TROY-born, student-founded company wins statewide Alabama Launchpad competition and $100,000 in seed funding

Jaydeep Patel, left, Vamsi Jupudi, and John Budala lead Cognera Health, seeking to improve the state's mental healthcare.

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…

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TROY graduate students launch AI-driven company with IDEA Bank help

Vamsi Jupudi, right, and Jaydeep Patel pitch their business concept before judges at the IDEA Bank in December 2024.

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…

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“Beyond A War” documentary premieres at Montgomery’s Davis Theatre

"Beyond A War" features the partnership between the American and Vietnamese institutions.

The Troy University community arrived to the Davis Theatre for the Performing Arts in droves Sunday afternoon for the U.S. premiere of “Beyond A War,” a documentary showcasing the legacy of peace and partnership between TROY Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. and Duy Tan University President Dr. Lê Công Cơ.

“To all of those who…

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TROY students gather in observance of the United Nation’s International Day of Peace

Students display international flags as they gather around the Violatta Pax statue, which translated means

Students display international flags as they gather around the Violatta Pax statue, which translated means "Wounded Peace."

Bearing flags from around the world, Troy University students marched across campus in the spirit of peace on Thursday evening in observance of the United Nations’ International Day of Peace.

Presented jointly by TROY’s International Student Cultural Organization and the University’s International Arts Center, the annual observance culminated with a program around Violatta Pax, the…

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