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Bark Tank Winners Take Home $125,000 for Their Startups

By Kate Hwang November 3, 2023

Bark Tank, Georgetown Entrepreneurship’s annual startup pitch competition, awarded $125,000 to eight student teams Oct. 26. Each student team presented a startup idea centered around social good,...

Entrepreneurs Split $100,000 in Annual Bark Tank Competition

Entrepreneurs Split $100,000 in Annual Bark Tank Competition

By Emily Han November 4, 2022

Eight teams of Georgetown University students and recent graduates pitched their startups at the Bark Tank pitch competition. Teams competed in the Nov. 2 competition, which was hosted by Georgetown...

Bark Tank Competition Selects Two Winners Tied for First Place: Joylet and STAFM Technologies

Bark Tank Competition Selects Two Winners Tied for First Place: Joylet and STAFM Technologies

By Heather Doherty November 11, 2021

After over a month of preparation and a three-minute presentation, two teams of Georgetown University entrepreneurs took home the grand prize in the annual Georgetown “Bark Tank” entrepreneurship...

Finalists Announced for Bark Tank Entrepreneurship Competition

Finalists Announced for Bark Tank Entrepreneurship Competition

By Eli Blumenfeld October 29, 2021

For eight teams of undergraduate and graduate entrepreneurs, five minutes stands between them and a shot at $100,000 in cash prizes. The groups are set to compete in “Bark Tank,” an annual entrepreneurship...

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3 Student Business Pitches Win Annual Student Entrepreneurship Contest

By Giulia Testa November 6, 2020

Three Georgetown University entrepreneurs tied for first place at this year’s student business pitch competition. The Bark Tank competition, which took place virtually Oct. 27, seeks to financially...

UHustle Venture Wins Bark Tank Entrepreneurship Contest

UHustle Venture Wins Bark Tank Entrepreneurship Contest

By Giulia Testa November 22, 2019

UHustle, an online marketplace developed by Georgetown University students to connect college students running side businesses with potential customers, won $30,000 at Georgetown’s annual entrepreneurship...

Grad Student Awarded Funds to Develop Medical Invention

By Meredith Miller December 7, 2018

Shavini Fernando (GRD ’18) won $35,000 at the second annual Bark Tank, an event that awards funding to Georgetown students who pitch new business ventures, for her potentially lifesaving invention, O2Wear. The...

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