This past Friday, the Institute for Innovation and Economic Development (iiED) and the College of Business at California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) hosted the 14th Annual Startup Challenge Monterey…
Friendly Robot won the $10,000 grand prize at the CSUMB-based Institute for Innovation and Economic Development’s (iiED) annual Startup Challenge on Friday, April 28, at CSUMB’s Otter Student Union grand ballroom.
Winner of the 2022 Startup Challenge Venture Division: Little Feet PackagingPicture: Brad Barbeau of CSUMB; Nigel Rivers & Nicholas De Luca of Little Feet Packaging; Tom Armstrong of White Summers; and…
Twenty-seven innovative and exciting new businesses have been selected to be this year’s finalists in the 2023 Startup Challenge Monterey Bay. The following companies from Monterey, San Benito, and Santa…
Founder Patrick Zelaya reflects on the startup’s rise to international success Seven years ago, HeavyConnect Founder and CEO Patrick Zelaya was working on perfecting his pitch to present at the…
A Startup Challenge Love Story It’s a Hollywood trope: two people fall in love, maybe get married, decide to have a baby, hilarity, horror, suspense, drama—depending on genre— ensues. And…
https://youtu.be/Lr6RasDqbHg Startup Challenge Social Venture Division winner breaks barriers to tackle rural unemployment Full-time student. Full-time parent. Full-time worker. Full-time entrepreneur? Meet Kirsten Dorenkamp, founder of WorkArk and 2022 Startup…
NEWS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Lavender Farm and Wellness Brand Opens in Greenfield, CA Lavender Creek Co., a lavender farm and wellness brand that enhances everyday life withlavender’s healthful properties,…
Startup Challenge 2021 Venture Division winner talks agtech, collaboration, and mentorship. https://youtu.be/-DVfDHRy688 As COVID pushed meetings, conferences, and networking events online, AGXactly founder, Russell Cole seized the opportunity to cast…
https://youtu.be/WDVlCxyawrM In the darker days of shelter in place, dinner with friends seemed a million miles away. But with increased access to covid tests, vaccines, and safeguards, there is a…
Startup Monterey Bay is a program of the Institute for Innovation and Economic Development at the CSUMB College of Business.
