Cal Poly CIE Presents: Demo Day 2026

See how ten weeks of intensive workshops, dedicated mentorship, hard work and collaboration have prepared our seven Summer Accelerator teams to turn their startup ideas into real, viable business ventures. This year’s cohort includes: AquaX: A peer-to-peer water trading marketplace for agriculture. Campus Cuts: A digital platform that connects college students with student barbers through a distributed campus marketplace, enabling independent student service providers to build clientele, generate income and deliver convenient, high-quality haircuts. Flyer Design Solutions: An aviation app that automatically finds visual flight routes for pilots, considering real-time airspace, terrain and weather, with displays that are clear and easy to use. Hopscotch: An AI-powered learning platform that models how each student learns and transforms standard content into personalized, interactive educational experiences. Nibble: A food startup creating frozen cheesecake bites in a healthy, protein-packed format made with only clean, organic and fair-trade ingredients. Permi: A startup using AI to automate building code compliance and permit application completeness check, transforming municipal permit reviews from days-long processes into minute-level decisions. PNOIA: A low-profile nasal pillow CPAP interface designed specifically for premature infants that improves therapeutic reliability, reduces clinical complications and simplifies care in the NICU. Tango: A non-alcoholic, low-sugar, sparkling mocktail and mixer crafted with clean ingredients and functional electrolytes. To learn more about the Summer Accelerator program and CIE as a whole, go to cie.calpoly.edu Welcome Remarks: 00:00 Hopscotch Intro: 11:43 Hopscotch Pitch: 13:01 Permi Intro: 21:10 Permi Pitch: 23:00 Tango Intro: 30:10 Tango Pitch: 31:20 AquaX Intro: 39:06 AquaX Pitch: 41:10 Flyer Design Solutions Intro: 48:20 Flyer Design Solutions Pitch: 49:10 Nibble Intro: 58:54 Nibble Pitch: 1:00:00 PNOIA Intro: 1:07:56 PNOIA Pitch: 1:09:40