(Vienna, VA — June 25, 2013) C² Technologies, Inc., whose founder and CEO Dolly Oberoi is widely known for her entrepreneurial success and enthusiasm, was proud to sponsor the tremendously successful TYE (TiE Young Entrepreneurs) Competition 2013 on June 15-16. The TYE Program is a one-of-a-kind entrepreneur program focused on empowering teenagers with leadership skills and business basics. The powerful curriculum delivers the essentials of business management, presented in a simple manner by lecturers who are business leaders themselves. The TYE 2013 Global Business Plan Competition featured 16 teams comprised of the brightest high school minds around the world. Each team represented their local TiE chapter, and got a chance to pitch their business plan idea to a panel of judges in an attempt to be the TYE Global winner. Participating chapters included those from Washington, DC; Seattle, WA; Ohio; Atlanta, GA; Detroit, MI; Ahmedabad, UP; Chennai; UK, Dallas, UK North, Vancouver, Delhi, Boston, Hubli, and Austin, TX.

TiE Vancouver’s Care 4 Mankind and TiE Chennai’s Prathipad Healthcare tied for First Place at the 2013 Global Business Plan Competition, hosted at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA on Saturday, June 15 and Sunday, June 16. Each team received $5,000 in prize money and a First Place trophy.

TiE Vancouver’s Care 4 Mankind developed Kaya Life, which is a non-invasive glucose-monitoring system for diabetics that incorporates a sensor, a wristband, a smartphone application, and a website. TiE Chennai’s Prathipad Healthcare makes all necessary arrangements for international patients to receive world-class medical treatment in India.

TiE Seattle’s EcoBoard got Second Place, while TiE Boston’s Aajit Power took home Third Place, as well as the top prize for the separate 1-Minute Elevator Pitch Competition, held at the Awards Banquet on June 16 at The Mason Inn. The TYE Judges also offered special recognition to TiE Ohio’s En Kephalos Science Journal for the “Best Idea to Foster STEM Education,” and TiE Ahmedabad’s AquaVita Ventures for the idea with the “Best Social Impact.”

The TYE Judges included: Ashoka Tankala, Senior VP of Infinite Computer Solutions; Charalampos “Babis” Papadopoulos, First Secretary, Economy & Commerce, Embassy of Greece; Dev Ganesan, President/CEO of Aptara; Navneet Chugh, Founder of The Chugh Firm, APC; and Anil Kappa, Founder of Einstein’s Alley Group.

Evan Burfield, Chairman of Startup DC, delivered an inspiring speech at the awards banquet, which also featured speeches from PK Agarwal, CEO of TiE Global; Dolly Oberoi of C² Technologies and a TiE Global Trustee; and Sheena Gill, General Counsel of C² Technologies.

The TyE Global Business Plan Competition was powered by Grand Sponsor Sanjay Govil and Infinite Computer Solutions, Host Sponsor George Mason University School of Management, C² Technologies, Inc., and Learn It Live.