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Congratulations to the 2024 Pelican Cup Winners!

 

Pelican Cup Winners 2023

– FIRST PLACE TEAM -  $50,000 –

Cantaloupe

Cantaloupe AI is a dating app-style platform modernizing the foodservice +B1 and hospitality industry’s recruitment by pairing employers with job seekers through AI for unmatched compatibility, ensuring job satisfaction and lower turnover. Utilizing organizational behavior theories and AI, it predictively matches candidates with ideal roles, allowing job seekers to swipe right on the most fitting opportunities, and employers to automatically see top candidates. Serving jobseekers and service and hospitality businesses of of all sizes and applicants with a subscription model, Cantaloupe AI streamlines hiring boosts employment quality, and reshapes workforce dynamics with its innovative approach.

Tulane University & Southeastern Louisiana University

Team leader Rich Simmerman, team members Joshua Anderson, and Lane Degenhardt.

 

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Pelican Cup Second Place 2023

– SECOND PLACE TEAM - $25,000 –

Tipzy

Tipzy is a B2B2C platform designed to simplify the process of receiving and managing song requests in bars, catering to both bars and bar patrons. Our mission is to enhance the overall experience while providing bars with an additional revenue stream. The bar industry operates on outdated models leading to struggles with managing song requests, curating playlists, executing marketing strategies, and gaining valuable customer data insights. Rising operational costs have led bars to seek new revenue streams, and Tipzy offers a unique opportunity for them to capitalize on one of their core offerings – music.

Tulane University

Team leader Josh McCoy, team members Jake Marzullo, Tenley Gorman, and adviser Rob Lalka.

 

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Pelican Cup Third Place 2023

– THIRD PLACE TEAM - $10,000 –

Trigworks

Crafted for the modern individual, Trigworks revolutionizes muscle care with its eco-friendly, heat equipped massage tools, which present a cost-effective alternative to professional treatments. Unlike pain relievers that only mask discomfort temporarily, or stretches and foam rollers that offer incomplete solutions, our device targets and alleviates areas of discomfort to the point. The combination of precise targeting and portable heat therapy makes this tool a unique addition to anyone’s self-care set, providing relief from muscle tension whether at home, work, or while traveling, fitting seamlessly into today’s tech centric lifestyle trends and professional therapeutic settings.

University of Louisiana Monroe

Team leader Janet Stopka, team members Mackenzie King, Viktor Motov, Valeryia Trubskaya, and adviser Veronika Humphries, JD, LLM.

 

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– ELEVATOR PITCH WINNER (individual) $2,000 –

Sketchman, University of Louisiana Monroe – team member Supriya Pudasainy

 

 


 

Congratulations to the 2023 Pelican Cup Winners!

 

Pelican Cup Winners 2023

– FIRST PLACE TEAM -  $25,000 –

Rise & Rotate

The idea is for a medical device that will rotate a patient in a circular motion. This device would be ideal for people who are at risk of falling due to health conditions. Stroke victims who have limited use of one side of their body and those who suffer from neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease, which cause balance/equilibrium problems would benefit greatly from using Rise & Rotate.

Northwestern State University

Team leader Matthew Gamble, team members Hayden Stanley and Alexander Brown, and adviser Elizabeth Prejean, DBA.

 

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Pelican Cup Second Place 2023

– SECOND PLACE TEAM - $15,000 –

GloBowl

GLOBOWL is a sustainable company which purpose is to reduce the amount of plastic. We will accomplish this by providing a leasing service where you can return the globowl at drop-off stations. Currently, there are no other options available as a disposable to-go box. Common boxes will be thrown away after a short time of usage whereas GLOBOWLs will be reusable plus benefits. Our approach is to avoid as many single-use boxes as possible.

University of Louisiana Monroe

Team leader Janet Stopka, team members Olaia Becerril Alvarez, Victoria Abrams, Garrett Kahmann, and adviser Veronika Humphries, JD, LLM.

 

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Pelican Cup Third Place 2023

– THIRD PLACE TEAM - $10,000 –

ExploreMate

Explore Mate is an app that helps you find a local person who can act as your tour guide. He’ll help you better understand the place and enhance your travel experience. Traveling to new places is challenging especially if you are not from there. A local mate will help you see the best-hidden gems in the area and will take you to authentic eateries that you never knew existed. Who knows better than a local? You don’t have to worry about searching for places anymore, we got you a buddy that will give you the best experience you deserve.

University of Louisiana Monroe

Team leader Thalama Malla, team members Prajwol Pachhai, Ramesh Ranabhat, Manish Katuwal, and adviser Joyce Zhou, Ph.D.

 

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– ELEVATOR PITCH WINNER (individual) $2,000 –

GloBowl, University of Louisiana Monroe – team member Garrett Kahmann

 

 


 

Congratulations to the 2022 Pelican Cup Winners!

 

Pelican Cup Winners 2022

– FIRST PLACE TEAM -  $25,000 –

Gaea Environmental

Gaea Environmental is a full-service consulting firm focused on the acquisition, processing, and analysis of remotely sensed imagery via Unmanned Aerial Systems, more colloquially known as drones. Our drone platform and sensors, GIS capabilities, field biology background, and accurate machine learning classifiers allow us to attain data and insight matched only by companies with significant R&D investment. We allow small to medium-sized forestry, construction, and agricultural firms, in addition to private individuals, to capitalize on cutting-edge technology. This survey-grade data is the highest quality imagery one can purchase on the marketplace.

University of Louisiana Monroe

Team leader Paurava Thakore, team members Gannon Malone, Prabin Basnet and adviser Joydeep Bhattacharjee, Ph.D.

 

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Pelican Cup Second Place 2022

– SECOND PLACE TEAM - $15,000 –

Virtual Hut

Our plan is to create a replica of universities in digital format. This will help prospective students take campus tours from the comfort of home. The digital/virtual replica will be powered by AI so that any question related to the university can be answered.

University of Louisiana Monroe

Team leader Dharmendra Sharma, team members Mai Hieu, Samir Gurung, and advisers William Barnett, Ph.D., and Jun Yu, Ph.D.

 

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Pelican Cup Third Place 2022

– THIRD PLACE TEAM - $10,000 –

spotiT

Our website spotiT is a website platform that helps users discover events, entertainments, recreational activities, restaurants, tourist centers and more. A striking feature of our website is advertisements sales to commercial companies, with this being our biggest source of revenue. With our website, event hosts and business owners can list their events and businesses, thereby attracting more customers and guests.

University of Louisiana Monroe

Team leader Adesola Raphael Akinpelu, team members, Stanislava Prosvietova, Valeryia Trubskaya, and adviser Joyce Zhou, Ph.D.

 

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– ELEVATOR PITCH WINNER (individual) $2,000 –

RapidReceipts, University of Louisiana Monroe – team leader Tama Washington

 

 

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