Innovate WithIN Pitch Competition: Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana

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 northeast Indiana regional pitch competition!

Allen County War Memorial Coliseum

This year's Region 5 pitch competition will be hosted by Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana, and located at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum! During the event, ten northeast 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. Hana: Amr Alquran | AMP Lab at Electric WorksIconix: Maxwell Taylor &amp; Preston Schere | Wawasee High SchoolRecruitED: Paul Swonger | Garrett High SchoolpARTly Clear: Lillith Baker, Dameon Pocock &amp; Aung Lay | AMP Lab at Electric WorksRestore Furniture Upcycling: Bridget Dunn | Dekalb High SchoolHappy Chappys: Jose Chan &amp; Brian Griewahn | AMP Lab at Electric WorksEleFi: Isaiah Clark | Carroll High SchoolTrue Blue: Lydia Yoder &amp; Kyla La Rue | Dekalb High SchoolYLLE: Elly Cossairt | Garrett High SchoolTailored Bites: Ruby Campbell-Carpenter &amp; Emma Sanders | AMP Lab at Electric Works 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-5" title="https://startedupfoundation.org/region-5" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">startedupfoundation.org/region-5</a>

<h3>Thank you to our Region 5 Sponsors!</h3>

<h3>Parking Map:</h3>Attendees will park in the sections labeled "Volunteer Parking."

Agenda

Registration & Check-In

The event will begin with a welcome from Don Wettrick (CEO, The STARTedUP Foundation) and remarks from Lena Yarian, President and CEO of Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana

Welcome & Opening Remarks

1. Hana
2. Iconix 
3. RecruitED 
4. pARTly Clear 
5. Restore Furniture Upcycling

Student Pitches #1-5

Intermission

6. Happy Chappys 
7. All-Nighter Games
8. True Blue
9. YLLE
10. Tailored Bites

Student Pitches #6-10

As guests enjoy lunch, the five judges will choose the winning team who will progress onto state. The judges include:  Brandon Noll, Rhonda Ladig, Ron Dick, Hezekiah Russell, and Chris Straw

Lunch & Judges Confer

Awards Presentation

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Innovate WithIN Pitch Competition: Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana

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