Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is a celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare. This year, GEW occurs the week of Nov. 8-12 and we’re celebrating at NC State by hosting events all week long!
A fan favorite? Wolf Den! This event is a Shark Tank-inspired pitch competition where five student teams pitch in front of a live audience and live judges – the wolves! The teams are competing for $2,100 in cash prizes. They will get 3 minutes to pitch and 4 minutes to answer judge questions. After all the teams have pitched, each ‘wolf’ will award equity-free investment money to their favorite team. The audience will also be casting their vote for their favorite team – a $300 audience choice award.
The pitch competition takes place Friday, Nov. 12 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. at Duke Energy Hall in Hunt Library. The event is free and open to the public, attendees can grab a ticket at the event website. Food and drinks will be served at the beginning of the event, so make sure to grab a ticket and show up on time.
2021’s Finalists Teams Include
Wake
Wake is a vibrating wristband that only wakes up the one wearing it.
- Adarsh Arun, Business Administration, Poole College of Management
- Noah Gassner, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering
Dynamic Internal Volume Actuator (D.I.V.A.)
D.I.V.A. is a modified bag valve mask application for emergency medical technicians that optimizes mobile ventilation by being plug-and-play, adaptable, and truly portable.
- Travis McKay, Biomedical Engineering, PhD candidate
- Taylor Gabaldon, Biomedical Engineering, Master’s alumni
Straight Shot
Straight Shot is your own personal golf coach that is integrated with your golf clubs to provide real-time swing path tracking, analytics, and personal assistance to help improve your golf swing.
- Jacob Walker, Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
- Trenton Wallis, Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
- Spencer Wallis, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering
- David Horne, Economics, Poole College of Management
- Ryan Coman, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering
EndorseAthlete
EndorseAthlete is a sports marketing and social media platform designed to connect student-athletes with local and national businesses.
- Walt Sellars, Sport Management, College of Natural Resources
Gunsmart
GunSmart is an electronic locking system bringing antiquated gun locks into the era of smart technology.
- Michael Ashley, Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
- Samed Idil, Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
- Sean Finegan, Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
- Yixuan Pan, Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
- Zetao Chen, Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
