On April 10th and 12th, the Discovery Building was bustling as Transcend UW held their 9th annual Transcend Innovation Competition! After many months of hard work from the Transcend team and competitors alike, 26 UW-Madison based student teams arrived ready to pitch their ideas for a chance at their share of the $29,500 prize pool.
Prizes, Awards, and Winners
| Award + Amount | Team Name | Team Members |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Place ($10,000) | Sprout | Jacob Dennis, Ayush Kumar, Hadley Griffin-Schmidt |
| 2nd Place ($7,000) | MarketMate | Chloe Gruszynski, Graham Moody |
| 3rd Place ($5,000) | Armada Trading Technologies | Jonathan Van Blarcum |
| 1st Runner Up ($500 + AWS and Figuma Education) | Will It Recycle? | Charles Granger |
| 2nd Runner Up ($500 + AWS and Figuma Education) | Teksi | Paul B. Adu |
| Future Prospect ($2,000) | SideShift | Canyon Pergande, Nick Lawton, Drew Levin |
| Best Pitch ($1,000) | Univise | Harrison Roloff, Aaryush Gupta |
| Best Prototype ($1,000) | Silly Shorts | Isadore Dane |
| Alumni Award ($500) | Knoweo | Michael Roytman, Alfred Long |
| On the Horizon ($750) | Demic | Ian Mye, Ethan Wheeler |
| Best Pitch ($500) | My Wedding Hub | Adejumoke Olopade |
| Best Visual ($500) | PLOT | Prabvir Kukreja, Seth Rosen |
| Alumni Award ($250) | SimplyHemp | Ethan Kolesky, Conner Bellile |
All in all, the 2024 Transcend UW Innovation Competition was a smashing success, and the Transcend team hopes to take the momentum gained from this exciting spring semester to continue to grow and support budding entrepreneurs and innovators at UW-Madison.
For more information on the competition, please go to https://medium.com/the-grainger-tribune/a-launchpad-for-innovation-the-2024-transcend-innovation-competition-bd7c87192fba. Be on the lookout for more information on future Transcend events and the 2025 Competition!
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