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GEORGETOWN VENTURES

New Student Group Aims to Boost Undergraduate Startups

By City News Editor September 8, 2017

William Zhu is a staff writer for The Hoya As a student entrepreneur, Anthony Marshi (COL ’18) learned firsthand the difficulties new startups encounter and the lack of resources to guide them through...

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Nitin Iyengar, left, Sebastien Garcia (GRD ’17), Rainier Go (MSB ’17), Shivum Bharill (COL ’17) and Chris Gabon attended Entrepreneurship: A Force for Good, where 16 student startups competed.

Students Pitch Startups at Competition

By Haley Snyder February 24, 2017

StartupHoyas hosted a competition titled Entrepreneurship: A Force for Good, at which 16 student-led startups pitched their ideas and products on Feb. 14. Grants were awarded based on a four-tier...

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MSB professor Eric Koester, right, spoke during the third annual Startup Weekend, where teams collaborated to develop products.

Collaboration Rules at Startup Weekend

By Léa Nicolas November 11, 2016

The third annual Startup Weekend welcomed 50 participants to the McDonough School of Business for three days of entrepreneurial collaboration from Nov. 4 to Nov. 6. The event, which was one of many...

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Georgetown alumnus Dan Bergers successful startup Social Tables recently received $13 million in investments.

Social Tables Receives $13M

By Haley Snyder October 21, 2016

Founded in 2011 by Dan Berger (GRD ’10), the event-planning software startup Social Tables received $13 million in investments to aid its expansion. The new round of funding will help launch a...

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Doug Grant (GRD ’16) won the $10,000 first prize for the Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative’s Entrepalooza competition in May for Hemeos, now in danger of falling to federal regulations.

Proposed Fed Regulations Threaten Startup

By Sarah Fisher September 30, 2016

Hemeos, a student startup aimed at connecting bone marrow stem cell donors to underserved minority recipients, has been threatened in recent weeks by proposed federal regulations, which could make the...

Startup Weekend Returns to Georgetown

By Tara Subramaniam October 2, 2015

Startup Hoyas and the Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative will host a “54-hour Startup Weekend” program this weekend in the Hariri Building, which will begin at 6 p.m. tonight and continue through...

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Victoria Schramm (COL ’12) announced the Georgetown Startup Stipend Program at last Friday’s Entrepreneurship Day.

Stipend Aids Entrepreneurs With Debt

By Kim Bussing and Editor-in-Chief September 26, 2014

StartupHoyas recently announced its new Georgetown Startup Stipend Program, which aids aspiring entrepreneurs with student debt, no strings attached. The program, funded by a donation from the Schramm...

New Initiatives Grow SIPS’ Campus Profile

By Molly Simio March 7, 2014

The Social Innovation Public Service Fund is raising its on-campus profile through several initiatives, including a business idea pitching competition and a summer fellowship program. On Feb. 27, SIPS,...

Startup Spirit Across Campus

By Cherie Chung and Editor-in-Chief February 14, 2014

‘So if you’re interested in entrepreneurship, why aren’t you in the business school?” I’m often asked this by my peers who don’t understand why I am part of StartupHoyas, the Compass Fellowship...

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