Innovate WithIN Pitch Competition: Maker13

The purpose of The STARTedUP Foundation is to lead students to seek and act on opportunities via an entrepreneurial way of being.

The STARTedUP Foundation

Join us at the 2025 Innovate WithIN southeast Indiana regional pitch competition!

Maker13

This year's Region 6 pitch competition will be hosted by Maker13! During the event, ten southeast Indiana high school teams who have been carefully selected out of hundreds of competitors will share their innovative pitches and business ideas.We will be joined by government officials, business leaders, local innovators, educators, and family as the students pitch their businesses and compete to be one of the top ten teams in the state. The top team will move onto the state finals and will be invited to travel to DC in June, receive thousands of dollars in scholarship, enter an exclusive alumni program, and the first place team in Indiana will receive $25,000 in funding. Visitube: Max Vanderhoof, Kishan Patel &amp; Hikari Shiga | Floyd Central High SchoolSnapshot: Jill Witkemper &amp; Elana Hollingsworth | Oldenburg AcademyPolyrenew: Krishna Hosamani | Columbus North High SchoolInitiate Design: Albert Hudepohl | Oldenburg AcademyRose's Story Vines: Katrina Britt | Jeffersonville High SchoolGripGuard Soccer Socks: Leanna Rotondo | Charlestown Senior High SchoolCharLeigh's Creations: CharLeigh Combs | Lawrenceburg High SchoolLocalLink: Christian Mack | Oldenburg AcademyJourney Well: Tucker Harris, William Trask &amp; Samuel Didat | Floyd Central High School Register today to support and experience these amazing young people and future entrepreneurs! More event details can be found at: <a href="https://startedupfoundation.org/region-6" title="https://startedupfoundation.org/region-6" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">startedupfoundation.org/region-6</a>

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Agenda

Registration & Check-In

The event will begin with a welcome from Don Wettrick (CEO, The STARTedUP Foundation) and remarks from our host Maker13's Kyleigh Hubler (Executive Director).

Welcome & Opening Remarks

1. Visitube     
2. Snapshot    
3. Polyrenew    
4. Initiate Design
5. Easy Life  

Student Pitches #1-5

Intermission

6. Rose’s Story Vines 
7. Ground Soccer Socks
8. CharLeigh’s Creations
9. LocalLink
10. JourneyWell 

Student Pitches #6-10

As guests enjoy lunch, the five judges will choose the winning team who will progress onto state. The judges will be: Kent Cissell, Mike Fulkerson, Dr. Aycan Kara, Lance Allison, and Kenton Wooden.

Lunch & Judges Confer

Awards Presentation

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