Meet FAF's
SPRING 2021 COHORT
The FAF Spring 2021 Cohort
Meet the 20-strong Spring 2021 Cohort of the Forty Acres Founders Pre-Accelerator Program. These student founders represent the diverseness of those that are drawn to entrepreneurship, coming from all UT colleges including Business, Liberal Arts, Fine Arts, Engineering, and Natural Sciences.
These innovators are working on ideas from affordable mental health care to revolutionizing online giving platforms to more thoughtfully produced and sustainable shoes and cycling helmets.
Learn more about each founder and their startup idea below.
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Diego Balderas Allison
Startup concept: Re:sole is a modular footwear system that allows runners to repair as they wear and consume footwear more sustainably.

Trevor Brown
Startup concept: Real Perspective uses photography, drone video, and advanced editing to better showcase any location online.

Antonio Cardoso De Almedia
Startup concept: Hibachi.ai is AI software that enables intersection infrastructure to become a node of visibility and communication.

Takshil Chittuluru
Startup concept: A service that streamlines the pet search process for prospective dog owners.

Brianda Fernandez
2021 Bank of America Scholar

Sydney Fischer
Startup concept: ModernTrial is a virtual clinical trial platform with a mission to optimize operations for patients and providers around the world.

Alexander Herschmann
Startup concept: Platform to connect creative talent to produce high-quality media while allowing people to develop their own skills and personal brand.

Andrew Lee
Startup concept: An online platform where high school students are matched with college students attending a university of interest to ensure true mentorship via a distinctive matching algorithm.

Collin McCloskey
Startup concept: At Terra, we are recirculating local byproduct waste back into the economy through the creation of new products.

Starr Martin
2021 Bank of America Scholar
Startup concept: My startup idea is a bracelet that contains hand sanitizer, allowing the user to have sanitizer with them at all times without having to worry about misplacing it.

Fabrizio Mata
2021 Bank of America Scholar
Startup concept: El Maletín allows you to stay informed, entertained and learn more about the business world in 5 minutes or less for free.

Shubhi Nanda
Startup concept: A website designed to help people receive the mental health support they need, but not at the expense of having to go to multiple different sources and also help them navigate the workplace a bit better in terms of stress and mental disabilities, where everything is consolidated into one place.

Eunice Park
Startup concept: appRISE Health's goal is to empower mental healthcare outpatients by providing a measuring platform that helps patients track their treatment progress

Sujoy Purkayastha
Startup concept: tuktuk is a mobile market-place for carpooling

Kedar Rathod
Startup concept: A revolutionary initiative aimed at refining the college application process by leveraging centralized domains, professional assurances, and streamlined operations.

Tanay Rishi

Justin Rogers
2021 Bank of America Scholar
Startup concept: I aim to reduce the channels of communication between a source and its users via the Internet.

Maaz Syed
Startup concept: Halalcart, an online service for niche food markets

Akash Thakkar
Startup concept: An app called GiveASip that makes donating pocket-sized amounts daily as simple and routine as ordering a cup of coffee.
