These students built a product in 8 weeks. Here's who you'll meet at Demo Day this Friday.
Demo Day is TOMORROW! Our Product Studio Cohort has been grinding the past 8 weeks. Here's who you'll meet!
8 weeks. 9 products.
These UMich students spent the past 8 weeks grinding for Demo Day. V1’s Product Studio Cohort consists of 9 teams, 6 of which will be pitching this Friday December 6th from 6-8pm!
Sound interesting? Sign up below 👇
BTW… there will be tons of free food and merch 👀









Introducing Product Studio… 🛠️
These students spent the past 8 weeks iterating, building, and scaling their ideas. Come hear stories of their successes, failures, and learnings as these UMich founders navigated the challenges of entrepreneurship. From developing MVPs to scaling projects, these students put themselves out there this semester — taking risks, embracing uncertainty, and having the courage to try.
We’re so excited for you to hear from them tomorrow! Here’s who they are 🌟
Temp8: Maya and Jeffery are building a tool to help you learn choreos 🪩
Courtline: Amy and Josh are making it easier for you to find courts at the NCRB 🏀
Museaic: Casey is building an AI tool to automate arranging music 🎶
Oreen: Ben is helping IA’s teach by creating a tool that generates diagrams 👩🏫
UberBatch: Aryan and Sanjit are building a ride-sharing platform to save money on Airport Ubers and Lyfts 🚗
QuickSync: Phoenix is a freshman with contracting experience making invoicing simpler 💰
Infralens: Diego has hands-on construction experience and is revolutionizing the way construction workers take measurements 📐
Nudge: Pari, Riya, and Kritika are helping you keep track of your must-visit travel spots ✈️
RepConnect: Arhan is an ex-pollster building an app for constituents to know about local politicians 🗳️
Sounds cool? Pull up tomorrow ✨
Introducing our special guests 👥
In addition to our pitchers and demoers, we have a couple special reps from VC organizations coming to Demo Day! Check them out 💫
Hank the founder of LeapYear, a VC fund in Chicago that backs students to build something truly ambitious in a year (taking the leap year)
UpRound Ventures, Michigan’s premier student-run VC club
Catherine from Dorm Room Fund, the nation’s most prestigious VC firm built for college founders
Partners from Contrary (shoutout UMich’s very own Cooper), a top-tier vc firm with million dollar+ checks
Zell Lurie Institute, a University of Michigan-affiliated organization building leaders in entrepreneurship and venture investing
Bullmont Capital, a student-run venture studio giving 10k checks to help young founders go from the dorm room to the board room
Scouts from Soma Capital, an early stage venture fund investing in early stage software and technology
We hope to see you at Demo Day tomorrow! Don’t forget — dinner’s on us :)