SKANDALARIS VENTURE COMPETITION SEMIFINALISTS CHOSEN FOR SPRING 2022
From Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship blog: Seventeen Washington University startups (founded by students and recent alumni) are set to compete in the spring 2022 Skandalaris Venture Competition (SVC) for a chance to win up to $22,500 in awards. The Skandalaris Center reviewed 55 ventures who applied to compete in this spring’s SVC. According to Assistant Director of Venture Development, Cyril Loum, “We were so impressed with the teams who pitched. The ideas were top tier and the teams were strong. As always, narrowing down the semifinalists was a tough decision.”
The Skandalaris Team was delighted to see that all academic schools, plus Beyond Boundaries, were represented in the teams who submitted a pitch. Skandalaris Associate Director, Chris Ramsay, said “We are thrilled to see students from all WashU campuses represented. We see this as a sign of increased involvement with entrepreneurship among all disciplines.”
On March 3, 2022, the semifinalists will pitch to a distinguished panel of judges for a chance to make it to the finals and win funding to launch or expand their ventures. SVC is made possible through generous support from Skandalaris National Council member, Kishore Kanakamedala.
The spring 2022 Skandalaris Venture Competition (SVC) Consortium @ Olin semifinalists are:
Got Sure is a Software as a Service platform that allows e-commerce retailers to offer their customers trustworthy insurance quotes from multiple insurance companies, at the point of sale when they are checking out. Felipe Cuartas (GB ’22)
Tylmen is creating a universal sizing method to help people shop the web with confidence knowing their exact size and fit when buying fashion and apparel. Lloyd Yates (GB ’22)
Utter is a game that takes the viral things on Twitter and makes trivia out of it using your account, friends, or your favorite celebs. It’s free and can be played remotely. Justin Matthews (GB ’23), Sam Amorin (GB ’23), Sam Holliday (GB ’23), Jose Rodriguez (PB ’24), Tope Daraloma (No WashU affiliation)
Read about the other teams here.
Join us on March 3 for the SVC Semifinals IdeaBounce® to cheer them on!