Announcing the 2025 Jumpstart Cohort

This week marked the launch of Jumpstart 2025, The Garage’s summer pre-accelerator program for student founders to work on their startups full-time, supported by $10,000 and 10 weeks of programming and mentorship. Meet the 11 teams participating in this summer’s Jumpstart program: 

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Nyck.AI: Nyck AI uses agentic AI to handle procurement from start to finish, cutting the time SMBs spend on manual tasks by 90%.

Students:‍
Marc Davis
Daniel Sutheo
Manu Deva
Jason Latz

TurtleShell TableWare: TurtleShell Tableware makes microwave trays to ensure safety and comfort for people when taking food in and out of a microwave.

Students:
ND Nwaneri
Milo Fernandez

CareOn: Software to scale Hospital at Home programs.

Students:
Gabi Wang
Alicia Tao
Mengtian Zhang

Roots: Roots is a kit that helps you sort, label, and safely store your family photos in a firesafe, waterproof box.

Students:
Sophia Bogdanovitch
Maddi Anderson

Meemo: Meemo is a wearable device that instantly alerts both guardian and child with a gentle buzz, beacon, and light when they are no longer near each other in public spaces.

Students:
Nayna Anwar
Annie Wang

Irisight: Automatically processing and analyzing unstructured data. 

Students:
Sripad Ganti
Christian Hoimes

nLab: nLab combines the world’s smallest electronics lab with an interactive educational platform that teaches hands-on circuit-building, helping learners discover their creativity and develop the skills to fill critical tech jobs and fuel the advancements shaping the world.

Students:
Angie Mercurio
Rakshith Chatra

Rumaan Academy: A safe space for women to learn to read Arabic.

Students:
Zuviriya Anarwala
Sama Abusweireh

Feedlogic: FeedLogic optimizes CNC manufacturing via advanced data collection and analysis.

Students:
Lance Locker
Casey Arbelaez

Slow: A journaling app that gives you advice for any situation.

Students:
Nandan Dhanesh
Amal Dhanes

Quarkle: an AI editing partner for self-published authors. 

Students:
Samarth Makhija
Alessandra Mariano

Jumpstart will culminate with a Demo Day on August 27th for the teams to share the progress they’ve made over the summer. Join us in-person or via livestream to watch the pitches! Sign up here to be notified when registration is open. 

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