Little Feet Packaging Pops Off: Startup Challenge Venture Division Winner tackles the bubble wrap industry

https://youtu.be/OfYpQAFi2iI How many boxes have you opened in the past week? In the past month? Over the last two years? According to Digital Commerce 360, online shopping during the pandemic added…

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13th Annual Startup Challenge Monterey Bay Competition Results & Winners!

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 13th Annual Startup Challenge Monterey Bay in person for the first time in three years…

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Nece’s GF Founders Talk Family, Faith, and Flavor

https://youtu.be/D_5054N3anM For people struggling with celiac disease, gluten allergies, or intolerance, finding delicious baked goods can be a frustrating and disappointing experience. But for Sharque and Jordan Starr of Nece’s…

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Levered’s Elementary Math Program Receives ESSA Certification

Soquel, California (3/22/22) -- Levered Learning announces that it meets the level of evidence under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). ESSA requires federal funding and stimulus dollars to be used…

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A New Hope: Startup Challenge Winner Parallel Flight Technologies Unveils “Firefly”

With a new drone on the strip, a wildfire-fighting drone startup Parallel Flight Technologies (PFT) never fails to impress. On Tuesday, February 2, 2022, the Startup Challenge 2020 runner-up unveiled…

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From Vision to Venture: Startup Challenge Alum Vanly Bridges the Gap Between #VanLife and Reality

https://youtu.be/TVrL4l-bdT4 Watch the interview with Vanly's Co-founder and CEO, Giulio Colleluori We’ve all seen the #VanLife hashtag on Instagram. Attractive carefree couples, friends and individuals, living their best, minimalist lives…

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No Taste Like Home: How Percy’s Pies grew from passion project to profit

https://youtu.be/7tQouXS5hgc If you’ve ever felt homesick for your favorite comfort food, you’ll understand. Today Percival Lammie and his partner, Kim Lammie, run Percy’s Pies— a gourmet Louisiana-style sweet potato pie…

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When (Tech) Stars Collide: How Seeds4STEM took root at Startup Weekend 2021

https://youtu.be/RxVU8DOYGwY When Shannon Bliss and Samantha Avina met at Techstars Startup Weekend Monterey Bay 2021, it was kismet.  As Avina watched former Hartnell College Dean of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,…

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