Success Stories
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State student startup Saveware is using artificial intelligence (AI) to automate the sales tax refund process for businesses and tax firms. Saveware was founded by Braeden Davidson, a sophomore in the Smeal College of Business, and Ryan Jai Hokimi, a junior in the College of…
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UNIVERSITY PARK - When Britta Teller and Evan Stover launched their sustainable hardwood floor startup, Steller Floors, in 2019, they spent a lot of time, energy and resources prototyping and iterating on their products by themselves. Five years into growing and running the business, now with their own manufacturing facility,…
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UNIVERSITY PARK - Six Penn State student startups have been selected into the 2024 Invent Penn State Summer Founders Program. The Summer Founders Program provides teams with at least one Penn State student founder a $15,000 grant to work on their startup, social good, or nonprofit idea over the summer…
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UNIVERSITY PARK – The Penn State Brand Academy hosted its first educational networking event, the Lions to Leaders Symposium, to connect student-athletes with successful Penn State student-athlete alums on Wednesday, April 10. The mission of The Brand Academy is to empower student-athletes to manage and monetize their personal brand through…
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UNIVERSITY PARK – Invent Penn State’s LaunchBox & Innovation Network has launched a free, online, self-guided entrepreneurship education resource available to all. This digital curriculum, entitled Customer Discovery 101, is for people with business ideas looking to get started, as well as those with existing small businesses looking to develop…
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UNIVERSITY PARK - The current standard of care for treating cancers of the head and neck, specifically squamous carcinoma, often leads to severe side effects for the patient. Surgery to remove the cancer tissue is the preferred treatment but can result in critical tissue loss. As such, many patients are…
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ABINGTON - Penn State Abington senior Darryl Gregory has always loved designing, building, and creating artistic works. It wasn’t until he was introduced to Abington LaunchBox powered by Penn State that he realized he could cultivate and apply his creative skillsets for valuable endeavors. The Abington LaunchBox, part of Invent…
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UNIVERSITY PARK - Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC presented a diverse array of events across Penn State campuses, spotlighting student innovation and entrepreneurship from March 18 to March 22. The events were centered around themes of student entrepreneurs, funding your venture, social impact, and technology. "Startup Week bridges the…
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UNIVERSITY PARK - Student startup Saveware won $15,000, the largest prize amount, in the 2024 Invent Penn State Inc.U Competition. Kicking off Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC, six Penn State student teams pitched their startup to a panel of judges and competed for up to $30,000 in funding. …
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