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Ramesh Places First in Vol Court Pitch Competition

Aniirudh Ramesh (PhD mechanical engineering ’25) was awarded first place at the Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s fall 2024 Vol Court.   

Vol Court is a four-week entrepreneurial speaker series that culminates in a 90-second business idea pitch competition. Ramesh, a graduate research assistant, was awarded $1,500 for his successful pitch about ASTERS, an AI-powered decision support system that mitigates active-shooter scenarios that he co-founded. 

Participating students put what they learned in the speaker series into practice by pitching their business ideas to a panel of successful entrepreneurs.  

“It’s truly a great honor to get a platform to distill a complex idea into an information-dense, 90-second pitch,” Ramesh said. “This invaluable training — coupled with the prize money — will significantly advance our efforts in bringing our technology to market.”  

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