"The Joust" is an annual event in which entrepreneurial UCF students from across disciplines develop business proposals and then compete against one another in the hopes of being judged as having the most promising plan. This event brings together big prizes, big ideas and prominent business leaders to create one of UCF’s most exciting student events.
On April 6, the final four contestants will be presenting their business ideas one last time for the public and for the judges. Winners will be announced at the award ceremony and reception that follows.
The final four teams will compete for $25,000 in awards, and include:
- ALTR LLC, led by Alexandra Gramatikas, is dedicated to providing easy and affordable alternatives to existing everyday apparel. The company has created a way to “ALTR” your existing blazer, polo, cardigan, or anything else with buttons, by adorning it with an innovative button cover which can transform a plain blazer into a trendy UCF sporting jacket.
- Greek Guide, led by Michael Irene, is a mobile application implementing cognitive learning techniques that uses push notification technology. The app enables new fraternity and sorority members to learn the entire history of a fraternity or sorority with ease.
- PHIDIAS3D, led by Malic Dekkar, is an emerging construction intelligence company that specializes in providing engineering-grade, millimeter-accurate 3D data of any existing building structure. By leveraging their expertise in algorithm design, they effectively increase construction fidelity and efficiency and cost of ownership while providing permanent accurate 3D records— considerably lowering risk and costs.
- PlatForm, led by Tyler Salem, allows businesses to create custom electronic signable forms to be used by the business’ clients. The software can be used by front-end users on tablet computers such as the Apple iPad, Kindle Fire and Samsung Galaxy.
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