CoVolta Wins Grand Prize and Audience Choice at 10th Jeff Marine Bull Ring
CoVolta won the grand prize of $10,000 at the 10th annual Jeff Marine Bull Ring New Venture Competition for its innovative solution to bolster grid stability by deploying a network of small home batteries in neighborhoods with aging infrastructure and high-energy demand. CoVolta also captured the Audience Choice Award.
CoVolta: Tim Attewell (CSUN graduate student and event presenter), Laura Attewell and Vdei Vartani
Other Awards:
Second Place ($5,000)
ChronoFlow–Ashot Gharibyan, Karen Shirvanyan, Robert Paronyan and Timothy Tracy
Chronoflow is an AI-powered project management platform that streamlines workflows, tracks progress and enhances collaboration to help teams work smarter and stay productive with intelligent automation and real-time insights.
Third Place ($2,500)
Sassy Mouth Straws—Brittany Evans and Shelton Evans
Sassy Mouth Straws is developing a line of stylish, reusable boba and cocktail straws to help eco-conscious consumers and event planners reduce plastic waste with fun, customizable designs and a sustainable alternative to single-use plastics.
Audience Choice Award ($2,500)
CoVolta–Tim Attewell, Laura Attewell and Vedi Vartani
CoVolta helps electrical utilities maintain a safe and stable power grid by deploying and managing a network of small home batteries in neighborhoods with aging infrastructure and high energy demand.
Social Impact Award ($2,500)
New Earth Regeneration Initiative—Carlos Marin and Luis Lopez
New Earth Regeneration Initiative has developed a method for processing organic waste destined for landfills and transforming it into nutrient-rich soil that can be used for ecosystem restoration of damaged land.
Best in Technology Award ($2,500) *TIE*
AutoEdit—Devin Huynh, Jason Tran and Mateo Jimenez
AutoEdit is developing an AI-powered software add-on to help video editors save time by automating repetitive tasks like trimming clips and adding VFX.
CINERRA—Ben Gampel and Gene Keli
CINERRA is a services company integrating FPV drone technology into film, broadcast and commercial production.
Read more about the event in the CSUN Newsroom and learn more about the program here.