About the eGames

The Lulu eGames is NC State’s annual startup competition, awarding over $100k to NC State entrepreneurs. The competition includes two rounds and students can compete in five category options:

This year Lulu eGames has gone digital. We’ll be announcing the winners of this year’s competition on this page as well as on NC State Entrepreneurship’s Facebook page on April 8 at 6 p.m.

The week following the excitement of the awards, we will be hosting a series of live Facebook interviews with the winning teams to learn more about their ventures. During these live streams, we will also be taking select questions from the audience. The dates and times for these interviews are still to be announced, stay tuned to this page and our social media channels (Facebook and Twitter) for updates on them.

The eGames is made possible by a generous gift from our sponsor, online publishing company Lulu.com.

2020 Finalists

Congratulations to the 2020 Lulu eGames Winners!

Out of 130+ students that entered this year’s competition, the following 19 teams moved forward to the final round. Congratulations to all of these NC State Entrepreneurs for their phenomenal innovations! Watch the 2020 Lulu eGames Finalists:

New Venture

CALM
CALM is at product that offers active-feedback deep compression for children facing heightened anxiety and stress
Kalia Health
Kalia Health is a biotechnology startup dedicated to improving women’s health in low-resource settings
PolyTec
PolyTec is delivering high-value functionalized polymer-based products with increased durability
SafeCrate
SafeCrate is a prototype dog crate aiming to reduce your pet’s anxiety during stressful times
Sani
Sani is a sister-owned South Asian fashion label focused on South Asian American women
Saphai
Saphai is creating a sprayable coating that can make any surface self-cleaning when exposed to sunlight and rainwater
Sol
Sol is a community-based translation app pushing people to move past boundaries and live courageously

Design and Prototype

Kalia Health
Kalia Health is a biotechnology startup dedicated to improving women’s health in low-resource settings
PolyTec
PolyTec is delivering high-value functionalized polymer-based products with increased durability
Ryse
Ryse is a startup dedicated to improving urban accessibility for wheelchair users
SafeCrate
SafeCrate is a prototype dog crate aiming to reduce your pet’s anxiety during stressful times
Saphai
Saphai is creating a sprayable coating that can make any surface self-cleaning when exposed to sunlight and rainwater
Summit Kinetics
Summit Kinetics presents exo; an non-powered assistive exoskeleton designed to help essential daily movement
Thermoelectrix
Thermolectrix aims to lessen the pain and swelling of injuries with their Thermoelectric Ice Brace

Social and Environmental Impact

CALM
CALM is at product that offers active-feedback deep compression for children facing heightened anxiety and stress
Kalia Health
Kalia Health is a biotechnology startup dedicated to improving women’s health in low-resource settings
Peak Coffee Processing
Peak Coffee Processing gives farmers an economic incentive to make coffee
Sani
Sani is a sister-owned South Asian fashion label focused on South Asian American women
Saphai
Saphai is creating a sprayable coating that can make any surface self-cleaning when exposed to sunlight and rainwater
Sol
Sol is a community-based translation app pushing people to move past boundaries and live courageously
Summit Kinetics
Summit Kinetics presents exo; an non-powered assistive exoskeleton designed to help essential daily movement

Built on Cloud

I/O
I/O Smart Outlet is a seamless smart device that decreases phantom energy consumption when you are away
Narvara
Narvara is focused on making college residential event planning as easy as possible
Seamless
Seamless is a platform to make fashion e-commerce a joyful and engaging experience for shoppers
Thermoelectrix
Thermolectrix aims to lessen the pain and swelling of injuries with their Thermoelectric Ice Brace

Arts Venture

Choir Baton
Choir Baton is an online choral community to get #morepeoplesinging
The Salsa Underground Experience
The Salsa Underground Experience is Daniela Patiño’s exclusive Salsa party and movement for ‘Salsa dance nerds’
PowHerSuit
PowHerSuit aims to provide fashionable business apparel for petite women
Sani
Sani is a sister-owned South Asian fashion label focused on South Asian American women
Thermoelectrix
Thermolectrix aims to lessen the pain and swelling of injuries with their Thermoelectric Ice Brace
ZipToVIP
ZiptoVip helps small online creators gain exposure on competitive online platforms

Daugherty Endowment

Funxion
Funxion is a fashion tech company developing a continuous, real-time health monitoring apparel
Indago Devices
Indago has the world’s smallest RFID chip
PhotoCide Protections
PhotoCide Protection, Inc. is developing the SafeLight product line – a next-generation family of environmentally-friendly products that can disinfect a wide range of pathogens
Stitch Partners
Stitch Partners is developing smoke remediation technology for use in confined spaces where venting is not an option
Vector Textiles
Vector Textile fabrics are designed to prevent mosquitos from getting through to skin, preventing world-wide afflictions due to mosquitos.

Special Thanks

A special thanks for to the following judges who made the 2020 Lulu eGames possible:

Ben Armstrong, Bentley Olive, Bob Creeden, Connor Regan, Daniel Cole, David Coleal, David Tillack, Garrett Dailey, Greg Hopper, Hannah Weinberger, John Austin, John Hathorn, Laura Schranz, Matthew Pepe, Michael Rupert, Nandini Mendu, Oz Merchant, Rachael Meleney, Sarah Boon, Sean Echevarria, Steven Guido, Sunny Su, Tom Snyder, Keith Vest, Precious Wilson, Angela Lombardi, Annah Lee, Bethany Studnicky, Brett Morris, Chasta Hamilton, Dara Baldwin, Julia Caston, Kyle Hazard, Tea Blumer, Brent Miller, Anna Campbell, Benjamin Bradley, Carolina Arias, Catherine Gomes, Cris Masselle, Emily Neville, Greg Norton, Heather Grey, Ian Hopkins, Jeffery Terebey, Jessica Porta, Monika Kondura, Tyan O’Donnell, and Shraddha Rathod

A special thanks for all the sponsors that made the 2020 Lulu eGames possible:

Lulu
IBM
Murphy’s Naturals
Rockridge Venture Law
Chiesi
HQ Raleigh
NC State Business Sustainability Collaborative

The Daugherty Track at the Lulu eGames is made possible thanks to the following:

Richard and Marlene Daugherty Entrepreneurialism Endowment
Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science
NC State Office of Partnerships
NC State Office of Research Commercialization

Lulu eGames 2019

The semester-long competition wrapped up on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 with a live event celebrating the winning teams.

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