Success Stories
A record number of student startups from across Penn State campuses are getting ready for the 2020 Summer Founders program, a 13-week entrepreneurial bootcamp offering mentoring, networking, resources and $15,000 in funding to teams of Penn State student entrepreneurs from all campus locations and the World Campus. This year, seven startups…
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Corner LaunchBox, powered by Penn State New Kensington and The Corner, is a 4,725 square foot, newly renovated coworking space located on Fifth Avenue in downtown New Kensington. Fifth Avenue, formerly known more for boarded storefronts than innovation, is being transformed into a five-block, "Corridor of Innovation." The effort began…
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CastPak was one of eight student startups invited to present their concept in the Student Startup Showcase at the Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference last October. At the conference President Barron presented each of the startups, including CastPak, received a check for $2,000 to help move their ideas…
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There are more than 284,000 victims of sexual assault across America every year. Victims require timely, skilled, and compassionate healthcare to address injuries, risk of pregnancy, and sexually transmitted infections. Additionally, forensic evidence must be collected accurately and methodically to aid in the successful prosecution of perpetrators. Current technology used…
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Penn State Law Professor of Practice and Entrepreneur Assistance Clinic (EAC) Director, Tom Sharbaugh today announced, “The Entrepreneur Assistance Clinic is expanding its scope and service offerings, effective immediately, in response to the COVID-19 situation. The Clinic will provide these expanded services for the foreseeable future.” The EAC serves startups…
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The agenda for Penn State Startup Week 2020, March 30 – April 3, across the university’s Commonwealth campuses, is set to connect students with some of the leading minds in entrepreneurship and innovation. Startup Week features entrepreneurial workshops; networking; student pitch competitions; and presentations from startup founders and corporate innovators,…
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Startup Week 2020 is just around the corner at University Park and most Penn State Commonwealth campuses – March 30-April 3 – featuring entrepreneurial workshops, networking; student pitch competitions, and presentations from startup founders and corporate innovators, including many Penn State alumni. One of the highlights of the week is a…
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Before Tamela Serensits got her entrepreneurial feet, she got her sea legs as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy – traveling the world protecting freedom and leading critical decision-making when lives were on the line. That experience helped form her character, and commitment to her own startup company: Argolytics, a web-based…
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After five years of traveling the country witnessing the day-to-day challenges marketers face, Penn State alum Anthony “AJ” Bruno knew he could present a better solution. In 2012, he created an analytics platform aimed at public relations firms: TrendKite. Over the next six years, the success of Bruno’s digital PR…
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