Five student entrepreneur teams earned the chance to pitch their start up businesses to a panel of investors at the 2023 INCubatoredu National Student Pitch Event in Chicago. More than 60 teams submitted from around the world for the chance to compete for real funding.
The five competing teams at the 2023 INCubatoredu National Pitch:
DotekiBrush, Barrington High School, IL, Teacher: Hagop Soulakian
Faer For Everyone, Lorenzo Walker Technical High School, FL,
Teacher: Ted Coine
Notifeye, Westlake High School, TX, Teachers: Jeff Nixon & Lindsey Stokes
Safe Sip, Mundelein High School, IL, Teacher: Michelle Sherwin-Petrucci
Sticks & Stones, Brewster High School, NY, Teacher: Ed Schmidt
Panel of Judges:
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Michael Miles, Co-Founder Uncharted Learning, Private Equity Investor
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Maria Flynn, Founder & CEO, Ambiologix
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Joshua Jay James, INCubatoredu Alum, Creative Lead, Philanth, and Founder
- Jarvis Moore, Senior Design Lead, Microsoft
- Bruno Rodrigues, Field Sales-Strategic Growth Team, Google
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Neal Sales-Griffin, Managing Director, Techstars Chicago
The finalists delivered excellent presentations. Michael Miles offered, "Every one of you has an investable business." Karl Fruecht, emcee and co-Founder of Uncharted Learning, said, "Some of you will get funded, and those who didn't...prove us wrong!"
CONGRATULATIONS to the 2023 winners:
Notifeye received $15,000 to continue developing and testing their solution to a deadly problem.
Sticks & Stones secured $5,000 in funding to build inventory, bootstrap and go, go, go.
$15,000 to Notifeye
Notifeye is a dash camera that faces the driver and monitors for signs of distractedness or drowsiness on
the road. Once that behavior is detected, Notifeye will alert the driver with an audible notification to focus their attention back on the road. Ultimately minimizing crashes and saving lives.
$5,000 to Sticks & Stones
Sticks & Stones is an all-natural, portable, deodorant stick that eliminates foul odors in the male genital area. Our product is made up of a proprietary blend of all-natural ingredients, ensuring a safe, moisturizing, anti-stain, and effective way to tackle a common, but taboo, hygiene problem in a sensitive area.
Thank You
These students benefit from committed teachers and INCubatoredu volunteers who offer time and talent to support this student journey. Thank you for your investment in our future leaders!
