Franz Center
May 1, 2018
Photo, left to right: Murdock, Adam Babuka, judge Teddy Acuña, Peter Rachor, judge Lynn Le, judge Paul Speer, Ben Kallen, judge Leo Ochoa, judge Sara James, Dagan Kay
The Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation’s annual $100K Challenge Venture Competition took place on Saturday, April 28, according to Peter Rachor, Director for Entrepreneurship. In all, 30 teams competed in six morning Venture flights; eight For Profit finalists went on to compete in the afternoon finals flight; and five students participated in the Invention flight. The top finishers from each flight will each receive a cash award to help further their entrepreneurial efforts.
“The Franz Center is proud of the students and teams who made this a year to remember,” said Rachor. “This competition provides students with the opportunity to receive feedback on their proposed ventures from within the local entrepreneurial community, win cash awards, and move on to the opportunity to acquire seed funding that will help advance their entrepreneurial opportunities to the next stage. Many thanks to the judges, mentors, and faculty advisors who made this year’s $100K a great educational experience for students from across the UP curriculum.”
After deliberation by expert panels of alumni and community judges, the winners are:
For Profit Venture:
Social Enterprise Venture:
Invention:
Invention winners will also represent the Franz Center at the Statewide InventOR competition in Klamath Falls on June 29.
Sponsors included VTM Group, Cinder Staffing, Allion Test Labs, Schlesinger Companies, and the AARP Foundation.
For more information contact Peter Rachor, Franz Center, at rachor@up.edu.
About the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation
The Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Innovation supports all University of Portland students in the development of leadership, entrepreneurship and innovation skills, knowledge, and mindsets. The Franz Center helps students learn how to make ideas happen, create new business models and plans, develop innovative projects, and think outside the box. It has been ranked consistently among the top entrepreneurship programs nationally and is recognized for its outreach to and partnerships with Portland’s business community.
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