This is Inc.'s 2013 roster of the 12 most promising dorm-room incubated ventures, and the tech-savvy, app-happy, socially-conscious undergrads who back them. Vote for your favorite now.

FamilyLeaf
Family-based social network

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Ajay Mehta, Henry Liu, Wesley Zhao
New York University, University of Rochester, The Wharton School

Jama Cocoa
Chocolatier supporting the arts

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Jamasen Rodriguez
Johns Hopkins University

Firefly
Instant screensharing

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Dan Shipper, Patrick Leahy, and Justin Meltzer
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

WaterDrop Shop
Eco-friendly sandals

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Josh Weingart
Illinois State University

Alcohoot
Smartphone breathalyzer

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Ben Biron and Jonathan Ofir
Wingate University and IDC Herzliya

FlightCar
Airbnb of car rentals at airports

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Shri Ganeshram, Kevin Petrovic, Rujul Zaparde
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Princeton University

Balbus Speech
Mobile apps for speech therapy

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Jack McDermott
Tufts University

VIRES
Engineering innovators

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Harshil Goel, Jordan Greene, Jason Forslin, Jeremy Fiance, Zachary Hargreaves...
The University of California, Berkeley

FlashFood
Food coordination for the hungry

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Eric Lehnhardt, Katelyn Keberle, Mary Hannah Smith, Ramya Baratam, Jake Irvin, Steven Hernandez, Loni Lehnhardt
Arizona State University

JiveHealth
Mobile game fighting obesity

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Dennis Ai
Northwestern University

PayTango
Fingerprint-based payments system

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Brian Groudan, Kelly Lau-Kee, Umang Patel, Christian Reyes
Carnegie Mellon University

SoulScarf
Scarves for a cause

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Celeste Currie
Syracuse University

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