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December 23, 2025

2025: A Year in Review

Just like that, 2025 has come to a close. But what a great year it has been for entrepreneurship at NC State. Steve Markham, executive director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship,…
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December 19, 2025

Celebrating Success at the 2025 WIN Holiday Party

NC State’s Wolfpack Investor Network (WIN) held its annual holiday party on the evening of Monday, December 8, 2025, at the Carolina Exotic Car Club in Raleigh, where WIN members…
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December 10, 2025

Ishita Pai Raikar: Innovation at the Intersection of People and Technology

Originally from India, Ishita Pai Raiker spent eight years in Singapore before moving to the United States. She stepped onto NC State’s campus ready to explore, learn and grow. Graduating…
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December 09, 2025

Paul Gorman’s Journey Through Engineering and Entrepreneurship

For most of Paul Gorman’s life, NC State was someone else’s anecdote, always feeling just out of reach for him. After more than a decade of exploring other paths, he…
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December 01, 2025

Entrepreneurship in Veterinary Medicine

After working a desk job for a few years, Cathy Mittenson became interested in finding a career that let her be outside. Between a love for science and growing up…
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November 25, 2025

Powering Up a Startup

Three NC State College of Engineering students entered the Engineering Entrepreneurs Program with an idea to make fleet vehicles more efficient and sustainable. Micah Ulrich (B.S. Mechanical Engineering ‘19, M.S.…

November 24, 2025

Empowering Innovation: NC State Scholarship Recipients Share Their Journeys

Each year, NC State Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IE) supports students who are pushing the boundaries of creativity, problem-solving and leadership. Through generous donor-funded scholarships, these students gain more than financial…
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November 20, 2025

Shark Tank Vibes, Wolf Sized Stakes

Watch the recap of the 2025 Wolf Den Competition. Meet the teams and learn about their future plans. Meet the Teams We would also like to give a special thank…
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November 12, 2025

Miller Fellows Share Their Growth and Grit

In 2014, Dr. Tom Miller created the Entrepreneurship Initiative Fellows program to support newly graduated NC State students who wished to pursue their venture full-time after graduation. The program was…
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November 10, 2025

Brewing Change: How 321 Coffee is Redefining Inclusion

What began as a casual exploration of entrepreneurship between NC State alums Lindsay Wrege, Business Administration ’21 and Michael Evans, B.S. Statistics ’20, M.S. Statistics ’21, has grown into one…
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November 10, 2025

Wolf Den 2025 Teams Announced

It is time for NC State Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s annual Shark Tank-inspired competition, Wolf Den. At this event, five student teams will pitch their business ideas to a panel of…
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November 05, 2025

The Entrepreneurship Clinic: Bridging Classroom Learning with Startup Reality

The Entrepreneurship Clinic helps university founders turn their visions into reality, and our students gain practical experience working with startups. Utilizing the hospital teaching method applied to entrepreneurship, the Clinic…

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