新利18下载|新利18彩票

External Partners Alumni Search Submit Return to home Search Search About About Olin Home Why Olin Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Leadership & Strategy News & Media Events Contact Us Programs Programs Home Explore Our Programs BS in Business Administration MBAs Specialized Master's Doctoral Executive Education Dual Degrees Faculty & Research Faculty & Research Home Faculty Directory Research Research Centers Olin Brookings Commission Olin Award Student Resources Student Resources Home Career Services Center for Experiential Learning Entrepreneurship Academic Calendars Student Organizations For Current Students For Military Veterans Admissions Admissions Home Scholarships & Aid Attend Program Events Visit Olin Ask a Student Student Profiles Request Information Refer a Candidate External Partners Alumni Holekamp Seed Fund grants $17K to student-led startups for 2021-22 academic year July 7, 2022 By Kurt Greenbaum 2 minute read Home News Holekamp Seed Fund grants $17K to student-led startups for 2021-22 academic year Seventeen WashU Olin student-led startup firms each received a $1,000 grant from the&＃160;Holekamp Seed Fund&＃160;over the past academic year. The grant program, initiated in 2018, has granted a total of $44,000 to 40 companies since then. The program is the brainchild of Cliff Holekamp, MBA &＃8217;01, Olin&＃8217;s former professor of practice and academic director for entrepreneurship. The program is built to provide up to 20 grants each year thanks to a&＃160;$500,000 gift from Holekamp and his father Bill Holekamp. &＃8220;It&＃8217;s exciting to see not just student interest in the Holekamp Seed Fund doubling but also the continued excitement and energy around entrepreneurship at Olin and WashU,&＃8221; Cliff Holekamp said of the 2022 grantees. &＃8220;WashU students have exceptional and big ideas to change the world. We&＃8217;re proud to be the first money in to support them.&＃8221; The number of applications doubled from 11 to 22 year-over-year, with grantees rising from 10 to 17. Grant applications are evaluated by a panel that includes Holekamp and Doug Villhard, Olin&＃8217;s professor of practice and academic director for entrepreneurship. The four-member panel also includes II Luscri, assistant vice provost for innovation and entrepreneurship, and director of the&＃160;Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship; and Elise Miller Hoffman, AB &＃8217;11/MBA &＃8217;16, and a general partner at Cultivation Capital, Holekamp&＃8217;s venture capital firm. &＃8220;We encourage students to courageously move beyond the brainstorming phase, by turning their ideas into action and their concept into a company,&＃8221; Hoffman said.&＃160;&＃8220;It&＃8217;s my pleasure to review their applications, offer advice and seed the next generation of innovation.&＃160;Our students are beyond inspiring.&＃8221; The 2022 Holekamp Seed fund recipients include: St. Louis Consulting Group, Samuel Holliday, MBA &＃8217;23 bonhome, Jacob Wise, MD &＃8217;23/MBA &＃8217;23 Ice Cream for Bears, Tim Berg, MBA &＃8217;22 Closet Switch, Chiara Munzi, AB &＃8217;23 Vulvopedia, Najjuwah Walden, PhD/MSW &＃8217;18 NXTUP, Nathan Genstein, MBA &＃8217;22 SpanAbility, Ritvik Illindala, EN &＃8217;23 SpeakIT, Kai Skallerud, AB &＃8217;17/MBA &＃8217;22 VertiGreens, Dave Kanoff, BSBA &＃8217;12/MBA &＃8217;22, and Tova Feinberg, MBA &＃8217;22 Got Sure, Felipe Cuartas, MBA &＃8217;22 Utter, Justin Matthews, MBA &＃8217;23 Lyfe Health, Tony Sims, BSBA &＃8217;23 The pcBEE, Tyler Richards, BSEE &＃8217;22 Pool, Rebecca Brosch, PMBA 51, and Sarah Ramrup, PMBA Sobriety Hub, Clayton Canfield, BSBA &＃8217;23 &＃8220;We&＃8217;re fortunate to have supporters like the Holekamp family and alumni like Elise who are passionate about Olin, WashU and our students,&＃8221; Villhard said. &＃8220;What a wonderful example of how a donor can really impact our students and help to encourage their dreams and career trajectory.&＃8221; About the Author Kurt Greenbaum As communications director for WashU Olin Business School, my job is to find and share great stories about our students, faculty, staff, and alumni. I've worked for the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management as communications director and as a journalist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Sun-Sentinel in South Florida and the Chicago Tribune. Contact Us For assistance in finding faculty experts, please contact Washington University Public Affairs. Monday&＃8211;Friday, 8:30 to 5 p.m. Sara Savat, Senior News Director, Business and Social [email protected] &＃160; Kurt Greenbaum,Communications [email protected] Twitter: WUSTLnews Share article Apply Now Visit Us Request Info One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899 [email protected] 314-935-7301 News & Media Events Faculty Directory WashU Center for Career Engagement Washington University home Olin Links Sitemap Privacy Policies Title IX Accessibility ©2024 Washington University in St. Louis