Semifinalist spotlight 🌐✨ Stories should evolve with the people experiencing them. Meet World37 from Stanford University and University of Illinois Chicago 🇺🇸 World37 is an AI powered platform where creators can build interactive story worlds without complex coding, while players shape the narrative through meaningful choices. By combining Azure OpenAI with persistent character memory, the team is redefining how stories are created, experienced, and scaled 🎮📖 Jessica Cao Huda Siraj Creative worlds. Dynamic storytelling. Technology that brings imagination to life. Discover the teams shaping this year’s Imagine Cup and read more on the blog:https://lnkd.in/gk-tCmng
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Semifinalist spotlight ⛑️✨ Workplace safety should reach every worker. Meet Sentinel Rhino from Rajiv Academy for Technology and Management, Mathura and Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra in India 🇮🇳 With Dustinel AI, the team is tackling undetected health and safety risks in mining and construction through AI powered worker triage and real time risk analytics for contractors. Designed with voice and icon based interfaces, offline functionality, and support for regional dialects, the platform ensures even low literacy and migrant workers can report hazards and stay protected ⚠️ Aditya Pamar Lakshya Sharma Aditya Chooramani Safety that includes everyone. Technology built for real world conditions. Protection where it matters most. Learn more about this year’s Imagine Cup semifinalists and read the full announcement on the blog: https://lnkd.in/gk-tCmng
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💡 Building with Microsoft Copilot isn’t about moving faster for the sake of speed—it’s about thinking more clearly as you build. In this week’s Advice for Startups, we look at how founders are using Copilot to move from scattered ideas to structured progress—whether that’s outlining features, refining code, or pressure-testing decisions along the way. Copilot can help you: → Turn early concepts into something tangible → Iterate on code without getting stuck → Stay focused when you’re juggling building, school, and everything in between But it doesn’t replace your judgment. It strengthens it. The teams that get the most out of it are the ones who stay curious, keep questioning, and use it to think, not just generate. 👉 How are you using AI in your build right now? 🔗 Read the full blog: https://lnkd.in/g_mJf4Fp
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Semifinalist spotlight 🚦✨ Safety should not depend on connectivity. Meet L-Guard Ltd from The African Leadership University in Rwanda 🇷🇼 L-Guard is improving road safety with automatic crash detection, driving behavior monitoring, and real time alerts for riders, families, fleets, insurers, and emergency services. Built as a hardware first, phone independent system that works offline, the solution ensures protection for users of any age, literacy level, or connectivity access. An Azure AI agent powers intelligent dashboard insights to support faster response and safer roads 🛵 Helen Okereke Erioluwa Olowoyo Ramadhani Wanjenja Manzi Terry Protection that works anywhere. Technology designed for real world conditions. Safer roads for more communities. Discover the teams shaping this year’s Imagine Cup and read more on the blog: https://lnkd.in/gk-tCmng
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Semifinalist spotlight Investing decisions should be guided by insight, not emotion. Meet IONMONKS from AMC Engineering College in India... IONMONKS helps retail investors cut through emotional bias with explainable, AI driven decision guidance in plain language. By replacing overwhelming charts with clear insights, the platform empowers investors of every experience level to make informed decisions with greater confidence Gnanesh G Clarity over complexity. Confidence over confusion. Technology that helps people make smarter financial decisions. Learn more about this year’s Imagine Cup semifinalists and read the full announcement on the blog: https://lnkd.in/gk-tCmng
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Semifinalist spotlight 📚✨ Access to knowledge should never depend on sight. Meet Clear For All from University of Sumatera Utara in Indonesia… Clear For All is reimagining access to books for blind and visually impaired students by replacing costly Braille production with Literaku, an inclusive voice command reading platform. Co designed with blind learners, the solution empowers academic institutions to support independent, equitable reading with no sighted assistance required 🎧 Clara Angelin Pijoh Farhan Ar Rahman M Rizky Fadhillah Rifki Al Sauqy Independent learning. Inclusive design. Education that meets every student where they are. Discover the teams shaping this year’s Imagine Cup and read more on the blog: https://lnkd.in/gk-tCmng
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Semifinalist spotlight 🚶♀️✨ Recovery does not end when the appointment does. Meet WalkTDY from Nanyang Technological University Singapore... WalkTDY supports stroke survivors rebuilding mobility at home by increasing safety, confidence, and daily walking practice beyond the clinic. Designed with a simple, accessible interface for varying vision and attention needs, the team is reducing barriers to rehabilitation while strengthening both physical and mental recovery 💙 Denise C. Jaya Trisha Jayaperakash Goh Yan Yi Confidence rebuilt step by step. Technology that supports healing beyond the hospital. Learn more about this year’s Imagine Cup semifinalists and read the full announcement on the blog: https://lnkd.in/gk-tCmng
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Every startup begins with possibility ✨ An idea takes shape, a few lines of code appear, and something that did not exist before starts to become real. In our latest Imagine Cup Builder Series session, GitHub Developer Advocate Kedasha K. shared how founders can use GitHub and GitHub Copilot to turn those early ideas into real products with strong development practices. The lesson for student founders is simple. Progress does not come from trying to build everything at once. It comes from clear iterations, organized repositories, and learning in the open. GitHub brings together more than 180 million developers collaborating, reviewing code, and improving projects every day 🌍. For startup teams, that environment creates an opportunity to build faster while learning from a global developer community. Tools like GitHub Copilot can accelerate the process 🤖 — helping founders generate code, explore solutions, and debug more efficiently so they can focus on solving the problem their product was designed to address. For teams building in this year’s Microsoft Imagine Cup, the message was clear: Start small. Iterate often. Build with confidence 🚀 Read the full blog: https://lnkd.in/gpjjE4a6 GitHub Education
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Semifinalist spotlight 🥦✨ Food waste often starts before anyone can see it. Meet SpoilSafe from Carnegie Mellon University... Using AI to detect early spoilage signals in the cold chain, SpoilSafe helps grocery and logistics operators prevent costly food waste before it happens. By making predictive tools accessible to operators of all sizes, the team is strengthening supply chains and supporting long term food security 🌍📦 Advika Vuppala Rohan Ganesh Troy McBride Vivaan Sawant Smarter systems. Stronger supply chains. Less waste, more impact. Discover the teams shaping this year’s Imagine Cup and read more on the blog: https://lnkd.in/gk-tCmng
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Semifinalist spotlight 🛡️✨ Online safety should adapt to the child, not the other way around. Meet Snailly Labs from Universitas Komputer Indonesia... Snailly Labs is protecting children ages 5 to 14 from harmful online content with adaptive cybersecurity that goes beyond one size fits all parental controls. Built with inclusive design, human in the loop insights, and multilingual support, their platform empowers families and academic institutions to define what safe means for them — with transparent, context aware protection designed for real world needs 🌐💬 Ariq Hikari Hidayat Muhammad Favian Jiwani Raditya Aryabudhi Ramadhan Regia Atmowidjaja Protection with context. Technology with intention. Safety shaped around families. Learn more about this year’s Imagine Cup semifinalists and read the full announcement on the blog: https://lnkd.in/gk-tCmng
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