The StartEdUp Foundation is a non-profit organization devoted to empowering innovation and entrepreneurship in education and the missions of student entrepreneurs.
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Noblesville, IN 46060, US
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🎪 We are excited to announce that we’ll be hosting our Alumni Association Showcase and Pitch Competition at the State Fair! We’ll have ten exceptional teams comprised of former Innovate WithIN regional and state finalists pitch their latest ventures to a panel of esteemed judges. 🗓️ August 4th 🕒 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM 📍Indiana State Fairgrounds,Basketball Court See a showcase of the innovative ideas that are shaping the future of Indiana!
🎪 We are excited to announce that we’ll be hosting our Alumni Association Showcase and Pitch Competition at the State Fair! We’ll have ten exceptional teams comprised of former Innovate WithIN regional and state finalists pitch their latest ventures to a panel of esteemed judges. 🗓️ August 4th 🕒 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM 📍Indiana State Fairgrounds,Basketball Court See a showcase of the innovative ideas that are shaping the future of Indiana!
More Teams = More Mentors! Innovate WithIN has brought our students together with phenomenal mentors who have played a crucial role in their success: 📍 An attorney offering pro bono national trademark assistance. 📍 Alex, who assisted in crafting a profit-sharing model for CayPops 📍 Krissy LaFlech, MBA 📍 Joe Linne 📍 Bradley Bainbridge 📍 Brad Fruth from Beck's Hybrids Among many others who shared their expertise and guidance! We are deeply grateful to all our mentors for their unwavering support and dedication. Your impact on our journey is immeasurable! 💡Interested in helping more students connect with mentors? Send us a DM to learn how you can get involved!
It takes a community of people to make an idea happen! We're deeply thankful for those who made a significant impact on our finalists. These mentors offered our finalists guidance, support, and invaluable connections this year: 📍 A dedicated team from Microsoft 📍 @Jim Norman, a veteran in the legal tech space 📍 @Josh Verbish, an entrepreneur and supportive father of Ashton Verbish 📍 Kristina (Williams) Fleming) 📍 Daniel Schultz 📍 Ray Niehaus Thank you for helping our young innovators jump start their journey into entrepreneurship! Interested in helping more students connect with mentors? Send us a DM to learn how!
Mentorship is a cornerstone for young entrepreneurs, providing guidance, knowledge, and support that are crucial for success. We're incredibly grateful for the mentors who have made a significant impact on our finalists: 📍 Brad Fruth, Beck's Hybrids 📍 Dan Drexler, Indiana Small Business Development Center (Indiana SBDC) 📍 Craig Harper & Mr. John Waitner, Carmel High School Thank you for your dedication and for helping our young innovators turn their ideas into reality!
It's all about being in your prototyping era 🛠️💻🔬🔍 It's something that ShellSafe, and its incredible founder, Pragathi Arunkumar embraced this year! Pragathi's biggest hustle moment was during her prototyping era - where she spent months proving her concept and refining its implementation. The breakthrough moment? 💡 Seeing the light go off on her sensor for the first time, confirming her hard work and coding paid off! With amazing mentors and her self-sufficiency, Pragathi turned her vision into reality!
We are thrilled to spotlight one of our incredible finalist teams, Hydroxy! Comprised of Matthew McKeehan, Colten Mitchell, and @Lenea Elliot Their biggest hustle moment? Navigating the SHPF production process! Which involved countless trips to hardware stores, and and experimentation in the back of their high school engineering lab. They've shown us that with hard work, creativity, and a bit of duct tape, anything is possible! We can't wait to see what you accomplish next! 🚀👏
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We had a blast hosting students from The STARTedUP Foundation this morning! These young entrepreneurs have immense potential and we can't wait to see how far they take their ventures!
What an incredible opportunity to get our students into a place like FedTech ! Each student team had the opportunity to not only go over their pitch, but then go onto breakout rooms and workshop pain points! Thanks FedTech team for for giving your time and insights for our young entrepreneurs! Up next: a visit to Amazon HQ2 and Zebox then a HUGE opportunity for the rooftop Ice Miller DC party where several CEOs and White House fellows will be there to meet our students.
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Had a blast yesterday providing pitch feedback for an incredible group of young entrepreneurs at ZEBOX. The work The STARTedUP Foundation is doing with their high school students is inspiring - love to see the ambition, drive and hard work. Thanks to: Liz Ward for inviting me to participate Don Wettrick and the impressive teachers going above and beyond for their students ...and shout out to all the students for working on such incredible projects!
Our students and The STARTedUP Foundation teacher fellows are learning from Liz Ward , head of ZEBOX US, and how they foster and grow founders from all over the world. Their model is unique and impressive! We also got to hear from two other #entrepreneurs to share their journey and give our students feedback.