06/01/2021
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May Duke Cube Monthly Newsletter
My name is Vishal Dubey, and I’m a rising Junior studying CS. I joined Cube in 2020 Spring! Starting this Summer 2021, I am taking time off from school to work full time on my startup Ivella (recently raised from YC!).
04/16/2018
Congratulations from all of us at The Cube to our alum, Kasper Kubica, who just raised $2.3 million for his startup Carpe!!
Carpe Secures $2.3 Million To Fight Hyperhidrosis
DURHAM, N.C., April 16, 2018/ PRNewswire/-- Carpe, a skincare startup offering over-the-counter relief for excessive hand and foot sweating to the estimated 365 million hyperhidrosis sufferers worldwide, announced today that it has raised $2.3 million in seed funding. The round was co-led by the Car...
01/16/2018
Congratulations to Cube Member Michael Tan ('20) for reaching the REGIONAL FINALS of the Hult Prize Social Entrepreneurship Challenge with his team's idea, the Thousand Flowers Initiative! He'll be competing with his team in Boston this March. Good luck!
12/05/2017
Congratulations to Cube Member John Lu('18) for being named a Marshall Scholar! We're so proud of you John and we're excited for the amazing things you'll do!
Two Duke Students, One Graduate Named Marshall Scholars
Two Duke University students and one Duke graduate are among the 43 recipients of the prestigious Marshall Scholarship. Seniors Meghana Vagwala of South Grafton, Massachusetts, and John Lu of Whippany, New Jersey, and 2016 Duke graduate Antonio Lopez of East Palo Alto, California, were chosen from a...
12/03/2017
Congratulations to Cube Members Gaurav Uppal ('20) and Trishul Nagenalli ('20) for reaching the FINALS of the prestigious Hult Prize Social Entrepreneurship Challenge at Duke with their startup, EnerGenius!
11/16/2017
Congratulations to Jake Stauch, a Cube alum, for being chosen for the Forbes 30 under 30 list under Games for 2018!
Jake is the founder of the startup Neuroplus, which develops brain-controlled video games aimed at helping kids with ADHD. His work has been found to be three-to-four times more effective than traditional treatments.
Tatiana Birgisson ('12), another Cube alum, was chosen for 2017 under Food.
Read More:
http://www.neuro.plus/
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1571399980/neuroplus-improve-focus-with-brain-sensing-headset
http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2017/11/forbes-30-under-30-list-includes-11-former-duke-students
https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2018/
Forbes 30 under 30 list includes 11 former Duke students
When Forbes released its 30 under 30 list for 2018, 11 former Duke students found themselves among the ranks of innovators across a variety of fields, ranging from energy to games. The annual 30 under 30 list includes 600
04/21/2017
Kasper Kubica ('17) speaks about why he believes you should start a company as an underclassman
https://medium.com//why-you-should-start-a-company-as-an-underclassman-84cc9d79461a
Why You Should Start a Company as an Underclassman – Kasper Kubica – Medium
Why should you start a company as an underclassman? In short, because you don’t quite have to get it right.
04/04/2017
Welcome to the Class of 2021! Are you ready to utilize the powerful entrepreneurial resources Duke has to offer? See the attached infographic for some of the best tools for innovation at Duke.
Also, check out How to Start a Startup @ Duke, a comprehensive guide to entrepreneurship at Duke by Austin Wu:
https://medium.com/best-of-dorm-room-fund/how-to-start-a-startup-duke-7ae6b21be60b
The Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative at Duke holds a simple but powerful value proposition: converting knowledge born at Duke into tangible action to solve real world problems and enable a better tomorrow.
The Cube is Duke’s student living group for aspiring entrepreneurs. We strive to propel this mission to innovate through 24/7 entrepreneurial energy.