Drexel University's Startup Fest
About
November 14, 2019 at Behrakis Grand Hall
Startup Fest is our annual, premier entrepreneurship event. This year's event focuses on food innovation (yum!) and will feature our annual Baiada Incubator Competition, a student, staff and alumni pitch competition and an Entrepreneur Expo featuring Drexel student startups and local food entrepreneurs who will be providing samples of their food. Speakers include prominent Philadelphia and national food entrepreneurs, including Steven Zagor, Food Expert, and Tessa Price and Manachem Katz of WeWork Food Labs. Stop by for a chance to enter our raffle and win gift cards and other food prizes from local restaurants. Lunch and an evening reception included. Details and RSVP at Startup Tree.
Schedule
| Time |
Event |
| 9:45am |
Fast Pitch Registration & General Registration Opens |
| 10:00am – 2:00pm |
Entrepreneur Expo |
| 10:00am – 11:00am |
Fast Pitch Competition – First Round |
| 12:00am – 12:30pm |
Lunch |
| 12:30pm – 1:15pm |
Women in Food Panel |
| 1:15pm – 2:00pm |
Fast Pitch Competition – Final Round
Alumni and Staff Pitch Competition
|
| 2:00pm |
Remarks From Donna De Carolis, Dean of the Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship
|
| 2:15pm – 3:00pm |
Innovation in the Food Industry Keynote
|
| 3:00pm – 4:30pm |
Incubator Competition |
| 4:30pm |
Awards Ceremony and Raffle Prizes
|
| 5:00pm – 6:00pm |
Reception and Round Table Discussions |
Baiada Institute Incubator Competition
The Baiada Institute Incubator Competition is designed to help student and recent graduate entrepreneurs develop their for-profit or non-profit ideas, receive feedback and mentoring, and compete for cash prizes. It also provides significant opportunities for developing your network, learning how to present your business and developing your public speaking skills.
For more competition opportunities, check out the Student Pitch Competition, the Staff Pitch Competition and the Alumni Pitch Competition.
Startup Fest 2018 Recap
Six Drexel University student entrepreneur teams competed to win funding for their startup, physical space in the Baiada Institute for Entrepreneurship and other services that are essential to growing companies. Congratulations to the winners of the competition and thank you to all those who participated!
The winners of the the Baiada Institute Incubator Competition:
First place: Outland Analytics
-Awarded $12,500 in cash, one year of free residency space in the Baiada Institute for Entrepreneurship, SEO auditing services from Wanashaker, legal services from Morgan Lewis up to $2,500 and three hours of pro-bono accounting consulting services from GMS Surgent.
Second place: ADHDO
-Awarded $7,500 in cash, one year of free residency space in the Baiada Institute for Entrepreneurship, SEO auditing services from Wanashaker, two hours of pro-bono accounting consulting services from GMS Surgent and reserved slot in the next Drexel Entrepreneurship Law Clinic.
Third place: CloutQuiz
-Awarded $5,000 in cash, one year of free residency space in the Baiada Institute for Entrepreneurship, 10 free hours of legal services valued at $4,800 from Dougherty Law, one hour of pro-bono accounting consulting services from GMS Surgent and 10 hours of marketing services from Argyle Interactive.
Student Fast Pitch Competition
Winner: Paris Gramann, Just Be
Prize: $500
Drexel University Staff Pitch Competition
Winner: Shawn Walsh
Prize: $250