UC Santa Barbara's flagship entrepreneurial experience, the New Venture Program, announced the 6 finalist teams that will be moving forward in the competition and presenting at the New Venture Competition Finals in May. After 21 teams moved on from the starting rounds and were selected to participate in the New Venture Fair last week, the community and program mentors voted on which teams were to move on to the final round which will determine this year's winner.
List Once, Sell Everywhere - CoListable
CoListable is a B2B vertical SaaS tool that automates multi-platform listing management for collectible dealers, starting with watch resellers. Dealers list once and publish everywhere, syncing inventory across eBay, Chrono24, Watch Forums, Reddit, and Facebook Groups from a single dashboard.
The CoListable team at the New Venture Fair on April 23rd, 2026. Pictured from Left to Right: Olivia Aquilina, Bodhi Etz, Daniel Barrington, Andy Quach, Emily Ashikari, Justin Hill-Kocak
Automating the Tedious, Not the Artistry - DaJent
DaJent unlocks DJs’ creative potential by turning fragmented music preparation into one seamless workflow, saving hours of prep and giving them more time to refine their sound.
The DaJent team at the New Venture Fair on April 23rd, 2026. Pictured from Left to Right: Octavio Gzain, Michael Luk, Julie Vang
AI-Powered Timekeeping for Law Firms - LegalTime AI
U.S. law firms lose $80B a year to missed billable time. LegalTime AI is an automatic timekeeper that works in the background, capturing every billable minute with no extra work from attorneys. The result: a 10% increase in revenue per firm.
The LegalTime AI team at the New Venture Fair on April 23rd, 2026. Pictured from Left to Right: Quinn Godfredsen, Joaquin Del Pego
Automated Waste Sorting for Healthcare - MediMRF
MediMRF is developing a modular, AI-enabled waste-sorting system for hospitals, automating the identification and removal of hazardous materials from waste streams. By replacing manual sorting, the system reduces regulatory risk, lowers disposal costs, and improves waste diversion outcomes.
The MediMRF team at the New Venture Fair on April 23rd, 2026. Pictured from Left to Right: Nicholas Leong, Colin Kermode, Ryan Stanley. Not pictured: Swethaa Mahesh
See Through Water - mimic
mimic is building a hardware and software real-time perception platform that converts live 2D sonar data into real time 3D underwater vision within augmented reality displays.
The mimic team at the New Venture Fair on April 23rd, 2026. Pictured from Left to Right: Dalton Langley, Luke Wunderling
Aerial Mapping Intelligence - Yavin Systems
Yavin Systems provides autonomous drones and proprietary machine learning models that deliver tree-level forest inventory at a fraction of the cost of ground timber cruising. Timberland managers and forestry consultants gain the data precision needed for confident harvest planning, wildfire risk mitigation, carbon accounting, and long-term stewardship, without days of laborious and expensive field work.
The Yavin Systems team at the New Venture Fair on April 23rd, 2026. Pictured from Left to Right: Sam Rappoport, River Speas, Arthur Garzon, Will Bricca. Not pictured: Dylan Kauffmann
The finals will take place on Wednesday, May 20th at 3:30 PM in Corwin Pavillion on the UCSB campus. Those wishing to attend may register here.