Jaydeep Patel, left, Vamsi Jupudi, and John Budala lead Cognera Health, seeking to improve the state's mental healthcare.
The student-founded, now alumni-led, Cognera Health, Inc. team has won the Alabama Launchpad competition, securing $100,000 in non-dilutive funding.
Founded by Master of Computer Science alumnus Vamsi Jupudi, Cognera’s CEO, and Jaydeep Patel, a Master of Clinical Mental Health alumnus, the team successfully completed the Launchpad competition in the Life Sciences track after winning the…
A group of women at the Pike County Jail are gaining new tools to rebuild their futures through a unique entrepreneurship series launched by Troy University’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC).
The initiative, titled “New Start Up,” began April 30 with a 90-minute session introducing participants to the entrepreneurial mindset, self-reflection, and the idea that business ownership…
Vamsi Jupudi, right, and Jaydeep Patel pitch their business concept before judges at the IDEA Bank in December 2024.
A growing frustration with service providers and an IDEA Bank student competition spurred Troy University student Vamsi Jupudi to launch a business that is now one of just three businesses competing for as much as $100,000 in funding with Alabama Launchpad.
A Masters of Computer Science student and former IBM staffer from Tirupati, India, Jupudi…
Lynne George, left, and the IDEA Bank will be recognized during the upcoming USASBE conference.
The Troy University IDEA Bank has been nationally recognized and named as a finalist for the USASBE Excellence in Co-Curricular Innovation Award, which recognizes the critical and impactful role of co-curricular programming in the overall entrepreneurship education ecosystem.
Presented by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE), the award encourages and recognizes…
