Skip to main content
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • ’Cuse Conversations Podcast
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit
Campus & Community
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • University Statements
  • Syracuse University Impact
  • |
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
Sections
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • University Statements
  • Syracuse University Impact
  • |
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • ’Cuse Conversations Podcast
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit
Campus & Community

Syracuse University Sweet Sixteen Finalists Announced for the Campus ACC InVenture Prize Competition

Wednesday, February 13, 2019, By News Staff
Share
Blackstone LaunchPadentrepreneurshipSyracuse University Libraries

Competition logoJudges have announced the Sweet Sixteen finalists for the Syracuse University campus round of the ACC InVenture Prize on Friday, Feb. 22. All students, faculty and staff are invited to watch the open pitches in Bird Library and join in a reception celebrating student invention.

The event is the culmination of National Entrepreneurship Week and a celebration of #OrangeInnovation at Syracuse University.

The Feb. 22 campus competition schedule is:

  • 2:30 to 3 p.m. – Check in and hospitality in the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars, first floor of Bird Library
  • 3 to 4:30 p.m. – Team pitches in 606 and 608 Bird Library
  • 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. — Open reception and concurrent closed judging to pick the first-place winner who will go on to the finals at North Carolina State University on April 16-17
  • 5:30 p.m. – Judges announce the winner in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons

The Sweet Sixteen founders are (in alphabetical order):

  • Alec Gillinder and Quinn King, MedUX
  • Angelica O’Hare, Prioritage
  • Brianna Howard and Nikita Chatterjee, Paani
  • Caleb Obiagwu, SYRE Tech LLC
  • Charles Keppler & Serena Ogie Evah Omo Lamai, Fibre Free
  • Daniel McMurray, SWIP
  • Emma Sargent, C29
  • Jaclyn Hingre, Halo
  • Jianqiu Jiang, Watson FitPet
  • Josh Jackson, Promptous
  • Kelsey Davis, CLLCTVE Agency
  • Matt Shumer, OptechVR
  • Michael Yacubov, Compress-Aid
  • Patrick Riolo, Artemis Wand
  • Peter Mignacca, TowelVAC
  • Teodoro Delellis, GiraTech

Judges for the event will be Central New York business, industry and civic leaders, along with members of the Syracuse University innovation ecosystem.

In total, 14 student teams from ACC member institutions will battle “Shark Tank”-style in the finals of the 4th annual ACC Inventure Prize Competition April 16-17 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Participating universities are Boston College, Clemson University, Duke University, Georgia Institute of Technology, North Carolina State University, Syracuse University, the University of Louisville, the University of Miami, the University of North Carolina, the University of Notre Dame, the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and Wake Forest University.

During the two rounds of competition, judges will evaluate each team on their quality of idea, business model, entrepreneurship and probability of success. The final round will be broadcast live by PBS affiliates along the East Coast. While in Raleigh, student participants will engage in a variety of innovation and startup activities and will present their work following the final competition to audience members, the public and potential investors.

To learn more about the ACC InVenture Prize, visit accinventureprize.com/.

  • Author

News Staff

  • Recent
  • LaunchPad Awards Student Start-Up Fund Grant
    Saturday, July 12, 2025, By Cristina Hatem
  • Class of ’25 College of Law Graduate to Be Inducted Into the U.S. Olympic Hall Of Fame
    Saturday, July 12, 2025, By Caroline K. Reff
  • Empowering Learners With Personalized Microcredentials, Stackable Badges
    Thursday, July 3, 2025, By Hope Alvarez
  • WISE Women’s Business Center Awarded Grant From Empire State Development, Celebrates Entrepreneur of the Year Award
    Thursday, July 3, 2025, By Dawn McWilliams
  • Rose Tardiff ’15: Sparking Innovation With Data, Mapping and More
    Thursday, July 3, 2025, By News Staff

More In Campus & Community

LaunchPad Awards Student Start-Up Fund Grant

The Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University Libraries has awarded a Student Start-Up Fund grant for the Spring 2025 semester to Thomas O’Brien ’25 for his company, Ten Open Projects. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis to undergraduate and graduate…

From Wedding Day Pics on Campus to Working at ‘Otto’s House’: Brianna and Kevin Shults Share Their Orange Love Story

It started with trivia nights at the Inn Complete and a mutual fandom of Orange sports and grew into a life filled with Orange pride, campus milestones and a little one who thinks Otto the Orange runs the world. For…

Former Orange Point Guard and Maxwell Alumna ‘Roxi’ Nurse McNabb Still Driving for an Assist

As point guard for the Orange women’s basketball team, Raquel-Ann “Roxi” Nurse McNabb ’98, G’99 was known for helping her teammates ‘make buckets’—a lot of buckets. The 1997 Syracuse University Athlete of the Year, two-time team MVP and three-time BIG…

Empowering Learners With Personalized Microcredentials, Stackable Badges

The University is enhancing its commitment to lifelong learning with digital badges, a tool that recognizes and authenticates the completion of microcredentials. The badges aim to support learners in their professional and personal development by showcasing achievements in short, focused…

Rose Tardiff ’15: Sparking Innovation With Data, Mapping and More

While pursuing a bachelor’s degree in geography in the Maxwell School, Rose Tardiff ’15 became involved with the Salt City Harvest Farm, a community farm near Syracuse where newcomers from all over the world grow food and make social connections….

Subscribe to SU Today

If you need help with your subscription, contact sunews@syr.edu.

Connect With Us

  • X
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
Social Media Directory

For the Media

Find an Expert Follow @SyracuseUNews
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
  • @SyracuseU
  • @SyracuseUNews
  • Social Media Directory
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy
  • Campus Status
  • Syracuse.edu
© 2025 Syracuse University News. All Rights Reserved.