Connecting students and community with ideas to industry and resources for 16 years
This three-round business competition is open to students and recent alumni. Seasoned
business owners, successful entrepreneurs, subject matter experts and faculty members
serve as judges throughout the competition process and our sponsors keep this event
going!
Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 competition!
First Place: $10,000 Player Card - A business in the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) industry that connects college
athletes with local companies for deals. We remove friction from the NIL deal process.
Second Place:$4,000 Female Engineering Matters - Triple B Support, is a medical device that targets the back, belly, and breast that
will alleviate pain and discomfort to help pregnant people continue on with their
daily tasks.
Third Place:$2,000 Optimum Wellness - An Improved Psychiatric Restraint System For Stretcher Cot Use.
Fourth Place: $1,000 Vision Vest - A tool that replaces sight with touch, allowing blind people to avoid objects, navigate
hallways and identify what they are facing.
People's Choice: $500 Vision Vest
It was an honor to be apart of the journey the teams of entrepreneurs took throughout the competition. We hope to be able to continue assisting them as
they build their businesses!
Congratulations to the teams who placed in the 2022 Finals!
First Place:$10,000 Erudite Adaptations-- Their new venture is an adjustable cranial band that is used to treat infant cranial
deformities. Their device will be sold to treatment centers all across America.
Second Place: $4,000 Artificial Motion-- Novel system for a prosthetic socket that actively compensates for heat buildup
and volume fluctuation within the residual limb.
Third Place: $2,000 Agri-Tour 360-- Building the bridge between consumers and producers.
Fourth Place: $1,000 Osteofast-- 3D Printed Casts with healing Technology
People's Choice: $500 Artificial Motion
Inspiring students to put entrepreneurial principles into practice.
If you cannot find a date and time provided when scheduling a Pitch Practice or Startup
Consultation, reach out directly to Nancy Kersenbrock, and we will find a time that works for you.