{"id":14287,"date":"2022-04-19T10:23:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T14:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/launchdayton.com\/?p=14287"},"modified":"2022-04-19T10:23:27","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T14:23:27","slug":"lunnie-fail-me-not-tutoring-take-top-prizes-in-2022-flyer-pitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/launchdayton.com\/news\/lunnie-fail-me-not-tutoring-take-top-prizes-in-2022-flyer-pitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Moms, teachers take top prizes in 2022 Flyer Pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"

The University of Dayton awarded $150K to nearly a dozen “life-changing” startups last week as leaders announced winners of this year’s annual Flyer Pitch<\/a> competition.<\/p>\n

Among the goals of the founders \u2014 support breastfeeding moms, support children’s learning and emotional wellness, and ensure communities across the globe has access to clean drinking water.<\/p>\n

Startup Track Winners<\/h3>\n

Taking first place in the startup track was Sarah Kallile, <\/strong>founder of Lunnie<\/strong>, reinventing the nursing bra. The Lunnie bra, developed with input for a network of moms across the Dayton region, is up to six times more absorbent than other bras on the market, and was created to offer women more comfort and style in their postpartum.<\/p>\n

Sarah, mother of two, made extra history as the first pregnant winner of the Flyer Pitch competition. She took home $25K in cash + $25k in services from the Entrepreneurs’ Center’s Entrepreneurial Services Provider program.<\/p>\n

“As a solo entrepreneur, it can be lonely bringing your vision to life on your own. There are times I question what the heck I\u2019m doing, especially during this busy season of life raising two little girls while pregnant with my third,” Sarah writes in a blog post reflecting on her pitch experience<\/a>. “To have others I respect validate Lunnie means the world and keeps me moving forward.”<\/p>\n

Taking second place in the startup track was Luis<\/strong> Estevez,<\/strong> founder of AIMM<\/strong>, developing new water purification technology.<\/p>\n

According to the World Health Organization, drinking water for more than 2 billion people around the world is contaminated. Luis is leveraging his research in nanoparticles to create a gravity-powered filter to kill bacteria and viruses in the water. He was awarded $35K in cash.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the startup track winners were:<\/p>\n