BusGuard
Impact

Recognized at Every Stage.

Five competitions. Multiple finalist placements. A team building something that matters , and proving it on every stage we step onto.

Our Journey

From classroom to competition stage.

December 2025
Henrico Innovation Challenge

Henrico Innovation Challenge

2nd Place

Earned 2nd place at Henrico County's flagship student innovation competition, recognized for technical excellence and demonstrated real-world safety impact.

February 2026
National Semifinalists

Earned a national semifinalist placement at one of the country's most competitive high school entrepreneurship competitions, hosted by Horn Entrepreneurship at the University of Delaware.

April 2026
Top 250 Globally

Ranked among the top 250 pitches worldwide, pitching BusGuard's stop-arm detection system as a market-creating solution to a decades-old safety problem.

April 2026
Pitch Competition

Pitch Competition

Top 10/875 - Finalist

Placed top 10 out of 875 global pitches, earning Finalist recognition for innovation and real-world impact on student transportation safety.

May 2026
Lean Pitch Competition

Lean Pitch Competition

Top 6 in State

Ranked top 6 in Virginia at the VCEE Lean Pitch Competition, making the case for district-wide deployment of BusGuard's safety system.

"What stands out about BusGuard is its prevention-first approach, alerting students in real time when a vehicle-violated stop arm can save a child's life, and the ability to track and map violations gives our district critical insight to make smarter, safer decisions about where to focus our efforts."

Jim Ellis

Director of Pupil Transportation, Henrico County Public Schools