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Press, recognition, and mentorship stories from the Studio. Open any card to read the full article.
Transparent Car Buying
As co-founder and CTO of The Auto Lease Ninjas, Chris Szafranski built the SaaS cloud platform behind a more transparent way to buy and lease a car — honest, up-front quoting that puts the numbers in the buyer's hands.
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Women's Safety XPRIZE
Chris Szafranski served as hardware team lead on Soterra, a finalist team in the Anu & Naveen Jain Women's Safety XPRIZE — advancing to the semi-finals on a minimal budget.
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Safety Device for Women Wins $1 Million XPRIZE
Forbes coverage of the Women's Safety XPRIZE launched by Anu and Naveen Jain — the competition in which the Soterra team competed as a scrappy, low-budget contender.
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Developing Future Leaders
Anya Kumar '26 Lehigh CSB Major spent 10 weeks at the intensive Auto Ninjas Summer Internship program which catapulted her to recognition and success by applying her skills to real world problems and a novel AI solution. With guidance and recommendation of our Founder Chris Szafranski, she was accepted into the prestigious NYU Stern School of Business - Shanghai where she continues to develop her leadership mindset and entrepreneurial skills.
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Finding Your Path
Startup Academy students heard from entrepreneurs Diana Nicholas and Christopher Szafranski on finding your path — candid lessons from building something new.
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Leading the Internship Program
Leading the internship program at Auto Ninjas — mentoring the next generation of builders, from first commit to startup pitch at the Lehigh @ Nasdaq Center.
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