Caroline’s Cheese Straws, a craft cheese straw company based on a family recipe, won $2,500 at the first fall UGA Entrepreneurship Idea Accelerator, held Oct. 7 at the Mahoney Entrepreneurship Hub.
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An AI-driven platform called Switch, created by UGA mechanical engineering major Gabriel Gutierrez, won first place at the University of Georgia Entrepreneurship Program’s Idea Accelerator Demo Day. The tool, which selects the best AI model for each prompt, earned the top prize for its practical approach to improving efficiency in prompt-based workflows.
Rotation, a fashion rental startup envisioned by accounting and finance student Skyler Ventura, aims to monetize that practice and exponentially expand the number of closets available.
The concept took home the $2,500 first prize at UGA Entrepreneurship’s first Spring 2026 Idea Accelerator Demo Day pitch contest.
Fetch Fuel, an electrolyte mix developed to help sick dogs stay hydrated, took home the top prize at UGA Entrepreneurship Idea Accelerator.
SylCampus, a student organization service launched by two Terry students, took home the top prize at the UGA Summer Launch pitch contest on Aug. 7.
JuzoGO, a company seeking to decentralize the ride-sharing marketplace, won the $2,500 top prize at the UGA Idea Accelerator Demo Day pitch competition.
Kareem Elfoulie, founder of Senior Shield, was one of a dozen student founders participating in this fall’s second UGA Entrepreneurship Idea Accelerator. The mechanical engineer took home the $2,500 top prize.
Dawgtown Moving, a student-owned moving company with over 20 employees, took home $2,500 at the UGA Entrepreneurship Program’s Idea Accelerator pitch contest.
It’s pollen season in Georgia, and no one’s happier than UGA second-year student Kaden Husney. For the last five years, Husney’s business — The Real Under Pressure — has helped homeowners and businesses around north Fulton County clear away pollen, grime and mildew. On April 10, he cleaned up at UGA Entrepreneurship’s final Idea Accelerator Demo Day of the 2023-24 school year.