Friday, April 24, 2026
HopStart Competition Day – Inn at the Colonnade
| 8 to 9 a.m. | Check In and Breakfast | Grand Lobby |
| 9:00 to 9:15 a.m. | Opening Remarks | Grand Lobby |
| 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. | Round 1 Presentations | |
| General Ventures I | Colonnade Room | |
| General Ventures II | Tuscany Room | |
| General Ventures III | Gilman Room | |
| General Ventures IV | Canterbury Room | |
| Healthcare Ventures | Co-working Space | |
| Medical Technology Ventures I | Eisenhower Room | |
| Medical Technology Ventures II | Hubble Solarium | |
| 12:00 to 1 p.m. | Lunch and Finalists Announcement | Grand Lobby |
| 1:15 to 4 p.m. | Final Round Presentations | |
| General Ventures I | Colonnade Room | |
| General Ventures II | Eisenhower Room | |
| Healthcare Ventures | Hubble Solarium | |
| Medical Technology Ventures | Canterbury South | |
| 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. | Awards Ceremony | Atrium Ballroom, 2nd Floor |
Round 1 Presentation Order by Category
General Ventures
| Time | General I | General II | General III | General IV |
| 9:32 AM | Affinity Spark | Echo Shield | GreenModule | Dentiphage |
| 9:40 AM | Sleep King | Bal Road Guard | LaunchPad | Altera Labs |
| 9:48 AM | Safe Bite | Oh! Deer | CycleBox | PointeSense |
| 9:56 AM | Cerebro 113 | Envision Play | GrowBlock | Viridare |
| 10:04 AM | Flavor Journeys | Aphro Essence | What2Do | BioBuild |
| 10:12 AM | HydraLock | Mercury | Hear & Now | Spatial Decision Support |
| 10:20 AM | BREAK | BREAK | BREAK | BREAK |
| 10:28 AM | PolAi | OpenStake | MyKefi | Hotpot |
| 10:36 AM | BrightCheck | Aegex 3D | LastDrop | Synes |
| 10:44 AM | Remi | SaddleReady | PFast | DevMinds |
| 10:52 AM | Small Business Platform | Crab-Back | QuikCrete | UnivoNest |
| 11:00 AM | The Search Engine Company | APTrust Labs | VPC | StepUp |
| 11:08 AM | SnowBat |
Healthcare Ventures
| Time | Healthcare |
| 9:32 AM | Flowcura |
| 9:40 AM | MindCareConnect |
| 9:48 AM | Axeris |
| 9:56 AM | ClinicAIre |
| 10:04 AM | BioAthlete |
| 10:12 AM | AIDA |
| 10:20 AM | Pheonix Evac |
| 10:28 AM | BREAK |
| 10:36 AM | Guardian.AI |
| 10:44 AM | CareCheck |
| 10:52 AM | Follow Through Care |
| 11:00 AM | IRIS |
| 11:08 AM | Kujali |
| 11:16 AM | Merina |
Medical Technology Ventures
| Time | Med Tech I | Med Tech II |
| 9:32 AM | DexaDx | Lumenate Medical |
| 9:40 AM | Oralis | Illuvion Bio |
| 9:48 AM | CathAlert | SafeSock |
| 9:56 AM | Parkinetics | AKITA |
| 10:04 AM | EarMotion | CareCue |
| 10:12 AM | BREAK | BREAK |
| 10:20 AM | Frontline Seal-48 | Dialyseal |
| 10:28 AM | DeltaP | PelviStim |
| 10:36 AM | Novablade | Elevair |
| 10:44 AM | ComfortCare | BlueHealer Medical |