Ventures from this year’s TIA Incubator shined at the TIA Entrepreneur Showcase. In the pitch competition, Pair + Care, Farmstead 1868, and NIKIGO placed first, second, and third (respectively), with honorable mention to KU Sports Cards and TON Solutions. Every single venture that participated in the “Iggy” investment game received grant funding, ranging from $81 to $600, with Everlasting Technology and Gate TVs being two of the top recipients.
Relive the action:
- Watch a three-minute recap video of the Showcase
- Watch the livestream recording to see the full pitch competition and Entrepreneur of the Year recognition
- Check out this gallery of photo highlights
Additional coverage of the TIA Entrepreneur Showcase and Arts, Creativity, and Innovation Weekend:
Colgate News: Colgate Celebrates Second Annual Arts, Creativity, and Innovation Weekend
By Mary Donofrio, Colgate News
Before a standing-room-only crowd in Colgate Memorial Chapel on Friday, April 5, National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman invited the audience to “become part of the performance,” demonstrating how spectators at poetry readings often snap their fingers when they hear something that particularly resonates.
Maroon-News: Students, Alumni Demonstrate Creativity, Drive at Thought Into Action Showcase
By Allan Crounse ’27
Colgate University held its annual Thought Into Action Showcase on Saturday, April 6. Run by Colgate’s Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in coordination with other university departments, the event gave students and alumni an opportunity to present the entrepreneurial endeavors that they have developed through Colgate’s Thought Into Action (TIA) program. The event began with the opportunity for attendees to visit the stations of each of the different ventures; it then transitioned into a pitch competition for grants of up to $5,000. The highly-attended event finished with the announcement of the winners of the competition.