The next Xperience competition is live with an exciting new challengeāand weāve streamlined the journey to innovation!
Swipe through to explore the gates youāll need to pass and unlock: Team Registration, Problem-Solution Fit & Business Model Validation, Prototype Validation & MVP Beta Readiness, MVP Pilot Validation & Investment Readiness, Finals Verification, Finals, and the NEXPLORE Summit.
Ready to tackle grand challenges and compete for an investment up to $250k? Deadline for registration is 3.26.26, link in bio! š« #xfoundry #xfoundryumd #umd #terp
Last year, our Xperience students:
ā¢participated in NEXPLORE 2040 at Amazon HQ2
ā¢led a NASA interview
ā¢became finalists for the Horizonās Challenge
ā¢secured a 250K investment for their solution
ā¢attended umd sponsored games
ā¢engaged with professors, CXOs, and umd leadership
From hands on learning to pitching in front of investors and building solutionsā¦ you made it happen. This wouldnāt be possible without you. š«¶š½
Join the xFoundry community. Register by 3.26.26
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#xfoundry #umdxfoundry #umd #innovation #terp
š¢Meet School Safety Xperience alum Josephine Lau ā a member of finalist team Weapon Watch.
Since competing, she graduated from UMD and now works as a Market Surveillance Analyst at Goldman Sachs.
Her experience with xFoundry sparked an interest in AI integration and opened doors to opportunities she never expected. She hopes her journey inspires more non-tech students to take the leap and compete too.
šļøStay tuned for our next Xperience competition!
#umd #umdxfoundry #innovator #xfoundry #entrepreneurship
We are so proud to see our School Safety Xperience competition winners, Team DefenX, hit another major milestone! They recently pitched their AI-powered weapon detection system at the @dogoodatumd Challenge Finals and secured the $1,000 lightning audience choice award through a live audience vote!
It is amazing to watch this team continue to grow, pitch, and validate their critical technology. Congratulations on another well-deserved win!
Big ideas. Bold pitches. Real impact. š”
HiPitch challenges students to deliver a 3-minute pitch connecting their work to a real-world healthcare problem and its impact. @umbaltimore
Samuel, Dalton, Neha, and Thanos took the stage on their own and showed up strong.Ā šš½šš½šš½
#xfoundry #umd #terp #health #innovation
Meet Paris Roberson š @parisashleyyy
Public Affairs major at the University of Maryland and a graduating senior. š¢
As a Student Ambassador, Paris helps bring xFoundryās mission to life by advocating for a space where students from every background come together to tackle real world challenges through collaboration, creativity, and action.
Want to be an ambassador? Stay tuned. Applications open soon š
#xFoundry #UMD #Terp #ambassador #umdxfoundry
Every great innovator needs an even better support system. š¾
Meet the unofficial co-founders keeping our ambassadors and staff inspired! Whether theyāre attending Zoom meetings or taking āmental health napsā under our desks, pets are essential to the mission. š¦“āØ
Happy #NationalPetDay from the xFoundry community! š¢š
#terp #umd #pet #xfoundry
Social Event Recap šø
Thank you to all the student innovators and xperts who joined us for such engaging and meaningful conversations. Stay tuned on Connexions for updates, resources, and next steps for the Mental Health Xperience competition. āØ
#xfoundry #innovation #umd #terp #mentalhealth
šļø attn Mental Health Xperience innovators šļø
Weāre excited to annouce the official kick off for the Xperience competition at our Social event next Monday. Donāt miss your chance to engage with mentors, alum, ambassadors, and previous competitors. RSVP on Connexions!!
#xfoundry #umd #terp #mentalhealth #innovation
Last chance to blossom with us šø
The cherry blossoms are blooming and so is your opportunity to join the Mental Health Xperience competition and a chance to secure up to a $250K investment. Stop by our Cherry Blossom Mixer to learn more, meet competitors, find teammates and lock in your spot before registration closes.
š March 25, 2026 | 5:30 PM š IDEA Factory | Wasmer Conference Room
Donāt let this one pass you by. Registration is almost up.
šgo.xfoundry.org/marchmix
#xFoundry #UMD #MentalHealthXperience #cherryblossoms #innovation
š We swapped laptops for suite seats š
xFoundry members, partners, experts, students, and President Pines all under one roof!
Somewhere between the opening tip and the final buzzer, some wonderful conversations took place.
A great game, even better company! Go Terps! š
#xfoundry #terpsbasketball #xfoundryumd
