A team of student investors from Georgetown University took home the first-place prize over the weekend in the 16th annual Venture Capital Investment Competition.

The event, which draws collegiate teams from around the world, is put on by the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC-Chapel Hill.

A Raleigh-based startup, Aegis Women’s Health Technologies, was one of five companies selected to make presentations to the collegiate teams as part of the venture judging.

IESE of Barcelona, Spain, placed second and won $2,500.

Third went to INSEAD from Paris in Singapore with a prize of $1,000.

Emory University was voted the Entrepreneurs’ Choice. 

The presenting companies included:

  • Aegis Women’s Health Technologies, which is based in Raleigh. The medical device company os focused on solving the problem of chronic, recurrent Urinary Tract Infections (rUTI), through development of novel and elegant, bacteria barrier devices. This technology prevents movement of bacteria into the urinary tract, thereby reducing the incidence of UTIs. Allison London Brown is the founder and chief executive officer.
  • D-shape: “The World’s Largest 3D Printer.” The New York firm is taking 3D Printing to the next level, to apply it where it is most needed – the built environment: landscape, construction, buildings, interior design, sculpture.
  • Enplug, which is based in Los Angeles. The company has created a network of over 10,000 interactive billboards in restaurants, bars, clubs, and other high foot-traffic locations. Using smartphones, viewers can quickly engage with brands, venue owners, and other customers. Built on cutting-edge technology and ranging in size from 42 inches to 80 inches, Enplug interactive billboards are changing the way customers interact with brands.
  • NextInput, which is based in Atlanta. The company has developed a force sensitive touch technology that enables a third-dimension of touch: Force. Imagine pressing down harder to select and copy text, or pinching and pressing to quickly zoom into a map.
  • Semafone, a London-based firm that was founded by a team of experienced call center professionals with the aim of resolving payment card industry [PCI] compliance challenges faced by the industry. Its technology uses patented dual tone multi-frequency signaling (DTMF) to capture payment card data during a phone call.