Innovate WithIN Pitch Competition: IU Indianapolis

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 east central Indiana regional pitch competition!

IU Indianapolis - Campus Center Theater

This year's Region 3 pitch competition will be hosted by IU Indianapolis! During the event, ten east central 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. compleyes.ai: Raina Maiga &amp; Truman Greaves | PPHS Schweitzer Center at Englewood &amp; Zionsville Community High SchoolStadium Clipmate: Adrian Feltrinelli, Noah Vaughner &amp; Braxton Terry | Westfield High SchoolEK Designs: Evelyn Hinshaw &amp; Idalia Inman | Speedway Senior High SchoolPretty Pinchers: Libby Lehr &amp; Bee McClure | Westfield High SchoolArchifuturae: Tania Marquez | Herron High SchoolCropConnect: Keshav Krishnan | Park Tudor SchoolK&S: Hope Hullinger | Westfield High SchoolWashly: Dylan Brown &amp; Fernando Hartzer | Mckenzie Career CenterShelf Crew: Roran Figueiredo | Speedway Senior High SchoolBussl: Kieron Bishop, Leland Rowe &amp; Liam Green | Herron 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-3" title="https://startedupfoundation.org/region-3" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">startedupfoundation.org/region-3</a>

<h3>Thank you to our Region 3 sponsors!</h3>

Agenda

Registration & Check-In

The event will begin with a welcome from Don Wettrick (CEO, The STARTedUP Foundation) and remarks from our host partners associated with Indiana University Indianapolis, (to be determined) 

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Student Pitches #1-2

Speaker Slot

3. EK Designs  
4. Pretty Pinchers
5. Archifuturae

Student Pitches #3-5

Intermission

Student Pitches #6-7

Student Pitches #8-10

As guests enjoy lunch, the five judges will choose the winning team who will progress onto state. The judges include: Anna Dorris, Anne Marie Murphy, Izzy Branam, Joel Hungate and Travis Brown 

Lunch & Judges Confer

Awards Presentation

Our {communityGuidelinesLink} describe the sort of content we prohibit on Eventbrite. If you suspect an event may be in violation, you can report it to us so we can investigate.

To report other categories of prohibited or illegal content, submit {link}

Innovate WithIN Pitch Competition: IU Indianapolis

More events from The STARTedUP Foundation

Discover more events from The STARTedUP Foundation, from Business to other experiences you might love.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all events in Indianapolis and filter by date, category, and more to find the perfect fit.

Innovate WithIN Pitch Competition: IU Indianapolis

More events from The STARTedUP Foundation

Discover more events from The STARTedUP Foundation, from Business to other experiences you might love.

More Business events

Browse more Business events with different dates, prices, and formats to find your next great experience.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all events in Indianapolis and filter by date, category, and more to find the perfect fit.