

UC Venture Lab Demo Day Summer 2025
Join us at the 1819 Innovation Hub for our Summer Demo Day event ! Check out our 12 new venture teams, 5 from Venture Lab NEXT and 7 from the Venture Lab Accelerator!
Agenda:
3:30pm - Team Tabling + Light Bites
4:00pm to 5:30pm - Program (Intermission in between included)
5:30 onwards - Happy Hour + Refreshments
Meet the Teams:
Venture Lab NEXT Cohort III
The Culture Connection, Grace Shorter
The Culture Connection is a networking and business platform empowering Black professionals to connect authentically.
TriDry Print, Andrew Lewis & Donovan Rinderle
TriDry Print is creating a 3D-printed, removable chamois pad for triathletes to reduce chafing and bacterial growth during races.
Nail Pops, Ella Rumpke
Nail Pops offers reusable press-on nails with a non-damaging suction design for easy, stylish, and sustainable wear.
Veiss, Devansh Saxena & Siddique Korakottil
Veiss is a smart sensor system for gyms that automatically tracks reps, sets, and weights, syncing data to users’ devices.
Woove, Gavin Weiss
Woove produces 3D-printed custom-fit shoes that are stylish, sustainable, and waste-reducing through on-demand manufacturing.
Wordova, Rune Featherston & Khang Nguyen
Wordova is a browser plugin that blends bilingual vocabulary into users’ everyday web content for seamless language learning.
WynBrace, Wesley Wynn
The WynBrace is a safety harness for EMTs that allows secure mobility in ambulances during emergency patient care.
Venture Lab Accelerator Cohort III
EcoMerc, Guillermo Gutierrez & Manish Mishra
EcoMerc is building a scanner that identifies precious metals in e-waste to support efficient and sustainable recycling.
EmpathEQ, Alex von Rosenberg, Jon Monahan & Lucas Consoli
EmpathEQ provides AI-powered empathy training tools to help nurses improve communication and reduce burnout.
nala.pet, Zach Moore
Nala.pet is a smart dog collar that monitors real-time health data to help owners better care for their pets.
TonguePart, Sarah Dugan & team
TonguePart enhances speech therapy through ultrasound and gamification, making it more fun and effective for users.
Urban Hikers, Vanny Mwamba
Urban Hikers is a route-discovery app that helps users explore city landmarks and connect with their community on foot.
Free parking will be available in either of the surface lots in front of the 1819 building. The Demo Day event will be held in room 230 at the west end of the second floor. Light bites and drinks provided. We hope to see you there! For any questions please contact Josie Dalton at daltonji@ucmail.uc.edu