Soccer and magic: Announcing the $12,000 winning pitches at the 2023 Bobcat Ventures competition – News

Soccer and magic: Announcing the $12,000 winning pitches at the 2023 Bobcat Ventures competition

Bates students present their innovation businesses at the Annual Bobcat Ventures Pitch Competition, held in Keck Classroom of Pettengill Hall with a reception in Commons. These 10 students worked extremely hard to deliver strong business pitches in this year's competition and the bar has been raised again by yet. The panel of alumni judges included Emma Sprague '10, Ben Schippers '04, and Pranav Ghai '93 with expert knowledge in an array of fields. This year's winners include: 1st: Jacob Iwowo for "Up Next Academy" and Abby Segal for "Magic by Abby Segal" will recieve $4,000 each 2nd: Grace Biddle for "Nesca$h" and Richie Nuzum with Gus McAllister for "Crave Swipe" will recieve $1,000 each Here are all the names of this year's list of students who participated: David Ingram, Indexify Jacob Iwowo, Up Next Academy Grace Biddle, Nesca$h Vova Sosnovskii, Maine Boost Abby Segal, Magic by Abby Segal Julia Newell, Hear You Know Me Richie Nuzum & Gus McAllister, Crave Swipe Bobby Dall & Ciaran Bardong '22, Dose

Abby Segal ’23 and Jacob Iwowo ’23 won first-place prizes for startups that focus on access and community, in two very different realms: magic and soccer.