Success Stories
UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State alum Haley McClain Hill, who recently secured a deal with Lori Greiner on ABC’s Shark Tank, will be sharing her startup success story during Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC. Her event, ‘Haley McClain Hill – Boots to Business’ will take place on Tuesday,…
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Six Penn State student startups have been selected as finalists in Invent Penn State’s Inc.U Competition. Each team will compete for a $30,000 cash investment pool in a pitch competition during Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC. Register to attend the live taping of the Inc.U…
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State student startup teams from all Penn State campuses, including World Campus, are invited to apply to the 2024 Invent Penn State Summer Founders Program to receive a $15,000 grant to work on their startup, social good venture, or nonprofit over the summer. Applications…
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Penn State’s NSF I-Corps Short Course is accepting applications for its virtual March cohort. The no-cost program helps researchers test a startup idea through customer interviews and educational programming on the lean startup methodology. The cohort will begin on Friday, March 1 and runs through Friday, March 15. The cohort…
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UNIVERSITY PARK - A Penn State Berkey Creamery ice cream flavor will get a new name during the months of February and March to celebrate Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC, a university-wide event taking place March 18 – 22, 2024. Penn State Startup Week provides students an opportunity…
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UNIVERSITY PARK - Omar X. Easy, Ph.D., a former Penn State football student-athlete and Kansas City Chiefs and Oakland Raiders running back, has been appointed to lead The Penn State Brand Academy in his role as the Assistant Athletics Director for the Brand Academy. The Brand Academy, a project recently…
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa - Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank has accepted nine early-stage business startups into its spring 2024 FastTrack Accelerator program. The startups selected range from a clothing swapping app and an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging solution, to a custom button business, a nanny agency and an…
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa – After spending a summer car-camping across the United States, Penn State Berks alumnus Nathan Bonslaver saw market potential for a comfortable and convenient car sleeping solution. He launched CarToCamp, a line of car sleeping platforms, while still working towards his mechanical engineering degree at Penn State.…
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Entrepreneurial teams with at least one Penn State student can apply to receive a $15,000 grant to work on their startup, social good or nonprofit over the summer through Invent Penn State’s Summer Founders Program. The 13-week program, hosted by Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC…
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