Media Coverage — Vocadian

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Harvard College China Forum Pitch Competition, 2nd Place Winner

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December 2022

MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition ACCELERATE, 1st Place Grand Prize Winner

Vocadian won the Grand Prize as 1st Place Winner in the MIT 100K Competition ACCELERATE.

Featured on Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) website: https://seas.harvard.edu/news/2024/04/seven-seas-teams-named-presidents-innovation-challenge-finalists

2024 PIC Finale Recording: https://innovationlabs.harvard.edu/pic/pic-2024/livestream#stream (Vocadian pitch starts at 33:25)

Vocadian won the 2nd Place Winner in 2024 Harvard College China Forum Pitch Competition.

HBSHAA/HBSAA-NY Healthcare Startup Showcase, Finalist (Top 6)

Vocadian was selected as one of the top 6 finalists by the Harvard Business School Healthcare Alumni Association and the HBS Alumni Angels of Greater NY to present and get featured in the startup showcase.

Plug and Play Harvard University Startup Pitch Session, Finalist

Vocadian was selected as a finalist at Plug and Play Harvard University Startup Pitch Session.

2023 TigerLaunch’s NYC Regional Competition, Finalist (Top 15 among 330+)

MIT Sloan 15.833 B2B Marketing Course Honorable Project, Finalist (Top 3)

Harvard Shark Tank Competition: An Evening in the Shark Tank with Kevin O’Leary, Finalist

Vocadian was selected as a finalist to pitch live to the successful serial entrepreneur, former business partner of Kevin O'Leary, and host of the event, Reza Satchu (hosted by HBS Entrepreneurship Club and Harvard i-Lab)

ERA Founders' Panel & Startup Pitch Night, Pitch Winner

Vocadian won the ERA Startup Pitch Night among top 3 selected startups.

MIT Founders Pitch Night, Top 5 MIT Teams, Pre-Seed Fund Recipient

Vocadian has been selected as top 5 MIT teams to pitch live and received pre-seed fund at SBXi MIT Founders Pitch Night (hosted by Glasswing Ventures and Underscore VC).

The 9th cohort of Frequency Bio hosted by Pillar VC, Selected Founder

Our CEO Yujie has been selected for the 9th cohort of Frequency Bio (hosted by Pillar VC), joining a community of extraordinary founders leading the innovation at the intersection of AI and biotech.

Harvard Innovation Lab’s Allston Venture Fund, Summer 2023 Pre-Seed Fund Recipient

Vocadian won the Summer 2023 fund at Allston Venture Fund Pitch Day on Jun. 29th, backed exclusively by six funds: Bain Capital, General Catalyst, Polaris Partners, Highland Capital, Underscore VC, and GETTYLAB.

2023 Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge (PIC), Semi-Finalist in Open Track

Vocadian has been shortlisted as semi-finalists at the Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge.

2023 MIT Sloan Healthcare Innovations Prize competition (SHIP), Semi-Finalist

Vocadian is among the semi-finalists of the 2023 MIT Sloan Healthcare Innovations Prize competition (SHIP).

Harvard HealthLab Accelerator, Inaugural Cohort

Vocadian (formerly SleePro) is featured as a finalist to enter the HealthLab, a joint program of Harvard Chan School and Harvard College’s Lemann Program on Creativity and Entrepreneurship (LPCE).

MIT Media Lab, AI4Impact Venture Demo Day

Vocadian is featured at “AI and Web3 for Impact: Venture Studio” alongside 13 other MIT start-ups to pitch to industry leaders.

MIT 100K Entrepreneurship Pitch Competition, Finalist (Top 12)

Vocadian has been shortlisted in the extremely competitive MIT 100K Pitch Competition as a finalist to pitch on stage.

Harvard HealthLab Accelerator Pitch Competition, Grand Prize Winner

Vocadian won the $20K Grand Prize at Harvard HealthLab Accelerator Pitch Competition.

Supermoon Capital, Snoozapalooza Sleep Entrepreneurship Pitch Competition, Finalist (Top 8)

Vocadian (formerly SleePro) was shortlisted as one of the 10 Finalists in Supermoon Capital’s inaugural pitch competition. Supermoon Capital is a Sleep Science focused Venture Capital Fund.

MBA Fund Pitch Competition, Finalist (Top 8)

Vocadian is the finalist of MBA Fund Pitch Competition representing top teams from Harvard University among fellow startups from Stanford and Wharton.

2023 NfX MIT FAST Competition, Shortlist

Vocadian is shortlisted in MIT NfX FAST Competition representing top teams from MIT, hosted by NfX Capital.

Vocadian was the top 3 honourable projects selected to present in MIT Sloan 15.833 B2B Marketing final class, led by Professor Sharmila Chatterjee, emphasizing Value-Based Selling.

MIT CSAIL + Imagination in Action: AI Frontier & Implications Symposium, Invited Startup Pitch

In honor of the 60-year anniversary of MIT CSAIL, Vocadian was invited to pitch at CSAIL + Imagination in Action: AI Frontier & Implications Symposium startup program on Jun. 27th, 2023.

MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Launch Competition, Finalist (Top 8)

Vocadian has been selected in the extremely competitive MIT 100K Launch Competition as a finalist to pitch on stage on May 15th.

May 2023

C10 Labs AI Venture Studio and Fund, Winter ‘23 Cohort

Vocadian has been accepted into the C10 Labs, an AI Venture Studio and Fund transforming the future with Dimensional AI startups.

The 'Future of Capitalism' Startup Competition, Global Runner-Up

Vocadian was selected as the global top 8 finalists in the 'Future of Capitalism' Startup Competition, hosted by Leo Lion Foundation, and won the runner-up during the pitch for up to $5M USD in London, UK on February 8th, 2024.

2024 MIT Sloan Healthcare Innovations Prize competition (SHIP), Semi-Finalist

Vocadian is among the semi-finalists of the 2024 MIT Sloan Healthcare Innovations Prize competition (SHIP).

MIT 15.378 Building an Entrepreneurial Venture, aka “GSD” , Top 6 selected MIT ventures

Vocadian was accepted into 2024 MIT 15 .378 Building an Entrepreneurial Venture: Advanced Tools and Techniques aka “GSD, Get S*** Done!” class, as one of the top 6 MIT venture teams. This intensive, project-based course is the most advanced for-credit class in the Entrepreneurship and Innovation track at MIT.

2024 Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs Accelerator, 2024 HAE Cohort

Vocadian has been accepted into the 2024 Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs Accelerator, powered by Pegasus Tech Ventures, a program for early-stage companies designed to give alumni-founded companies the tools needed to scale up to the next level.

2024 Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge (PIC), Finalist (Top 5 in Open Track)

Vocadian has been selected as top 5 finalists in the Open Track in the 2024 Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge (PIC).

The Harvard Gazette feature: “Initiatives Showcase Solutions to World Problems”

Harvard Innovation Labs’ announcement of President’s Innovation Challenge Open Track Finalists

2024 MBA Fund’s Harvard Pitch Competition, Winner & Fund Recipient

Vocadian was the winner of the funding prize from Contour VC at the MBA Fund Pitch Competition Final at Harvard University

MIT Imagination in Action: Forging the Future of Business with AI Summit Symposium, Invited Startup Pitch

Vocadian was invited to pitch at MIT Imagination in Action: Forging the Future of Business with AI Summit on Apr. 18th, 2024.

2024 Harvard/MIT Startup Pitch Weekend, Finalist for Legal Pitch

Vocadian was the finalist at the Harvard/MIT Startup Pitch Weekend, hosted by the Harvard Law Entrepreneurship Project (HLEP).

Vocadian was selected as one of the final 15 teams in the TigerLaunch Competition, the world's largest student-run entrepreneurship competition, from over 330 ventures in the East Coast to move on to the next round, happening on Feb 17th in New York City.