Student Innovators Pitch Big Ideas at Scaler’s Shark Tank Event

Fast Summary

• The scaler School of Technology hosted the grand finale of its Pitch Challenge at the Scaler Innovation Lab in Bengaluru, led by SST’s Entrepreneurship Cell.
• Eight student-founded startups were showcased, with participants under 22 presenting innovative solutions to a panel of industry leaders.
• Judges included Bhavik Rathod (India Head at Scale AI), Subhash Choudhary (Co-founder of Dukaan), and Abhimanyu Saxena (Co-founder of Scaler).
• First Prize: ₹1 lakh awarded to Aether Labs Flow for its AI-based business management and CRM solution for insurance agents, showing early market validation with paying customers.
• second Prize: ₹50,000 awarded to Health Nivaran, an AI health assistant focusing on underserved patients through WhatsApp-based care tools.
• Third & Fourth Places: ₹50,000 each won by:

– Gradonix, an academic assessment tool using AI for automated feedback in education.
– Cytroid, creators of a tech-integrated smart bicycle offering theft protection and gesture-based controls.

• Other finalists included ventures like Godamlelo (warehouse optimization), MailCheck (anti-abuse API for free trials), and ReArc (personalized learning platform powered by AI).
• Cash prizes totaled over ₹2.5 lakhs; some teams are progressing toward pilot deployments and funding discussions.

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