Teff — an ancient grain that forms the foundation of Ethiopian cuisine — has fueled human achievement for at least 4,000 years. Now, University of Michigan MBA student Saron Mechale wants to turn it into a go-to fuel for sports performance. Her sports snack creation, goTeff, took home the $15,000 top prize at the University of Georgia Collegiate Great Brands Competition.
Fetch Fuel, an electrolyte mix developed to help sick dogs stay hydrated, took home the top prize at UGA Entrepreneurship Idea Accelerator.
Kareem Elfoulie, a recent mechanical engineering graduate from Georgia Tech, created a noninvasive wearable that alerts caregivers when their senior loved ones need incontinence garments changed. He presented his Senior Shield to judges at the June 18 pitch contest, and they were impressed with his strategy for getting the wearable sensor approved for Medicare reimbursement.
Kareem Elfoulie, founder of Senior Shield, won University of Georgia’s 2025 Next Top Entrepreneur competition on April 3.
UGA engineering alumni Garrett Stigall and Guy Gober won $10,000 at the UGA Entrepreneurship Program’s Venture Prize contest on Feb. 20.
Senior Shield took home $10,000 from the UGA Entrepreneurship Program’s second Health and Wellness Pitch Contest at Studio 225.
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.
More than 70 student startups applied to pitch at UGA’s2024 Next Top Entrepreneur Contest. The winner, J.D. Thomerson, won judges over with his design to help elderly and disabled dogs live a full life.
Chi-Chi founders Izzy Gorton and Chiara Munzi want you to try chickpeas for breakfast. Their grain-free, chickpea oatmeal brand, won them $15,000 at the 2024 Collegiate Great Brands Competition on March 27.
There’s nothing wrong with a white shirt and khakis, but what if you could turn it up a little? That’s the argument behind Antigua Threads, a handmade belt and bag company co-founded by a University of Georgia public relations student. “What if the dullest part of your outfit could become the most unique, vibrant and […]
