Experience entrepreneurship at NC State through interactive demos, products, activities and conversations hosted by student/alumni-led ventures and campus partners.

Students have one minute to convince either the audience or the judges that their idea is worthy of the audience choice or judges’ choice award.

Exploring entrepreneurship at NC State can make a wolf hungry. We are offering free Chick-fil-A sandwiches and wraps. There will also be free ice cream from alumni, Two Roosters, and ice-cold bottled water to keep the Wolfpack cool and full while having fun! Get there early to get food while supplies last!

Don’t leave empty-handed. We raffle off NC State Innovation and Entrepreneurship giveaways all evening, and many vendors are giving away swag, food or selling great stuff. Want an exclusive Entrepalooza shirt?

Crush is creating the world’s first scented floor mats that are bio-based and made in the Carolinas!

https://cednc.org/

Make-A-Thon is NC State’s sustainability innovation competition. Coming in January 2027, students will work to create the best solution to a sustainability challenge.

go.ncsu.edu/MakeAThon

The Blue Economy Innovation Program (BEIP) connects NC State students, faculty and partners to advance ocean and coastal industries while protecting marine ecosystems. Through hands-on learning, wave-making research, industry partnerships and interdisciplinary collaboration, BEIP prepares the next generation of leaders in maritime and coastal innovation.

Blue Economy Innovation Program | Climate and Sustainability Academy

My jewels celebrates cultural heritage, awareness to social concepts, art, and history.

www.Gemthropology.org

Our fast-acting Bite & Sting Relief soothes itchy bug bites fast, so you can get back to your adventures. Proudly made in NC with family farms.

Forest Found Products | Bite & Sting Relief That Lasts

Handmade candles, jewelry and accessories all made out of sustainable materials

Frontline Interactive is a video game development studio focused on making gamified training software for businesses and organizations.

frontline-interactive.com

Changing how students connect before they go to college.

https://afuse.app

I design, sew, and sell unique bags made out of dead stock and scrap fabric! Each bag is unique and sewn completely by hand.

Home | Sarah Grace Simas

Airmage Media Productions is a professional photo & video production company, with over 10 years of industry experience, CPP Professional Photographers, and FAA Part 107 licensed drone pilots, specializing in capturing stunning aerial drone footage, real estate and commercial photography, 3D virtual tours, commercial and event videography, professional headshots, video editing and social media marketing that all tells your unique story and we deliver with affordable and exceptional quality from every angle.

airmage.co

Student-Made NC State celebrates the spirit of entrepreneurship, free and creative expression, and the principles of an open marketplace. Student stores featured: Turtle Cove Crochets, MoonBloomArts, Sweet Pia Cottage and Coastal Cullers.

Student-Made NC State

Wobble designs modern, thoughtfully made pet products that balance function, durability, and a clean aesthetic for the home.

hiwobble.com

Using 90% sustainable materials I create odd but beautiful clothing, plushies, keychains, jewelry, and more!

My goal is to bring trinkets and whimsy into peoples lives! I’m a maximalist and lover of all things cute, colorful and fun.

Size inclusive clothing brand currently focused on launching our debut product, the Button-Cup shirt: a button-up shirt specifically designed for women with a D-cup and up!

Lainey Volz

Tin’s Pins is a graphic design and merchandise business specializing in gameday pins and collegiate merchandise.

tinspins.com

Our flagship iOS app, HobbyMax, is a hobby tracking app that allows a user to track any hobby or activity they want, receive detailed personalized analytics, and ensure full control and transparency over their data.

Tunturi Labs — Privacy-First Software

Capture Success is a student-led nonprofit accelerator that helps young founders turn their ideas into real ventures through hands-on education, mentorship, and professional connections.

Capture Success — a student startup network

Get Nuvo is a student-built app that turns everyday goals into leaderboard competitions with your friends, using AI to verify real progress so no one can fake a win.

Nuvo: compete on anything, with anyone

We make and sell your favorite Sodas with a twist. Including NC State of Mind with Cheerwine!

www.sodabox.love

A private-by-design AI agent that auto-schedules the week, books transportation, finds high-fit events, and automates small decisions — optimizing for energy, not just time.

A device to help differentiate bladder tissue for real time surgical verification

Aroma is a smart food freshness sensing platform that uses gas and environmental sensors to track spoilage-related changes over time and turn them into a simple freshness score, helping users understand how fresh their food is and when it should be used or discarded.

An alternative to our highly caffeinated society: a decaffeinated bottled tea for better sleep, better concentration, and a solution for the negative effects of caffeine.

A device to reduce the time, cost, and effort needed to create a physician-modified endovascular graft to treat conditions such as complex abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Flavur is an AI-powered food platform that helps you decide what to eat, plan and prep meals, and get groceries or food delivered based on your tastes, budget, diet, and lifestyle

Roots Up Wellness aims to reconnect people to agriculture, nature, and themselves through fitness and wellness experiences offered on local farms and in local green spaces.

Instant meals free from the top 3 allergens. Perfect for on the go, or emergency food needs.

Improving endoscopic vacuum therapy techniques to ease the burden of the surgeon and to improve the quality of life of the patient.

A device that detects and clears breathing-tube plugs in ventilated patients before they risk escalating into cardiac arrest, without ever breaking the airway seal, something no current device can do.