宾州大学公园. — WPSU-TV will televise “The Investment,” the final round of the 创建十大正规赌博平台大全.你的竞争，晚上9点.m. 5月16日和下午6点.m. 5月21日. “投资”期间,” six Penn State student startups compete for up to $30,000 in funding that will help advance their companies.
公司的最后一轮.比赛开始了 winners were announced during Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC on April 9. Before presenting in front of a four-judge panel on “The Investment,” finalists received pitch coaching from experienced mentors from the 创造十大正规赌博平台大全 创业生态系统. The six finalists also received help from the 企业家援助法律诊所 设立有限责任公司及 知识产权法律诊所 for patent and intellectual property assistance.
公司.U决赛入围者包括:
- 芭蕾舞童军, a subscription database for dancers to find auditions, 培训项目, 根据预算来分配工作, 住房需求, 位置, style, 和可用日期. The startup founders are Robert Fulton, a 宾州州立大学世界校区 商科学生, 管理, 市场营销, 以及相关的支持服务, 尤金·柳, a fourth-year student studying cybersecurity analytics and operations at 大学公园.
- CarToCamp, 设计, 生产, and sells a universally fitting sleeping-platform product and storage system for car camping. The startup founders are Nathan Bonslaver, a senior at 宾州州立银行, Robert Miller, a 2019 宾州州立银行 alumnus, and Kevin Gulick, a 2020 宾州州立银行 alumnus. All three founders are studying or studied mechanical engineering.
- Ithaka, which aims to reinvent the future of the landscaping industry by using artificial intelligence to increase the accuracy of estimates and timelines and virtual reality to speed along the design process and increase customer satisfaction. The startup founders are Joseph Duncan, a fourth-year student studying industrial engineering at 大学公园, 锡安·塔伯.
- 玛罗萨的旧世界美食, 哪家有意大利番茄酱, 伏特加酱, and tomato basil sauce all made with imported Italian tomatoes. The startup founder is Marcella Marino, a senior studying corporate innovation and entrepreneurship and international business at 大学公园.
- ShambaTek, which provides electricity to Kenyan farmers to enable them to increase their business potential. The startup founders are Monem Rizvi, a second-year student studying finance at 大学公园, 和Aidan Olszewski, a third-year student studying biomedical engineering at 大学公园.
- 桌岩市场, an automated e-commerce platform designed for farmers, helping keep small farms in business by increasing their sales and profitability by leveraging resources in the digital world. The founders are Jake Grim, a senior studying business 管理 and 市场营销 at 宾州州立大学蒙阿尔托分校, and Aidan Rauscher, a junior studying computer science at 大学公园.
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关于公司.你的竞争
公司.U began in 2015 as a pilot program funded by a grant from the 宾西法尼亚 Department of Community and Economic Development. It was originally a collaborative effort between the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, 巴克内尔大学, and Penn State to foster undergraduate entrepreneurship. 从2016年到2020年，公司.你的竞争 was managed by PennTAP and evolved to become a Penn State program offered in partnership with 创造十大正规赌博平台大全 and the LaunchBox & 创新网络. 自2022年春季以来，该公司.你的竞争 has been a featured competition as part of Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC.
