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 TyE Global Awards Banquet on Sunday, June 16th, at George Mason University.

16 TiE chapters participated in this year's TyE Global Compeition hosted by TiE DC. TiE Vancouver's and TiE Chennai's teams tied for 1st place and TiE Seattle's team won 2nd.

About Team Aajit Power: Aajit Power offers an innovative way for the trucking industry to save 14% on gas by converting wind energy to electrical energy by using its unique patent pending design providing a cleaner, greener and safer future for all.

Team Aajit Power won the first place prize of $5000 at the TyE-Boston Finals. Jonathan Kraft, President of the Kraft Group, matched that amount aftering hearing their pitch at TiECON East 2013.

The team consisted of Joanna Davis, a sophomore from Acton Boxborough Regional High School, Abhinav Kurada, a freshman from the Advanced Math and Science Academy, Tejas Subramanian, a freshman from Acton Boxborough Regional High School, Iris Oliver, a sophomore from Concord Academy, and Abhinav Narayanan, a sophomore from Ashland High School. The mentors were Gaugarin Oliver and Gopal Subramanian.

|