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.
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, won University of Georgia’s 2025 Next Top Entrepreneur competition on April 3.
BRCĒ, a slip-proof shoe laces company launched at Michigan State University, took home $15,000 at the University of Georgia’s 2025 Collegiate Great Brands Competition at Studio 225.
UGA engineering alumni Garrett Stigall and Guy Gober won $10,000 at the UGA Entrepreneurship Program’s Venture Prize contest on Feb. 20.
Two brands developed through the UGA Entrepreneurship Program are garnering attention for the promise to make the world a sweeter-smelling place.
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.
The Georgia Bulldog Angel Network held its inaugural meeting in September at the UGA Terry College of Business Executive Education Center in Atlanta. Sixty or so entrepreneurs, investors and fund managers across Atlanta met to share coffee and conversation and hear from up-and-coming founders. “We’re excited to be here and share what we’ve been doing […]
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.