the Capstone
Certish
The web's notary: a public key infrastructure for the public
Bevara
Connecting outdoor users with outdoor nonprofit organizations to preserve our outdoor spaces for future generations.
Data Harbor
Redefining Information Access Systems
Sundown
Making fun nights safer!
Terbo
To Tuned a Faster and Safer Automobile
Cartable
Helping the community by connecting the community.
Charito
Competetive fundraising events for video livestreaming with StreamElements and StreamLabs integration.
Ciel
Connecting high-quality artists to high-quality clients.
PLANR
Collaborative trip planning made easy
Techucate
The best startup in the world
Aux
Take the Guessing Out of Music
Herbanite
Taking the concrete out of the jungle.
Lawliet
Shared virtual environments, without the excruciating pain!
Libnosis
Machine Learning Infrastructure as a Service
OnTab
Spend less time at the register, and more time with your friends
AIArena
Online competition platform between user-made AIs
V2
E-commerce platform for musicians
Boost
A new way to share your story
Modscholar
A modern directory for Open Science
SmartGuitar
Personalize your guitar playing
Time Line
Rough layout of the 2019-2020 year long capstone
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August
Form Teams
Within the first few weeks of class, students pitch ideas to each other and with the goal of forming teams. Some students come to class with multiple ideas, while others come with just one. Students self select there teams, however students may switch of leave teams throughout the year.
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September - October
Idea Validation
Once students form teams, they are taught to go out and validate there ideas. Students are encouraged not to build products or MVPs. Students go through the steps of learning how to validate not only idea/market fit, but founder/market fit. The thought of idea validation is present through the Capstone.
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November - December
MVP Creation & Pitch Practice
Now that students have validated there ideas, they are encouraged to create MVPs to test the assumptions that they have made about their business. They also learn and practice how to present there business to others. At the end of the first semester they present to a group of industry professionals from all across Boulder.
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January - Feb
Ramping Up
Students spend the first couple of months of the second semester building out their products. To assist in this numerous industry professionals are brought in to teach about marketing, tax law, intellectual property, scaling, hiring, and more.
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March
CU New Venture Challenge
Now that the students businesses have gained sufficient traction, the students practice their pitches in preparation of the CU NVC.
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April
College of Engineering & Applied Science Expo
Students get prepared to present their business in the College Expo by working further on building out their working products.
Instructors
Professor Rick Han
Associate Professor - Department of Computer Science
Zach Nies
VP of Education - Techstars
Joshua Abdulla
Faculty member - Department of Computer Science