Summer Start-Up Scholarship Programme Presentations, 4 February 2015 UC Innovators Innovate Connect Inspire. Nurturing student innovators and entrepreneurs. innovators www.innovators.canterbury.ac.nz Welcome Welcome to the UC Innovators 2014/2015 Summer Start-Up Programme Student Presentation Day. This Summer Start-Up programme provides students with the necessary framework to enable them to fast-track their ventures to reality. Over the past 10 weeks students have been utilizing the lean business model methodology in conjunction with supportive mentoring to experience what is involved in starting a new venture. Today each team is presenting their key achievements from their work this summer. The 2014/15 summer program had 25 students working on 22 ventures that included a number of socially responsible nonprofit organizations such as a theatre company that wants to encourage young people to participate in the arts. Rural New Zealand was also a focus for students with the development of software to help farmers keep waterways clean of biological run-off. The programme now includes students from CPIT and Lincoln University. This new initiative proved to be a very successful progression, as it provided further diversity amongst the students and ventures undertaken. As the Manager and Coordinator we have seen huge potential in this year’s scholarship recipients. It has been a privilege to have mentored all these students and been a part of their personal and professional growth. We thank the sponsors for their generous support of this program allowing the students to really focus on developing their ventures over the summer. We would also like to recognize and thank those individuals who lent their expertise and experience over the summer. Congratulations to everyone, on your hard work and perseverance, it’s been a pleasure working with you all. Dr Rachel Wright Blair Wolf UC Innovators’ gratefully acknowledges our Start-Up Scholarship Sponsors UC Innovators’ gratefully acknowledges our Start-Up Scholarship Supporter Programme Time Venture 9:00 Welcome Two Weeks Without People Concept idea Email/Website/FB page Bridget Williams Two Weeks Without (TWW) provides a service for individuals and businesses to participate in a two-week fundraising challenge. The challenge sees participants give up something for two weeks as they fundraise for a cause they choose and care about. This social enterprise is driven by a goal of growing awareness and participation for social and environmental issues. The TWW challenge asks you – what could you go without? www.twoweekswithout.com Rachael Gresson [email protected] [email protected] One Great Gift Cameron Richardson One Great Gift (OGG): Collaborate to make a good gift great! One Great Gift is a better way for a group to purchase a gift or experience for someone. We make it easy to collaborate on a 'great' gift, and hope to reduce the number of cheap, meaningless gifts. This will be achieved on our website which boasts an easy online payment process and a dedicated page for your gift. With 'OGG' giving a group gift can be easy, and even fun. www.onegreatgift.nz Equipment Library for the Terminally Ill Courtney Green A concept similar to a book, or toy library where an individual can borrow equipment to improve their home care situation. The target group are people suffering from major illness and end of life care. The goal is to establish a library for the Christchurch community by mid 2015. [email protected] Pulsar Ivan Sadikov Pulsar is a smart and intuitive graphical search engine that enables anyone to quickly analyse large amounts of data and easily adjust the search themselves, including what and how data is displayed. The concept is being tested using TradeMe Property information, thus users are able to quickly ascertain a good deal amongst all the TradeMe Property data for Christchurch. http://sadikovi.github.io/pulsar/ [email protected] Hardclaim Games Daniel McKay Hardclaim Games is a game development company centred on creating games that are first and foremost, offer long-term fun and enjoyment to the customer, without the need for micro-transactions or other pernicious revenue gathering tactics. We focus on making an enjoyable, well-designed, gaming experience that users can play in their own time without hidden fees or "wait to play" mechanics. [email protected] TutorMatch Dea Majstorovic TutorMatch is an online platform connecting students and tutors, allowing tutoring sessions to be booked for particular university courses. It provides an alternative avenue of academic support for students delivered by other likeminded students. Concurrently, TutorMatch provides flexible and rewarding employment for existing students. We tested our concept late last year and are planning a major launch to the University of Canterbury students at the start of 2015 academic year. We are rolling out our venture to other NZ universities and Christchurch high schools during 2015. www.tutormatch.co.nz Our company has been created in an effort to create affordable, new theatre, and creative projects that are aimed at encouraging Christchurch people, specifically within the age range of 16–35, to attend. The co-operative is made up of a variety of artistic people with the like-minded goal of cementing a place for new, exciting theatrical and musical projects in all kinds of venues in the Christchurch rebuild. https://www.kindletheatre.co.nz [email protected] Kindle Theatre Company Emily Burns QTee Guy Hobson QTee is a mobile Hole in One Challenge Challenge located on Lake Wakatipu. This venture allows for a unique golfing experience and offers diversification to the current commercially orientated harbour front. Perfect for golfing enthusiasts and families looking for a new, exciting challenge to compete at and enjoy. [email protected] Damuna Charitable Trust Ivana Youn Damuna Charitable Trust is a non-profit organisation helping migrants and refugees in Christchurch. Our aim is to ensure that migrants and refugees settle in and make a positive contribution to Christchurch. We provide services that recognise and celebrate cultural diversity in our community. We also promote, and maintain, a positive and reciprocal relationship between migrants and refugees, and local New Zealanders. www.damuna.org.nz [email protected] [email protected] Kitset Assembly Services Jorgen Ellis Sport’s trainer (working title) 180 Degrees Consulting Kitset Assembly is a service firm which provides assembly of “assembly required” home furnishings for a flat fee. This service is offered to retailers as a benefit for their customers and to individual consumers. Kitset Assembly Services is currently operating in Christchurch with the goal to expand nationwide in the coming year. http://kitsetassemblyservices.co.nz Joseph Hall An orthopaedic ball launcher with a speed control system, silent launch, and multiple program settings, to assist sports coaches in training and rehabilitation. [email protected] Kirsten Curry 180 Degrees Consulting is the world's largest university-based consulting organisation. We aim to improve the impact of social enterprises while providing students with an avenue to apply their theoretical skills, in a practical and supported environment. This project has been working on the sustainable expansion of the University of Canterbury branch, in particular; focusing on the student experience. www.180dc.org/branch/university-ofCanterbury/ Rachel Phang [email protected] 10.30 Morning tea 11.00 Aerial Paradise Lauren McGee Aerial Paradise provides a unique take on entertainment and bar service for corporate events, weddings, parties and special events. Trained aerial acrobats will perform above the bar as they serve guests with the drink of their choice. Aerial Paradise provides more than a simple bar service; it is a unique, fun and exciting experience for guests. [email protected] YoungGamblers NZ Marco Zdrenka A non-profit organisation designed to help young New Zealanders (below age 30) with a gambling problem begin to address their addiction through an online, anonymous, social media source. Users can discuss their problems amongst their peer group, take advantage of tools that facilitate gambling reduction and find additional resources for counselling, or support services. www.YoungGamblers.co.nz Go Beyond Experiences Ltd Luke Gillespie Go Beyond Experiences empower International students studying in foreign tertiary Institutions to thrive. We use experiential development programs to give students fun experiences exploring the natural beauty of New Zealand while gaining skills and a self awareness that they can use in the work force and in life. Our mission is to lead the world in providing experiences centred on personal development, experiential learning, and social integration for students studying abroad. Our first programme will be held in March, for students who have recently arrived in Christchurch to study at UC. www.gobeyondexperiences.co.nz Linda Cruse is a humanitarian who provides assistance to communities severely affected by a major disaster through connecting businesses with the community. The businesses donate their time, and expertise to solve issues in the community that will have a lasting impact. We are establishing an NZ charity updating the website, and marketing, to get more businesses involved in the coming year. http://lindacruse.com Be The Change Hannah Rhodes [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Skinmap Matthew Milliken Skinmap is a smartphone app for people with skin problems, such as acne, and psoriasis. The app allows users to track the condition of their skin over time, along with helping them keep a journal of their diet, and the treatments they are using. The app then provides information about how different factors are affecting the users condition, along with graphs to visually track their progress. [email protected] MCAD Michael Pearson MCAD documents specifications of new products, for mechanical engineers, to be used in the manufacturing process. MCAD can also provide consultation and prototyping services for small to mid-sized engineering firms. [email protected] Tredan Technologies Steven Seo The Tredan Wheel is the next step in technology for smart wheels that can intelligently negotiate various obstacles. Users of mobile devices, such as Wheelchairs, incorporating the Tredan Wheels will benefit from the experience, empowering them with greater independence. Initial research indicates there is a very wide spectrum of potential markets where enhanced mobile movement over difficult terrain is necessary. [email protected] Aida Children's Fund Tariq Habibyar Aida Children's Fund is a non-profit Trust providing equal educational opportunities for children in Afghanistan. The "One Village, One Story at a time" initiative seeks to reach the children and help them write their own stories and share those stories with the world. ACF also aims to help reconstruction of schools in places where children study under tents or in open spaces. http://aidachildrensfund.org/ Blütech Tom Wilson An automated, Bluetooth-based, Indoor Positioning System to keep track of employee, and visitor attendance. The system integrates with existing backends to streamline the process of approving timesheets and managing payroll. It also has applications relating to evacuation roll-calls, and security. [email protected] CleanStreams Tom Beaumont Cloud based software system to help dairy farmers mitigate cattle waste from entering local waterways. Our service is designed to help dairy farmers design fencing, and appropriate flora insertion, specific to soil properties and local regulation requirements. [email protected] [email protected]