Seed Fund Recipients
(Phase 1, Incubator Program 2026-27)
On October 8, the E-Hub hosted the Round 1 pitch presentations for its 2026–27 Incubator cohort. Nearly 50 teams presented their venture ideas across three concurrent rooms to a panel of Bentley alumni entrepreneurs: Bhavik Patel '09; Casey White '14; David Mintz '92 P'26; Doug Adams P'06; Jim Kelliher '81; Phil Mastroianni '05. Following careful evaluation, the judges’ recommendations informed the funding decisions and selection of teams advancing to Round 2, where they will continue developing and refining their ventures.
- See all Startups here: Bentley University Startup Showcase.
Congratulations to all teams that pitched and to those moving forward to Round 2!
Teams moving forward with Seed Funding to Round 2:
- Abréza, Team: Dylan Pothier, Rajit Khosla
- Backwind, Team: Rayan Anvari, Bryce Ryan, Scott Kessel
- BenchStats, Team: Marcus White
- Bescouted.ai, Team: Soleiman Marrakchi, Adam Yousfi
- BestFitBox, Team: Maryam Fazeltabar
- CampusCommons, Team: Angel Hidalgo, Luke Gardener, Iliyaan Qureshi, Nathan Kang
- Charlins, Team: John Ranno
- Constance.Global, Team: Melvin Brown
- DeckLit.ai, Team: Alikhan Kanapiya
- Dialed By H, Team: Henry Ohler
- Domium, Team: Jake Messinger, Jake Monheimer
- Fortis 22, Team: Luca Morris, Nathan Morris
- FutureMe, Team: Nora Gutierrez, Ingkar Serikpayeva
- FYN Intelligence, Team: Kyle Grande, Gavin O'Mara, Noah Spencer
- Haulwright, Team: Jack Gendron
- HUSH, Team: Ryan Connors, Micheal Fabiano
- K9 Dentist, Team: Peter Maro
- Moviem, Team: Calvin Monte
- NetNote, Team: Bar Shalev Merin, Aur Shalev Merin
- Osseo, Team: Aiden Dunton, Ethan Egdall
- PIQLE, Team: Xiang Chang, Stephy Dai
- SmartSoil, Team: Zohayb Riaz, Nuriddin Rustamov
- Solace Hoodies, Team: Ryan Juneja, Alex Elfenbein, Bosco Shimirimana
- The Clip Up, Team: Ava Candib
- The Tiramisu Spot, Team: Ariela Gjergji
- Trackstar Athletics, Team: Doug Brindle, Jimmy Liang, Abigail Ransley, Cam Egge, Michael Flynn
- Tripulskyi, Team: Mark Tripulskyi, Mayh'ki Gama
- Tripxar, Team: Maurice Neme, Rafael Intriago
- Zap Em, Team: Alec Hawley, Carl Cearc