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April 09
2021
Venture & IP Conference panel to highlight venture growth during COVID-19
“The State of Venture and Growth Capital in the COVID-19 Era” panel during the Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference will explore the effects of COVID-19 on venture and growth investing and its outlook through 2021. Taking place virtually from 1:45-2:35 p.m. on April 15, the panel also will examine important investment lessons learned because of the pandemic.
April 09
2021
Virtual Venture & IP Conference panel to explore investment in rural innovation
The “Investing in Rural & Heartland America” panel during the Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference will examine how funds dedicated to strategic investment in heartland and rural innovation are overcoming geographic barriers and supporting investors in small markets. The panel session will take place from 12:45-1:35 p.m. on April 15.
April 06
2021
Student Startup Showcase to feature best of Penn State student entrepreneurs
Penn State’s best and brightest student entrepreneurs are set to take the stage at the all-virtual 2021 Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference. The conference begins April 15 with a showcase featuring eight student teams sharing how their startups are having a positive impact on the world and have grown thanks to the Invent Penn State entrepreneurial ecosystem.
April 05
2021
Pennsylvania's Second Lady hopes to help plant seeds of success
Gisele Fetterman, the Second Lady of Pennsylvania, addresses education, entrepreneurship and more during a question-and-answer session with Dean Marie Hardin of the Bellisario College. The event was sponsored by the Center for Penn State Student Entrepreneurship as part of Startup Week.
March 31
2021
Startup Week Competition winners congratulated by President Barron
Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC culminated with a celebration of student entrepreneurs and innovators in technology, health, sustainability, the arts, and global impact categories during the virtual student recognition reception on Thursday, March 25.
March 31
2021
Penn State startup TEAMology incorporates AI into K-8 social emotional learning
Penn State startup TEAMology aims to help students get the support they need to develop socially and emotionally. Founded in 2006, the ed tech startup’s curriculum simplifies and strengthens social and emotional learning for schools, kids and parents, providing the foundational tools necessary for success in life through a curriculum and content that teachers can use in the classroom.
March 30
2021
Penn State students take home top prizes during fourth annual LION Tank pitch
Penn State students took home the top prizes during the fourth annual Mont Alto LaunchBox LION Tank pitch competition.
March 30
2021
Students from around the world participate in a virtual version of HackPSU
The COVID-19 pandemic did not stop 644 students from around the world from participating in a virtual version of HackPSU. The 48-hour hackathon was held entirely online for 45 teams of students, some as close as University Park and others as far as West Bengal, India. One of the winning teams of a sponsor challenge competed in the Nittany AI Mini Challenge, facilitated by the Nittany AI Alliance—a service of Penn State Outreach—where they were charged with creating a solution using artificial intelligence for good in the areas of education, environment, health and/or humanitarianism.
March 30
2021
Alumni couple supports disability-focused entrepreneurship at Penn State
Penn State alumni Robert and Linda Malecky have pledged a gift of $125,000 to support the Summer Founders program, a thirteen-week entrepreneurial bootcamp.
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